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NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311 User Manual
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v1.0, February 2007
Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products
The key features of the GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter are:
• Flexible 10/100/1000 Mbps capability
• Includes proven Gigabit controller technology
• Full-duplex operation (2,000 Mbps: 1,000 Mbps each way) with DMA (Direct Memory
Access) Gigabit Ethernet interface (IEEE 802.3ab)
• RJ-45 connector for Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
• Interoperability with existing Fast Ethernet equipment compliance with the following
standards and protocols:
– IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
– IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet
– IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
– IEEE 802.3u Auto Negotiation for auto-selectable 10/100/1000 Mbps line speed
– IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
• Standard Ethernet frame size (up to 1500 bytes), optional Jumbo frame size (7500 bytes)
• 33/66 MHz, 32/64-bit PCI bus master (Local Bus Revision 2.2 compliant) with adaptive DMA
channels
• Software driver support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me,
Windows 98SE, and Windows NT 4.0
• Universal dual-voltage signaling (3.3 V and 5 V)
The optional advanced configuration choices include:
• Configurable 802.1Q VLAN ID and 802.1Q/1p VLAN frame tagging for traffic prioritization
• Optional Jumbo Ethernet frame size (7500 bytes)
• Configurable link speed and duplex mode
• Checksum off loading to the network card
• Off load of TCP large packets to the network card
• Wakeup on ARP/PING