BIND

Purpose

Use at the server console to link a communication protocol to a network board and its LAN driver. Unless you link the protocol to the board, the board can't process packets.

You can also use INETCFG to link the network boards and their LAN drivers to the communication protocols.
NOTE: Before you bind a protocol to a network board and LAN driver, you must install the network board and load the LAN driver.

Syntax

BIND protocol [TO] lan driver | board name [driver parameter...] [protocol parameter...]

Bind Parameters

Parameter	Use to
protocol	Specify the communication protocol.
lan driver \| board name	Specify either the LAN driver name or the network board name.
driver parameter	Identify a particular network board. If you specified a network board name, you do not need to specify driver parameters. If you specified a LAN driver and your server has more than one instance of the LAN driver loaded, use a driver parameter to specify the particular board the driver is running. For a list of valid driver parameters, see Driver Parameters.
protocol parameter	Specify the protocol parameters required for the protocol you are binding. See Protocol Parameters.

Driver Parameters

Depending on your system, one or more of the following parameters can be used to identify a particular board.

Parameter	Use to
DMA=number	Specify the DMA channel for the board. Use the same channel number you did when you loaded the driver.
FRAME=number	Specify the frame type for the board. Use the same type you did when you loaded the driver.
INT=number	Specify the interrupt number for the board. Use the same interrupt number 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 number you did when you loaded the driver.
SLOT=number	Specify the network board by the lot it was installed in. Use this parameter with microchannel and EISA computers. Specify the same slot number you used when you loaded the driver.
NODE=number	Specify the node address for the board. This is a 12-digit hexadecimal number.

Protocol Parameters

Protocol/Parameter	Use to
For IPX protocol: NET=number	Specify the IPX^TM external network number. This is the number of the cabling system attached to the board. If the board is attached to an existing cabling system, use the same IPX external network number as used by other boards of the same frame type attached to this cabling system. Do not use the same number that was used by boards of a different frame type. If the board is attached to a new cabling system or if it is the first board of its frame type attached to the cabling system, you can enter any hexadecimal number of up to eight digits, as long as the number is different from all other network numbers. Remember that all boards of the same frame type attached to the same cabling system must use the same IPX external network number for that cabling system.
For other protocols: Refer to the documentation that comes with the protocol. Or, consult the Novell^® Support Connection^TM Web site (http://support.novell.com) or your Novell Authorized Reseller^SM representative.	Specify the information required by the particular protocol.

Protocol/Parameter

Use to

For IPX protocol:

NET=number

Specify the IPX^TM external network number. This is the number of the cabling system attached to the board.

If the board is attached to an existing cabling system, use the same IPX external network number as used by other boards of the same frame type attached to this cabling system. Do not use the same number that was used by boards of a different frame type.

If the board is attached to a new cabling system or if it is the first board of its frame type attached to the cabling system, you can enter any hexadecimal number of up to eight digits, as long as the number is different from all other network numbers.

Remember that all boards of the same frame type attached to the same cabling system must use the same IPX external network number for that cabling system.

For other protocols:

Refer to the documentation that comes with the protocol. Or, consult the Novell^® Support Connection^TM Web site (http://support.novell.com) or your Novell Authorized Reseller^SM representative.

Specify the information required by the particular protocol.

Using BIND

You may not need to use the BIND command unless you want to add new LAN drivers after the initial server installation.

You can also use INETCFG to load and bind LAN drivers. INETCFG places the BIND statements in the initsys.cfg file.

If you use only the IPX/SPX^TM protocol, you can add the BIND statement to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

Additional Information

Topic	See
Binding a protocol to a driver	INETCFG
Viewing a list of communication protocols	PROTOCOL
Loading LAN drivers	LOAD