Allied Telesis AT-2916SX - Manual (Page 24)

Chapter 2: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS 2) Applications
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Figure 2. Vital Sign Tab
The Vital Sign Tab contains the following fields:
ˆ MAC Address. This address can either be the permanent MAC
address or an address assigned by the Locally Administered Address
in the Advanced properties tab.
ˆ Permanent MAC Address. This is a physical MAC (media access
control) address that is assigned to the device by the manufacturer.
The physical address cannot be all 0s.
ˆ IP Address. The network address that is associated with the device. If
the IP address is all 0’s, the associated driver has not been bound with
the Internet Protocol (IP).
ˆ Driver Status. Information about the status of the driver that is
associated with the selected controller.
– Driver Loaded. Normal operating mode. The driver that is
associated with the device has been loaded by Windows and is
functioning.
– Driver Not Loaded. The driver that is associated with the device
has not been loaded by Windows.
– Information Not Available. The value is not obtainable from the
driver that is associated with the device.
ˆ Driver Name/Version/Date. The file name, version, and creation date
of the software driver that is associated with the device.
ˆ Offload Capabilities. The options are:
– LSO (Large Send Offload). The network adapter performs TCP
segmentation.
– CO (Checksum Offload). The adapter computes the TCP/IP
checksum.
ˆ BASP State. Information about the status of the BASP application.
This information is displayed only when there is a team. See
“Configuring Teaming” on page 37
ˆ Network Status: The following network status information is provided:
– Link Status. The indicator is green if a link is established. A red
indicator means that a link is not established.
– Speed. The link speed of the device.
– Duplex. The duplex mode in which the device is operating.