Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 3: Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, and XP
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Choosing a Network Adapter Card Driver
The first step to installing the driver for your new network adapter card is to
select a driver. Allied Telesyn offers two drivers for Microsoft Windows
2000, 2003, and XP systems. There is a regular driver and an enhanced
driver that features load balancing and fail-over (LBFO) protection. The
LBFO driver is primarily intended for adapters in network servers. It
enhances network performance by distributing the traffic from the server
over two adapters. It also increases the resiliency of your network by
providing a redundant link from the server to the network. For background
information on the LBFO driver, refer to “Load Balancing and Fail-over
Protection” on page 39.
You can install the regular driver using the AT-Setup utility, as explained in
“Installing or Updating a Driver Using the AT-Setup Utility” on page 59 or
manually with the procedure “Manually Installing a Driver” on page 73.
To install the LBFO driver, you must use the procedure “Manually
Installing a Driver” on page 73. The LBFO driver cannot be installed using
the AT-Setup utility.
Note
The LBFO driver has not been certified by Microsoft Corporation.