Acer G901 manual Network teaming features, NIC connector and status LEDs

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Network teaming features

NIC connector and status LEDs

The NICs drive LEDs on the network interface connectors that indicate link connection and activity on the LAN and 10- or 100-Mbps operation. The green LED indicates network connection when on and TX/RX activity when blinking. The yellow LED indicates 100-Mbps operation when lit.

Note: Using both onboard NICs in a team does not allow the use of NIC 1 for server management access. To support both network teaming features and server management features, a third NIC must be added and teamed to NIC 2.

The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance when running Windows, NetWare, or Linux:

•Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

Provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch.

•Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

Creates a team of two to eight adapters to increase transmission throughput and includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX switch.

•Fast EtherChannel (FEC) or Intel® Link Aggregation

Creates a team of up to eight adapters to increase transmission and reception throughput and includes AFT. Requires a FEC- enabled switch.

To set up an option, read the instructions in the Windows or NetWare readme files.