Loading And Running Advannet Driver On Linux - Advantech CompactPCI MIC-3000 Series User Manual

j. Select "Have Disk"
k. Fill in the directory <CDROM>:\MIC3366\WIN2K where the INF locates,
and click on "OK"
l. Select "Advantech AdvanNet Adapter" and click on "Next". Click on "Next" to
ignore the "Digital Signature Not Found" warning message and follow the
instructions to complete the installation.
2. Setup the AdvanNet network after installing the AdvanNet Adapter:
a. Click on "Start".
b. Select "Settings".
c. Select "Control Panel".
d. Double-click on the "Network and Dial-up connections" icon.
e. Select the "Local Area Connection" which was created when the AdvanNet
Adapter was installed. You can find out the right one by right-clicking on the
"Local Area Connection #" icon and selecting the "Properties".
f. Setup the "Advantech AdvanNet Adapter" according to your requirement.
Beware that the Advantech AdvanNet adapter only physically connects to the
System CPU Board via the CompactPCI bus, the System CPU Board must be
configured to share the Internet connection if this AdvanNet adapter is to access the
Internet.

5.7 Loading and Running AdvanNet Driver on Linux

1. The driver may be loaded and unloaded manually by the sample scripts "aload"
and "aunload". The driver may be automatically loaded by the kernel if the
commands in the script "aload" are added to the various startup scripts (e.g.
rc.sysinit for Red Hat).
2. The network protocol configuration for the AdvanNet is the same as for an
Ethernet card. The sample script "aload" is simplicity itself by using ifconfig to
assign a fixed IP and Netmask to AdvanNet.
3. Parameter for AdvanNet Driver:
AdvanNet driver consists of two parts: one is the Ethernet emulator (AdvanNet),
and the other is the hot-swap functionality.
By default, both hot-swap functionality and AdvanNet are enabled while the driver
module is loaded. However, the AdvanNet can be disabled by:
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