GigaNIX 1000T Introduction
GigaNIX 1000T User Manual
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Asanté GigaNIX Introduction
GigaNIX Introduction
The Asanté GigaNIX series of Gigabit Ethernet PCI adapters for Apple Power
Macintosh, G3, G4, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 brings 1 Gigabit per second
network performance to your server or desktop.
GigaNIX is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3z, the Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
GigaNIX solution is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3ab and IEEE 802.3u.
Included with all GigaNIX adapters are drivers for Mac OS 8,9, & X Server, as well as
Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux.
System Options, Requirements and Specifications:
The table below lists the system requirements and specifications for the GigaNIX
adapter.
Major Features
The main characteristics of GigaNIX are listed below:
_ Installs in any PCI capable Power Macintosh, G3, or G4 computer
with a vacant PCI slot
_ Supports 33MHz., 32/64 bit PCI interfaces
_ Drag and drop data transfers across Gigabit Ethernet networks and
media
_ Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3ab specification
_ Full Duplex Gigabit Ethernet interface
_ Sophisticated dual channel Direct Memory Access (DMA) with Dual
onboard RISC processor
_ 32/64 bit PCI Master and Slave interfaces
_ Complies with all PCI mechanical and electrical requirements
_ Seamless access to other GigaNIX Gigabit Ethernet equipped
workstations using standard AppleShare operations
