CHAPTER 6: NETWARE DRIVER SOFTWARE
This chapter provides information about the Novell NetWare driver software.
This chapter also describes how to:
•Verify the NetWare
•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
Table 6-1. NetWare Device Installation Methods
Method/Program | O/S support | Advantage | Drawback |
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AUTOEXEC.NCF | NetWare 5.0/5.1, | Quick, efficient | Text file interface requires you to accurately |
| NetWare 4.2 |
| enter parameters, using correct syntax. |
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| Cannot be used for initial installation of |
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| NetWare 5.0 on a server. |
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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 |
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| you to enter all | software and |
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| card parameters | are installing Netware 5.0 for the first time |
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| on the server, Netware uses the nwconfig |
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| program to install the card driver during |
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| the installation of the operating system. |
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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.
NetWare driver software |
