NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Installing or Upgrading NetWare Client Software
Using Two Network Boards
With two network boards of the same type, the network board which is listed
first in the NET.CFG file is the one that IPX uses as primary.
Also, if you do not specify two Link Driver sections, a driver will not be
loaded for the second network board, and that board will be ignored.
See “Link Driver Option” in Chapter 2 of NetWare Client for DOS and MS
Windows Technical Reference for information.
If you use two Micro Channel* or EISA network boards that use the same
driver (such as two NE3200™ or two 3C523 LAN drivers), you must still
specify a Link Driver section in the NET.CFG file for each network board.
However, instead of specifying the hardware settings used on the network
board, you can specify the “slot” setting.
The “slot” setting does not indicate the load order. It tells the driver where
the network board is located. The driver then scans the network board and
determines what hardware settings are in use.
For example, for two NE32000 LAN drivers, you might include the
following lines in the NET.CFG file:
link driver ne3200
slot 2
frame ethernet_802.2
frame ethernet_802.3
link driver ne3200
slot 1
frame ethernet_802.2
frame ethernet_802.3
In this example, the network board in slot 2 becomes the primary board
because the driver for it is loaded first.
To change which network board is primary, reorder the “Link Driver”
sections. For example, to set the network board in slot 1 as primary, you
would type
link driver ne3200
slot 1
frame ethernet_802.2