This document applies to the EtherExpress(TM) 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH,
FLASH TP, FLASHC, MCA, and MCA/TP adapter.
MacIntosh EtherTalk drivers come in several flavors:
Driver | Frame Type |
EtherTalk | 802.3 |
EtherTalk 1.0 | Type II (8137) |
EtherTalk 1.3 | Type II (8137) |
EtherTalk 2.0 | SNAP |
EtherTalk 2.01 | SNAP |
Adapter drivers can be loaded and bound in many ways as you will see in
the example below. The statements in CAP's are required statements for
EtherTalk or are necessary to get a specific frame type operational.
Be sure that the server has an additional 4 megs of RAM.
Be sure that the STARTUP.NCF includes the command LOAD MAC. This is the
Macintosh Name Service. The file, MAC.NAM, must be in the bootup
partition and in the same directory as Server.exe. This file comes with
the NetWare* software.
This is a sample of an NetWare* 3.11 AUTOEXEC.NFCF with MacIntosh
EtherTalk* drivers.
File server name compaq386
ipx internal net BBB
load nmagent
load exp16 int=a port=300 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 name=lan_a
bind ipx lan_a net=100
LOAD APPLETLK NET=5000 ZONE={"ADMIN"}
load exp16 int=a port=300 FRAME=ETHERNET_II name=lan_b
bind ipx lan_b net=200
BIND APPLETLK LAN_B NET=1-2 ZONE={"ADMIN"}
load exp16 int=a port=300 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP name=lan_c
BIND APPLETLK LAN_C NET=3-5 ZONE={"ADMIN"}
LOAD AFP
LOAD ATPS
Notes:
Ethernet_II frames support AppleTalk* phase I.
Ethernet_snap frames support AppleTalk phase II.
Load APPLETLK refers to loading the APPLETLK.NLM. This is the
AppleTalk stack and router. The NET=5000 is an aribtrary appletalk
network number similar to the internal IPX net address. It must be
a unique number on the internet. ZONEs are logical groupings of
appletalk equipment for file and print services.
Bind APPLETLK is binding the Appletalk protocol to an Ethernet Type
II frame or to the Ethernet SNAP frame. The NET= in these
statements is different from the NET= in the Bind IPX statements.
It is a range of network numbers found on the appletalk network.
Net numbers for AppleTalk Phase II must be defined as a range even
if that range is one digit long (i.e. net=20-20). Net numbers for
AppleTalk Phase I are single digit, 1-F like net=b.
Normally the INT= (interrupt) is not included in a load statement
for the EtherExpress adapter, however, when you are re-entrantly
loading modules if you do not include the INT=, you will be
prompted for it and then prompted for the frame type. This
requires a person to interact with the server during the boot
process.
Load AFP - This is the loading of the AppleTalk File Protocol
v2.0. It is used to file requests to the server.
Load ATPS - This is the loading of the AppleTalk Print Server. It
processes requests from both the DOS and MAC workstations