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Flow control – Allied Telesis AT-2911 Series Adapters User Manual

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AT-2911 Series Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

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Flow Control

The Flow Control feature allows you to control the flow between the AT-
2911 adapter and its link partner. You can enable or disable the adapter to
process received PAUSE frames and transmit PAUSE frames.

To enable or disable the Flow Control feature, do the following:

1. Access the Advanced Properties.

See “Accessing Advanced Properties” on page 43.

2. Select Flow Control in the Property box.

The Flow Control page is displayed as shown in Figure 21.

Figure 21. Flow Control Page

3. Select one of the following options:

Auto— Receiving and transmitting PAUSE frames are optimized.
This is the default setting.

Disabled— The adapter ignores PAUSE frames.

Tx & Rx Enabled— The adapter processes PAUSE frames when
receiving and transmits PAUSE frames.

Rx Enabled— The adapter processes PAUSE frames when
receiving, but does not transmit PAUSE frame.