Introduction

Need to upgrade your network without taxing your IT budget? 3Com® giga-bit server Network Interface Cards give you a cost-effective way to migrate to Gigabit Ethernet. Get a dramatic throughput boost, advanced server features, and more. These autonegotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps NICs work with your existing Category 5 or Category 5e copper wiring.

Features

• Scalable, tenfold throughput boost: accelerate Fast Ethernet server connections to 1000 Mbps
• Automatic link aggregation and failover lets you install multiple NIC connections
• Advanced server features maximize availability, scalability, and fault tolerance
• 64-bit PCI and PCI-X compatibility means faster transmissions with lower CPU utilization

Specifications

• Media: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
• Connector: RJ-45
• Bus: 32-/64-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI; 32-/64-bit, 33/66/100/133 MHz PCI-X
• Operating distance: 10BASE-T: Category 3, 4, 5, 5e UTP up to 100 m (328 ft); 100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T: Category 5, 5e UTP up to 100 m (328 ft)
• IEEE compliance: 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.1Q, 802.3ad, 802.3ab
• Standards compliance: : PC 99, WfM 1.1a/2.0, ACPI 1.0, DMI 2.0, WBEM, CIM, WMI, PXE 2.0, BIS, RIS, EFI, SDG 3.0
• Drivers: : Linux 2.2, 2.4; Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0; Novell NetWare 6.x, 5.x, 4.2; UnixWare 7; OpenServer 5; Sun Solaris X86
• Management: Any SNMP-compliant management platform, including 3Com Network Supervisor Version 3, 3Com Integration Kit for HP OpenView, 3Com Managed PC Boot Agent, 3Com Boot Services, 3Com Virtual LAN Drive Software