Alacritech Accelerator Users Guide
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2 Software Installation
2.1
Software Installation Overview
This chapter covers the installation of the software required for an Accelerator under
Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. There are different
procedures for different types of installations. It is important to follow the correct pro-
cedure. The following types of situations are covered:
Installing the drivers into a system with the Windows operating system
Updating the drivers for an existing Accelerator installation
Uninstalling the Accelerator
Note: TCP Chimney offload will not work with the following features:
Windows Firewall (Windows XP enabled by Default)
Internet Protocol security (IPsec)
Internet Protocol Network Address Translation (IPNAT)
Third-party firewalls
NDIS 5.1 intermediate drivers
If any one of these features is turned on, TCP Chimney offload will not
work regardless of the registry settings. See Chapter 3 for instructions on
disabling these features.
Note: The Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack must be installed prior to instal-
ling Alacritech software. If Scalable Networking Pack is not installed, you
will get the following popup and be unable to complete the installation.
Scalable Networking Pack is included as Part of WS2003 SP2.
