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Contents:
Adapter Capabilities (IEEE 802.3ac VLAN)
| IEEE VLAN Compatibility |
82558/559/550/551 based Server |
82558/559/550/551 based Desktop |
Intel®
PRO/1000
Desktop
Adapter |
Intel®
PRO/1000 Server
Adapter |
| Windows Vista* |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003* |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Linux* |
X |
|
X |
1X |
| UnixWare* 7.x (ddi8) |
X |
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|
1X |
| NetWare 5.1+ |
2X |
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1,2X | |
1 Note: All PRO/1000 Server Adapters except the original PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (PWLA 8490 with no letters) are capable of IEEE VLANs.
2 All Advanced Networking Support (ANS) features, including support for VLANs, are not available for Novell NetWare* beginning with Intel® network adapter software release 12.1. Version 12.0 of PRONWARE.EXE is available for download and contains the last version of drivers that implement ANS in Novell NetWare*.
*ISL VLANs - Only the PRO/100 Intelligent Server Adapter with the i960 chipset is capable of ISL VLANs. The Intelligent Server adapter is capable of both ISL and IEEE VLANs only on NetWare* OSs. 4.11 and 5.x. The PRO/100 Intelligent Server Adapter is no longer being manufactured by Intel. Additionally, Intel no longer provides interactive support for these products via telephone or email.
The Tag
802.1p and 802.1q tagging is a single 4 byte tag added to an Ethernet packet increasing the max size of the packet by 4 bytes. All equipment on the network that will pass this traffic must be capable or at least compatible with the extra packet length. The VLAN ID takes the 4th byte of the tag and must be set on the adapter to match the network's settings.
VLAN Requirements:
- Each VLAN will add to the load time and RAM/CPU utilization.
- Each VLAN requires a unique address on a separate subnet.
- There may be more than one VLAN per adapter, but WINS will only connect over the first VLAN.
- In some OS's, the term 'team' is used for the virtual adapter, so there may be a team of one adapter for VLANs or there may be a regular link aggregated team of multiple adapters that also does VLANs simultaneous with a mode of link aggregation.
Installation
Microsoft Windows Vista*:
In Device Manager, right click on the adapter or team that is to have the VLAN(s), and select properties. Select the VLAN tab and click New. Follow the wizard to create VLANs. Once all VLANs have been setup, go to Network and Sharing Center and choose the task, manage network connections. Change the "views" to "Details." Right click on the Local Area Connection for the VLAN and select "Properties." Select the network protocol and click on properties. Configure network addresses for each VLAN.
Microsoft Windows* 2000, XP*, and Server 2003:
In Device Manager, right click on the adapter or team that is to have the VLAN(s), and select properties. Select the VLAN tab and click New. Follow the wizard to create VLANs. Once all VLANs have been setup, go to Network and Dial-Up connections or My Network Places to setup addresses for each VLAN.
Microsoft Windows NT* 4:
In PROSet II, right click on the adapter or team that is to have the VLAN(s), and follow the prompts of the wizard that pops-up. Be sure to close PROSet II to actually set the VLAN and it's unique address.
Note: In PROSet II, VLANs on single adapters will be dropped if that adapter is added to a team. To set up a VLAN on a team, set up the team first.
Novell*, Linux*, and UnixWare/Open UNIX* 8:
See the command lines (and parameters and options) in the HTML manual for instructions (viewable PRO/1000 or PRO/100 manual).
Note: All Advanced Networking Support (ANS) features, including support for VLANs, are not available for Novell NetWare* beginning with Intel® network adapter software release 12.1. Version 12.0 of ANSNWARE.EXE is available for download and contains the last version of drivers that implement ANS in Novell NetWare*. The version 12.0 package is available as a convenience to our customers and is not supported.
Advanced Features
QoS Packet Tagging (802.1q tagging): This setting must always be ON to run VLANs. If a team has been setup or removed, be sure to check the setting under the Advanced tab for the individual adapters.
This applies to:
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