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iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide
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5 Setting Up the NDIS
Driver
Overview
You can create up to four NDIS driver configurations for
connecting the
i SPAN
-Serial WAN adapter to IP and/or IPX
networks. This capability allows the adapter to emulate a LAN
adapter and connect with up to four IP and IPX networks
simultaneously. The driver transports TCP/IP and IPX/SPX
protocols over the following types of connections:
• PPP, X.25, and Frame Relay point-to-point connections
• X.25 and Frame Relay point-to-multipoint connections
Each NDIS driver connection configuration is referred to as a
logical adapter . Logical adapters specify adapter properties,
network protocol properties, channels, and channel properties
to use for WAN network connections.
During the NDIS driver installation, one logical adapter is
automatically created and assigned a unique adapter identifier.
You can use the NDIS Driver Setup utility to change the
logical adapter’s default network and channel properties. In
addition, you can use the Windows NT Network Control Panel
to create up to three additional logical adapters, and then use
the NDIS Driver Setup utility to set up properties for the
logical adapters.
The chapter explains how to do the following NDIS Driver
Setup tasks:
• Access online help
• Start and use the NDIS Driver Setup utility
• Add a logical adapter
• Set up logical adapter network properties