System Requirement; Installing Teaming Genie; Teaming Modes - MSI Eclipse PLUS - Motherboard - ATX Software User's Manual

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System Requirement

The system and software requirements for Teaming Genie as listed below.
■ Installed with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
■ Dual Realtek RTL81XX series with NIC Adapters

Installing Teaming Genie

Before you begin to install and use Teaming Genie, take a moment to confirm that the
items "Onboard LAN Controller" in BIOS has been set to "Enabled".
You need to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and Realtek LAN driver prior to
Teaming Genie installation. After then, Install Teaming Genie.

Teaming modes

▶ FEC/GEC Mode
The FEC/GEC mode is similar to the Link Aggregation\LACP(802.3ad) mode in that
all adapters in the team need to be configured to receive packets for the same MAC
address, however, it does not provide LACP or marker protocol support. Basically, this
mode is a light version of the Link Aggregation\LACP(802.3ad) mode.
The FEC/GEC mode supports load balancing and failover for both outbound and in-
bound traffic.
▶ Link Aggregation\LACP(802.3ad) Mode
This mode supports link aggregation and conforms to the IEEE 802.3ad (LACP) speci-
fication. All adapters in the team are configured to receive packets for the same MAC
address. In this mode, at least one of the link partners must be in active mode.
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