Linksys ETHERFAST LNE100M - Manual (Page 28)

The Driver Tab, shown in Figure 10-10, provides information about the
Adapter’s drive and allows the user to uninstall and update the driver.
Driver Provider This displays the source of the driver used for the Adapter.
Driver Date This shows the date when the driver was last updated.
Driver Version This shows the version of the driver currently installed.
Digital Signer This digital signature shows that the driver is from a safe
source, adding an additional level of security in the use of
driver software.
Driver Details For further information about the driver, click this button.
Uninstall Click this button to uninstall the driver. Drivers can also be
uninstalled via the method explained in Appendix I:
Uninstalling the Drivers with the Install Wizard.
Update Driver Before clicking this button to update the Adapter’s drivers,
make sure that you’ve downloaded the new driver from
www.linksys.com.
Instant EtherFast ® Series
Transmit Buffers
The Transmit Buffer (shown
in Figure 10-8) is used to
regulate the flow of data
frames between adapters and
protocol stacks. Although the
default setting of 64 is usual-
ly acceptable, increasing the
number may improve per-
formance if network traffic is
heavy, but it will also use
system memory.
VLAN ID
As shown in Figure 10-9,
VLAN ID is used when set-
ting up virtual LANs on your
network. By assigning the
ID, this PC will access other
PCs within the VLAN. Up to
4,096 VLANs can be identi-
fied by the Adapter.
Driver Tab
Figure 10-10
Important: Do not
update the Adapter’s
driver unless you are
experiencing a prob-
lem with the Adapter.
Adapter performance
is not improved with
a newer driver.
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Figure 10-8
Figure 10-9
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EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter