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About the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. Designed especially for high-performance systems, such as servers and high-end workstations, it offers 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) of aggregate bandwidth and optimized performance while minimizing network overhead on the host system. This guide describes the installation and use of the GA311 for operation with a Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® Me, Windows® 98SE 2nd edition, or Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or above) system.

It connects your PCI-compliant workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network, incorporating a new technology that transfers data at a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second (Mbps) over standard Category 5 cables. Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized with the use of the GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

The GA311 has demonstrated interoperability with all major Gigabit Ethernet equipment on the market that is compliant with IEEE 802.3ab standards and should work with most non-compliant Gigabit Ethernet products. In addition, because the GA311 uses standard Ethernet frame and Media Access Control (MAC) formats, it provides full compatibility with Fast Ethernet network equipment through network switches from a variety of vendors, including NETGEAR®.

The GA311 is 802.1Q/1p-compliant for frame priority tagging. The IEEE 802.1Q standard defines the operation of Virtual LAN (VLAN) Bridges that permit the definition, operation and administration of Virtual LAN topologies within a Bridged LAN infrastructure. Using the GA311 with 802.1p-compliant switches or routers offers a range of traffic prioritization of Layer 2 frames, providing a higher Quality of Service on high-speed local area networks.


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