Configuring Groups and VLANs for a Server NIC
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Windows NT
Start 3Com Advanced Server features under Windows NT as follows:
1
Log in to the Windows NT Administrator account.
2
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Settings/Control Panel
.
3
Double-click the Dynamic
Access
SW Server icon.
The Dynamic
Access
Resilient Server Link/Load Balance/VLAN Configuration window
appears. Click the appropriate tab to configure server features.
Creating a Group
1
Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2
In the Load Balance/RSL window, click
Create Group
.
3
In the Create Group dialog box, type a group name.
4
Set the load balancing:
To enable transmit load balancing —
Clear the
Receive
Load Balance Enabled
check box and check the
Transmit
Load Balance Enabled
box.
To enable bidirectional load balancing
— Check both the
Transmit
Load Balance
Enabled
box and the
Receive
Load Balance Enabled
box. Enter only the Host ID bytes
required for a dedicated IP address. For example:
See “Specifying a Dedicated IP Address” later in this chapter for more information on
the dedicated IP address.
To disable all load balancing
— Clear the
Receive
Load Balance Enabled
and the
Transmit
Load Balance Enabled
check boxes.
5
Click
OK
.
The name of the new NIC group appears in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.
Adding NICs to a Group
1
Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.
2
In the Load Balance/RSL window:
■
Select a group from the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list.
■
Select a NIC from the Network Interface Cards list.
3
Click
Add NIC
.
The NIC appears as part of the group in the Load Balancing/RSL list box.
If you click
Add NIC
repeatedly, NICs are added to the group in the order that they are
listed after the first NIC you selected.
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 4
Class A
Network ID
Host ID
24
1
253
Class B
Network ID
Host ID
2
253
Class C
Network ID
Host ID
253
