Two Cards in One for PCI Servers

SMC's dual-channel EtherPower™ 10/100 PCI network card combines the functionality of two separate Fast Ethernet cards, each capable of dual-speed operation in half- or full-duplex mode, with superior performance and exceptional ease of installation.

The card occupies only one slot in a PCI server, yet it provides two independent channels, each supporting its own collision domain. This enables you to segment your network and double its bandwidth while saving a slot in your server. And, the price is typically lower than that of two single-channel PCI cards.

Each channel can operate independently at either 10 or 100 Mbps, so it's easy to future-proof your network. You can connect both channels to a 10BASE-T hub or switch today. When you need to migrate to Fast Ethernet for additional bandwidth, switch one channel to a 100BASE-TX device. Or use both channels at the faster data rate to create two Fast Ethernet segments.

This 32-bit card supports the Auto-Negotiation standard, so each channel is automatically configured to run at the highest possible operating mode (10/100 Mbps, half/full duplex). And, it incorporates SimulTasking™ technology, SMC's unique pipelined data transfer technique, with bus-master design and very low CPU utilization for enhanced performance and improved network efficiency.

The EtherPower 10/100 card comes with a full complement of drivers for all popular network operating systems, a lifetime warranty and the industry's best, free Technical Support. For little more than the price of our 10 Mbps dual-channel PCI card, the dual-channel EtherPower 10/100 gives you ten times the performance!

Features/Benefits

Outstanding Performance

• Dual-channel operation doubles network bandwidth in a single PCI slot
• SMC's unique SimulTasking pipelined data transfer technique for top performance at both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
• Low CPU utilization
• Full-duplex operation at both data rates
• 32-bit PCI bus-master operation High Bandwidth
• 100 Mbps operation delivers improved application response time

Easy to Install and Use

• Auto-Negotiation for automatic selection of data rate and half-/full-duplex modes
• EZStart(tm) utility simplifies driver installation and troubleshooting
• Diagnostic LEDs indicate network and card status, data rate and half-/full-duplex modes Compatible
• IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and ISO/IEC 8802-3 standards
• 32-bit PCI bus, v2.1
• PCI-to-PCI Bridge Specification, v1.0 Versatile
• Dual channels save one expansion slot
• 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX operation through a single RJ-45 connector on each channel

Reliable

• Lifetime warranty
• FCC Class B certified
• CE marking

Support for Popular Network Operating Systems

• Novell NetWare: 3.x/4.x Server, DOS, OS/2, Windows 95 and Windows NT Client
• Microsoft: Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT, LAN Manager
• Banyan VINES
• IBM LAN Server
• Artisoft LANtastic
• MacOS System 7 (PowerMAC)
• NDIS: DOS and OS/2
• SCO UNIX
• Plus many other drivers available on SMC's Bulletin Board