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From: johnm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Novell-IXP, TCP, 3C503 & boot ROMs
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.052729.86330@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 19 Feb 91 18:27:28 GMT
References: <1991Feb15.071400.10230@ob1.uws.EDU.AU>
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In article <1991Feb15.071400.10230@ob1.uws.EDU.AU>, paul@ob1.uws.EDU.AU
(Paul Hardaker) writes:
> What We'd like to do:
>
> Have the PC's connected to the local Novell servers (and shared printers)
> using IPX while allowing Telnet, FTP and POPmail access to local and remote
> TCP/IP hosts. In a number of cases PCs will need to be ROM booted.

Welcome to the club.
 
> What I *think* I've figured out so far:
> 
> 1. I use the Brigham Young University Netware shell for the Clarkson packet
> driver to build the workstation shells.

Yes.

> 2. This requires that I ECONFIG all my Novell servers to convert them from the
> default IEEE 802.3 protocol to Ethernet version 2 (I think this is because the
> packet driver only supports Ethernet version 2).

Not required.  Get version 8 of the Clarkson packet driver collection.
Use the -n option.  From INSTALL.DOC:

          The -n option is used to convert IPX packets between the
          Ethernet II type 8137 encapsulation used by BYU's PDSHELL IPX
          interface code and the 802.3-style encapsulation normally used
          on Ethernet by Netware servers, shells and boot PROMs.  It will
          also convert incoming type 8137 packets to type 8138 so that
          Netware doesn't get confused.

> 3. My hard-disk workstations load the 3C503.COM packet driver, followed by
> the BYU packet-driver IPX, and then NET3 (or NET4). 
 
> What about my diskless workstation which are to be ROM booted? 

Use the -d and -n options.  From INSTALL.DOC:

          The -d option is used to delay the initialization of the
          Ethernet card until the packet driver is used for the first
          time.  See PROMBOOT.NOT for how to use -d and -n in a PROM boot
          environment.

> There is a
> utility ROMREL included with the Clarkson drivers ...
> b) The clarkson packet drivers include a file NOVTCP.TXT ...

ROMREL.* and NOVTCP.TXT aren't in the Clarkson collection any more.
I think the -n and -d options are a better way to go, but I'm biased. :-)

	John
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