Windows NT Adapter Teaming


Adapter Teaming Installation Notes for the PRO/100+ Server
Adapter Under Windows NT 4.0
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Overview
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The PRO/100+ adapter provides several options for increasing throughput
and fault tolerance when running NT 4.0:

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for
your adapter. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over.

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of 2 - 4 adapters to
increase transmission throughput. Also includes the AFT option. Works
with any 100BASE-TX switch.

Fast EtherChannel* (FEC) - creates a team of 2 - 4 adapters to
increase transmission and reception throughput. Also includes the AFT
option. Requires a Cisco switch with FEC capability.

For more information on adapter teaming, please see the general readme
file on Adapter Teaming (TEAMING.TXT).


Before you get started
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Before you can configure the PRO/100+ adapter for Adapter Teaming, 
you need to do the following:

      Install at least two PRO/100+ adapters in a Windows NT
      4.0 system as described in the "Windows NT 40 Installation Notes"
      section in the MS.TXT readme file. When installation is complete
      make sure you restart Windows NT.

      NOTE: Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later, with the NDIS 
      driver hotfix (NDISFIXI), is required for implementing Adapter
      Teaming properly. Install Service Pack and Hotfix prior to
      configuring Adapter Teaming.

      Support Site for NDISFIXI 

      NDIS Driver Hotfix:
        ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/
        nt40/hotfixes-postsp3/ndis-fix/

      If connecting to a hub, each PRO/100+ adapter in a team 
      must be connected to a port which is in the same
      collision domain.  If connected to a switch, each 
      PRO/100+ adapter in a team must be connected to a port 
      which is in the same network.


General Instructions
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1  Double-click on the Network Icon in the Control Panel.

2  Select the Adapters tab and double-click the "Intel PRO/100+ PCI
   Adapter" found in the Network Adapters list box.  This will launch
   the PROSet utility.

3  Click on the Adapter Teaming tab and click the Add Adapter to a Team
   button.

4  At the Teaming Wizard dialog, select the type of team you want to
   create and click Next.

5  Add a check in the checkbox for each adapter you want as a part of
   the team and click Next.

6  Click Finish to apply your changes.

7  Click OK to close PROSet.

   You should notice a new listing in the Network control panel,
   which is the team you have created.

8  Click Close to close the Network control panel. Other configuration
   screens may appear. Configure as desired.

9  When prompted, restart Windows NT.



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