Novell Doc: NW 6.5 SP8: Utilities Reference

1.172 UNBIND

Use this command at the System Console prompt to


UNBIND protocol [FROM] LAN_driver | board_name [[driver_parameter/]]

Parameter	Use to
protocol	Specify the name of the protocol you want to unbind.
LAN_driver \| board_name	Specify the name of the LAN driver or the network board from which you are unbinding the protocol.
driver_parameter	Specify one or more driver parameters if you have more than one network board of the same type in your server. See Parameters. NOTE:Enclose driver parameters in square brackets.

Driver parameter	Use to
[DMA=number]	Specify the DMA channel for the board. Use the same channel you did when you loaded the driver.
[FRAME=number]	Specify the frame type for the board. Use the same frame type you did when you loaded the driver.
[INT=number]	Specify the interrupt for the board. Use the same interrupt you did when you loaded the driver.
[MEM=number]	Specify the memory address for the board. Use the same memory address you did when you loaded the driver.
[PORT=number]	Specify the I/O port for the board. Use the same I/O port you did when you loaded the driver.
[SLOT=number]	Specify the network board by the slot that it was installed in. Use this parameter with microchannel and EISA computers. Use the same slot number you did when you loaded the driver.
[NODE=number]	Specify the node number of the board.

You must tell the operating system which network board or LAN driver to unbind the communication protocol from.
If you have multiple boards or LAN drivers, you must unbind each one separately.
If your server has more than one instance of the LAN driver loaded, use one or more driver parameters to specify the particular board you are unbinding.
To prevent a driver from binding automatically when the server boots, delete the following line from the autoexec.ncf file:
```
BIND IPX TO LAN_driver NET=number
```

To unbind IPX™ from an NE3200™ driver that has been loaded only once, type
```
UNBIND IPX FROM NE3200
```
To unbind IPX from an NE3200 driver that has been loaded more than once, using driver parameters to specify the particular network board, type
```
UNBIND IPX FROM NE3200 [SLOT=3, FRAME=ETHERNET_II]
```

Topic	See
Viewing a list of communication protocols	Section 1.124, PROTOCOL