If the network is expanded with only one Nic installed on the server and All workstations use the bus structure to access the Internet, the access speed will be slow. In addition, if a workstation fails during Internet access, All workstations are affected and cannot work.
We can install multiple NICs on the server to solve the problem. In this way, the server not only works stably, but the workstation's Internet access speed will be greatly improved. If a workstation fails, it will only affect those workstations that share a network card with the workstation, workstation using other NICS is not affected. This article takes three NICs installed on the NetWare server as an example.
Installation and setting
Prepare the network card to be installed (the model is best the same, different can also be, but must be compatible with ne2000), First insert a network card into the server, then open the server, diagnose the NIC with the card in DOS status Program Diag9008.exe. In the displayed dialog box, the diagnostic program will tell us that the default I/O address of the NIC is 300 h, and the interrupt int is 3 h. Select the NIC configuration option, change the I/O address of the NIC to 340 H, change the interrupt to Int = 5 h, save the configuration, return to the DOS status, and shut down.
Insert the second Nic into the server and restart the server. Change the I/o address of the second Nic to 320 h and the interrupt to Int = 4 h to save the configuration, return to DoS and shut down.
Finally, insert the third network card to the server. After the diagnosis program is run, the diagnosis program will tell us that there are three network cards on the server, and the I/O address of the third network card is 300 h, interrupt Int = 3 h (this is the default value of the network card, do not change), save the configuration and return to the DOS system, the network card is installed successfully.
Configure NetWare
After the NIC is installed, you must call the NIC Driver in the netware system. The specific method is to start the server and run the load install command at the colon ":" prompt, select system options and then edit autoexec. NCF option, set autoexec. change the content of the NCF file:
File Server Name lzez
IPX internal net 1
Load ne2000 Port = 300 Int = 3 frame = ethernet_802.3
Bind IPX to ne2000 net = 3
Load ne2000 Port = 320 Int = 4 frame = ethernet_802.3
Bind IPX to ne2000 net = 4
Load ne2000 Port = 340 Int = 5 frame = ethernet_802.3
Bind IPX to ne2000 net = 5
Load Monitor
Then save the disk and exit the system.
Network adapter and network operating system connection
After the above two steps, we can follow the new configuration to access the Internet. Specifically, connect the workstation to different NICs and start the server. The following information appears during startup:
Several boards are using the ne2000 LAN Driver
1. Netware ne2000 v3.11 (910131) using I/O port 300 h to 31fh, interrupt 3 H
Frame Type: ethernet_802.3
2. Netware ne2000 v3.11 (910131) using I/O port 320 h to 33fh, interrupt 4 h
Frame Type: ethernet_802.3
Select board to bind:
The server has several NICs that are using the ne2000 LAN Driver, and lists the I/o address and interrupt number of each Nic. We need to select several NICs to connect. In this case, enter the number 2 after select board to bind:, and then press enter to start the server.
If there are three NICs, enter the number 2 above and press enter to add a message:
3. Netware ne2000 v3.11 (910131) using I/O port 300 h to 35fh, interrupt 5 h
Frame Type: ethernet_802.3
Select board to bind:
Enter 3 and press Enter.
