User Guide

Managing 67
Server Communications Administration Guide
103-000145-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
5 Managing
Once your network is running, network communications management
involves maintaining the physical connections between machines and
maintaining the drivers that communicate with the network board. To use a
network board, the LAN driver must be bound to the board. The following
topics describe the procedures used to maintain communications between
servers:
 “Overview of Loading and Binding LAN Drivers” on page 67
 “Loading and Binding LAN Drivers” on page 68
 “Unbinding and Unloading LAN Drivers” on page 70
 “Using Logical Boards” on page 71
 “Removing Network Boards” on page 72
 “Resetting Network Boards” on page 73
For ways to prevent physical communication problems, see “Preventing
Cabling Problems” on page 74.
Overview of Loading and Binding LAN Drivers
After you add a network board to your NetWare
®
server, you must load the
corresponding LAN driver. LAN drivers have .lan extensions.
When you load the LAN driver, you must specify one or more frame types for
the driver. Loading a LAN driver establishes a network connection (if the
server is physically connected to the network cabling). The frame type
specifies how packets will be formatted for transmission across the network.
You can load more than one frame type with each driver.