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Allied Telesis AT-2973T (NetExtreme II) User Manual

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AT-2973SX and AT-2973T NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

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3. Install the newly built package which includes the driver and man

page:

rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bnx2-

version

.arch.rpm

If you are installing over an existing distribution that may already
contain an older version of the driver, the --force option is needed.

Depending on the kernel, the driver is installed to one of the following
paths:

2.4.x kernels

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/

bnx2.o

2.6.x kernels

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/
bnx2.ko

For the bnx2i driver, the driver is installed on one of the following
paths:

2.6.16 kernels and newer (bnx2 driver)

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/

net/bnx2.ko

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/

net/cnic.ko

2.6.16 kernels and newer (bnx2i driver)

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/

iscsi/bnx2i.ko

4. To load the driver, enter the following:

insmod bnx2

or

modprobe bnx2

5. To load the cnic driver (if applicable), enter the following:

insmod cnic.ko

or

modprobe cnic

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