CLI Reference Guide

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NET.CFG Options Reference
Link Driver Option
NOTE: The NetWare Client binds to the first frame type listed under the LINK DRIVER
heading.
Frame Types, Protocols, and LAN Drivers
The following table shows the frame types currently defined by Novell and
their respective protocols. Included is a list of the supporting LAN drivers
for each frame type that currently ship with the NetWare Client Kit for DOS
and MS Windows.
Default
Ethernet LAN drivers: Ethernet_802.2
Token-ring LAN drivers: Token-Ring
TCP/IP LAN driver SLIP_PPP: SLIP
See Table 2-4 “List of Frame Types, Protocols, and LAN
Drivers” for more information.
Example To enable the Token-Ring frame type for an NTR2000 LAN
driver, you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG
file:
link driver ntr2000
token-ring lsb
To enable the Ethernet_II and Ethernet 802.2 frame type for an
NE2000 LAN driver, you would place the following lines in
your NET.CFG file (for two logical networks):
link driver ne2000
frame ethernet_ii
frame ethernet_802.2