\HELP\NETWARE\CLIENT32.TXT

                         NETGEAR FA311/FA312 PCI Adapter
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             Novell Client 32 Driver Installation for DOS/Windows 3.11
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  Client 32 for DOS/ Windows 3.11
  -------------------------------

    Install DOS Client 32 Driver During Client 32 Installation
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    1.  Shut down the computer and install the FA312 or FA311 adapter
        into the system.
      
    2.  At MS-DOS prompt, start the Client 32 installation by executing
        the "INSTALL" command.

    3.  Follow the installation procedure of Novell NetWare Client 32.

    4.  In "Select a LAN Driver Type" window, select "32-bit" LAN driver.

    5.  In "32-Bit Network Board Drivers" window, select "USER SPECIFIED
        32-BIT DRIVER".

    6.  In "Insert The Driver Disk" window, input the drive/directory
        path to the FA31x.LAN driver and FA31x.LDI files on the floppy disk.

          eg. A:\NETWARE\32BITLAN

    7.  Select "NETGEAR FA311/FA312 PCI Adapter Driver" .  Select the
        desired parameters, eg. NetworkMedia, Frame Type, Node Address,
        and continue with the installation procedure.

        Note: The LineSpeed default is Auto-negotiation and the other 
              options are

              LineSpeed=1             (Auto-negotiation)
              LineSpeed=2 FDUP=1      (10Mbps full-duplex)
              LineSpeed=2 FDUP=2      (10Mbps half-duplex)
              LineSpeed=3 FDUP=1      (100Mbps full-duplex)
              LineSpeed=3 FDUP=2      (100Mbps half-duplex)

    8.  After the installation, a STARTNET.BAT batch file will be created.
        Please check the STARTNET.BAT file for the right parameters.


    Install Windows 3.1X Client 32 Driver During Client 32 Installation
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1.  In Microsoft Windows environment, run "SETUP" command to start
        Client 32 installation.

    2.  In "ODI Driver Selection" window, select "32 bit" mode and "Other
        Boards".

    3.  Enter the path and filename of the ODI driver in "ODI Driver Path"
        window.  For exmaple, C:\NETWARE\32BITLAN\FA31x.LAN.

    4.  Follow the installation setps of Novell NetWare Client 32.

    5.  After the installation, a STARTNET.BAT batch file will be created.
        Please check the STARTNET.BAT file contains the right parameters.


  Install Client 32 Driver After Novell NetWare Client 32 for
            DOS/Windows 3.1x is already installed
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  Copy the LAN driver, FA31x.LAN, and the LDI file, FA31x.LDI, from the
  \32BITLAN directory to the \Novell\Client32 directory, and use a text
  editor to edit the STARTNET.BAT file directly.

    Content of STARTNET.BAT (for 32-bit LAN driver)
    -----------------------------------------------
    SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
    C:\NOVELL\DOSCLNT\NIOS.EXE
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\LSLC32.NLM
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CMSM.NLM
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\ETHERTSM.NLM
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 SLOT=??
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 SLOT=??
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II    SLOT=??
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP  SLOT=??
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\IPX.NLM           <-- Binding driver
    LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CLIENT32.NLM      <-- Finding server


    Parameters supported by the FA31x.LAN o driver
    ---------------------------------------------------------

    SLOT       1  - Forces the driver to search for the specified board

    LineSpeed    - Select connection type of the Fast Ethernet PCI
                    adapter card.

                    = 1   Auto-Negotiation
                    = 2   Line speed = 10
                    = 3   Line speed = 100

    FDUP          - Select the duplex mode of the adapter card.  This
                    parameter works only when LineSpeed is not set to Auto-
                    Negotiation.

                    = 1   Full duplex on
                    = 2   Full duplex off

    > LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN LineSpeed=2 FDUP=1


    TroubleShooting
    ---------------
    If you experience the "Command Line Parameter for FA31x" warning
    message when STARTNET.BAT is executed, provide the slot number
    at the command line in STARTNET.BAT as illustrated below.

    > LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 SLOT=1

    SLOT must be the correct value as found by the driver.

