Table 6-1. Refer to the following table for help to configure optional adapter properties.

Properties:

Description:

802.1p QOS

The 802.1p Quality of service (QOS) is an OSI layer 2 standard for prioritizing

 

network traffic at the data link sublayer.Tag is recognized by 802.1p aware

 

switches and routers.

 

 

Checksum Offload

Supports hardware offload of checksum in the transmit and receive directions.

 

When enabled, this option allows the card to verify the TCP/IP checksum of incoming

 

(Rx) and/or outgoing (Tx) packets. This improves the TCP/IP transmit/receive per

 

formance by offloading this operation from the CPU.

 

 

Speed & Duplex

A performance option that allows you to choose how the card transmits and receive

 

packets over the network.

 

 

Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot

Windows 98 automatically detects the installation and removal of hardware.To move a GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter to a different slot in the same system:

1.Shut down the system and remove the card from the PCI slot.

2.Install the card in its new PCI slot (see “Installing Your Copper Gigabit Adapter” on page 2-7).

3.When the system is powered on, reinstall the driver software (see “Installing the Driver Software” on page 3-1).

Windows 98 software

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