NEC N8100-958F, User Manual

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General Description 2-19
Network Controller
NOTE: To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the system
must be used with a shielded LAN cable.
The mother board uses a dual-channel Ethernet Controller and supports 10Base-T/100Base-
TX/1000Base-T network subsystems.
The network controller supports the following features:
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64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X interface
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Integrated IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T compatible PHY
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IEEE 820.3u auto-negotiation support
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Chained memory structure similar to the 82559, 82558, 82557 and 82596
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Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps operation
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Low power +3.3 V device
On the system board, NIC 1 can be used as both a network interface and server management
interface.