to ensure predictable behavior when installing network adapters, remove the configuration settings for all adapters and reboot the system prior to configuring new adapters or reconfiguring installed adapters (see instructions below). for maximum system stability, it is recommended that all network adapters be configured with the same driver type.

    recommendations

    1 do not select "cancel" when in the process of adding an adapter. to prevent the network configuration manager from hanging and to avoid rebooting, continue installing the adapter. after it's installed, manually remove it.

    2 if you are installing and configuring a pro/100 driver, replace the references to e1008g with eee8 in the instructions below. the examples given are for the pro/1000 driver.

    3 pci hot plug*-enabled systems require the ddi8 driver. and, if you are not using ans, the adapters must only be configured using the hot plug utility. for example: scoadmin hot. pci hot plug capabilities also require a hot plug controller driver and the appropriate pci hot plug ptfs. if you are using ans, see the section using hot plug and ans for more information.