After you add a network board to your NetWare® server, you must load the corresponding LAN driver. LAN drivers have .LAN extensions.
When you load the LAN driver, you must specify one or more frame types for the driver. Loading a LAN driver establishes a network connection (if the server is physically connected to the network cabling). The frame type specifies how packets will be formatted for transmission across the network. You can load more than one frame type with each driver.
Once the LAN driver is loaded, you must bind the LAN driver to a communication protocol. Binding a LAN driver assigns a network communication protocol to the driver and the network board. Without a protocol, the LAN driver can't process packets, and workstations attached to the cabling scheme from that board can't log in.
The protocol is actually bound to a protocol ID (PID) that is part of a frame type. Because a frame type can have multiple PIDs, you can bind one LAN driver and one frame type to multiple protocols. You can also bind the same protocol to more than one LAN driver.
To load and bind LAN drivers, you can use
If you know the parameters required by the communication protocol, you can use the LOAD and BIND commands to load and bind LAN drivers at the server command line. For more information, see BIND and LOAD in Utilities Reference.