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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
7 If I have the Duralin64 standalone drivers installed and want
to install the Failover drivers, what do I need to do?
You must uninstall or remove the Duralink64 standalone
drivers and reboot the system. Then you can install the
Duralink64 Failover drivers.
Duralink64 v4.2 Port Aggregation Software
Questions
1 What is Duralink64 Port Aggregation software?
Adaptec's Duralink64 Port Aggregation technology builds
upon standards-based Fast Ethernet to provide network
managers a reliable high-speed solution for the network
backbone. Duralink64 Port Aggregation software groups up to
12 Fast Ethernet ports onto a single aggregated connection
operating up to 1.2 Gbps per workgroup. See the Port
Aggregation white paper on the Adaptec web site
(http://www.adaptec.com).
2 What are the key benefits of Duralink64 Port Aggregation
software?
– Network scalability
– Increases bandwidth by adding ports
– Allows segmentation of the network as needed by grouping
ports
– Adds fault tolerance by design
3 What applications or environments call for Duralink64 Port
Aggregation?
Applications or environments that require Duralink64 Port
Aggregation include servers that have large numbers of clients
or download large amounts of data, such as application and
video servers.