User Guide

Contents 7
Server Communications Administration Guide
103-000145-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
4 Optimizing 63
Using Large Internet Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using Packet Burst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Increasing Maximum and Minimum Packet Receive Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Increasing the Maximum Number of Packet Receive Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Increasing the Minimum Number of Packet Receive Buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5 Managing 67
Overview of Loading and Binding LAN Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Loading and Binding LAN Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unbinding and Unloading LAN Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using Logical Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Unloading Logical Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Shutting Down and Resetting Logical Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Removing Network Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Resetting Network Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preventing Cabling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74