Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual page 162

Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
1 Gb copper ports cannot be forced to 1 Gb.
Speed & Duplex (SerDes)
1 Gb Full. Forces the speed to 1 Gb Full based on a matching setting for its link partner.
Auto (default). Sets the speed to auto-negotiate with its link partner at the highest matching speed.
Auto with 1Gb Fallback Full. Sets the speed to auto-negotiate with its link partner, but if the attached link partner is forced
at 1 Gbit/s, it will fall back to this mode.
Hardware Default. Sets the speed to negotiate according to the setting specified by the manufacturer (see manufacturer
documentation for more information).
Wake Up Capabilities
Enables the network adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when it receives a network wake-up frame. Two types of wake-up
frames are possible: Magic Packet™ and Wake Up Frame. This property is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters.
Both (default). Selects both Magic Packet and Wake Up Frame as wake-up frames.
Magic Packet. Selects Magic Packet as the wake-up frame.
None. Selects no wake-up frame.
Wake Up Frame. Selects Wake Up Frame as the wake-up frame and allows the network adapter to wake the system when
an event such as a ping or an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request is received. This option works in conjunction with the
operating system power mode saving and does not work if the Power Save setting does not enable WOL.
WOL Speed
Sets the speed at which the network adapter connects to the network while the network adapter is in Wake on LAN mode. By default,
the WOL Speed property is set to Auto. This property is only available for Broadcom NetXtreme adapters.
10 Mb. Sets the speed to 10 Mbit/s. This is the network speed when the system is in a standby mode awaiting a wake-up
frame.
100 Mb. Sets the speed to 100 Mbit/s.
Auto (default). Sets the speed for optimum network connection.
NOTES:
Wake on LAN is supported at 10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s.
Wake on LAN is supported on only one adapter in the system at a time.
Priority & VLAN
Allows enabling both the prioritization of network traffic and VLAN tagging. VLAN tagging only occurs when the VLAN ID setting is
configured with a value other than 0 (zero).
Priority & VLAN Enabled (default). Allows for packet prioritization and VLAN tagging.
Priority & VLAN Disabled. Prevents packet prioritization and VLAN tagging.
Priority Enabled. Allows packet prioritization only.
VLAN Enabled. Allows VLAN tagging only.
NOTE: If an intermediate driver is managing the network adapter for VLAN tagging, the Priority & VLAN Disabled and
Priority Enabled settings should not be used. Use the Priority & VLAN Enabled setting and change the VLAN ID to 0
(zero).
VLAN ID
Enables VLAN tagging and configures the VLAN ID when Priority & VLAN Enabled is selected as the Priority & VLAN setting. The
range for the VLAN ID is 1 to 4094 and must match the VLAN tag value on the connected switch. A value of 0 (default) in this field
disables VLAN tagging.
Risk Assessment of VLAN Tagging through the NDIS Miniport Driver
Broadcom's NDIS 6.0 miniport driver provides the means to allow a system containing a Broadcom adapter to connect to a tagged
VLAN. On Windows XP systems, this support was only provided through the use of an intermediate driver (e.g., Broadcom
Advanced Server Program - BASP). Unlike BASP, however, the NDIS 6 driver's support for VLAN participation is only for a single
VLAN ID.
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