NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Preparing to Install or Upgrade the NetWare Client Software
Preparing Client Workstations
The base memory address often available for the network board is D800
(sometimes written as D8000).
NOTE: If you use a memory manager (for example, EMM386 or QEMM*), you might need
to exclude this base memory address if the memory manager cannot detect
automatically that the memory address is used by the network board.
• Media frame type
All client workstations and servers using a single network address must use the
same frame type. If you have a network connection already, read the frame type
parameter for the LINK DRIVER option in your NET.CFG file.
NOTE: In NetWare 2 and NetWare 3™, Novell Ethernet LAN drivers defaulted to the
Ethernet 802.3 frame type. In NetWare 4™, the default frame type is 802.2 for
Ethernet ODI LAN drivers.
If you use the Ethernet 802.2 frame type on client workstations, the workstations
cannot connect to a network expecting the Ethernet 802.3 frame type. Place the frame
types (Ethernet 802.2 and Ethernet 802.3) in the same order on both the server and
client workstations to eliminate a potential conflict.
For information on frame types supported by common network board drivers,
see “FRAME frame_type” under “Link Driver Option” in Chapter 2 of NetWare
Client for DOS and MS Windows Technical Reference.
• Other settings
There are other parameters unique to the network board installed in your client
workstation. See the documentation provided with your network board for more
information.
For information on ODI LAN driver parameters for your network boards, see
“Link Driver Option” in Chapter 2 of NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows
Technical Reference.
Setting Up Workstation Software
Preparing workstation software requires setup on each client workstation
that you want to use on the network.