Novell Documentation: NetWare 6 - REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER

REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER

Purpose

Use at the server console to unload one LAN driver when the LAN driver has been loaded multiple times to support multiple boards.

Syntax

REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER filename, [board_instance]

Parameter	Use to
filename	Specify the LAN driver name, such as ne2000.lan
board_instance	Specify the instance number of the board if there is more than one board of the same type in the server. Find the instance number in MONITOR by selecting LAN/WAN Drivers and highlighting the driver name. The information window at the top of the screen displays information about the driver, including Board Instance Number.

Parameter

Use to

filename

Specify the LAN driver name, such as ne2000.lan

board_instance

Specify the instance number of the board if there is more than one board of the same type in the server.

Find the instance number in MONITOR by selecting LAN/WAN Drivers and highlighting the driver name. The information window at the top of the screen displays information about the driver, including Board Instance Number.

Using REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER

If there is only one instance of the network board in the server, you do not need to use REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER. You can simply unload the LAN driver using the UNLOAD command or the NWCONFIG utility. Unloading the LAN driver releases the memory resources used by the board and driver.

Example

REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER NE2000, 2