LAN adapter

Posted on August 22, 2017September 11, 2017 by admin

LAN adapter A LAN adapter is an expansion board that is used to connect a computer or computing device to a network. LAN adapter is the most common and generic alternate name for a Network Interface Card (NIC). Similar products, such as a Wireless USB LAN Adapter or a Wii LAN Adapter are referred to as LAN adapters.

Converged Network Adapter CNA

Posted on February 2, 2017June 8, 2017 by admin

Converged Network Adapter CNA Converged Network Adapter CNA: A converged network adapter (CNA) is a single network interface card (NIC) that contains both a Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) and a TCP/IP Ethernet NIC. It connects servers to FC-based storage area networks (SANs) and Ethernet-based local area networks (LANs). The CNA connects to the server via a PCI Express (PCIe) interface. The server sends both FC SAN and LAN and traffic to an Ethernet port on a converged switch ...