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AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, AT-2973T/4, and AT-VNC10S Adapters Installation and User’s Guide
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Receive Buffers
(0=Auto)
The number of receive buffers. 
Receive buffers are data 
segments that allow the network 
adapter to allocate receive 
packets to memory. For 1 Gbps 
adapters, the range of valid 
receive buffers is 50 to 5000 in 
increments of 1 with 750 receive 
buffers as the default value. For 10 
Gbps adapters, the range of valid 
receive buffers is 0 to 3000 in 
increments of 50 with 0 receive 
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 Receive 
Buffers value.
Receive Side 
Scaling
This parameter allows configuring 
network load balancing across 
multiple CPUs. The default setting 
for this property is Enabled.
Note
For all network adapters, 
IPv6 Receive Side Scaling is 
not supported on Windows 
Server 2003 due to a 
limitation in the operating 
system. However, 
BCM5709, BCM57710, and 
BCM57711 network 
adapters support IPv6 
Receive Side Scaling on 
Windows Server 2008 and 
later.
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 Receive Side 
Scaling value.
Speed and Duplex 
Mode
The Speed & Duplex property sets 
the connection speed and mode to 
that of the network. Note that Full-
Duplex mode allows the adapter to 
transmit and receive network data 
simultaneously.
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 Speed & 
Duplex value.
Table 13. Advanced Features in Microsoft Windows
Feature Description Configuration Steps










