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64 Appendix A Mac OS X Server Worksheet
IPv6 To configure IPv6 addressing for the port, select
Automatically or Manually.
Choose Automatically if you want the server to
automatically generate an IPv6 address for the port.
Choose Manually to specify IPv6 settings:
- IPv6 address. Generally written in the form
0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000.
- Router. The IPv6 address of the router on the local
subnet.
- Prefix length. The number of significant bits in the
subnet mask that are used to identify the network.
Ethernet
settings
To automatically configure Ethernet settings for the port,
choose Automatically.
You may want to choose Manually (Advanced) to specify
settings if you have specific requirements for the
network the server’s connected to. Note that incorrect
Ethernet settings can affect network performance or
render a port unusable:
- Speed. The maximum Ethernet speed, in number of bits
per second, that can be transmitted using the port.
Select one of these options: autoselect, 10baseT/UTP,
100baseTX, and 1000baseTX.
- Duplex. Determine whether input and output packets
are transmitted at the same time (full-duplex) or
alternately (half-duplex).
- Maximum Packet Size (MTU). The largest packet the
port will send or receive. MTU stands for maximum
transfer unit, expressed in bytes. Increasing the packet
size improves throughput, but the devices that receive
the packet (switches, routers, and so forth) must support
the packet size. Select one of these options: Standard
(1500), Jumbo (9000), or Custom (enter a value from 72
to 1500).
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