Locally administered address – Allied Telesis AT-2912T User Manual
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Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software
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The Device Manager window is shown in Figure 24 on page 50.
4. Click the “+” next to the Network Adapters folder. Then double click on
the desired Allied Telesis network adapter.
For the AT-2712FX/SC adapter, the Allied Telesis AT-2712FX 100 Mb
Fiber Ethernet Properties window is displayed. See Figure 27 on page
54.
5. Click the Advanced tab.
The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 27 on page 54.
6. From the Property list on the Advanced tab, select Large Send
Offload.
7. From the Value list on the Advanced tab, select one of the following:
Enable - Enables the Large Send Offload property.
Disable - Disables the Large Send Offload property. This is the
default.
8. Click OK.
9. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter
properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all
registers.
10. Verify that the adapter port LEDs operate as described in “Physical
Locally
Administered
Address
The Locally Administered Address is a user-defined address that is used
in place of the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter. Every
adapter in the network must have its own unique MAC address. This
locally administered address consists of a 12-digit hexadecimal number.
Note
You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver
software.
To change the Locally Administered Address property, perform the
following procedure:
1. Start either a Windows Server 2003 system or a Windows XP system
and log in.
2. On the desktop, right click My Computer and select “Properties.”