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.
NetWare driver software 6-1