Multi-Network Adapter Configurations; Network Adapter - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Network Adapter

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Multi-Network Adapter Configurations

If you are creating a DOS configuration, when you select Multi-NIC configurations, a
list of supported drivers appears. You can select Multi-NIC drivers to be included in the
configuration by pressing Shift-Click or Ctrl-Click. After a client computer boots using
a multi-network adapter configuration, Boot Disk Creator applies the driver that
matches the first network adapter card that it detects.
Example: If you are using the multi-network adapter configuration for several different
client computers, this option can save you time and effort in booting different
computers. However, if a client computer has 2 NIC cards and you use the multi-
network adapter configuration to boot the computer, the first NIC card is detected and
can potentially be the wrong network adapter required to connect to the Deployment
Server.
Advanced Features
The network adapters you select must support DOS, Linux, or WinPE so that client
computers can connect to a network or Deployment Server, depending on whether you
create automation partitions, or network or automation boot disks. The Have Disk
button lets you install network adapter drivers from a disk, CD, or network folder. See
Have Disk on page 302.
The Internet button lets you connect to an Altiris supported Web site to download and
install network adapter drivers. See
The Advanced button lets you further define network adapters and their drivers. See
Advanced on page 302.
Multiple Network Adapters Load Order
This option is for DOS and WinPE configurations only. This lets you specify the order in
which the physical network adapters are detected when the client computer boots.
Example: If most client computers have a Broadcom Ethernet adapter, but some
computers have a 3Com10/100 LAN PC Card Fast Ethernet card, you can use Up and
Down to move the Broadcom Ethernet adapter to the top of the list.
See Network Adapter on page 301.
The drivers listed in the Network Adapters window vary depending on the type of
configuration you create. You can install pre-boot operating system files for DOS, Linux,
or Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE). See
Files on page 297.
Example: After installing the pre-boot operating system files for WinPE, the Windows
NIC drivers that are available to create a WinPE configuration appear, and are
automatically added to the new configuration. If you select Auto-detect network
adapter, WinPE determines which network adapter driver to use.
Select a driver from the network adapters driver list. You must create a new
configuration for each type of network adapter that is installed on client computers,
unless you want to create a Multi-NIC configuration. See
Configurations on page 301. If you want to add or change adapter settings (such as I/O
Memory, IRQ, and PCMCIA for DOS configurations) click Advanced. See
page 302.
Internet on page 302.
Install Pre-boot Operating System
Multi-Network Adapter
PXE Configuration Utility
Advanced on
301