NETGEAR GA621 manual Netware Driver Software, NetWare Device Installation Methods

CHAPTER 6: NETWARE DRIVER SOFTWARE

This chapter provides information about the Novell NetWare driver software.

This chapter also describes how to:

•Verify the NetWare pre-installation requirements

•Install the driver software in the NetWare environment

•Modify Driver properties during the driver software installation

Because network administrators can use more than one method to install device drivers on a NetWare server, this chapter does not provide detailed installation instructions for each method. Each method is briefly described in Table 6-1.

Table 6-1. NetWare Device Installation Methods

Method/Program	O/S support	Advantage	Drawback
AUTOEXEC.NCF	NetWare 5.0/5.1,	Quick, efficient	Text file interface requires you to accurately
	NetWare 4.2		enter parameters, using correct syntax.
			Cannot be used for initial installation of
			NetWare 5.0 on a server.
nwconfig/install	NetWare 5.0/5.1,	Graphical user	Doesn't allow you to modify parameters.
	NetWare 4.2	interface enables	To do so requires you to remove the driver
		you to enter all	software and re-install it on the server. If you
		card parameters	are installing Netware 5.0 for the first time
			on the server, Netware uses the nwconfig
			program to install the card driver during
			the installation of the operating system.

Note: If you are installing NetWare 5.0 for the first time on the server, NetWare uses the nwconfig program to install the card driver during the installation of the operating system.

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