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• Speed & Duplex. The Speed & Duplex property allows the user to set the connection speed to the
network and mode. The Duplex Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data
simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode
as described below:
o 1 Gb Full Auto. Sets the speed to 1 Gbps and mode to Full-Duplex
o 10 Mb Full. Sets the speed to 10 Mbps and mode to Full-Duplex
o 10 Mb Half. Sets the speed to 10 Mbps and mode to Half-Duplex
o 100 Mb Full. Sets the speed to 100 Mbps and mode to Full-Duplex
o 100 Mb Half. Sets the speed to 100 Mbps and mode to Half-Duplex
o Auto. (Default) Sets the speed and mode for optimum network connection (recommended)
NOTE: Auto is the recommended selection. It allows the adapter to dynamically detect the line
speed and duplex mode of the network. Whenever the network capability changes, the
adapter will automatically detect and adjust to the new line speed and duplex mode.
The Half-Duplex selection forces the adapter to connect to the network in Half-Duplex mode.
The adapter may not function if the network is not configured to operate at the same mode.
The Full-Duplex selection forces the adapter to connect to the network in Full-Duplex mode. The
adapter may not function if the network is not configured to operate at the same mode.
Multifunction Gigabit Server adapter properties
• iSCSI VLAN. Allows you to create a VLAN for an iSCSI-enabled device. To enable iSCSI on adapters
running on Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or SP2) or Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1 or SP2), an
updated Storport storage driver from article number KB932755 must be downloaded from the
Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com
) website.
• TCP Offload Engine (TOE). Offloads TCP connections to the Multifunction Server Adapter. Microsoft
Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required when enabling TOE or RSS. For systems running
Windows Server 2003 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1) you must download SNP and
required Microsoft hotfixes and install them on the system. See the Microsoft
(http://www.microsoft.com
) website to download the latest version of the Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) and the required Microsoft hotfixes in article numbers
921136, 919948, and 923187 of the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB).
• Receive-Side Scaling (RSS). Enables dynamic load balancing of incoming traffic across CPUs.
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) is required when enabling RSS. For systems running
Windows Server 2003 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 x64 (SP1), you must download SNP and
the required Microsoft hotfixes from the Microsoft website. See the Microsoft
(http://www.microsoft.com
) website to download the latest version of the Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) and the required Microsoft hotfixes in article numbers
921136, 919948, and 923187 of the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB).
Windows 2000 adapter properties
• 802.1p QoS. The 802.1p QoS parameter is a standard that enables Quality of Service. This
parameter is disabled by default. To change this parameter, select Enable or Disable.
• Checksum Offload. Normally the Checksum Offload function is computed by the protocol stack. By
selecting one of the Checksum Offload parameters, the checksum can be computed by the Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter.
To enable one of the Checksum Offload parameters, select the parameter.