D-Link, supplier of networking products, has announced the availability of its DFE-550TX Fast Ethernet LAN adapter which operates in the 32-bit bus master, delivering high throughputs with little stress on the host`s CPU.
According to D-Link SA sales manager, Attie Pienaar, the adapter transfers data directly to or from the host`s memory, bypassing the CPU to alleviate the host`s workload by running at PCI clock speeds independently from the network clock.
"The adapter`s single RJ-45 interface auto-negotiates between 10BASE-T Ethernet and 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet connection, and full or half duplex, completely without any need for users to set configuration," adds Pienaar.
Complying with ACPI specifications, this adapter provides power management function for power saving when not in operation. The `Wake up from sleep mode` to `fully run mode` follows the `Wired for Management Guideline v1.0` supporting AMD Magic Packet WOL. `Wake up Frame` and `Media Change` will be supported after the release of Windows NT 5.0 (EEPROM firmware upgradable.)
The DFE-550TX provides flow control allowing the PC to connect directly with a flow-control-supporting switch.
"This mechanism allows the PC to sense when the buffer is full and pause transmission to avoid buffer overflow and safeguard network data integrity," explains Pienaar.
This adapter operates in the 32-bit bus master mode, delivering high throughputs with little stress on the host`s CPU. Running at PCI clock speeds independently of the network clock, it transfers data directly to/from the host`s memory, bypassing the CPU to alleviate the host`s workload.
The DFE-550TX`s single RJ-45 interface auto-negotiates between 10BASE-T Ethernet and 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet connection, and full/half duplex, completely without any need for users to set configuration.
Complying with ACPI specifications, this adapter provides power management function for power saving when not in operation. Wake up from sleep mode to fully run mode follows Wired for Management Guideline v1.0 supporting AMD Magic Packet WOL. Wakeup Frame and Media Change will be supported after Windows NT 5.0 release (EEPROM firmware upgradable).
"The adapter provides flow control allowing the PC to connect directly with a flow-control supporting switch. This mechanism allows the PC to sense when the buffer is full and pause transmission to avoid buffer overflow and safeguard network data integrity," concludes Pienaar.
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Features
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/802.3u 100BASE-TX standard
PCI local bus 2.1 specifications
10/100Mbps NWay interface 32-bit PCI bus master operation
Power management function (Advanced Configuration/Power Interface 1.0)
Wake-on-LAN (WOL) function (Magic Packet, Wakeup Frame Media Change)
IEEE 802.3x flow control for connection to LAN switch
Early interrupt mechanism to improve network traffic
16 counters for network traffic and status report
IP multicast address filter mechanism
Low network command processing overhead
Single shielded RJ-45 connector
UTP and STP supported
Full/half duplex for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
FCC Class B, CE Mark, VCCI Class B, C-Tick
LAN Drivers
Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, ODI
NetWare Client 32
Microsoft Windows 95,98
Microsoft Windows NT 3.52, 4.0
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft LAN Manager
IBM LAN Support Program
IBM OS/2 Warp Server
IBM OS/2 LAN Server
IBM Communication Manager
DECnet PathWork
Banyan VINES
WIN/TCP PathWay Access for DOS
FTP PC/TCP
Sun PC-NFS
NDIS drivers
Packet driver
AT&T Unix
SCO Open Server 5.0
UnixWare 2.0.1
Winsock
NCSA
Boot Servers
Novell RPL Boot ROM code
NetWare 3.x, 4.x RPL server
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.x RPL server
Microsoft LAN Manager remote boot server
OS/2 LAN Server 3.x, 4.x
IBM LAN Server 3.x, 4.x
IBM Warp Server
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