Allied Telesis Guidelines , Installing Linux Driver

Chapter 4: Installing the Driver Software
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Overview
To install or update the driver software onto the Windows systems, you
must follow the steps below:
“Downloading the Driver Software” on page83
“Accessing the Device Manager” on page 85
“Installing the Driver Software” on page89
Or
“Updating the Driver Software” on page 96
Guidelines Here are the guidelines for installing and updating the driver software on
your operating system:
To install or update the driver software, you must have
administrative privileges.
When you install the AT-2911 adapter on your computer and start
the system, the Windows system detects a new adapter and may
install a default driver. To update the driver software for the AT-
2911 adapter, follow the instructions described in “Downloading
the Driver Software” on page 83 and “Updating the Driver
Software” on page 96.
When you install the AT-2911 adapter on your computer and start
the system, the Windows system may install the native Broadcom
driver if your computer has an onboard Broadcom network
interface. To update the driver for the AT-2911 adapter, follow the
instructions described in “Downloading the Driver Software” on
page 83 and “Updating the Driver Software” on page 96.
Installing Linux
Driver
Allied Telesis supports Linux systems for the AT-2911 series adapter. To
install driver software, see the Broadcom NetXtreme® 57XX User Guide.
To view this document, see “Broadcom Documentation” on page 26.