3Com® 3C996B-T Gigabit Server NIC

* 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
* Centralized, standards-compliant management lowers network administration time and total cost of ownership
* TCP/UDP/IP checksum offloads reduce host CPU load for improved system performance
* PCI Hot-Plug lets you remove/replace server NICs without taking the server offline

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

System Requirements:
PCI 2.2? or PCI-X 1.0?compliant server