SMC Networks TigerCard 1000 manual Configuring and Testing Network Card

CHAPTER 3

CONFIGURING AND TESTING

THE NETWORK CARD

Introduction

This chapter describes the configuration and diagnostic utility available when using the TigerCard 1000 network card in a Windows NT 4.0 environment.

When you install the TigerCard 1000 Windows NT 4.0 driver, the advanced configuration utility is also installed. This utility runs when you click on the “Properties” button for the card in the “Network” control panel applet. Using this utility you can perform the following procedures:

View the network card’s status and PCI setup information.

KSee page 3-3.

Configure the card’s advanced properties, such as link parameters, Packet Propulsion threshold, and Jumbo Frame support. See page 3-4.

Configure VLAN tag capabilities and edit the VLAN ID table.

KSee page 3-6.

Perform diagnostics to test the card’s basic functions. See page 3-9.

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