Document Outline

• Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
• Safety Standards
  • Contents
    • 1 Getting Started
    • 2 Introduction to Duralink64 Port Aggregation
    • 3 DuraLAN NIC Installation
    • 4 Network Configuration Examples
    • 5 Duralink64 Driver Installation for Windows
    • 6 Duralink64 Standard Driver for Windows
    • 7 Duralink64 Failover for Windows NT
    • 8 Duralink64 Port Aggregation for Windows NT
    • 9 Duralink64 Standard Driver for NetWare
    • 10 Duralink64 Failover for NetWare
    • 11 Duralink64 Port Aggregation for NetWare
    • 12 Installing Duralink64 NetWare Client
    • A Cables and LEDs
    • B Troubleshooting Tips
    • C Duralink SNMP Agents
    • D The Diagnostics Utility
      • Index
• Getting Started
  • System Requirements
    • Hardware Requirements
    • Software Requirements
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Adaptec DuraLAN NICs
  • Duralink64 Failover
  • Duralink64 Port Aggregation
  • FEC (Fast EtherChannel)
  • Advisories
• Introduction to Duralink64 Port Aggregation
  • Traditional Network Configurations
  • Servers with Duralink64 Port Aggregation
    • Duralink64 Port Aggregation Example
• DuraLAN NIC Installation
  • Important Note for Windows 95 Users!
  • Installing the Appropriate NIC
  • Installing the DuraLAN NIC
  • Connecting the Network Cable
  • Installing the Appropriate NIC Driver
• Network Configuration Examples
  • Network Without Duralink64 Failover Protection
  • Single Hub or Switch on an Ethernet Segment
  • Dual Hubs
  • Dual Hubs with an Ethernet Switch
  • Dual Hubs with Routers
  • Dual Hubs with a Four-Port NIC
• Duralink64 Driver Installation for Windows
  • Before You Begin
    • Note on DuraLAN NIC Ports
  • Installing the DuraLAN Driver
    • Windows NT 4.0
    • Windows NT 3.51
    • Windows 98
    • Windows 95
      • Windows 95 OSR2
      • Windows 95 OSR1
  • Installation Tips
    • Windows 95
    • Windows 98
    • Windows Clients Using Novell Client32
  • Removing Previously Installed Drivers
    • Windows NT 4.0
    • Windows NT 3.51
    • Windows 98 and 95 OSR1/OSR2
• Duralink64 Standard Driver for Windows
  • Configuring the Standard Driver Ports in Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51
  • Configuring the Ports in Windows 98/95
• Duralink64 Failover for Windows NT
  • Configuring the Ports
  • Creating the Failover Pair
    • Windows NT 4.0
    • Windows NT 3.51
  • Monitoring Failover Pairs
  • Note on DuraLAN NIC Ports
• Duralink64 Port Aggregation for Windows NT
  • Configuring the Ports
  • Creating Port Aggregation Groups
  • Creating Fast EtherChannel Groups
  • Assigning the TCP/IP Address
  • Modifying Groups
    • Renaming Groups
    • Adding or Removing Ports
  • Checking System Status
    • Understanding the Status Tab
      • Field Descriptions
      • Viewing the Groups
  • Windows NT Performance Monitor
• Duralink64 Standard Driver for NetWare
  • Before you Begin
  • Note on NetWare
  • Install of Duralink64 Driver during NetWare 5.0 Operating System Installation
  • Installing the NetWare Standard Driver
  • Configuring the Ports
  • Assigning the Protocols
  • Viewing the Configuration
  • Restarting the Server
    • Troubleshooting Tip
  • Removing Drivers
    • Removing the DuraLAN Standard Driver
• Duralink64 Failover for NetWare
  • Before you Begin
  • Note on NetWare
  • Installing the NetWare Failover Driver
  • Configuring the Ports
  • Creating the Failover Pairs
  • Assigning the Protocols
  • Viewing the Configuration
  • Copying and Saving the Configuration
  • Viewing the System Status
    • Element Descriptions
      • F Keys
  • Modifying the Driver Configuration
  • Removing Drivers
    • Removing the Duralink64 Failover Driver
• Duralink64 Port Aggregation for NetWare
  • Before you Begin
  • Note on NetWare
  • Installing the NetWare Port Aggregation Driver
  • Configuring Ports
  • Creating Port Aggregation Groups
  • Creating Fast EtherChannel Groups
  • Assigning Protocols
  • Verifying Configuration
    • Copying and Saving the Configuration
  • Viewing System Status
    • System Status Data
    • Setting Time Intervals
  • Modifying Driver Configurations
  • Removing Drivers
    • Removing the Duralink64 Port Aggregation Driver
• Installing Duralink64 NetWare Client
  • Installing Novell Client32
    • DOS
      • Selecting Options
      • Editing startnet.bat
      • Connecting Clients to the NetWare Server
    • Windows
      • Connecting Clients to the NetWare Server
  • Connecting Clients to the NetWare Failover Server
  • Connecting Clients to the NetWare Port Aggregation Server
• Cables and LEDs
  • Connection Types
    • Full Duplex Support
  • Cable Requirements
  • Straight-through Cable
  • Pinout and Color Requirements
    • Diagnostics Loop-Back Cable
  • Diagnostic LEDs
    • LED Functions
• Troubleshooting Tips
  • Isolating Faulty Hardware
  • Troubleshooting
  • Configuring the BIOS
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Duralink64 Software And DuraLAN NICs - General Questions
    • Duralink64 v4.2 Failover Software Questions
    • Duralink64 v4.2 Port Aggregation Software Questions
    • Duralink64 v4.2 Windows NT - General Questions
    • Duralink64 v4.2 Windows 95 and Windows 98 - General Questions
      • Windows 95
      • Windows 98
    • Duralink64 v4.2 NetWare - General Questions
• Duralink SNMP Agents
  • Monitoring the NICs by SNMP
  • SNMP Support
• The Diagnostics Utility
  • Running the Diagnostics
    • From the Hard Drive
    • From the Floppy Drive
  • Diagnostic Tests
• Index