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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the LNIC-10/100A series
32-bit PCI-Bus 10/100Mbps NWay Fast Ethernet
Card, this card is auto-configurable upon power up
and also supports auto-negotiation to automatically
select the optimum speed and communication mode
of an attached device.
The LNIC-10/100A series is compatible with
ACPI and PC99 and supporting Remote-Wake-Up
through
Magic Packet™, LinkChg und
Microsoft®Wake-Up Frame.
About Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified by
IEEE Standard 802.3u. It extends the traditional
10Mbps Ethernet technology to achieve 100Mbps
transmission and reception, while retaining the
same CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Thus while
Fast Ethernet provides a tenfold increase in
network capacity, it is wholly compatible with
traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network facilities.
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).
