HP UX Internet and Networking Software Defined Protocols and Frame Types, Syntax, Default, Example, PROTOCOL “name” hex_protocol_ID frame_type

NET.CFG Options Reference

Link Driver Option

PROTOCOL “name” hex_protocol_ID frame_type

Allows existing LAN drivers to handle new network protocols.

Syntax	protocol name hex_protocol_ID frame_type
	Replace name with the name of the new protocol.
	Replace hex_protocol_ID with the assigned
	hexadecimal protocol ID that the protocol is
	assigned.
	Replace frame_type with the frame type that the
	new protocol ID applies to.Table 5-6 for more
	information.
Default	None
Example	To use a new protocol named “XYZ” with an
	NE/2-32™ LAN driver using the Ethernet_II frame type,
	you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:
	link driver ne2_32
	frame ethernet_II
	protocol xyz 904a ethernet_II

Defined Protocols and Frame Types

The following table lists the protocols and frame types currently defined within the industry and their corresponding protocol ID and frame ID numbers.

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