DBNET5.NLM will not load properly.
(Last modified: 09Oct2002)
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fact
Novell NetWare 5.1
NW51SP2a
DBNET5.NLM from NW50SP6A\TOOLS\COREDUMP\DBNET5.NLM
symptom
DBNET5.NLM - Increasing Packet Receive Size.
DBNET5.NLM - Error Loading
Maximum Physical Packet Receive Size setting is too low - This driver requires the MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE to be set >=2048. Edit your STARTUP.NCF to set these parameters. Restart NetWare to complete.
fix
Edit dbnet.cfg on dos partition, ie c:\nwserver\dbnet.cfg
Add the setting below:
[dblsl]
buffer size=2048
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Example of a C:\NWSERVER\DBNET.CFG file. NOTE: This file is created automatically the first time you load DBNET5.NLM.
[dbmlid]
mlid=3C90X.LAN NAME=3C90X_1_EII FRAME=ETHERNET_II SLOT=10007
[dbip]
addr=137.65.211.71
mask=255.255.252.0
[dblsl]
buffer size=2048
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To view what the Packet Buffer Size is currently set to, after loading DBNET5 execute a DBSTAT LSL and it will show you the current settings including Packet Buffer Size 2048.
NOTE: Ignore the Packet Data Size (MTU) = 1500 when you load DBNET5, it is not reporting you the Packet Buffer Size you are setting in DBNET.CFG, Use DBSTAT LSL to view that. You can also use DBHELP to see available command line options.
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Below is from DBNET readme file regarding the DBNET.CFG section and key words:
The DBNET.CFG sections and key words are as follows (case sensitive):
Section: [dbmlid]:
Keywords:
'mlid' - debug LAN module, along with command line options
Section '[dbip]':
Keywords:
'addr' - IP address of debug board
'mask' - IP network mask
'defr' - default IP router
Section [dblsl]:
Keywords:
'min buffers' - minimum LSL buffers to allocate
default: 32
range: 8 - 64
'max buffers' - maximum LSL buffers to allocate
default: 64
range: 32 - 64
'buffer size' - LSL buffer packets size in bytes
default: auto or 4277
(53 max MAC header (Token-Ring) 64 max IP header +
64 max TCP header + 4096 packet data)
range: 572 (min MTU size) - 4277
document
| Document Title: | DBNET5.NLM will not load properly. |
| Document ID: | 10058901 |
| Solution ID: | NOVL34344 |
| Creation Date: | 03Dec2000 |
| Modified Date: | 09Oct2002 |
| Novell Product Class: | NetWare |
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