10/100 Secure NIC

A NIC or Network Interface Card is a circuit board or chip, which allows the computer to communicate to other computers on a Network. When connected to the network, computers can share websites, files, printers and other resources. The most popular networking standard at the moment is Ethernet, which one can recognize by the rectangular connectors with eight wires in them. Wireless network with the 802.11b and the faster 802.11g standard is also increasingly popular, both at home and in the office, though it is not yet as fast as wired (ethernet) network. A public place where you can use wireless internet is called a "hot spot".

IPSec and 3DES Encryption at Wire Speeds.
Designed for Windows, Linux, and NetWare environments, the 3Com® 10/100 Secure NIC hardens at-risk systems without impacting network performance. It uses an embedded security processor to offload encryption, authentication, and other cycle-intensive tasks from the host CPU—resulting in optimal system and application response. This innovative 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ... More>>> connection includes intelligent management and server features that help improve network performance, reduce administration time, and lower support costs.

Features:

- Secures sensitive data at wire speeds—with DES/3DES encryption, MD5 and SHA-1 hashing, RFC 2402 authentication, and up to 75 Security Associations.

- Hardware-enforced security features meet FIPS 140-2 criteria; NIST approved.

- Upgradeable to the 3Com Embedded Firewall Policy Server (3CRFW020-PS-97) which provides a centrally managed hardware firewall solution.

- Supports larger packets—segments TCP frames for the Ethernet MAC and adds TCP sequence numbers to each packet.

- Uses flow control to reduce lost packets and retransmissions for more efficient data transfer between the NIC and switch.

- Responds to router-based management requests from sleep mode to help resolve IP address-aging issues.

- Includes 3Com Managed PC Boot Agent for pre-OS management, including installation, recovery, and network boot.

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