Independent Use Of Dual Link Ports - Allied Telesis AT-2400 Series Installation Manual

Independent use of Dual Link Ports

For dual link adapters the ATGIGxx driver by default implements RLMT-
functionality, which uses only one "active" port to send and receive data
to and from the network. The other port remains in standby mode until
the network connection on the active port fails. The standby port then
becomes the active port and takes over the traffic.
Independent use of the two ports of dual link adapters is available when
the RLMT-functionality is disabled. RLMT can be disabled with the utility
program Allied Telesyn, Inc. Network Control, which will be
automatically installed along with the driver. You can start it as follows:
1. From the desktop, select Start, Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Allied Telesyn, Inc. Network Control.
3. Select the Adapter tab.
4. Select RLMT below the desired dual link adapter in the tree.
5. Select Remove then OK.
In the system's Network and Dial-up Connections, there are now two
new network connections that each represent one port of the dual link
adapter. For example, Port B of AT-2970SX2 in Slot 3.
You can configure and use the network connections representing the
individual ports as if they were independent network adapters.
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