Advanced Properties

Users can dynamically adjust the advanced properties in according to the operational environment and performance consideration. To adjust the setting of advanced property, please open Device Manager, expand the Network adapters tree list, select the "Realtek FE/GbE Family Controller", click mouse's right button, and launch the menu item of Properties..., the properties of "Realtek FE/GbE Family Controller" will prompt, select the property sheet of Advanced.


NOTE：

·         Improper setting of advanced properties will lead to failure connection or performance degradation. If such case happens, please refer this section to select the proper setting or restore to the default value.

 

ARP Offload

 

Auto response ARP request in sleep mode.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of ARP Offload (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of ARP Offload

 

NOTE：

(*) The default setting is dependent to products. Please refer the data sheet to set the feature.

 

Auto Disable Gigabit (PowerSaving)

To achieve power saving purpose, the driver can auto disable the Gigabit when the cable is re-linked.

Options

Description

Disabled

Disable the capability of Auto Disable Gigabit(default)

Re-Link, Battery

When use battery, auto disable gigabit when re-link

Re-Link, Battery or AC

Auto disable gigabit when re-link


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EEE

 

Energy Efficient Ethernet.  The Realtek FE/GbE Family Controller can enter to or resume from power saving mode according to its loading.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of EEE

Disabled

Disable the capability of EEE

 

NOTE：

(*) The default setting is dependent to products. Please refer the data sheet to set the feature.

 

Flow Control

The Realtek FE/GbE Family Controller can temporarily stop to transmit packets while it receives flow control packet, or it can send the flow control packet to pause the transmitted side, in order to match the speed of transmitted and received side. flow control packet to pause the transmitted end toe

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of flow control (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of flow control

 

Green Ethernet

It's a power saving mode. The Realtek FE/GbE Family Controller can sensor the length of plugged cable to determine the output voltage of transmission.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of Green Ethernet

Disabled

Disable the capability of Green Ethernet


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Interrupt Moderation

Dynamically adjust the frequency of interrupt to CPU according to the network traffic. Enable this feature can get lower CPU usage.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of interrupt moderation(default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of interrupt moderation

 

IPv4 Checksum Offload

Set the capability of IPv4 checksum by hardware

Options

Description

Disable

Disable the capability of IPv4 checksum by hardware

Rx & Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of IPv4 checksum both in Tx and Rx by hardware(default)

Rx Enabled

Enable the capability of IPv4 checksum only in Rx by hardware

Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of IPv4 checksum only in Tx by hardware

 

Jumbo Frame

The maximum transmit unit (MTU) of Ethernet is 1500 bytes. The jumbo frame is the frame whose length is greater than 1500 bytes. User can use this option to adjust the maximum transmit unit supported by Ethernet NIC.

Options

Description

2KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 2K bytes.

3KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 3K bytes.

4KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 4K bytes.

5KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 5K bytes.

6KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 6K bytes.

7KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 7K bytes.

8KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 8K bytes.

9KB MTU

Set the length of Jumbo Frame to 9K bytes.

Disable

Disable the capability of Jumbo Frame(default)


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Large Send Offload v2(IPv4)

Set the capability of TCP packet fragmentation by NIC hardware.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of IPv4 packet fragmentation by NIC hardware (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of IPv4 packet fragmentation by NIC hardware

 

Large Send Offload v2(IPv6)

Set the capability of IPv6 packet fragmentation by NIC hardware

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of IPv6 packet fragmentation by NIC hardware (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of IPv6 packet fragmentation by NIC hardware

 

Network Address

Change the MAC address

Default Value：Not present

 

NS Offload

 

Auto response NS request in sleep mode.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of NS Offload (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of NS Offload

 

NOTE：

(*) The default setting is dependent to products. Please refer the data sheet to set the feature.

Priority & VLAN

The information of IEEE 802.1Q/p is to indicate the packet's priority and the VLAN which it belonged. Set the option can enable the capability of priority transmit and VLAN tagging/de-tagging by NIC hardware.

Options

Description

Priority & VLAN Disabled

Disable the capabilities of priority and VLAN tagging/de-tagging

Priority & VLAN Enabled

Enable the capabilities of priority and VLAN tagging/de-tagging by hardware (default)

Priority Enabled

Enable the capability of priority by hardware

VLAN Enabled

Enable the capability of VLAN tagging/de-tagging by hardware

 

Receive Buffers

Set the received buffer size

Options

Range

Received buffer size

1~512 (default:512)

 

Receive Side Scaling

Receive Side Scaling(RSS) is a load-balance mechanism to dynamically assign the multi-core CPU or multi-CPUs to process received packets.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of RSS (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of RSS


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Shutdown Wake-On-Lan

Set the capability of Wake-On-Lan after shutdown.

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of Wake-On-Lan after shutdown (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of Wake-On-Lan after shutdown

 

Speed & Duplex

Change the link speed and duplex mode

Options

Description

Auto Negotiation

Auto negotiation the supported link speed and duplex mode with connected device (default)

10 Mbps Half Duplex

Set link speed and duplex mode to 10Mbps/Half Duplex

110 Mbps Full Duplex

Set link speed and duplex mode to 10Mbps/Full Duplex

100 Mbps Half Duplex

Set link speed and duplex mode to 100Mbps/Half Duplex

100 Mbps Full Duplex

Set link speed and duplex mode to 100Mbps/Full Duplex

1.0 Gbps Full Duplex

Set link speed and duplex mode to 1000Mbps/Full Duplex (*)


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TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4)

Set the capability of TCP checksum by hardware (IPv4)

Options

Description

Disable

Disable the capability of TCP checksum by hardware(IPv4)

Rx & Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum both in Tx and Rx by hardware(IPv4)(default)

Rx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum only in Rx by hardware(IPv4)

Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum only in Tx by hardware(IPv4)

 

TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6)

Set the capability of TCP checksum by hardware(IPv6)

Options

Description

Disable

Disable the capability of TCP checksum by hardware(IPv6)

Rx & Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum both in Tx and Rx by hardware(IPv6)(default)

Rx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum only in Rx by hardware(IPv6)

Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of TCP checksum only in Tx by hardware(IPv6)

 

Transmit Buffers

Set the size of transmit buffer

Options

Range

Transmit buffer size

1~128 (default:128)

 

UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4)

Set the capability of UDP checksum by hardware (IPv4)

Options

Description

Disable

Disable the capability of UDP checksum by hardware(IPv4)

Rx & Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum both in Tx and Rx by hardware(IPv4)(default)

Rx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum only in Rx by hardware(IPv4)

Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum only in Tx by hardware(IPv4)

 

UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6)

Set the capability of UDP checksum by hardware(IPv6)

Options

Description

Disable

Disable the capability of UDP checksum by hardware(IPv6)

Rx & Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum both in Tx and Rx by hardware(IPv6)(default)

Rx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum only in Rx by hardware(IPv6)

Tx Enabled

Enable the capability of UDP checksum only in Tx by hardware(IPv6)

 

Wake on Magic Packet

Set the capability to enable NIC to wake up the system in sleep or hibernation state while receiving magic packet

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of Wake on Magic Packet (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of Wake on Magic Packet

 

Wake on Pattern Match

Set the capability to enable NIC to wake up the system in sleep or hibernation state while receiving the matched pattern

Options

Description

Enabled

Enable the capability of Wake on Pattern Match (default)

Disabled

Disable the capability of Wake on Pattern Match

 

WOL & Shutdown Link Speed

Set the link speed of NIC while the system is in sleep or hibernation state.

Options

Description

10 Mbps First

Set the link speed 10 Mbps while system in sleep or hibernation state(default)

100 Mbps First

Set the link speed 100 Mbps while system in sleep or hibernation state

 

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