Allied Telesis AT-2972T/2 - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
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Large Send Offload .......................................................................................................................................................63
Locally Administered Address .......................................................................................................................................64
Speed/Duplex (AT-2972/T2 only) ..................................................................................................................................65
Wake Up Capabilities (AT-2972/T2 only) ......................................................................................................................66
WOL Speed (AT-2972/T2 only) .....................................................................................................................................67
Updating the Driver Software................................................................................................................................................69
Removing the Driver Software ..............................................................................................................................................70
Chapter 5: Installing the Linux Driver Software ..............................................................................................................73
Installing the Linux Driver Software ......................................................................................................................................74
Building a Driver from a TAR File ..................................................................................................................................74
Removing the tg3 Driver.........................................................................................................................................74
Network Installation...............................................................................................................................................................76
Removing the Linux Driver from a TAR Installation ..............................................................................................................77
Module Parameters...............................................................................................................................................................78
Chapter 6: Installing the NetWare Driver Software .........................................................................................................83
Driver Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................84
Pre-Installation Requirements...............................................................................................................................................85
Installing Novell NetWare Server 5.x or 6.0 Driver Software ................................................................................................86
Verifying or Modifying Adapter Parameters ..........................................................................................................................88
Configuration Parameters for B57.LAN driver: .......................................................................................................88
Removing Drivers from Autoexec.ncf ...................................................................................................................................93
Example: ................................................................................................................................................................93
Chapter 7: Installing the Boot Agent Driver Software ....................................................................................................95
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................96
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Setup BIOS....................................................................................................................................................................96
Server Setup.........................................................................................................................................................................97
Windows 2000 ...............................................................................................................................................................97
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP .......................................................................................................................97
DOS UNDI/APITEST .....................................................................................................................................................97
Red Hat Linux................................................................................................................................................................97
Chapter 8: Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software .............................................................................................................99
Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms .................................................................................100
Pre-Installation Requirements .....................................................................................................................................100
Modifying the Startup Disk...........................................................................................................................................100
Using Keywords for the B57.dos Drivers ............................................................................................................................105
Chapter 9: Key Protocols and Interfaces .......................................................................................................................107
Failover Teaming ................................................................................................................................................................108
VLANs Overview.................................................................................................................................................................109
VLANs Support............................................................................................................................................................111
Adaptive Interrupt Frequency ......................................................................................................................................111
Dual DMA Channels ....................................................................................................................................................111
32-bit or 64-bit PCI Bus Master ...................................................................................................................................111
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor........................................................................................................................111
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................................113
Hardware Diagnostics.........................................................................................................................................................114
Checking Port LEDs on the Adapter ...................................................................................................................................115
Troubleshooting Checklist...................................................................................................................................................116
Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded............................................................................................................................117
NetWare ......................................................................................................................................................................117
Linux ............................................................................................................................................................................117
Testing Network Connectivity .............................................................................................................................................118
Windows ......................................................................................................................................................................118
NetWare ......................................................................................................................................................................119
Linux ............................................................................................................................................................................120
Software Problems and Solutions.......................................................................................................................................121