IBM PCI Special NIC 16/4 Quickspecs

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IBM 16/4 Token Ring
PCI Special NIC
133749-B21 Single
The IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI
Special NIC provides a Wake on
LAN (WOL) feature that enables
PCs to be powered up remotely
for after hours and remote site
maintenance.
Token Ring NIC Family:
16/4 TR ISA IBM UTP/STP
Controller
301207-B21
16/4 TR IBM PC Card
301208-B21
NC4621: Token Ring NIC PCI
4/16 WOL
379956-B21
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Overview
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The IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC is built on IBM's flagship technology and is designed to decrease
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cost while increasing performance for customers in a Token Ring environment. The IBM16/4 Token Ring PCI
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Dedicated Token Ring (DTR)
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Full bandwidth can be dedicated to a workstation by providing a direct connection between it and a Token Ring
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. . switch that supports DTR. Full-duplex support allows the IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC to transmit and
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receive data simultaneously for rates up to 32 Mbps.
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PCI Hot Plug Support
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. . This feature enables NICs to be replaced or added to a PCI Hot Plug compatible server without having to power
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off the server. This can reduce NIC maintenance time and allows for system maintenance during regular
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business hours. Currently this functionally is only supported on Novell NetWare.
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IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC provides two popular methods of Wake on LAN support: using a 3-pin
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header or through the PCI bus. A system that supports Wake on LAN can remain available to a systems
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remotely control, audit, debug or manage the machine.
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Manageability
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Along with Wake on LAN, the IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC also provides standard SNMP MIB and DMI
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2.0 support.
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Plug and Play
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The IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC features a robust plug and play capability for conflict-free auto
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configuration. Compaq's SmartStart configuration utility includes diskette images for the IBM 16/4 Token Ring
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PCI Special NIC so the NIC can be configured easily in server environments.
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Driver Support
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IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC drivers are backward compatible with the Netelligent 16/4 TR PCI IBM
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. . UTP/STP Controller and thus protects customer's current investments.
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. . Customers' investments in the IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC will also be protected through future driver
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releases. When Microsoft, Novell, SCO, and others introduce new versions of operating systems, Compaq will
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create drivers that work with these operating systems. IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC hardware
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Auto-negotiation
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Auto-sensing capabilities enable the IBM 16/4 Token Ring PCI Special NIC to automatically negotiate between 4
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and 16 Mbps to achieve the highest common speed on the network. As businesses evolve from 4 to 16 Mbps
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Token Ring networks, there will be no need to buy new Token Ring NICs.
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1 DA-10309-00A-002—11.24.1999
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IBM 16/4 Token Ring
PCI Special NIC