Dell Server support of Multi-vendor Network Interface Card teaming.
Dell Server's Network Drivers support the use of an intermediate driver to provide advanced services such as Teaming and IEEE 802.1Q VLANS. Both Intel and Broadcom provide intermediate drivers specific to their network controllers and drivers, both vendor's intermediate driver allow for the inclusion of other brands of NICs in teaming configurations.
Although both intermediate drivers can exist on a system at the same time, both should not be used at the same time. One intermediate driver should be utilized for all teams in a system. Using both intermediate drivers at the same time can produce unpredictable results, even if they are each used on different physical network controllers. Dell does not support the use of multiple intermediate network drivers at the same time in a system under any operating system.
Intermediate drivers for other uses, such as clustering, may be included in some operating systems or third party applications. These intermediate drivers can not be loaded on top of network teaming driver either. Please consult the software documentation to determine if a service is provided via an intermediate driver. Dell does not support the use of multiple intermediate drivers on a NIC or multiple NICs in any operating system.
When teaming with either brand of intermediate driver, at least one network controller of the same brand of the intermediate driver must be used in that team, but a single card can not be used in more than one team at a time. Consult the documentation provided with the network driver software for specific details and an overview of provided Advanced Services.
The following is a list of the file versions included in the Dell Family Driver sets for both Broadcom and Intel.
Intel PRO Family of Adapter Driver version 6.0
Windows 2000 File Versions
PRO/100 Series
E100BNT5.SYS - 6.1.3.0
iANSw2k.SYS - 5.45.0.0
Prosetp.CPL - 5.3.42.0
PRO/1000 Series
E1000NT5.SYS- 6.2.22.1
iANSw2k.SYS - 5.45.0.0
Prosetp.CPL - 5.3.42.0
Windows NT 4.0 File Versions
PRO/100 Series
E100BNT.SYS - 6.1.3.0
iANSNT4n.SYS - 5.45.0.0
Prosetp.CPL - 5.3.42.0
PRO/1000 Series
E1000NT4.SYS- 6.2.22.1
iANSNT4n.SYS - 5.45.0.0
Prosetp.CPL - 5.3.42.0
NetWare 5.1/6.0 File Versions
PRO/100 Series
CE100B.LAN - 5.25
iANS.LAN - 4.26
PRO/1000 Series
CE1000.LAN - 6.73
iANS.LAN - 4.26
Red Hat LX 7.2/7/3/AS 2.1
e100.o - 2.0.35
e1000.o - 4.2.20
ians.o - 1.7.43
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Family Adapter 6.0
Windows NT 4.0 File Versions
B57NT4.SYS - 2.67
BASPNT4.SYS - 3.0.13
Windows 2000 File Versions
B57W2K5.sys - 2.67
BASPW2K.sys - 3.0.10
NetWare 5.1 and 6.x Versions
B57.LAN - 2.32
BASP.LAN - 2.10
Red Hat Linux File Versions
BCM5700.o - 2.2.22
BASP.o - 3.0.9
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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