Network Controller; Network Teaming Features - Intel STL2 - Server Board Motherboard Product Manual

Network Controller

NOTE
To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the end system must be used
with a shielded LAN cable.
The server board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network solution based on the Intel 82559
single chip Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at
up to 132 MB/s. The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data
overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus. The controller has the following:
32 bit PCI bus master interface (direct drive of bus), compatible with PCI Bus Specification,
Revision 2.1
Chained memory structure with improved dynamic transmit chaining for enhanced
performance
Programmable transmit threshold for improved bus utilization
Early receive interrupt for concurrent processing of receive data
Onchip counters for network management
Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds
Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks, capable of full or half duplex, with back-to-
back transmit at 100 Mbps

Network Teaming Features

The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance when
running Windows NT
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the
primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch.
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of 2 - 4 adapters to increase transmission
throughput. Also includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX switch.
Fast EtherChannel
reception throughput. Also includes AFT. Requires an FEC-enabled switch.
To set up an option, read the instructions in the Windows NT 4.0 or NetWare 4.1x readme files.
Description
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4.0, Windows 2000 or NetWare
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(FEC) - creates a team of 2, 3 or 4 adapters to increase transmission and
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4.1x or newer:
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