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APX 8000/MAX TNT/DSLTNT Physical Interface Configuration Guide Preliminary May 9, 2000 4-1
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Configuring Ethernet Cards
Introduction to Ethernet slot cards
This chapter explains how to install and configure the Ethernet slot cards. For information
about configuring IP routing, see the APX 8000/MAX TNT DSLTNT WAN, Routing and
Tunneling Configuration Guide.
The following Ethernet slot cards are available for the platforms indicated:
• 10/100Mbps Ethernet-2 card with three 10Mbps ports and one 100Mbps
port—APX 8000, MAX TNT and DSLTNT units
• 10/100Mbps Ethernet-3 card with a single 100Mbps port—APX 8000 and MAX TNT
units
Full-duplex 10/100Mbps Ethernet-2 slot card
The Ethernet-2 card has three 10BaseT ports and one full-duplex 100BaseT port. If you are
replacing an older Ethernet card with the new Ethernet-2 card, you must create new Ethernet
profiles for the Ethernet-2 card. For details, see “Upgrading to the Ethernet-2 and Ethernet-3
slot cards” on page 4-2.
Full-duplex 10/100Mbps Ethernet-3 slot card
The Ethernet-3 slot card has one full-duplex 10/100Mbps port that is designed to have a high
packet-per-second throughput to support Voice over IP (VoIP). The Ethernet-3 card autosenses
10Mbps or 100Mbps but does not support autonegotiation, in which Ethernet devices negotiate
a common speed and duplex mode.
Introduction to Ethernet slot cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview of Ethernet configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Understanding the Ethernet-related profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Configuring duplex mode on the 100Mbps Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3