Chapter 8: Setting Advanced Properties
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TCP Connection
Offload (IPv4)
Enables and disables TOE offload
when using the IPv4 protocol. The
default is Enabled.
1. In Microsoft Windows, right-
click the Network Adapter in
Network Connections and click
Properties.
2. Click the Configure button and
then the Advanced tab.
3. Set the desired TCP
Connection Offload (Ipv4)
value.
TCP Connection
Offload (IPv6)
Enables and disables TOE offload
when using the IPv6 protocol. The
default is Enabled.
1. In Microsoft Windows, right-
click the Network Adapter in
Network Connections and click
Properties.
2. Click the Configure button and
then the Advanced tab.
3. Set the desired TCP
Connection Offload (Ipv6)
value.
Transmit Buffers
(0=Auto)
The number of transmit buffers.
Transmit buffers are data
segments that allow the network
adapter to monitor transmit
packets in the system memory.
The range of valid transmit buffers
is 0 to 5000 in increments of 1 with
1500 transmit buffers as the
default value.
1. In Microsoft Windows, right-
click the Network Adapter in
Network Connections and then
click Properties.
2. Click the Configure button and
then the Advanced tab.
3. Set the desired Transmit
Buffers value.
Virtual Machine
Queues
The Virtual Machine Queues
property defines whether the
device has enabled or disabled
the virtual machine queue (VMQ)
feature.
1. In Microsoft Windows, right-
click the Network Adapter in
Network Connections and then
click Properties.
2. Click the Configure button and
then the Advanced tab.
3. Set the desired Virtual
Machine Queues value.
Table 13. Advanced Features in Microsoft Windows
Feature Description Configuration Steps