NET.CFG Options Reference
Link Driver Option
Syntax | link driver driver_name |
| parameter_name, value |
| Replace driver_name with the name of the LAN driver. |
| Replace parameter_name with the name of the parameter you |
| want to use. |
| Replace value with the value setting which corresponds with the |
| parameter name. |
| (See Table |
| Supported Network Boards” for more information.) |
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Default | None |
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Example | To configure an NE2000™ driver, you could type |
| link driver ne2000 |
| int 5 |
| port 360 |
| frame ethernet_802.2 |
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ALTERNATE |
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Specifies an alternate network board. Normally, the LANSUP and NTR2000 drivers use the primary board.
Syntax | alternate |
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Default | None |
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Example | To specify the LANSUP.COM driver to use an alternate |
| network board, you would place the following lines in |
| your NET.CFG file: |
| link driver lansup |
| alternate |
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Specifies the bus that the network board is inserted into. Use this parameter with LAN drivers that support multiple bus types.
The currently defined bus ID types and numbers are as follows: