S2Konnect N-3010AVB
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Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support
The S2Konnect N-3010AVB 10/100/1000Base-T Adapters, supports Promiscu ous Mode for ana-
lyzers. Promiscuous mode means that ail traffic received by the adapter is passed to the CPU and
not only packets addressed to it. By default, the promiscuous mode is turned off. ln addition, the
adapters supports multicast (frames can be sent to more than one destination) for special applica-
tions, which use multicast addresses.
Alert Standard Format (ASF)
The S2Konnect N-3010AVB 10/100/1000Base-T Adapters fully support integrated ASF 2.0
(Alert
Standard For mat)
functionality that enables monitoring and remote controlling of client systems
that are in “Shut down“ or “OS absent“ states.
Possible usage scenarios for ASF are:
•
system’s health monitoring
(e.g., voltage and temperature alerts)
•
asset management
(e.g., Chassis intrusion alerts)
•
remote management and control
(e.g., power down and system reset)
PXE / RPL Support
The S2Konnect N-3010AVB 10/100/1000Base-T adapter, supports both the standard PXE 2.1
(Pre-Boot eXecution Environment) and the protocol RPL (Remote Program Load). This allows
networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be configured and boo-
ted remotely by an administrator. PXE and RPL grant the advantage that client machines do not
necessarily need an operating system or a hard disk and that they can be rebooted remotely in the
event of hardware or software failures.
Boot Agent ROM
The Boot Agent ROM for S2Konnect N-3010AVB 10/100/1000Base-T adapter, comprises the boot
protocols PXE and RPL, allowing the user to choose between both proto cols during every boot. ln
addition, it includes a setup program where the user can define sev eral default boot options.
