Specifying Traffic Priorities (Windows Nt 4.0 Only); Saving The Configuration; Disabling Load Balancing For A Group - 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC Series User Manual

Specifying Traffic
Priorities (Windows NT
4.0 Only)
Saving the
Configuration
Disabling Load
Balancing for a Group
You can use the DynamicAccess Software Setup window to specify traffic
priorities.
1 Double-click the 3Com DynamicAccess icon in the Windows Control Panel.
The DynamicAccess Software Setup window appears.
2 Click the appropriate tab:
Traffic Prioritization—Prioritize applications to ease bottlenecks in the
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network and allow critical applications to take network precedence. You can
turn traffic prioritization on or off independently for:
Each NIC that is not in a group and does not have VLANs
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Each group that does not have VLANs
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Each VLAN
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Each virtual NIC (NIC, group, or VLAN) shown in the Traffic Prioritization
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control panel
Administration—Set DynamicAccess control panel access, set VLAN options,
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enable efficient multicast control, and enable the prioritizing of multicast
traffic.
For detailed information on DynamicAccess software, go to:
http://www.3com.com/dynamicaccess
To save and exit, click OK.
A prompt asks whether you want to configure traffic prioritization. If you click Yes,
the DynamicAccess Software Setup window appears.
To exit without saving the configuration, click Cancel.
1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window:
Select a group from the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list.
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Click Properties.
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3 In the Group Properties dialog box:
To disable receive load balancing only—Clear the Receive Load Balance
Enabled check box.
To disable all load balancing—Clear the Receive Load Balance Enabled and the
Transmit Load Balance Enabled check boxes.
4 Click OK.
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