CLI Reference Guide

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NET.CFG Options Reference
Link Driver Option
PROTOCOL “name” hex_protocol_ID frame_type
Allows existing LAN drivers to handle new network protocols.
Defined Protocols and Frame Types
The following table lists the protocols and frame types currently defined
within the industry and their corresponding protocol ID and frame ID
numbers.
Syntax
protocol name hex_protocol_ID frame_type
Replace name with the name of the new protocol.
Replace hex_protocol_ID with the assigned
hexadecimal protocol ID that the protocol is
assigned.
Replace frame_type with the frame type that the
new protocol ID applies to.Table 5-6 for more
information.
Default None
Example To use a new protocol named “XYZ” with an
NE/2-32™ LAN driver using the Ethernet_II frame type,
you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:
link driver ne2_32
frame ethernet_II
protocol xyz 904a ethernet_II