Setting Up; Configuring Boards - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Configuring Boards

Setting Up

This chapter describes how to set up the basic components of Novell
IP. For this release, only LAN configurations are supported.
The following topics are discussed:
"Configuring Boards" on page 47
"Enabling TCP/IP" on page 51
"Binding Protocols" on page 52
Configuring, or reconfiguring, a board involves choosing a driver for the
board, assigning a name to the board, and configuring the board parameters.
When you select and configure a LAN board, you are actually configuring one
or more physical interfaces that correspond to individual connections over
which packets are routed. Configuring a board causes the driver associated
with the board to load each time you initialize the router.
Most drivers that are compatible with NetWare software have a driver
description file that defines the hardware parameters necessary for the driver
to operate with the board you select. This file—sometimes called the .LDI file
— also specifies the valid range of values for each parameter. If a driver has
an .LDI file, the parameters associated with that driver are presented in the
Board Configuration menu; you simply choose a value for each parameter. If
a driver has no.LDI file, you must enter the required values in the Board
Parameters field.
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