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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
7If I have the Duralin64 standalone drivers installed and want
to install the Failover drivers, what do I need to do?
You must un install or remove the Duralink6 4 standalone
drivers and reboot the system. Then you can install the
Duralink64 Failover drivers.
Duralink64 v4.2 Port Aggregation Software
Questions
1What is Duralink64 Port Aggregation software?
Adaptec's Duralink64 Port Aggregat ion technology builds
upon standards-based Fast Ethernet to provide network
managers a reliable high-speed solution for the network
backbone. Duralink64 Port Aggregation software groups up to
12 Fast Ethernet ports onto a single aggregated connection
operating up to 1.2 Gbps per workgroup. See the Port
Aggregation white paper on the Adaptec web site
(http://www.adaptec.com).
2What are the key benefits of Duralink64 Port Aggregation
software?
– Network scalability
– Increases bandwidth by adding ports
– Allows segmentation of the network as n eeded by grouping
ports
– Adds fault tolerance by design
3What applications or environments call for Duralink64 Port
Aggregation?
Applications or environments that require Duralink64 Port
Aggregat ion include servers that have lar ge numbers o f clients
or download large amoun ts of data, such as app lication and
video servers.