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    dlk530.htm created 26-Jun-2006

    Readme File for dlk530.com v8.22.2.3 DOS ODI Driver supporting
    the D-Link DGE-5xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

# This file contains

1 Overview
2 Required Files
3 Installation
4 Operation on dual port controllers
5 Driver Parameters
6 Command line arguments
7 Sample Installation/Configuration

## 1 Overview

    The driver dlk530.com is the Novell ODI 16-bit DOS Client MLID driver
    for the D-Link DGE-5xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

## 2 Required Files

        DLK530.COM          the driver
        DLK530.INS          installation skript for Novell VLM client
        NET.CFG         SAMPLE configuration file

        latest VLM client from Novell

## 3 Installation

    When installing the VLM package for DOS follow the steps below to
    install dlk530.com:

    1.  Start the Netware Client Installation.
    2.  Start the dialog for choosing the driver for your network adapter.
    3.  Select "OTHER DRIVERS".
    4.  Enter the path where the files dlk530.com and dlk530.ins are located.
    5.  Select "D-Link DGE-5xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter".
    6.  In the following setup dialog choose your "Frame Type" and the
        other parameters.
    7.  After savig the setup with <F10>, the driver gets installed.
    8.  Finish the installation of the Netware Client Installation.
    9. You can modify the driver parameters later as described in the next
        section.

## 4 Operation on dual port controllers

    The driver will run on that port that first came up with a link when the
    driver is loaded. It does not switch if the current port loses its link
    and the other comes up.
    If none of the ports has a link at the time the driver is loaded, it will
    setup port A in case a cable is plugged in after loading the driver.

## 5 Driver Parameters

    After the installation of the driver, there will be an entry in the
    net.cfg in your nwclient installation directory that identifies your
    adapter:

    LINK DRIVER DLK530

        It is followed by one or more parameters. Beside the standard
        parameters from Novell client the driver supports the following
        parameters.

    Frame type (mandatory)

        FRAME   <Frame-Type>

        This parameter specifies the Ethernet frame types for your network.
        Possible values are:

        ETHERNET_II
        ETHERNET_802.3
        ETHERNET_802.2
        ETHERNET_SNAP

    Bus and device number (optional)

        BUSNUM  <busnum>
        DEVNUM  <devnum>

        With these parameters you can specify the network adapter the
        driver should bind on. This is useful, when there is more than
        one adapter in the system.
        The bus and device numbers are assigned by the BIOS at boot time. When
        the driver is called with the argument '-l' (see below) it shows bus
        and device numbers for the supported adapters in the system.

    Connection type

        CONTYPE   <contype>

        This parameter can be used to force link speed and duplex mode.
        The value 1000 limits the speed capabilities in auto-negotiation
        to 1000 MBps. Using other values than AUTO or 1000 turns off
        auto-negotiation and is not recommended.
        Possible values are:

        AUTO
        1000
        100FD
        100HD
        10FD
        10HD

    Check Link mode

        CHECK_LINK

        When this parameter has been specified the driver uses the first
        supported adapter in the system with a valid link. This parameter
        conflicts with BUSNUM and DEVNUM and will be ignored when BUSNUM
        and DEVNUM are used. When using CHECK_LINK you can load the driver
        only once.
        Calling the driver with the argument '-l' (see below) will show
        all supported adapters and their link status.

    Number of receive and transmit buffers

        RECEIVE BUFFERS  [1..3]
        TRANSMIT BUFFERS [1..3]

        These parameters specify how many transmit and receive buffers the
        driver shall use. Using more buffers might improve the performance
        but the driver will consume more memory.

        The sum of receive and transmit buffers cannot be greater than 4.

    Designated port (optional)

        HWPORT = A

        Possible values: A, B, L(default)

        On controllers with two ports, the driver will use the port that is
        selected (Port A or B) or it will use the port that has a link.
        On controllers with only one port, this parameter will be ignored and
        defaults to 'A'.
        If the parameter CHECKLINK is selected at the same time, the parameter
        PORT is automatically reset to 'L'.

## 6 Command line arguments

    dlk530.com can be started with the following arguments:

    DLK530     - Installs the LAN driver
    DLK530 S   - Shows status of all resident LAN drivers in memory
    DLK530 U   - Unloads resident LAN driver from memory
    DLK530 ?   - Displays help screen
    DLK530 L   - Lists supported devices with bus and device number and
                  link status

## 7 Sample Installation/Configuration

    Sample startnet.bat (in the nwclient installation directory):

        SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
        C:\NWCLIENT\LSL.COM
        C:\NWCLIENT\dlk530.com
        C:\NWCLIENT\IPXODI.COM
        C:\NWCLIENT\VLM.EXE

    Sample net.cfg (in the nwclient installation directory):

        Link Driver DLK530
           FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
           BUSNUM 2
           DEVNUM 1

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