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Supported Operating Environments
The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter has software support for the following operating systems:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
(32-bit and 64-bit extended)
Linux
®
(32-bit and 64-bit extended)
VMware
MS-DOS
®
Sun Solaris
SCO
®
UnixWare
®
SCO OpenServer
®
Network Link and Activity Indication
For copper-wire Ethernet connections, the state of the network link and activity is indicated by the LEDs on the RJ-45
connector, as described in
Table 1: "Network Link and Activity Indicated by RJ-45 Port LEDs"
. Broadcom Advanced Control
Suite also provides information about the status of the network link and activity (see
Table 1. Network Link and Activity Indicated by RJ-45 Port
LEDs
Port LED
LED Appearance
Network State
Link LED
Off
No link (cable disconnected)
Continuously illuminated Link
Activity LED
Off
No network activity
Blinking
Network activity