Intel PRO/100

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Adapter Attributes
Attribute Benefit Intel
PRO/100 S
Management
Adapter
Intel
PRO/100+
Manage-
ment
Adapter
Intel PRO/100
VE, VM, and
82562EH
based
Phoneline
Desktop
Adapters and
Network
Connections
Adapter
Identifier
Enables identification of adapt-
ers (number printed on sticker
on adapter)
3DES:
748566-xxx
DES:
748564-xxx
721383-xxx VE: A19716-
xxx
VM: A19725-
xxx
82562EH:
Axxxxxx-xxx
10/100
auto-
negotiation
Provides flexible support for
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and
mixed bandwidth networks.
Relocate PCs as needed and
upgrade network speed with-
out swapping out or reconfigur-
ing adapters
•••
Intel®
82559 Fast
Ethernet
Controller
Increased performance and
improved adapter reliability
••
Uses Intel®
82562-based
Ethernet
Controller.
Intel® Sin-
gle Driver™
technology
with full
driver suite
One driver suite across Intel®
10/100 adapters for simplified
setup and maintenance on
Windows* 95, 98, 2000,
UNIX*, LINUX*, NetWare*, and
Windows NT* systems
•
1
••
Full-duplex
support
Enables easy transition from
shared-media networking to
full-duplex switched environ-
ments
••**
Wake on
LAN*
Easy, off-hours maintenance
and diagnostics
••***
DMI 2.0
support
Enables easy asset manage-
ment
•••
Pre-
installed
Intel® Boot
Agent
Deploy and upgrade PCs
remotely
•••
Intel®
82594ED
network
encryption
co-proces-
sor
Offloads security encryption
from PC to the adapter, reduc-
ing processor utilization and
maximizing network perfor-
mance
•