xiiiContents1 Product OverviewGeneral Information 1-1Fast Ethernet 1-2Reference Sources 1-2Advisory 1-2System Requirements 1-3Hardware Requirements 1-3Software Requirements 1-3Hardware Overview 1-4Performance 1-4Physical Views 1-5Link Configurations 1-7Driver Configurations for Adaptec DuraLAN NICs 1-8Duralink64 Failover 1-9Duralink64 Port Aggregation 1-9FEC (Fast EtherChannel) 1-10Network Configuration Examples 1-11Traditional Network Configurations 1-11Servers with Duralink64 Port Aggregation 1-13Network without Duralink64 Failover Protection 1-14Single Hub or Switch on an Ethernet Segment withFailover 1-14Dual Hubs 1-15Failover Protection with Dual Hubs and EthernetSwitch 1-16Dual Hubs with Routers 1-16Dual Hubs with a 4-Port NIC 1-172 DuraLAN NIC InstallationInstalling the DuraLAN NIC 2-2Connecting the Network Cable 2-4
