Installing The Driver Software - 3Com EtherLink 3C985B-SX Installation And User Manual

A network device driver must be installed before the NIC can be used with your Novell NetWare system. This
chapter describes how to perform the following tasks:
Verify that the required OS support files are installed on the server and the NetWare pre-installation
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parameters are correctly set.
Install the driver software in the Novell NetWare environment.
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Reconfigure the driver software after installation, if necessary.
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Because network administrators can use more than one method to install device drivers on a NetWare server, this
chapter does not attempt to provide detailed installation instructions for each method. Several commonly used
methods to install a driver on a NetWare server are listed in the table below, with brief descriptions of the
advantages and drawbacks of using each method.
NOTE: If you are installing NetWare 5.1 for the first time on the server, NetWare uses the nwconfig
program to install the NIC driver during the installation of the operating system.
Method/Program OS Support
NetWare 5.1,
autoexec.ncf
NetWare 4.2
NetWare 5.1,
inetcfg.nlm
(Internetworking NetWare 4.2
Configuration)
NetWare 5.1,
nwconfig/
NetWare 4.2
install
NOTE: During the installation process, Novell's Internetworking Configuration (inetcfg.nlm) program
requires you to bind a protocol to the driver.
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Installing the
Driver Software
Advantage
Quick, efficient
Straightforward
graphical user interface,
simpler than either
nwconfig or
install.
Graphical user interface
enables you to enter all
NIC parameters.
Drawback
Text file interface requires you to accurately enter
parameters, using correct syntax. Cannot be used for initial
installation of NetWare 5.1 on a server.
Doesn't allow you to modify the parameters database
manually. (See Note following the table.)
Doesn't allow you to modify parameters. To do so requires you
to remove the driver software and re-install it on the server.
If you are installing Netware 5.1 for the first time on the
server, Netware uses the nwconfig program to install the
NIC driver during the installation of the operating system.
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