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BOOTPROTO=none
BROADCAST=207.200.5.255
NETWORK=207.200.5.0
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
IPADDR=207.200.5.2
Automatic Installation
This section describes how to install the Linux driver so that it is
automatically loaded and configured at boot time. The following
description is based on the Red Hat 7.0 distribution, but it can easily
be ported to other distributions as well.
Note: Before automatically loading the dr iver at boot time, ensure
that the system will function correctly after the driver ha s
been loaded manually.
1. Log into the Unix system as supervisor (root) and enter
Maintenance mode. Make sure that the current directory is “/”
using Unix command “pwd.”
2. Use the following steps to uncompress the packa ge file:
#cd tmp and insert the floppy in drive a:
#mcopy a:/linux/2_2_X/nic/SMC9452t.o ./temp
#cd temp
Now the installation directory is ready for use .
3. Copy the lacp.o and the SMC9452t.o file to the network
modules directory, typically /lib/modules/2.4.X/kernel/drivers/
net
#cp ./lacp.o /lib/modules/2.2.X/kernel/drivers/net
#cp ./SMC9452t.o /lib/modules/2.2.X/kernel/drivers/
net
4. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly
“conf.modules” in the “/etc.” directory. Add the following line:
alias ethx SMC9452