Configuring Network Connections

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Configuring network connections
  • The Network Configuration Manager interface
  • About network configuration
    • Network adapter drivers
    • Protocol stacks
  • Configuration parameters
    • Hardware configuration
    • Determining parameters in use
    • Driver configuration
    • Protocol stack and WAN connection configuration
  • Configuring network hardware
    • Configuring adapters in PCI, EISA, and MCA machines
    • Configuring ISA and PCMCIA adapters
    • Searching for adapters
  • Configuring protocols
  • Removing a network configuration
  • Troubleshooting network configuration
    • Checking physical network connections
    • Checking for conflicts between hardware and drivers
    • Verifying network media connections
    • Special considerations concerning hardware conflicts
    • Interpreting ndstat(ADM) output
  • Backward compatibility with LLI drivers
    • MDI functionality not available with LLI drivers
    • Using multiple protocol stacks with LLI drivers
    • Using an LLI driver with two-protocol stacks
    • Using an LLI driver with three-protocol stacks
• Appendix A: Configuration parameters
  • General configuration parameters
    • DMA channel
    • Interrupt vectors
    • I/O base address
  • Network driver configuration parameters
    • 10BaseT mode enforced
    • Cable (media) type
    • Data rate (Token-Ring)
    • Frame size
    • Full-duplex mode enabled
    • Hardware (MAC) address
    • Interrupt service routine assignment
    • Media speed
    • PCI bus, device, and function numbers
    • Primary/Alternate adapter
    • ROM base address
    • Shared RAM address
    • Slot number
    • Source routing
    • Source route optimization
    • tx/rx (transmit/receive) buffers
  • Serial connection configuration parameters
  • TCP/IP configuration parameters
    • IP address
    • Netmask setting
    • Broadcast address parameters
    • System name
    • Domain name
    • TCP/IP connections
    • Gateway status
    • Administrator for this system
    • Location of this system
    • Token-Ring Frame format
  • IPX/SPX configuration parameters
    • NVT logins
    • Internal network number
    • Network number
    • Framing type
    • NVT login banner file
    • SAP reply delay
    • Source routing (Token-Ring framing only)
  • NetBIOS configuration parameters
  • LAN Manager Client configuration parameters
• Index