Hardware configuration
There are several ways to configure your networking hardware
depending on the bus type of the adapter you are installing:
PCI-
PCI hardware setup is usually very simple. In most
cases, no user configuration procedures are required, although
the specific setup procedures depend on the vendor's implementation.
Make sure to run the
Network Configuration Manager
after installing PCI adapters into your system.
NOTE:
Some PCI network drivers
have configurable parameters
that are available through the
Reconfigure window under
the Advanced Options window.
EISA and Microchannel (MCA)-
For EISA and MCA
adapters, run your adapter
configuration utilities before configuring the driver with the
Network Configuration Manager;
machines of these types can
automatically assign non-conflicting parameters
to installed devices.
Install EISA network adapters
in the machine before running
the Network Configuration Manager.
ISA-
Many of these adapters are ``software configurable'',
meaning that you can set
hardware parameters from configuration programs.
The
Network Configuration Manager
can automatically detect many
software configurable adapters and assign appropriate configuration
parameters to the adapter.
NOTE:
Many ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
adapters are shipped with DOS setup
utilities. However, the Network Configuration Manager provides
single-point configuration for software-configurable adapters
such that many adapters do not require DOS
setup. We recommend that you
use the Network Configuration Manager
for basic adapter configuration and resort to the setup
utilities only if an adapter cannot be detected or configured
by the Network Configuration Manager.
Some ISA adapters are ``hardware configurable'',
meaning that you must set jumpers manually on the
adapter before installing the adapter in your machine.
Make sure that you set the hardware to the same parameters that
you assign to the
driver with the Network Configuration Manager.
PC Card-
PC Card hardware (also known as PCMCIA)
is software configurable.
The same considerations apply as discussed for
ISA adapters that are software configurable.
You must run the Network Configuration Manager
after installing PC Card adapters into your system.
Consult your adapter's documentation to determine how to set up
your adapter's hardware.
CAUTION:
Be careful about possible conflicts when installing
ISA adapters:
-
In machines with ISA buses (ISA/EISA,
ISA/PCI, ISA/PC Card),
the configuration utilities generally cannot
obtain the configuration information for ISA adapters,
and therefore cannot check for hardware conflicts.
-
If two or more ISA adapters
are installed in an ISA machine,
they must be set to use different I/O addresses, interrupts,
DMA channels, and shared RAM regions.
Otherwise your system may not be able to recognize conflicting devices.
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