Reference Guide for the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card
4-10 Novell NetWare Driver Software
Make sure that your packet receive buffers in the startup.ncf file are set correctly.
The card driver requires 512 packet receive buffers for each card installed in your system.
Make sure that your maximum and minimum packet receive buffer values, as listed in
Table 4-3
, are increased to take this requirement into account.
link=n A value of 1 activates the 802.3z-compliant link negotiation. A value of 0
turns this feature off. The default value is 1.
name=xxx The name assigned to this network card (also specified in the bind
statement).
rxflow=n A value of 1 allows the network card to negotiate 802.3x flow control with
the device at the other end of the link. If 802.3x flow control is supported by
the other device, receive pause packets will be respected. A value of 0
disables receive flow control. The default value is 1.
txflow=n A value of 0 disables transmit flow control negotiation. The default value is
0. Present network card hardware does not support any other setting.
fdrfiltering=n Set this value to 1 if the network card is attached to a full-duplex repeater.
Otherwise, set this value to 0 or leave it blank.
Table 4-3. Packet Receive Buffer Values
Prior to Card Configuration Adding One Card Adding Two Cards
Minimum packet receive buffers = min min + 512 min + 1024
Example:
Minimum packet receive buffers = 1000 1512 2024
Maximum packet receive buffers = max max + 512 max + 1024
Example:
Maximum packet receive buffers = 2500 3012 3524
Table 4-2. Load Parameters (continued)
Parameter Descriptions
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