after the nic driver software has been installed, you can change the configuration options at any time. the following nic parameters are user-configurable:

    ■ basic properties: flow control, speed and duplex, and jumbo mtu.

    ■ optional properties: failover team configuration and vlan configuration.

    nics configured as part of a failover share basic configuration properties. changing the configuration of one nic in a specific team changes the properties of all the nics in that team.

    to access the nic properties:

    1 open the control panel and double-click the network icon.

    2 when the network window opens, select the adapters tab.

    the bus and slot number of the highlighted nic are listed in the lower part of the window.

    3 select the desired nic from the network adapters window and click properties.

    the gigabit ethernet controller window opens.

    the possible nic parameter types are:

    ■ flow control

    - disable (default)

    - enable

    ■ speed and duplex

    - auto (default)

    - 10 mb half

    - 10 mb full

    - 100 mb half

    - 1000 mb full

    ■ jumbo mtu

    - 1500 (default)

    - 2000

    - 2500

    - 3000

    - 3500

    - 4000

    - 4500

    - 5000

    - 5500

    - 6500

    - 7000

    - 7500

    - 8000

    - 8500

    - 9000

    4 when nic parameter configuration is complete, click ok to accept the settings.

    5 when prompted to restart your computer, click yes.

    the system restarts, using the new configuration settings.

    6 when the system returns to proper operation, verify that the adapter port leds operate as described in the table in "installing and connecting the nic" on page 7.

    if no configuration changes have been made, you can click no to close the configuration session without restarting your system.