There are two types of drivers that a Ghost client
can use, a packet driver or an NDIS2 driver. Both types of drivers
are usually supplied with network cards so that you have the choice
of which driver to use. Some network card manufacturers do not
supply packet drivers with their hardware.
Setting
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Description
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Packet drivers
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Packet drivers are usually DOS executables
(with a .com or .exe file extension) that load from the
Autoexec.bat file before Symantec Ghost loads. Symantec Ghost
communicates directly with the packet driver to use the services
provided by the network card.
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NDIS2 drivers
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NDIS2 drivers work with Microsoft Network
Client. Symantec Ghost can also use them for multicasting. NDIS2
drivers are DOS drivers that load from the DOS Config.sys file.
Symantec Ghost does not communicate with NDIS2 directly, but uses a
shim (supplied by the Ghost Boot Wizard) to access the network
card.
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