After your network is running, network communications management involves maintaining the physical connections between machines and maintaining the drivers that communicate with the network board. To use a network board, the LAN driver must be bound to the board. The following sections describe the procedures used to maintain communications between servers:
For ways to prevent physical communication problems, see Section 5.7, Preventing Cabling Problems.
For ways to manage how your server resolves name services, see Section 5.8, Managing Name Services Using the Nsswitch.conf File.