Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 1814

gracefully through the address change; as a result, connections might be
terminated.
Specifying an Alternate Board
The NET.CFG parameters described in this section enable you to specify an
alternate board to be used in the portable computer. Alternate board
parameters enable IPXODI to use a second board for mobile communications
if the primary board loses connectivity. The driver for the alternate board must
be specified in the Mobile IPX section of NET.CFG. Note that the equal sign
(=) is optional; however, it can be used to quickly find the parameter values.
IMPORTANT:
The first three parameters (Alt Name , Alt Board Number , and Alt
Frame ) must all be specified; if one is missing, no alternate board setting is used.
Additionally, the frame type specified by the Alt Frame parameter must be set
under the Link Driver Heading for the desired alternate board.
Alt Name=Alternate_Driver_Name
Alt Name specifies the name of the driver supporting the alternate board.
Alt Board Number=Alternate_Board_Number
Alt Board Number specifies the Link Support Layer
number of the alternate board displayed when the driver loads.
The board number of a driver changes if there is a change in the order of
MAC driver load commands. Therefore, it is important to always load the
primary driver first, followed by the alternate driver, to ensure that the Alt
Board Number parameter always refers to the alternate board.
After the MAC drivers have been loaded, you can get board numbers and
other information by entering the following command:
MAC_Driver_Name
This command displays information about all Open Data-Link
Interface (ODI
TM
is similar to the following example:
The following LAN drivers are loaded in memory:
MAC driver name and version information
IRQ 5, Port 300, Mem D0000, Node Address 4096003F53 L
Max Frame 1514 bytes, Line Speed 2 Mbps
Board 1, Frame ETHERNET_II, LSB Mode
/s
) drivers currently loaded. The information you see
TM
(LSL ) board
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