Network adapter drivers
Network adapters are hardware devices
that connect your system to remote systems
using phone lines, specialized data communication cables,
or satellite links.
Network adapters can be either
adapter cards in system slots
or chip sets on your system motherboard.
They can also be serial communication ports,
although these network adapters
are not supported in
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.4.
Network adapter drivers provide the software interface between a network adapter and the operating system. A network driver manages data flow and control between the operating system kernel and the various protocol stacks.
The SCO network adapter drivers provide a standard way for many different protocol stacks and networking products to communicate with your computer's networking hardware. Because these drivers conform to a standard set of parameters and interfaces, you can use a single configuration tool, the Network Configuration Manager to configure them.
Many network adapter vendors provide SCO-compatible network adapter drivers. Most of these vendors are listed in the SCO Compatible Hardware Web Pages. To use an adapter not listed there, contact the vendor.