Large send offload – Allied Telesis AT-2972T/2 User Manual

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Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Driver Software

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To increase the size of the received frames, perform the following
procedure:

1. Start either a Windows Server 2003 or a Windows XP system and log

in.

You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

2. On the desktop, right click My Computer.

The My Computer window opens.

3. Select Properties from the menu.

The System Properties dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 7 on
page 36.

4. Click the Advanced tab.

The Advanced tab is shown in Figure 12 on page 42.

5. From the Properties list, select Flow Control.

6. From the Values list, increment the byte quantity in 500-byte

increments.

7. Click OK.

8. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

Even though it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter
properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all
registers.

9. Verify that the adapter port LEDs operate as described in “LEDs” on

page 19.

Large Send

Offload

Normally, the protocol stack performs TCP segmentation. When you
enable the Large Send Offload property, the network adapter can do the
TCP segmentation.

To change the Large Send Offload property, perform the following
procedure:

1. Start either a Windows Server 2003 or a Windows XP system and log

in.

You must have Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

2. On the desktop, right click My Computer.

The My Computer window opens.

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