About Auto-negotiation
Auto-negotiation is an IEEE 802.3 procedure of
negotiating the highest data flow capability
between the device (in this case, our Adapter) and
their links partner (some other device). The data
flow information, to be negotiated, consists of the
data speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps) and data transfer
(half-duplex or full-duplex communication). The
physical process of auto-negotiation requires only a
few milliseconds to choose the fastest
communications capability between the two
devices.
Remote LAN Wakeup
Remote LAN Wakeup capability is a key feature of
a centrally managed PC environment. This
technology allows networked PCs to be powered
up and managed from a central location, at any
time of the day or night. To employ Remote LAN
Wakeup, three elements are required:
Desktop management software that can send a
“wake-up” packet to a PC.
