Network station suitable for identifying and prioritizing network adapters
A method and system for booting a multiple network adapter user station in a computer network are disclosed. The user station includes at least first and second network adapters. Initially, one of the adapters is selected based upon an ordering of the adapters. The user station then determines wheth...
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| description | A method and system for booting a multiple network adapter user station in a computer network are disclosed. The user station includes at least first and second network adapters. Initially, one of the adapters is selected based upon an ordering of the adapters. The user station then determines whether the selected adapter is connectable to the computer network. If the selected adapter is not connectable to the network, an iterative process is initiated in which a next adapter is selected and a determination made as to whether the next adapter is connectable to the network. Upon successfully determining which adapter is connectable to the network, the adapters are re-ordered to prioritize the adapter connectable to the network such that the network connectable adapter is selected first during a subsequent boot attempt. Determining whether the selected adapter is connectable to the computer network may include attempting to boot the user station from a remote server using the selected adapter. The ordering of the adapters may be recorded in and retrieved from a list in a nonvolatile storage device of the user station. The adapter list may be edited by a user to re-order the list of adapters. At least one of the network adapters may comprise an Ethernet adapter while at least one other adapter may comprise a token ring adapter. |
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