If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and the initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the number of buffers allocated to the server.
Add the following to STARTUP.NCF:
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger)
The MINIMUM value you specify must be at least 30 times the number of EtherExpress PRO/100 adapters in the computer.
Recommended settings:
1-3 adapters: 100
4 adapters: 150
The MAXIMUM you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the server, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM.
Installing one adapter with multiple frame types
When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the same SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network number. You must also include a name on each load line to avoid being prompted for the board to bind IPX to.
Example:
LOAD C:\E100 SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023
BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777
LOAD C:\E100 SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022
BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888
Optional LOAD line parameters
SLOT:
Specifies the slot number for EISA adapters. This is optional for single adapter installations but required for multiple adapters installations.
For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from DEVICE LOCATION and doesn't map to the physical location of the adapter. Currently, the PCI specification doesn't tell you how to determine which adapter corresponds to a device number. One way to do this is to load the driver from the command line. You'll be prompted with valid device numbers for the adapter. Select one of them.
Syntax:
SLOT=n (n = 1,2,3,4,...).
SPEED:
Specifies the speed the driver uses. If you don't use this parameter, the driver automatically detects the network speed. If no cable is attached, the driver defaults to 100 Mbps.
If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified speed instead of detecting network speed.
Syntax:
SPEED=n (n = 10 or 100)
Default: none, the adapter automatically senses speed
Threshold:
Represents the threshold for transmits from extender SRAM FIFO.
Syntax: THRESHOLD=n (n = number of 8 bytes). For example, 16 represents 16x8 (or 128 bytes). In this case, the LAN controller transmits after copying 128 bytes from the host memory.
Default:
16
The maximum number that you can specify is 200 (200x8=1600 bytes).
B>Node: Specifies a local node address unique to each adapter. The first four digits of the address indicate who assigned the address when the driver loads.
Syntax:
NODE=00aa12345678 02aa => Locally administered address, 02 is set by MSM 00aa => Typical Intel address (default)
BUSARCH: This parameter is required only if the system has both EISA and PCI slots and an EtherExpress PRO/100 adapter is in both types of slots.
Syntax:
BUSARCH=n (n = 2 for EISA, 1 for PCI)
FRAME: Indicates one of four valid frame types the system is transmitting and receiving.
Syntax:
FRAME n n = Ethernet_802.2
Ethernet_802.3
Ethernet_II
Ethernet_SNAP
Default: Ethernet_802.3
