IBM NetFlex-2 - Manual

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NetFlex-2

DualPort TR Controller

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O D E L S

N e t F l e x - 2 D u a l P o r t T R
1 4 2 1 3 2 - 0 0 1

H i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e T o k e n
R i n g c o n t r o l l e r , c o m b i n i n g
t w o T o k e n R i n g i n t e r f a c e s
o n a s i n g l e E I S A b o a r d

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T A N D A R D

F

E A T U R E S

P e r f o r m a n c e

Exceptional performance through each of two
channels; two packet blasters, one per channel

A f f o r d a b i l i t y

Aggressively priced below two Compaq 32-Bit 4/16
Token Ring controllers; leverages NetFlex-2
technology and only requires one EISA slot

C o m p a t i b i l i t y

Complies with IEEE 802.5 standard and supports 4
or 16 Mb/s

M a n a g e a b i l i t y

Network Interface Fault Recover Tracking:
Compaq Insight Manager provides monitoring
and alerting features, tracking numerous failure
indication parameters such as alignment errors,
lost frames, and frame copy errors

C o m p a t i b i l i t y a n d I n t e g r a t i o n T e s t i n g

Fully tested on a wide variety of Compaq products
including ProSignia, Systempro/LT, and ProLiant

O p t i o n K i t C o n t e n t s

One EISA adapter with two RJ-45 for UTP and
one DB connector, one single-to-dual converter cable
with two DB-9 connectors for STP, software support
CD and diskettes, user guide, product quality
statements, and warranty information

W a r r a n t y

Maximum: The remaining warranty of the Compaq
PC Product in which it is installed (to a maximum
three-year

1

limited warranty)

Minimum: One-year

1

limited warranty

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P E C I F I C A T I O N S

N e t w o r k I n t e r f a c e

Two Token Ring Interfaces on a single controller
card

E x p a n s i o n B u s A r c h i t e c t u r e

32-Bit EISA

D a t a T r a n s f e r M e t h o d

32-Bit bus master

N e t w o r k T r a n s f e r R a t e

4 or 16 Mb/s

C o n n e c t o r s

Two RJ-45 supporting UTP (unshielded twisted
pair); two 9-pin D-shell through a DB-26 STP
(shielded twisted pair) breakout cable (included)

E q u i p m e n t R e q u i r e m e n t s

One EISA bus master slot

I / O A d d r e s s

z000h-z000Fh, z020h-z02Fh, zC80h, z080h-zC87h
where z=slot #

I n t e r r u p t

Channels 11, 10, 9, 5, 3; software-selectable; level-
triggered

E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e q u i r e m e n t s

Operating: 10

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-50

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C; 20%-80% humidity

(noncondensing); 3,048 m alt.
Non Operating: 10

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-50

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C; 5%-90% humidity

(noncondensing); 9,144 m alt.
Shipping: 30

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C; 20%-80% humidity

(noncondensing); 3,084 m alt.

C o m m u n i c a t i o n P r o c e s s o r s

Two Texas Instruments TMS380C26 Super Eagle
Two Texas Instruments TMS380FPA Packet Blasters

S t a n d a r d C o m p l i a n c e

IEEE 802.5 compliant

O / S D r i v e r S u p p o r t

Novell NetWare Server: ODI, ODI 3.3, Compliant

Novell NetWare DOS and OS/2 Client: ODI,

ODI 3.3 Compliant

MS LAN Manager: DOS NDIS and OS/2 NDIS

Compliant

MS Windows for Workgroups: DOS NDIS

Compliant

MS Windows NT Client: NDIS 3.0 Compliant

MS Windows NT Adv. Server: NDIS 3.0 Compliant

IBM LAN Server: DOS NDIS and OS/2 NDIS

Compliant

SCO UNIX 3.2V4: LLI Compliant

SCO Open DeskTop: LLI Compliant