B-8DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide7 If I have the Duralin64 standalone drivers installed and wantto install the Failover drivers, what do I need to do?You must uninstall or remove the Duralink64 standalonedrivers and reboot the system. Then you can install theDuralink64 Failover drivers.Duralink64 v4.2 Port Aggregation SoftwareQuestions1 What is Duralink64 Port Aggregation software?Adaptec's Duralink64 Port Aggregation technology buildsupon standards-based Fast Ethernet to provide networkmanagers a reliable high-speed solution for the networkbackbone. Duralink64 Port Aggregation software groups up to12 Fast Ethernet ports onto a single aggregated connectionoperating up to 1.2 Gbps per workgroup. See the PortAggregation white paper on the Adaptec web site(http://www.adaptec.com).2 What are the key benefits of Duralink64 Port Aggregationsoftware?– Network scalability– Increases bandwidth by adding ports– Allows segmentation of the network as needed by groupingports– Adds fault tolerance by design3 What applications or environments call for Duralink64 PortAggregation?Applications or environments that require Duralink64 PortAggregation include servers that have large numbers of clientsor download large amounts of data, such as application andvideo servers.
