User Manual

5
CONFIGURING THE NIC
Configuration
Settings
The table below lists the configuration settings for the NIC.
Before you change the NIC configuration settings, contact the system
administrator.
Option Description
Settings
(Defaults in Bold)
Network
Driver
Optimization
Specifies how to optimize the network driver for your
network by allowing trade-offs between network
performance and CPU utilization.
■ Normal balances CPU utilization and network
performance.
■ Minimized CPU Utilization saves CPU resources for
other tasks.
■ Maximized Network Performance is appropriate if no
other applications require extra CPU resources.
■ Normal
■ Minimized CPU
Utilization
■ Maximized
Network
Performance
Duplex Determines if the NIC transmits data across the network
in both directions simultaneously (full-duplex) or in one
direction at a time (half-duplex).
■ Auto Select allows the NIC to connect automatically
at the duplex mode of the connected hub or switch.
When you select this setting, the Media Type is set
automatically to Auto Select.
■ Full-Duplex sets the NIC to operate in full-duplex
mode. To use this setting, the switch that you are
connected to must support full-duplex. You must also
set the NIC Media Type setting manually.
■ Half-Duplex sets the NIC to operate in half-duplex
mode. You must also set the NIC Media Type setting.
■ Auto Select
■ Full-Duplex
■ Half-Duplex
Boot PROM Enables or disables the NIC boot ROM. ■ Enabled
■ Disabled
Media Type Determines the type of media your network is using.
■ Auto Select allows the NIC to select the Media Type
for you automatically.
■ If you set the NIC Duplex setting to Auto Select, the
Media Type is set automatically to Auto Select.
■ If you set the NIC Duplex setting manually, you must
set the Media Type setting manually.
■ Auto Select
■ 10BASE-T
(10Mb/s)
■ 100BASE-TX
(100Mb/s)