
Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms
7-4
Preparing Network Interface Card and Driver Information
The Distinct installation process prompts you for the network interface card
installed on your PC, the card driver, and the driver type you want to use. Driver
types are
• NDIS
• ODI
• Packet
Normally, driver types NDIS and ODI involve less configuration than the Packet
type.
Distinct and other applications include standard card drivers with their software.
An incorrect or outdated driver generates an error message such as Bind Failed
upon reboot. If this happens, verify from the network interface card
documentation that you selected the right card model, driver, and driver type. Try
using the driver supplied on disk with the card or contact the card manufacturer
(via FTP) for the latest update to the driver.
If Distinct doesn’t support your driver, refer to the section “Configuring the
System for Your Own Ethernet or Token Ring Driver” in Chapter 2 of the Distinct
TCP/IP for Microsoft Windows manual.
If you have a laptop PC and are using a Xircom Pocket Ethernet Adapter to fulfill
the NIC system requirement, we recommend selecting the “NDIS Driver over
Ethernet” procedure in Chapter 2 of the Distinct manual.
Depending on your network interface card, you may also be prompted to change
information about
• Hardware interrupt
• I/O base address
• Memory address
• Transceiver
Accept the defaults for this information unless you have a reason for making a
change.
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