3Com 3CR990, User Manual

Page 1: ...e Card with 3XP processor User Guide 3CR990 Family of EtherLink NICs You can print this user guide using Adobe Acrobat Reader which is provided on the EtherCD that shipped with this product Acrobat Reader is located in the language subdirectory Part No 09 1742 000 Published August 1999 ...

Page 2: ...ted States government agency then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical data and computer software are commercial in nature and developed solely at private expense Software is delivered as Commercial Computer Software as defined in DFARS 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a and as such is ...

Page 3: ...12 Minimum System Requirements 12 Making a DOS Bootable Diskette 13 Diskette Installation 13 Making NIC Installation Diskettes 13 Installing from Diskettes 14 2 3CR990 NICS NIC Overview 15 NIC Features 16 Integrated Boot ROM 16 Remote Wake Up 17 Desktop Management Interface 18 DHCP Server Prevention 18 Broadcast Storm Limitation 18 Offline Diagnostics 18 Windows 2000 Offload Features 18 Enabling O...

Page 4: ...ws 95 and Windows 98 36 Windows NT 4 0 37 5 NETWARE DRIVERS Obtaining NetWare Loadable Modules 39 NetWare Server Driver 39 NetWare 3 12 39 NetWare 4 10 4 11 and 5 0 40 Multiple NICs 41 Upgrading Drivers 41 New Installation 41 Verifying the PCI Slot Number 42 6 IP SECURITY Overview 43 Creating a Security Policy 43 Defining the Console 44 Creating the Policy 44 Creating a Filter 45 Binding the Filte...

Page 5: ...5 Troubleshooting the Installation 55 Interpreting the LEDs 56 Running Diagnostics Programs 56 3Com DOS Diagnostics Program 57 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program 57 General Tab 57 Configuration Tab 57 Statistics Tab 58 Diagnostics Tab 58 Support Tab 58 Flash Update Tab 58 Accessing the 3Com NIC Help System 58 Running NIC Diagnostics Tests 58 To Run the Network Test 59 To Run the NIC Test 60 To Run the R...

Page 6: ...nical Services 69 World Wide Web Site 69 3Com FTP Site 69 3Com Bulletin Board Service 70 Access by Analog Modem 70 Access by Digital Modem 70 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service 70 Support from Your Network Supplier 70 Support from 3Com 71 Returning Products for Repair 72 C SUPPORTED DRIVERS Additional Drivers 73 D UNINSTALLING NIC SOFTWARE Windows 2000 75 Windows 98 and Windows 95 75 Windows NT 4 0 7...

Page 7: ...chnology 80 Verifying Successful Installation 81 Configuring DynamicAccess Technology 81 Removing DynamicAccess Technology 82 Windows 95 98 82 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows NT 3 51 83 INDEX WARRANTY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty 87 Regulatory Compliance Information 88 ...

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Page 9: ...EtherCD Navigation 2 Click Register Product and then Register Online 3 Follow the prompts as they appear To register by U S mail 1 Find and remove the registration card included in the EtherLink 10 100 PCI Network Interface Card Quick Guide that shipped with this product 2 Fill out the registration card and drop it in the mail No postage is required NOTE The original version of Windows 95 Build 95...

Page 10: ...nly Install DynamicAccess technology Create installation diskettes to install the NIC software in a PC that does not have a CD ROM drive installed Other Software Install Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 0 for English or version 3 0 for international Register Product Register your NIC product online Release Notes Describes the features of 3CR990 NICs includes frequently asked questions and known prob...

Page 11: ...o perform an automated installation of Windows 98 over the network unattended install w95ndis txt Provides instructions specific to Windows 95 for first time installations updating drivers removing the NIC driver and EtherCD software troubleshooting installation problems and a peer to peer networking overview w95netwr txt Explains how to install the Windows 95 driver to support the Microsoft clien...

Page 12: ...C in your PC To run the Preinstallation program from the EtherCD Welcome screen click NIC Software Drivers and Diagnostics NIC Preinstallation NIC Installation with Windows 2000 and then Done Windows 98 95 If you are running Windows 98 or Windows 95 on your PC the first step is to install the NIC Go to NIC Installation Windows NT 4 0 If you are running Windows NT 4 0 on your PC the first step is t...

Page 13: ...u can also download installation disk images from the 3Com World Wide Web site Go to http support 3com com software Making NIC Installation Diskettes You will need three blank formatted diskettes with labels for this operation Label the diskettes 1 2 and 3 To make installation diskettes 1 Insert the EtherCD in the CD ROM drive 2 From the main menu select Installation and then click Create Installa...

Page 14: ...C your Windows operating system source diskettes and the NIC installation diskettes To install NIC software using installation diskettes see the file DISKETTE PDF on the EtherCD The path for this file is Installations Diskette pdf To make installation diskettes Go to Making NIC Installation Diskettes ...

Page 15: ...e video imaging and Internet and intranet applications These NICs connect your PCI compliant PC to a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet network and provide advanced features for high performance and secure transactions The 3CR990 NICs provide up to 3DES Data Encryption Standard 168 bit encryption Encryption processing is handled entirely by the RISC processor and the encryption chip that reside on the 3...

Page 16: ...l preboot firmware and tools MBA adds management capabilities to the NIC by enabling the PC to boot from a network server rather than from its local drive 3CR990 NICs have an integrated boot ROM already installed on the NIC For information on configuring and using the MBA see the Managed PC Boot Agent MBA User Guide located on the EtherCD Navigate the following path CD ROM drive letter Installs Mb...

Page 17: ... Up feature a desktop management application is also required that is able to generate a Magic Packet Remote Wake Up signal Your PC or server must be either 2 1 or 2 2 PCI specification compliant to use Remote Wake Up A PC that meets the PCI 2 1 specification uses the 3 pin Remote Wake Up connector on the PC motherboard A PC that meets the PCI 2 2 specification uses the PCI bus on the motherboard ...

Page 18: ...3Com DMI Agent now Offline Diagnostics This product provides offline diagnostics programs for configuring testing and troubleshooting 3CR990 NICs The configuration program within the DOS diagnostics program is used for a PC running Windows 2000 Windows NT 3 51 or DOS The 3Com NIC diagnostics program 3Com NIC Doctor is a windows based program used for a PC running Windows 98 Windows 95 or Windows N...

Page 19: ...or the offload functions NOTE For users running the Beta 3 version of Microsoft Windows 2000 the Offload function must be globally enabled in Windows 2000 before individual offload features can be enabled or disabled See the readme txt file in the root of the EtherCD for the latest information about enabling and disabling offload features in the Beta 3 version of Windows 2000 NOTE The default hex ...

Page 20: ...CHAPTER 2 3CR990 NICS 7 IP and TCP Checksum TCP Segmentation IPSec F 802 1P Packet Priority IP and TCP Checksum TCP Segmentation IPSec Hex Value Offload Function Enabled Hex Value Offload Function Enabled ...

Page 21: ...illustrates how to install the 3CR990 NIC in your PC or server CAUTION Windows 2000 users If you are running Windows 2000 on your PC or server you must run the Preinstallation program before you install the NIC in your system For more information Go to Windows 2000 1 ...

Page 22: ...22 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATION PCI 2 ...

Page 23: ...Installing the NIC 23 3 Remote Wake Up Cable 3A 2 1 PCI specifications compliant ...

Page 24: ...24 CHAPTER 3 NIC INSTALLATION 4 TX DATA ACT 10 100 L N K 5 ...

Page 25: ...e What do you want to do Go to Windows 2000 Go to Windows 95 Go to Windows NT 4 0 Go to Windows NT 3 51 Go to NetWare Drivers If you are installing multiple NICs in Windows 2000 Windows 9x or Windows NT Go to Multiple NICs A NetWare server Go to Multiple NICs 6 7 ...

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Page 27: ...ompleted the message Preinstallation complete appears 6 Exit the EtherCD installation shut down the system turn the PC power off install the NIC in the PC and connect the network cable to the NIC and your network port For information about installing the NIC in your PC Go to NIC Installation 7 Turn the PC power on The Found New Hardware screen appears and then the Found New Hardware Wizard starts ...

Page 28: ...ure that you have the Windows 98 installation files These files may be on a CD or diskettes or they may have been copied to your hard disk when Windows 98 was installed on your PC To install the software 1 Turn the PC power on Windows detects the NIC The Add New Hardware Wizard starts 2 Click Next The Add New Hardware Wizard screen prompts you to select an option 3 Select the Search for the best d...

Page 29: ...nstalled in the PC and connected to the network Make sure that you have the Windows 95 installation files These files may be on a CD or diskettes or they may have been copied to your hard disk when Windows 95 was installed on your PC To begin the driver installation turn the PC power on Windows detects the NIC and depending on the version of Windows 95 that you have installed either the New Hardwa...

Page 30: ...me for all the PCs in your network Computer Description Displays additional details to other users on the network about this PC For example you could specify that the PC is connected to a printer Filling in this field is optional 4 The Insert Disk screen appears prompting you for the Windows 95 CD ROM Click OK The Copying Files screen appears 5 Do one of the following If the Windows 95 files were ...

Page 31: ...ecify that the PC is connected to a printer Filling in this field is optional 4 The Insert Disk screen appears prompting you for the EtherCD Click OK The Copying Files screen appears 5 Enter the path to the CD ROM drive and then click OK Files are copied The Insert Disk screen appears prompting you for the Windows 95 CD ROM 6 Click OK The Copying Files screen appears 7 Do one of the following If t...

Page 32: ...n click OK The Select OEM Option screen appears 7 Make sure that the correct 3Com NIC name is selected and then click OK Files are copied The Network screen appears with the 3Com NIC name listed in the Network Adapters list box 8 Click Close If the Microsoft TCP IP Properties screen appears consult your system administrator for further information The Network Settings Change screen appears prompti...

Page 33: ...provide an IP address for you to use To obtain an IP address automatically this method requires an active connection to a DHCP server Make sure that the correct NIC name is displayed and selected a Select the Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration check box b Click Yes to the Windows NT confirmation screen that appears and then click OK The Network Settings Change screen appears prompting you to rest...

Page 34: ...on If you encounter problems Go to Troubleshooting Windows 98 and Windows 95 To verify that the NIC is successfully installed 1 Right click the My Computer icon and then click Properties The System Properties screen appears 2 Select the Device Manager tab 3 Double click Network adapters and make sure that the name of the NIC appears The absence of a red X or a yellow exclamation point next to the ...

Page 35: ... EtherCD Welcome screen appears If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear Go to EtherCD Navigation 2 Click NIC Software The NIC Software screen appears 3 Click Drivers and Diagnostics The Drivers and Diagnostics screen appears 4 Click NIC Preinstallation 5 Click NIC Installation with Windows 2000 and then Done When the Preinstallation program is completed the message Preinstallation complete a...

Page 36: ...wer on and start Windows 2 When Windows detects the NIC and prompts you for the EtherCD insert the EtherCD in the CD ROM drive and then click OK 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to install the NIC driver and software 4 After the NIC driver is installed reboot the PC 5 After the PC reboots exit Windows and turn the PC power off Make sure that the PC power cord is unplugged 6 Install the second NI...

Page 37: ... correct path to your CD ROM drive appears in the entry box and then click OK The Select OEM Option screen appears with the name of one of the NICs selected Only one NIC appears on this screen 8 Make sure that the correct NIC is selected and then click OK Files are copied 9 Close the Network screen If you are prompted for network information enter the requested information 10 Follow the prompts on...

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Page 39: ...tes Go to Making NIC Installation Diskettes NetWare 3 12 To upgrade the driver in a NetWare 3 12 server 1 Obtain the MSM31X NLM ETHERTSM NLM and NBI31X NLM files from Novell and copy them to the directory on your hard disk where other NLM files are located This is typically in the sys system directory You need a NetWare client system to copy the NLM files to the server 2 Copy the LAN driver file 3...

Page 40: ...displayed menu select Boards and then press Enter 5 Press Insert A list of currently installed drivers appears 6 Press Insert again The New Driver dialog box appears 7 Specify the directory a nwserver 3c99x lan and then press Enter An updated list of installed drivers appears 8 Select 3C99x and then press Enter You are prompted to name the NIC 9 For example enter 3c99x_1 and then press Enter You a...

Page 41: ...alize c Press Esc exit from the program Multiple NICs These sections provide procedures for upgrading drivers for multiple installed NICs and installing multiple NICs new installation in a NetWare server Upgrading Drivers To upgrade drivers for installed 3Com NICs 1 Uninstall the NIC software for all NICs For more information Go to Uninstalling NIC Software 2 Remove all but the first NIC from the ...

Page 42: ...the NIC LAN driver without a slot parameter Example load c nwserver 3c99x lan 3 NetWare will list the valid slot number s for the NIC depending on how many NICs are installed The values appearing in the list are the slot values that you should use Example After you issue the command a message appears At the end of the message additional text similar to the following appears Total of 2 3C99x PCI ad...

Page 43: ...u use to create and enable a security policy will depend on your network environment requirements The following is an example of one approach to creating a security policy Encryption Type Encryption Level Description AH medium Authentication only ESP high Authentication and encryption Custom varies This provides encryption and an extra authentication that includes the IP header Custom allows you t...

Page 44: ...onsole Root screen appears with IP Security Policies on Local Machine displayed in the list 1 In the left pane click IP Security Policies on Local Machine 2 Right click inside the right pane below the list items 3 From the pop up menu select Create IP Security Policy The IP Security Policy Wizard Starts 4 Click Next The IP Security Policy Name screen appears 5 Enter a name for the new security pol...

Page 45: ...on the IP Traffic Destination screen 6 Enter destination IP address and then click Next The IP Protocol Type screen appears 7 Accept the default and then click Next 8 Click Finish to close the IP Filter Wizard 9 Click Close to close the IP Filter List screen Binding the Filter This sequence attaches the new filter to the policy The IP Filter List screen appears 1 Enable the option for the new filt...

Page 46: ...it this screen and when prompted save the new policy information Use a meaningful name for future reference You can modify this security policy by double clicking the icon that is created when you save the policy in the previous step Enabling Encryption An encryption policy must exist in the Console Root IP Security Policies on the Local Machine screen before you can enable encryption on the 3CR99...

Page 47: ...ight click the My Computer icon and then select Properties 3 Select the Device Manager tab and then double click Network adapters 4 Select the name of the 3Com NIC and then click Properties 5 Select the Driver tab and then click Update Driver The Update Device Driver Wizard screen appears 6 Click Next The Update Device Driver Wizard screen reappears 7 Select the Display a list of all drivers in a ...

Page 48: ...s prompting you to restart your computer 19 Click Yes The NIC driver is installed Windows 95 You must determine which version of operating system is installed on your PC before upgrading a Windows 95 driver Determining the Version To determine which version of Windows 95 is installed on your PC 1 Right click the My Computer icon and click Properties The System Properties window is displayed 2 Chec...

Page 49: ...to the CD ROM drive appears in the entry box and then click OK The Select Device screen reappears 9 Click OK After files are copied and updated the 3Com EtherLink screen Driver tab reappears 10 Click Close The NIC driver is installed Windows NT 4 0 To upgrade to the current NIC driver 1 Make sure that the EtherCD is in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click the Network icon The Network screen appears 3 S...

Page 50: ...e Control Panel icon and then the Network icon The Network Settings screen appears 3 Click Update The Windows NT Setup screen appears 4 Enter the path to the CD ROM drive and then click Continue The Network Settings screen appears 5 Click OK Files are copied and then you are prompted to restart Windows NT 6 Click Restart Now The NIC driver is installed ...

Page 51: ... setting for your network Network Parameter Description Factory Default Setting Optional Settings NetBoot ROM Provides the ability to boot a PC over the network Disabled Disabled Enabled Duplex Specifies the type of duplex mode See the descriptions following this table Auto Select Half Duplex Full Duplex Auto Select Media Type Determines the type of media your network is using To automatically det...

Page 52: ...want to configure and press Enter 3 Use the arrow keys to scroll the list and make a selection Press Enter 4 Continue this procedure for other options For more information on a specific option select the option and press F1 NOTE To change configuration settings in Windows 2000 you can use either the DOS diagnostics program or the Advanced tab accessible through the My Network Places icon NOTE On t...

Page 53: ...m NIC Doctor The General screen appears 5 Select the desired tab Displaying Settings To display the current configuration settings for the NIC 1 Start the NIC diagnostics program Go to Starting the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program The General screen appears 2 On the General screen click NIC Details The NIC Details screen appears Each configuration setting is displayed with its current value 3 Click OK...

Page 54: ...es and Alerts see the WIN2000 TXT file in the Help directory on the EtherCD that shipped with this product Network Parameter Factory Default Setting Options for Factory Default Setting Factory Default Settings for Options NetBoot ROM Disabled none none Duplex Auto Select none none Media Type Auto Select none none SMB Bus Address none none Remote Wakeup Default Setting Magic Packet Enabled Link Eve...

Page 55: ...eck the length and rating of the cable Make sure that the cable segment is compliant with the requirements for a 3CR990 NIC Go to Cabling Requirements Make sure that you are using the latest BIOS for your PC If your BIOS has not been upgraded in the previous 12 months contact your PC manufacturer to obtain the current version of your BIOS software Run the NIC diagnostics tests Go to Running Diagno...

Page 56: ...priate for your network connection 2 Ensure that the hub or switch is powered on Running Diagnostics Programs The 3CR990 NICs use two types of NIC diagnostics programs a DOS based diagnostics program and a Windows based diagnostics program Use the 3Com DOS diagnostics program if you are running any of the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows NT 3 51 DOS LED State Meaning 10 LNK link On...

Page 57: ...e information about the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program Go to 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program General Tab Select the General tab to display the node address I O address and device ID for the installed NIC This screen also allows you to show or not show the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray and enable Auto Echo which sets the PC to respond automatically to requests from other PCs that run the Remote W...

Page 58: ...grams and then 3Com NIC Utilities 3 Select 3Com NIC Doctor Help The main Help screen appears 4 Click Help Topics to display a list of Help topics or click Find to search for a Help topic Running NIC Diagnostics Tests This section describes diagnostics tests available for 3CR990 NICs To verify that the network connection and NIC are functioning correctly run the Network test Run the NIC test to che...

Page 59: ...are server running on the same network A DHCP server running on the same network A DNS server running on the same network with TCP IP properties configured for the DNS server To run the Network test 1 Click Run Network Test on the Diagnostics screen The Network Connectivity Test screen appears 2 Click Start While the test is running a progress bar indicates test progress If the test fails Make sur...

Page 60: ... 3Com NIC diagnostics program c Make sure that the PC remains powered on and connected to the network 2 On the second PC run the Remote Wake Up test To run the Remote Wake Up test on the second PC 1 Click Run Remote Wakeup Test on the Diagnostics screen The Remote Wake Up test screen appears 2 Click Test Remote Wake Up to verify that another PC exists on the network that has the EtherDisk 4 0 or l...

Page 61: ...d click the link for the statistics descriptions 3 Click OK to exit the NIC diagnostics program Accessing 3Com Support Services The 3Com NIC diagnostics program provides access to several support services such as the 3Com World Wide Web site BBS information and customer support information databases To access 3Com support services 1 Start the 3Com NIC diagnostics program For instructions on how to...

Page 62: ... drag your mouse cursor over the 3Com icon but before you double click the icon a network statistics box appears displaying the following information Frames Sent and Received A count of the number of frames packets sent and received by the NIC since the last time statistics were reset Link Speed The speed 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps at which the NIC is connected to the network The information is updated e...

Page 63: ...on 2 Replace the Remote Wake Up cable with a known functioning Remote Wake Up cable and perform the Remote Wake Up test again 3 If the previous steps have failed install a known functioning Remote Wake Up NIC in the PC and connect the Remote Wake Up cable If Remote Wake Up works with the new NIC installed contact your network vendor for a replacement NIC If Remote Wake Up does not work with the ne...

Page 64: ...r cable to verify that the NIC and network operating system are properly configured 2 To make a crossover cable connect TD to RD and TD to RD The cable performs the crossover that is usually performed by the hub Cabling Pinouts The following illustration compares the cabling pinouts for straight through and crossover cables If the file server and client PC function together as a small network then...

Page 65: ...ow power mode Network Interface 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3 industry standard for a 10 MBPS baseband CSMA CD local area network 100 Mbps Ethernet 100BASE TX Ethernet IEEE 802 3u industry standard for a 100 MBPS baseband CSMA CD local area network Environment Operating temperature 32 to 158 F 0 to 70 C Storage temperature 22 to 194 F 30 to 90 C Operating humidity 10 to 90 nonconde...

Page 66: ... Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable Categories The following table shows the five categories of unshielded twisted pair cable as defined by the EIA TIA 10BASE T Description 10BASE T is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 3 standard for Ethernet signaling over unshielded twisted pair wire at 10Mbps Ethernet as the most widely used network protocol uses 10BASE T as its primary ...

Page 67: ... TX is the IEEE 802 3u standard for Fast Ethernet signaling over Category 5 UTP or STP wire at 100Mbps Based on an extension to the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet specification Fast Ethernet characteristics include A data rate of 100 Mbps A broadcast architecture A specific media access control MAC scheme A wiring topology using 100BASE TX specifies a wiring hub cable arranged in a star configuration and Cat...

Page 68: ...d another pause frame to tell the transmitter to resume transmission or wait for transmission to resume at the end of the specified period With asymmetric flow control only one of two linked devices can receive pause frames With symmetric flow control both linked devices can send and receive pause frames Link Negotiation Related to flow control is the auto negotiation capability in which linked de...

Page 69: ...b site 3Com FTP site 3Com Bulletin Board Service 3Com BBS 3ComFactsSM automated fax service World Wide Web Site Access the latest networking information on the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site Go to http knowledgebase 3com com This service provides access to online support information such as technical documentation and software library as well as support options ranging from technical educati...

Page 70: ...r Many suppliers are authorized 3Com service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services including network planning installation hardware maintenance application training and support services When you contact your network supplier for assistance have the following information ready Product model name part number and serial number A list of system hardware and software including rev...

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Page 72: ...00 638 3266 Country Telephone Number Country Telephone Number Fax Number Asia Pacific Rim 65 543 6500 65 543 6348 Europe South Africa and Middle East 44 1442 435860 44 1442 435718 From the following European countries you may call the toll free numbers select option 2 and then option 2 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal So...

Page 73: ... Wide Web site Go to http www support 3com com software NOTE DOS drivers are not supported for 3CR990 NICs However they are provided on the EtherCD to accommodate those environments requiring over the network installations Network Operating System Text File Name Network Driver Name Windows 98 WIN98 TXT EL99XND5 SYS Windows 95 OSR2 W95NDIS TXT EL99XND4 SYS Windows 95 Build 950 W95NDIS TXT EL99XND3 ...

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Page 75: ...nager screen appears 9 Close all open windows exit Windows shut down the system turn the PC power off and remove the NIC from the PC Windows 98 and Windows 95 Follow this procedure to uninstall the NIC software in a PC running Windows 98 or Windows 95 1 Double click the My Computer icon the Control Panel icon and then the Network icon The Network window appears displaying the Configuration screen ...

Page 76: ...alling the NIC software click Yes to restart the PC Windows NT 3 51 To uninstall the NIC software in a PC running Windows NT 3 51 1 In the Main Program window double click the Control Panel icon and then the Network icon The Network Settings screen appears 2 In the Installed Adapter Cards panel select the name of the installed NIC and click Remove A warning message appears 3 Click Yes to confirm t...

Page 77: ... non BBS BIOS compatible If your PC was purchased recently it may be BBS BIOS Boot Specification BIOS compatible The BBS determines how the system BIOS identifies boot devices in a PC such as a CD ROM drive a hard drive or a floppy drive allows the user to select the boot order of these devices and then attempts to boot from each device sequentially Refer to your PC documentation if you do not kno...

Page 78: ...ible PC to boot from the network using the MBA boot ROM 1 Make sure that the NIC s boot ROM setting is Enabled For instructions Go to Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting 2 Change the MBA s default boot setting from Local to Network To change the default boot setting or any other MBA configurations use the MBACFG utility located on the MBA utility diskette included with your NIC or press Ctr...

Page 79: ...pplications has priority over normal data Fast IP Eliminates router bottlenecks and improves performance in switched networks Efficient multicast control prevents flooding of switched networks by multicast applications such as video training stock quotes or online news For detailed information about DynamicAccess technology access the 3Com World Wide Web site Go to http www 3com com dynamicaccess ...

Page 80: ...tallation was successful Go to Verifying Successful Installation Operating System PC Requirements Recommended Microsoft Service Pack Windows 2000 486 76 MHz CPU 16 MB RAM 32 MB recommended 5 MB available hard drive space None required Windows 95 486 76 MHz CPU 16 MB RAM 32 MB recommended 5 MB available hard drive space Windows 95 OSR2 or Service Pack 1 Windows 98 486 76 MHz CPU 16 MB RAM 32 MB rec...

Page 81: ...n the list of network adapters All protocols are re bound to the virtual NIC The bindings to the physical NIC are still intact A 3Com DynamicAccess technology entry appears as a protocol A 3Com DynamicAccess technology icon in installed in the Windows Control Panel Configuring DynamicAccess Technology Contact your system administrator before using DynamicAccess technology at your site These instru...

Page 82: ...ctions appropriate for your operating system Windows 95 98 If the 3Com DynamicAccess Control Panel Administration utility is set to Read Only you cannot remove the DynamicAccess technology You must change the access to Read Write and then remove DynamicAccess technology Follow this procedure to remove DynamicAccess technology from a PC running Windows 95 or Windows 98 1 Double click the Add Remove...

Page 83: ...ick the Network icon in the Control Panel 2 Select the DAPassThru Driver Transport protocol Windows NT 4 0 this protocol is located on the Protocols tab Windows NT 3 51 this protocol is located in the list of installed network software on the Network Settings screen 3 Click Remove 4 Close the Network screen and then restart the PC when prompted DynamicAccess technology is removed from the PC ...

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Page 85: ...ws 95 OSR2 31 Windows 98 32 Windows NT 3 51 32 Windows NT 4 0 32 duplex definition 51 DynamicAccess technology configuring 81 installing 80 PC requirements 79 verifying installation 81 E encryption binding a filter 45 binding a filter action 46 creating a policy 43 defining a Console 44 disabling 46 enabling 46 filter action creating a 45 filter creating a 45 EtherCD navigation 10 EtherCD text fil...

Page 86: ...58 system requirements minimum 12 T TCP IP keep alive 51 technical support 69 bulletin board service 70 fax service 70 network suppliers 70 product repair 72 text files EtherCD 11 troubleshooting 55 hubs 64 hubs with crossover cable 64 installation 55 MBA boot ROM 77 78 network connection 63 remote wake up 62 troubleshooting a crossover cable with hubs 64 troubleshooting LEDs 56 twisted pair cable...

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Page 88: ...t accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and the Canadian Department of Communications Equipment Standards entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again...

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Page 90: ...r unenforceable the validity legality and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired and a valid legal and enforceable provision of similar intent and economic impact shall be substituted therefor ENTIRE AGREEMENT This License Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and 3Com supersedes all prior agreements whether ...