Configuring Groups and VLANs for a Server NIC47Windows NTStart 3Com Advanced Server features under Windows NT as follows:1 Log in to the Windows NT Administrator account.2 From the Windows Start menu, select Settings/Control Panel.3 Double-click the DynamicAccess SW Server icon.The DynamicAccess Resilient Server Link/Load Balance/VLAN Configuration windowappears. Click the appropriate tab to configure server features.Creating a Group1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.2 In the Load Balance/RSL window, click Create Group.3 In the Create Group dialog box, type a group name.4 Set the load balancing:To enable transmit load balancing — Clear the Receive Load Balance Enabledcheck box and check the Transmit Load Balance Enabled box.To enable bidirectional load balancing — Check both the Transmit Load BalanceEnabled box and the Receive Load Balance Enabled box. Enter only the Host ID bytesrequired for a dedicated IP address. For example:See “Specifying a Dedicated IP Address” later in this chapter for more information onthe dedicated IP address.To disable all load balancing — Clear the Receive Load Balance Enabled and theTransmit Load Balance Enabled check boxes.5 Click OK.The name of the new NIC group appears in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.Adding NICs to a Group1 Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.2 In the Load Balance/RSL window: Select a group from the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list. Select a NIC from the Network Interface Cards list.3 Click Add NIC.The NIC appears as part of the group in the Load Balancing/RSL list box.If you click Add NIC repeatedly, NICs are added to the group in the order that they arelisted after the first NIC you selected.Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4Class A Network ID Host ID24 1 253Class B Network ID Host ID2 253Class C Network ID Host ID253
