Optional Network Board Driver; Installation Of The Optional Network Board Driver; Adapter Fault Tolerance (Aft)/Adaptive Load Balancing (Alb) - NEC Express5800 120Rj-2 User Manual

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This procedure can also be applied on the properties dialog box for the local area
network which appears from the [Network and Dial-up Connection].
Services]. [Network Monitor] can monitor the frame (or the
packet) that the computer installing [Network Monitor] sends or
receives. This tool is valuable when analyzing network troubles.
For more information on how to install the tool, see
Problems Settings" on page 313

Optional Network Board Driver

Most drivers are automatically installed.
If this is not the case:
■ either install the driver stored in the NEC ExpressBuilder using the oprocedure
described below,
■ or refer to the installation manual provided with the board, if applicable.

Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver

1. Start the Device Manager.
2. Click [Network adapters] and double-click [(Network Adapter Name)].
The [(Network Adapter Name) Properties] appears.
adapter. All the other names show the Optional Network Board.
3. Click the [Driver] tab and click [Update Driver...].
The [Hardware Update Wizard] appears.
4. Select the [Install from a list or specific location(Advanced)] radio button and
click [Next].
5. Select the [Search for the best driver in these locations] radio button and check
off the [Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)] check box.
6. Check the [Include this location in the search] check box and specify a path.
Click [Next].
7. Click [Finish].

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than
one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other
adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Note: We recommend you add [Network Monitor] at [Adding
Note: [(Intel(R) PRO/1000...)] is the name of On-Board
described later in this chapter.
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