Install network adapter device drivers and add adapter address information to an integrated Windows server

Here you can install adapter device drivers and add adapter address information for the new adapters on an integrated Windows server.

The adapters and device drivers under Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 support Plug-n-Play. Once an adapter has been physically installed, reboot the integrated server by varying it on for the adapters to become available. Remember to configure the IP address for every adapter (connection).

If you are upgrading your Integrated xSeries® Server from Windows NT® 4.0 to Windows 2000 Server, remove the old adapter before adding the new one. See Remove network adapters.

Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 recognizes the new adapter. To configure the IP address for a given adapter:

  1. Right-click My Network Places; then click Properties from the pull-down menu.
  2. Double-click the correct adapter (Local Area Connection) to configure the IP address.
  3. Click the Properties button.
  4. Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click the Properties button.
  5. If it is not already selected, click the Use the following IP address radio button.
  6. In the IP Address field, specify the IP address.
  7. In the Subnet Mask field, specify the subnet mask.
  8. In the Default Gateway field, specify the default gateway address.
  9. Click OK, OK, and Close to complete the IP address setting.
    Note:
    If Windows indicates that the IP address is already configured for another adapter, but you cannot find an adapter already using the address, Windows is probably aware of a previous hardware environment that used the address. To display a LAN adapter from a previous hardware environment so that you can free the IP address, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q241257 Device Manager Does Not Display Devices Not Currently Present in Windows 2000 Link outside Information Center.