Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 236

4 To change the device name, check the Change Device Name option and edit the
5 Click OK and Next.
6 To activate the configuration, click OK.
Changing Network Card Kernel Driver
For some network cards, several kernel drivers may be available. If the card is already
configured, YaST allows you to select a kernel driver to be used from a list of available
suitable drivers. It is also possible to specify options for the kernel driver. To set these
options with YaST, proceed as follows:
1 Select a card from the list of detected cards in the Overview tab of the YaST
2 Go to the Hardware tab.
3 Select the kernel driver to be used in Module Name. Enter any options for the
4 Click OK and Next.
5 To activate the configuration, click OK.
Activating the Network Device
If you use the traditional method with ifup, you can configure your device to either start
during boot, on cable connection, on card detection, manually or never. To change device
start-up, proceed as follows:
1 In YaST select a card from the list of detected cards in Network Devices > Network
2 In the General tab, select the desired entry from Device Activation.
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name.
Network Settings module and click Edit.
selected driver in Options in the form option=value . If more options are
used, they should be space-separated.
Settings and click Edit.
Choose At Boot Time to start the device during the system boot. With On Cable
Connection, the interface is watched for any existing physical connection. With