Configuring The Nic; Overview; Default Nic Settings - 3Com 3C905C-TX-M User Manual

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Overview

This chapter describes how to configure the NIC.
Before you change the NIC configuration settings, contact
your system administrator.

Default NIC Settings

The table below lists the configuration settings for the NIC.
The default setting is in bold in the Settings column.
Option
Network Driver
Optimization
Duplex
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Description
Specifies how to optimize the network driver for
your network by allowing trade-offs between
network performance and CPU utilization.
Normal balances CPU utilization and network
performance.
Minimized CPU Utilization saves CPU
resources for other tasks.
Maximized Network Performance is
appropriate if
no other applications are
making major demands on CPU resources
Determines if the NIC transmits data across the
network in both directions simultaneously
(full-duplex) or in one direction at a time
(half-duplex).
Auto Select allows the NIC to automatically
connect at the duplex mode of the connected
hub or switch. When you select this setting, the
Media Type is automatically set to Auto Select.
Full-Duplex sets the NIC to operate in
full-duplex mode. To use this setting,
the switch that you are connected to must
support full-duplex. You must also manually
set the NIC Media Type setting.
Half-Duplex sets the NIC to operate in
half-duplex mode. You must also set the
NIC Media Type setting.
NIC
Settings
Normal
Minimized
CPU
Utilization
Maximized
Network
Performance
.
Auto Select
Full-Duplex
Half-Duplex