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3C975-F and 3C975-UTP ATMLink NICs     1-2

 

2-1

 

Removing the Expansion Slot Cover     2-2

 

2-2

 

3C975-F ATMLink NIC Installed in the Chassis     2-3

 

2-3

 

SC Duplex and RJ-45 Connectors     2-4

 

3-1

 

Network Settings Window     3-9

 

3-2

 

Add Network Adapter     3-9

 

3-3

 

Insert Disk Dialog Box     3-9

 

3-4

 

Select OEM Option Window     3-10

 

3-5

 

NIC Installation Dialog Box     3-10

 

3-6

 

NIC Mode Dialog Box     3-11

 

3-7

 

Total Number of ELANs Dialog Box     3-11

 

3-8

 

3Com ATMLink Installation Window     3-12

 

3-9

 

ELAN Configuration Window     3-16

 

3-10

 

TCP/IP Configuration Window with Sample Entries     3-17

 

3-11

 

Restart Prompt for Adapter Driver     3-19

 

3-12

 

Select OEM Option Window     3-21

 

3-13

 

NIC Installation Dialog Box     3-22

 

3-14

 

Total Number of ELANs Dialog Box     3-22

 

3-15

 

3Com ATMLink Installation Window Showing Additional 
ELANs     3-23

 

3-16

 

Selecting the SNMP LEC MIB Agent     3-25

 

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Installation Options Screen     4-7

 

4-2

 

Driver Options Screen     4-8

 

4-3

 

Additional Driver Actions Screen     4-8

 

4-4

 

Select a Driver Screen     4-9

 

4-5

 

Notes for Selecting a Drive Screen     4-9

 

4-6

 

Select a Driver to Install Screen     4-10

Summary of Contents for ATMLINK 155 PCI

Page 1: ...ATMLINK 155 PCI NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS USER GUIDE A member of the 3Com family of ATMLink network interface cards Part No 09 1038 000 Published February 1997...

Page 2: ...fornia 95052 8145 For civilian agencies Restricted Rights Legend Use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph a through d of the Commercial Computer Software Res...

Page 3: ...very best 3Com service and support take the time to complete the product registration card Any defective 3Com adapter will be repaired or replaced at 3Com s option for as long as the adapter resides...

Page 4: ...nds France Israel 3Com France Marketing Department Immeuble McKinley BP 965 1 Avenue de l Atlantique 91976 Les Ulis Courtaboeuf Cedex France Germany Austria Switzerland 3Com GmbH Marketing Department...

Page 5: ...scription 1 6 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installation Overview 2 1 Installing the 3C975 ATMLink NIC 2 1 3 WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATION Driver Installation Overview 3 1 Driver Installation Requirements...

Page 6: ...port 3 24 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION Driver Installation Overview 4 1 Driver Installation Requirements 4 3 Hardware Requirements 4 3 Memory Requirements 4 3 Software Requirements 4 3 NIC Inf...

Page 7: ...NG Overview 6 1 When to Use the Diagnostic Utility 6 2 How to Use the Diagnostic Utility 6 3 Starting the Diagnostic Utility 6 3 Navigating Within the Diagnostic Utility 6 4 Running the Internal Tests...

Page 8: ...ard Service B 1 Access by Analog Modem B 1 Access by Digital Modem B 2 World Wide Web Site B 2 3ComForum on CompuServe B 3 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service B 3 Support from Your Network Supplier B 4 Re...

Page 9: ...3Com ATMLink Installation Window 3 12 3 9 ELAN Configuration Window 3 16 3 10 TCP IP Configuration Window with Sample Entries 3 17 3 11 Restart Prompt for Adapter Driver 3 19 3 12 Select OEM Option Wi...

Page 10: ...TM Utility Select a NIC Screen 5 8 5 7 NetWare ATMLink Utility Main Menu 5 8 5 8 NetWare NIC Information Screen 5 9 5 9 VCC Statistics Screen 5 11 5 10 Currently Configured LECs Screen 5 12 5 11 LEC S...

Page 11: ...words 4 24 5 1 Windows NT ELAN Information Fields 5 3 5 2 Windows NT Connection Statistics Fields 5 4 5 3 Windows NT NIC Information Fields 5 6 5 4 NetWare NIC Information Fields 5 10 5 5 NetWare VCC...

Page 12: ...ired If the information in the release notes shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide follow the release notes How to Use This Guide The following table shows where to find...

Page 13: ...indicates that the general form of a command syntax is provided You must evaluate the syntax and supply the appropriate port path value address or string for example Enable RIPIP by using the followi...

Page 14: ...example SETDefault 0 IP NETaddr 0 0 0 0 Keys When specific keys are referred to in the text they are called out by their labels such as the Return key or the Escape key or they may be shown as Return...

Page 15: ...re high performance single slot bus master half length PCI cards that provide 155 52 megabit per second Mbps SONET STS 3c physical layer support The 3C975 ATMLink NICs support the following features A...

Page 16: ...agement Interface ILMI 3 0 service User selectable virtual path identifier virtual circuit identifier VPI VCI range Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent for NICs operating under the Windows N...

Page 17: ...g system as a separate emulated NIC and receives a unique MAC address An emulated NIC connects to an emulated LAN ELAN In short each physical ATMLink NIC can connect to up to 16 separate ELANs The ter...

Page 18: ...LMs for Novell NetWare server versions 4 x and 3 12 ATMLink diagnostic utility DOS version ATMLink utility Windows NT and NetWare versions Network drivers and utility programs are periodically updated...

Page 19: ...k NICs as standby NICs In the event of link failure the standby NIC assumes the configuration profile and network traffic of a failed active ATMLink NIC Resilient server links are discussed in Chapter...

Page 20: ...y for Microsoft Windows NT and for Novell NetWare is shipped on the ATMDisk diskettes Use the ATMLink utility to display configuration and operating status of all installed ATMLink NICs and ELANs as w...

Page 21: ...ions For technical specifications on the 3C975 ATMLink NIC see Appendix A Installing the 3C975 ATMLink NIC To install the 3C975 ATMLink NIC in your computer perform these steps Keep the 3C975 ATMLink...

Page 22: ...ew the steps in this procedure and observe all cautions and warnings to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the computer 5 Remove the cover from your computer 6 Locate an empty bus master PCI bu...

Page 23: ...t you used This information is helpful when installing the network drivers and connecting the cables to the ATM switch The MAC address is the 12 digit hexadecimal number printed on the small bar code...

Page 24: ...nd RJ 45 Connectors It is strongly recommended that you run the ATMLink diagnostic utility before attempting to install the network drivers The diagnostic utility verifies that the on board components...

Page 25: ...cal user interface and in the following procedures Driver Installation Overview The Windows NT driver installation program consists of two parts NIC detection creation of resilient server links and EL...

Page 26: ...AM 16 x Frame_Size No of NICs 1 x No of ELANS When NICs with different maximum frame sizes are installed in the same computer use the larger Frame_Size value Round up the result to the first integral...

Page 27: ...ring LAN type with a maximum frame size of 4542 and four ELANs one is a token ring LAN type with a maximum frame size of 9232 and two ELANs and one is an Ethernet LAN type with a maximum frame size of...

Page 28: ...nction to your server to protect against network disruption and data loss To use resilient links you must install two or more 3Com ATMLink NICs in your system During the network driver configuration p...

Page 29: ...C cannot be configured as a standby NIC for another standby NIC A resilient server link is established only if the active NIC is operational after Windows NT is booted The standby NIC cannot assume th...

Page 30: ...appears identifying the first 3Com ATMLink NIC found on the PCI bus 2 Click Yes to install the ATMLink NIC network driver on the identified NIC or click No to bypass the NIC You may wish to bypass a p...

Page 31: ...om ATMLink NIC set the following local NIC parameters these can vary with each NIC in the system LAN Type ILMI VPI VCI Maximum Frame Size Resilient Server Links All of the above parameters except resi...

Page 32: ...to the MicrosoftWindows NT System Guide for additional information NIC Detection Resilient Server Links and ELAN Allocation It is assumed that at least one 3C975 ATMLink NIC is installed in the system...

Page 33: ...Installing the Network Driver 3 9 Figure 3 1 Network Settings Window Figure 3 2 Add Network Adapter Figure 3 3 Insert Disk Dialog Box...

Page 34: ...OEM Option window appears as shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Select OEM Option Window 10 Select 3Com ATMLink PCI NIC 3C975 and click OK The installation program copies the network driver ATM utility AT...

Page 35: ...C run the 3Com ATMLink diagnostic utility Figure 3 6 NIC Mode Dialog Box 12 Click Active to make the identified NIC an active NIC or click Stand by to make it a standby NIC resilient server link If yo...

Page 36: ...onfiguration The ELANs allocated to an active NIC appear in the ELAN portion of the ATMLink Installation window Figure 3 8 The MAC addresses of the ELANs do not appear until the system is rebooted The...

Page 37: ...parameter is determined by the ATM switch setting Signaling UNI v3 0 UNI v3 1 This parameter is determined by the ATM switch setting Local NIC Parameters specific to each NIC in a computer system LAN...

Page 38: ...switch ELAN names are case sensitive Traffic Shaping 1 155 Mbps Sets the maximum bandwidth available to an ELAN LE Configuration Mode Automatic using ILMI Automatic with specific LECS Manual with spe...

Page 39: ...e default is UNI version 3 1 4 Change the local NIC parameters if necessary Local parameter values are specific to the NIC being configured a Select a LAN type for the NIC All ELANs allocated to this...

Page 40: ...ed by the LES b Select the LE configuration mode Select Automatic using ILMI to use the ATM switch based Interim Local Management Interface service ILMI to connect to the LES Select Automatic with spe...

Page 41: ...nstallation window Clicking Cancel erases all entries and edits in both windows 7 Click Save Exit to exit the 3Com ATMLink Installation window 8 Click OK in the Network Settings window If IP services...

Page 42: ...by NIC from the Adapter list box You can configure the ELANs and NICs in any order b Enter the IP address for an ELAN or a dummy address for a standby NIC c Enter the subnet mask d Enter the default g...

Page 43: ...r Verifying Driver Installation and Configuration Perform the following procedures to verify that the driver is installed and operative If you are using TCP IP ping the ATMLink end station that you wa...

Page 44: ...AN and its associated software drivers from Windows NT follow these steps 1 Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main group The Control Panel window appears 2 Double click the Network icon to ac...

Page 45: ...bus number of the NICs on which you want to install additional ELANs Use the diagnostic utility to obtain this information if you do not already have it 2 Perform steps 1 through 9 of the Windows NT d...

Page 46: ...ppears with the next detected NIC When you click Yes the Total Number of ELANs dialog box appears as shown in Figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Total Number of ELANs Dialog Box 5 Enter the total number of ELANs...

Page 47: ...Com ATMLink Installation window as shown in Figure 3 15 Figure 3 15 3Com ATMLink Installation Window Showing Additional ELANs 6 Configure the new ELANs and then click Save Exit 7 Click OK in the Netwo...

Page 48: ...e the agent must be manually installed The ATMLink SNMP agent responds to requests from any standard SNMP network management software The SNMP Get and GetNext commands work for all the LEC MIB objects...

Page 49: ...Adding SNMP Support 3 25 Figure 3 16 Selecting the SNMP LEC MIB Agent 3 Click OK The SNMP agent files are copied to the system hard disk 4 Click OK in the Network Settings window 5 Restart Windows NT...

Page 50: ...h your product or the README TXT files on the ATMDisk diskette differs from the information in this guide follow the release notes or README TXT files Driver Installation Overview Installation of the...

Page 51: ...he NIC can also be configured for resilient server links When all the LEC parameters or resilient link parameters have been set the installation program saves the parameters loads the driver and modif...

Page 52: ...equirements 3Com ATMDisk diskette for Novell NetWare Before installing the driver review the README TXT document included on the ATMDisk diskette 3Com strongly recommends that your Novell network oper...

Page 53: ...me computer and one of the NICs must be an active NIC Active NICs and their standby NICs must be connected to switches on the same ATM network Up to three standby NICs can be assigned to a single acti...

Page 54: ...creen in the ATMLink utility see Chapter 5 A standby NIC must have these attributes One or more designated active NICs The same link type as its active NICs Its own card number and channel number The...

Page 55: ...editing the AUTOEXEC NCF In NetWare version 4 11 the install utility user interface differs slightly from that shown in this user guide Before You Begin Perform the following operations before loadin...

Page 56: ...Perform the following steps to install the 3Com 3C975 ATMLink NIC driver on a NetWare 4 x file server 1 With NetWare 4 x installed and the server up and running enter the following command at the pro...

Page 57: ...ct Driver options The Driver Options screen appears as shown in Figure 4 2 3 Select Configure network drivers The Additional Driver Actions screen appears as shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 2 Driver Opti...

Page 58: ...this is the first installation of the 3C975 NIC driver it will not appear in the above list 5 Press the Insert key to install a driver from the floppy disk drive A system message for selecting a disk...

Page 59: ...ter The Select a Driver to Install screen appears as shown in Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Select a Driver to Install Screen 8 Press Enter to select the 3Com 3C975 ATMLink driver 9 Select Yes when you are pr...

Page 60: ...ation Parameters Parameter Range of Values Defaults in Bold Description Card Number 1 2 3 4 This number denotes which physical NIC is being configured Channel 1 64 Use a unique channel number for each...

Page 61: ...ress the ESI plus 00 as the selector byte LES Network Prefix No default Enter the 13 byte network prefix of the switch on which the target LES resides LES User Part No default Enter the 7 byte user pa...

Page 62: ...ion screen as shown in Figure 4 7 The highlight bar moves to the TCP IP option in the Protocols box 2 To add a protocol select the desired protocol from the Protocols box IPX is the default protocol I...

Page 63: ...d Number parameter a Use the arrow keys to select the Card Number parameter and press Enter The dialog box shown in Figure 4 9 appears and lets you select the card number b Select the card number you...

Page 64: ...number a standby NIC Enter the card numbers separated by commas of the active NICs to be assigned to this standby NIC When the Home Card parameter is set any previously configured LECs with the same...

Page 65: ...he 20 byte ATM address of the ATM switch on which the target LECS resides Enter the address without delimiters For example 470000000000000000000000A1 12 Enter the LECS user part if you selected Manual...

Page 66: ...he network 16 Select the ILMI VPI The default value is 0 This value is determined by the ATM switch settings 17 Select the ILMI VCI The default value is 16 This value is determined by the ATM switch s...

Page 67: ...l LEC 21 Do one of the following Select No to complete and exit the configuration procedure Select Yes to create and configure an additional LEC The Additional Driver Actions screen appears as shown i...

Page 68: ...tion of the same 3C975 LAN driver 22 Choose Select an additional driver from the Additional Driver Actions box and press Enter The Select a Driver screen appears as shown in Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Se...

Page 69: ...mbers are assigned to the NICs in the same PCI slots A more elaborate method to correlate physical NICs to PCI slot numbers is to observe the LEDs of the ATMLink NICs when the NetWare server is initia...

Page 70: ...4 home 1 2 3 etc bind ipx atm_1 etc bind ipx atm_2 etc bind ipx atm_3 etc bind ipx atm_4 etc CAUTION The load order of the driver determines which physical NICs are bound to which drivers Changing the...

Page 71: ...ons Options menu of the NetWare install utility be sure that it can save files in pure ASCII text format The four keywords required to configure an LEC are cardnum channel elan and linktype To make a...

Page 72: ...ame atm_2 elan elan3372_2 sig_version 1 max_frame_size 1514 bind ipx atm_1 net 6 bind ipx atm_2 net 7 EXAMPLE OF A RESILIENT LINK CARD 2 IS A STANDBY NIC FOR CARD 1 ALWAYS LOAD THE ACTIVE NIC FIRST lo...

Page 73: ...to 32 character ASCII string ELAN names should match ELAN names configured on the ATM switch linktype 1 or 2 1 Ethernet 2 token ring All LECs with the same card number must have the same link type A s...

Page 74: ...aracter ASCII string 7 hex digits Use the 7 byte user part of the 20 byte ATM address of the target LES maxvcc maximum number of virtual channel circuits 1 1024 The default value is 1 024 VCCs With fo...

Page 75: ...e 3C975 LAN driver name can appear in either the load or bind commands as follows load 3c975 lan cardnum 1 frame ethernet_802 2 linktype 1 channel 1 name atm_1 elan elan3372_1 vpivci 2 SIG_VERSION 1 m...

Page 76: ...ICs Installing and Running the ATMLink Utility for Windows NT The ATM utility is shipped in the root directory of the ATMDisk diskette for Windows NT as the file ATMUTIL EXE The ATMLink utility files...

Page 77: ...ty Field Descriptions The ATMLink utility displays information for correctly installed ATMLink NICs and LAN emulation clients LECs ELAN Information To view ELAN information click the name of the ELAN...

Page 78: ...re Mode Automatic ATMLink LEC uses ILMI to connect with the LES Automatic LECS ATMLink LEC uses the ATM Forum Well known Address or another ATM address to connect with the LECS Manual ATMLink LEC conn...

Page 79: ...virtual circuit VPI Numeric virtual path identifier of the indicated virtual circuit VCC Type Type of virtual channel connection used by the ATMLink LEC PVC_P2P_CTRL permanent virtual circuit point t...

Page 80: ...Average number of bytes received per second over a 5 second sampling interval TxBytes sec Average number of bytes transmitted per second over a 5 second sampling interval RxCells Cumulative total of...

Page 81: ...rmation Fields Field Displayed Values PCI Bus Number Number of the PCI bus on which the selected NIC is installed PCI Slot Number Number of the PCI slot into which the selected NIC is inserted IRQ Lev...

Page 82: ...Running the ATMLink Utility for Novell NetWare The ATMLink utility is shipped as the 3C975UTL NLM file in the root directory of the ATMDisk diskette for Novell NetWare The ATMLink utility for NetWare...

Page 83: ...6 Figure 5 6 NetWare ATM Utility Select a NIC Screen 3 Use the arrow keys to select an installed ATMLink NIC and then press Enter The NIC number shown in Figure 5 6 is the NetWare card number The ATM...

Page 84: ...play the selected information NIC Information The NIC Information screen as shown in Figure 5 8 displays the configuration parameters of the selected physical NIC The bus number slot number and IRQ va...

Page 85: ...the PCI bus on which the selected NIC is installed Slot Number Number of the PCI slot into which the selected NIC is inserted IRQ Interrupt request level assigned to the selected NIC by the operating...

Page 86: ...nt control PVC P2P DATA permanent virtual circuit point to point data SVC P2P CTRL switched virtual circuit point to point control SVC P2P DATA switched virtual circuit point to multipoint data SVC P2...

Page 87: ...rrently Configured LECs screen as shown in Figure 5 10 and the LEC Statistics screen as shown in Figure 5 11 The Currently Configured LECs screen displays the ELAN names of all LECs configured on the...

Page 88: ...exit the ATMLink utility for NetWare Table 5 6 LEC Statistics Fields for NetWare Field Description Instance The channel number assigned to the LEC State Operational LEC is joined to an ELAN Down LEC i...

Page 89: ...ion of the 3C975 ATMLink NIC on board circuitry Displays EEPROM based device information for each 3C975 ATMLink NIC The diagnostic test suite is divided into two groups the internal and external tests...

Page 90: ...ation for installing and configuring Windows NT network drivers when there is more than one physical NIC in the system If the network drivers fail to load The internal and external tests determine whe...

Page 91: ...xternal test procedures separately Make sure that the 3C975 ATMLink NIC is firmly seated in a functional PCI slot before running the diagnostic utility See Chapter 2 for hardware installation details...

Page 92: ...se is used Keyboard commands are described in Table 6 2 Table 6 2 Function Key Descriptions of the Diagnostic Utility Keystroke Action Esc Exit to previous screen Tab Move cursor to next field Shift T...

Page 93: ...he following procedure 1 Physically disconnect the 3Com ATMLink NICs from the network 2 From the Select menu item on the main screen select the NIC to be tested The Select menu is disabled if there is...

Page 94: ...st and verify that the External Loopback Test is disabled If the External Loopback Test is not disabled click Disable All 6 Click OK The main screen shown in Figure 6 1 reappears 7 From the Test menu...

Page 95: ...loopback test only perform the following procedure 1 Insert the loopback plug into the 3Com ATMLink NIC 2 From the Select menu on the diagnostic utility main screen select the 3C975 ATMLink NIC to be...

Page 96: ...6 Verify that the External Loopback Test is enabled If the External Loopback Test is disabled click Enable All 7 Click OK The main screen shown in Figure 6 1 reappears 8 From the Test menu select Run...

Page 97: ...ck Test Setup 10 If the test fails go to the section What to Do If a Test Fails later in this chapter 11 Remove the loopback plug and insert the network cable Viewing Test Results The Test Results scr...

Page 98: ...reen Figure 6 7 NIC Statistics Screen Individual Test Information To run a test continuously disable the Halt on Error option The test continues to gather statistics and does not stop when a failure o...

Page 99: ...n error conditions Enabling and Disabling Individual Tests To enable and disable individual tests follow these steps 1 From the diagnostic utility main screen select Test Setup from the Test menu 2 Us...

Page 100: ...est Setup and Run Tests screens Use File Options to save load and print your test setup configurations and results Test setup configuration data is saved to a file named 3C975 TST This file contains t...

Page 101: ...v7 0 NIC Configuration and Product Information Device number 12 Bus number 0 I O port address F800h to F83Fh Interrupt request level 9 Media type Fiber cable SRAM size 128 K Bytes EEPROM size 2 K Byt...

Page 102: ...tained Statistics if any Cells transmitted 3760 Cells received 3760 Cells received with CRC error 0 Cells received with Congestion Flag 0 Cells received with Cell Loss Priority Flag 0 Cells Drop error...

Page 103: ...ocumentation 6 Try installing the NIC into another PCI slot The original slot may be defective 7 Replace the failed NIC with a working NIC and run the diagnostic tests again If the working NIC passes...

Page 104: ...oth ends of the cable into the female connectors on the NIC To construct a loopback plug from a double strand fiber optic cable uncouple the connectors at both ends of the cable and insert the two mal...

Page 105: ...onstructing Loopback Plugs 6 17 Figure 6 10 Unclipping the Connectors of a Double Strand Fiber OpticCable Figure 6 11 Clipping Together the Ends of the Same Fiber Strand SC connector port LED ATM LINK...

Page 106: ...J 45 unshielded male connector Wire the loopback plug so that the transmit output of the NIC connector pins 1 and 2 is directly wired to the NIC s receive input connector pins 7 and 8 respectively as...

Page 107: ...not light unless the NIC changes to active status Table 6 3 LED Activity LED State Explanation Slow blinking The operating system is loading the drivers and activating the NIC A diagnostic test is be...

Page 108: ...PCI master Supports up to 13 dword bursts Supports bus master scatter gather DMAs Memory read line support Memory read multiple support PCI slave I O memory and configuration cycles Interrupts Interru...

Page 109: ...5 UTP cable 100 m Maximum cable length 100 m ATM layer ANSI T1S1 92 002R3 ITU 1 361 ATM Forum UNI v 3 1 specification ATM adaptation layer AAL5 AAL 3 4 AAL 0 LAN emulation LANE 1 0 ATM signaling UNI...

Page 110: ...the pin assignments for the RJ 45 connector Table A 1 RJ 45 Connector Pinouts Pin Number ATMLink NIC ATM Switch 1 Transmit Receive 2 Transmit Receive 3 Not used Not used 4 Not used Not used 5 Not used...

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Page 115: ...zation RMA number Products sent to 3Com without RMA numbers will be returned to the sender unopened at the sender s expense To obtain an RMA number call or fax Country Telephone Number Fax Number U S...

Page 116: ...WANs ATM accommodates a mix of data types such as audio video and data on a single network ATM Forum An industry organization with over 300 members that is working to define ATM networking protocols...

Page 117: ...etwork management into ATM networks ILMI can be used as a monitor for transfers between a router and an ATM switch reporting CRC error rates and performance dips IP Internet Protocol A network layer p...

Page 118: ...are enabling a LEC to join an ELAN and resolving MAC to ATM addresses LLC Logical Link Control The upper of the two sublayers of the Data Link Layer of the OSI Reference Model that defines the transm...

Page 119: ...up and torn down SAR Segmentation and Reassembly A procedure that breaks down and reassembles variable length packets from legacy LAN Ethernet and token ring applications The SAR chip set receives pro...

Page 120: ...cture standard for internetworking multiple organizations The TCP IP protocol stack is dominant in academic and research sites and is the standard protocol for the Internet Token ring A 4 Mbps or a 16...

Page 121: ...when combined with the VCI Virtual Circuit Identifier makes up an ATM address Well known Address The default 20 byte ATM address of the LECS in LAN emulation suggested by the ATM Forum expressed in he...

Page 122: ...tility description 1 6 for NetWare 5 7 for Windows NT 5 1 AUTOEXEC NCF file driver load sequence 4 20 editing 4 2 4 21 B bulletin board service B 1 bus interface A 1 C cable requirements 1 1 cables an...

Page 123: ...NetWare 4 3 Windows NT 3 2 Home Card NetWare 4 11 4 24 I ILMI 1 2 ILMI VCI NetWare 4 12 4 25 Windows NT 3 13 ILMI VPI NetWare 4 12 4 25 Windows NT 3 13 installation ATMLink diagnostic utility 6 3 ATML...

Page 124: ...upport B 4 NIC configuration parameters NetWare install utility 4 11 NetWare keywords 4 24 Windows NT 3 13 connecting to network 2 4 driver description 1 4 features 1 1 installation 2 1 resetting NetW...

Page 125: ...support B 1 test information diagnostic utility screen 6 10 traffic shaping description 1 5 Windows NT 3 14 troubleshooting tips 6 14 U URL B 2 V VCCs per system 1 5 verifying driver installation NetW...

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