Creating A Group; Adding Nics To A Group - 3Com EtherLink 3C980C-TXM User Manual

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Creating a Group

1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, click Create Group.
3 In the Create Group dialog box, type a group name.
4 Set the load balancing:
To enable transmit load balancing—Clear the
Receive Load Balance Enabled check box and check the
Transmit Load Balance Enabled box.
To enable bidirectional load balancing—Check both
the Transmit Load Balance Enabled box and the
Receive Load Balance Enabled box. Enter only the Host ID
bytes required for a dedicated IP address. For example:
See
on the dedicated IP address.
To disable all load balancing—Clear the
Receive Load Balance Enabled and the
Transmit Load Balance Enabled check boxes.
5 Click OK.
The name of the new NIC group appears in the
Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.

Adding NICs to a Group

1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2 In the Load Balance/RSL window:
a Select a group from the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list.
b Select a NIC from the Network Interface Cards list.
3: I
NSTALLING AND
Byte 1
Class A Network ID
Class B
Class C
Specifying a Dedicated IP Address
C W
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Byte 2
24
Network ID
Network ID
Byte 3 Byte 4
Host ID
1 253
Host ID
2 253
Host ID
253
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