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5 CONFIGURING THE NIC

This chapter describes how to display and change configuration settings for the OfficeConnect NIC.

Table 6 describes the configurable settings for the OfficeConnect NIC. The default setting for each option is in bold in the Available Settings column.

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Table 6 OfficeConnect NIC Configuration Settings

Option	Description	Available Settings
Network Driver	Specifies how to optimize the network	■	Normal
Optimization	driver for your network environment.	■	Minimized CPU
	In a client/server environment, the		Utilization
	network driver may use a larger	■	Maximized Network
	percentage of the CPU in order to
			Performance
	improve network throughput. In this
	case, select Minimize CPU Utilization.
	In peer-to-peer networks, or on
	multitasking PCs, it is best to
	balance the CPU utilization and the
	network performance. In this case,
	select Normal.
Duplex	Specifies the duplex mode, which	■	Auto Select
	determines if the NIC transmits data	■	Full Duplex
	across the network in both directions
	simultaneously (the PC sends and	■	Half Duplex
	receives data at the same time)
	(full-duplex) or in one direction at a
	time (half-duplex). The OfficeConnect
	NIC supports full-duplex at 10 Mbps
	and 100 Mbps.
	Auto Select allows the NIC to
	automatically connect at the duplex
	mode of the connected hub.
Media Type	Determines the type of media your	■	10BASE-T (10Mb/s)
	network is using.	■	100BASE-TX
	Auto Select allows the NIC to
			(100 Mb/s)
	automatically select the type for	■	Auto Select
	you, based on the NIC’s connection

to the hub.