Wake-up On LAN Capability
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Support for Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring
Full-duplex/Dedicated Token Ring (DTR) is an enhancement
to the IEEE 802.5 standard that allows a token ring switch
port to be dedicated to a station.
In full-duplex mode, a station can simultaneously transmit
and receive independent data streams for potential data
throughput of 32 Mbps. The 3C359 NIC can operate in
full-duplex mode when attached to a DTR switch.
Wake-up On LAN Capability
The 3C359 NIC provides Wake-up On LAN (WOL) capability,
which, with the appropriate applications, lets you remotely
perform installations, software upgrades, and other
management tasks from a central location, even if the
PCs in your network have been turned off.
The 3C359 NIC’s WOL support conforms to the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface OnNow/(ACPI)
specification, and applies only to PCs conforming to PCI
Bus Power Management Interface Specification 1.0
that
have power management capabilities running under
Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows NT 5.0.
Other Features of the 3C359 NIC
The 3C359 NIC supports the following features:
■
Completely automatic hardware configuration through
PCI registration.
■
Auto ring speed detection option that permits the
3C359 NIC drivers for all supported environments to
detect and operate at the current ring data rate.
■
LED ring speed indicators.
■
Boot ROM socket that supports the 3C359-TRIROM,
an optional token ring boot ROM with BootWare for
TCP/IP, NetWare, and RPL environments. The TriROM
allows you to boot PCs (with or without hard drives)
remotely from a LAN server. (The TriROM is sold and
documented separately. Contact your local reseller for
further details.)
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