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Contents
Part 1 Introduction to DuraLAN
1 Getting Started
System Requirements ..............................................................1-2
Hardware Requirements ...................................................1-2
Software Requirements .....................................................1-2
Fast Ethernet ............................................................................1-3
Adaptec DuraLAN NICs ..........................................................1-3
Duralink64 Failover .................................................................1-6
Duralink64 Port Aggregation ...................................................1-7
FEC (Fast EtherChannel) .........................................................1-8
Advisories ................................................................................1-9
2 Introduction to Duralink64
Port Aggregation
Traditional Network Configurations ........................................2-2
Servers with Duralink64 Port Aggregation ..............................2-5
Duralink64 Port Aggregation Example ............................2-5
Part 2 Installing the
DuraLAN NIC
3 DuraLAN NIC Installation
Important Note for Windows 95 Users! ...................................3-2
Installing the Appropriate NIC ................................................3-3
Installing the DuraLAN NIC ...................................................3-4