IBM PRO/100 SP manual Configuration Setup, Packet Protect, Adaptive Link Response

Configuration Setup

The Boot Agent software provides configuration options that allow you to customize the behavior of the Boot Agent software. Changing the Boot Agent configuration will usually be required only the first time you add a new network adapter to a client computer within your network. You can configure the Boot Agent within any of the following environments:

vPre-boot environments (before operating system is loaded)

vWindows environments

vDOS environments

Packet Protect

Packet Protect enables you to:

vProtect confidentiality and authenticity of IP traffic on your LAN using Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), including Internet Key Exchange (IKE).

vOffload security tasks to an Intel PRO/100 S Management or Server Adapter to optimize network performance.

Adaptive Link Response

The Adaptive Link Response feature allows the MiniPCI adapter installed in a mobile product to recognize whether or not the network cable is connected to the LAN card. This will avoid the Domain Login error ″No Domain Server was available to validate your password.″

vIf no network link is detected, the operating system will display a two-line login window, and will not fully load the LAN driver.

vIf a network link is detected, the operating system will display a three-line login window, and will fully load the LAN driver.

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