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C
HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
NIC
Configuration Methods
The NIC can be configured using any of the methods listed
in the table below.
Boot PROM
Enables or disables the NIC boot ROM (if a
boot ROM is installed on the NIC).
■
Enabled
■
Disabled
Media Type
Determines the type of media your network is
using.
■
Auto Select
allows the NIC to
automatically select the Media Type for
you.
■
If you set the NIC
Duplex
setting to
Auto Select
, the Media Type is
automatically set to
Auto Select
.
■
If you set the NIC
Duplex
setting
manually, you must set the Media Type
setting manually.
■
Auto Select
■
10BASE-T
(10Mb/s)
■
100BASE-TX
(100Mb/s)
Option
Description
Settings
(Defaults in Bold)
Method
Description
Requirements
3Com NIC
Diagnostics
program for
Windows
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for
Windows:
1
Make sure that the 3Com NIC
diagnostics program is installed.
2
Open the Windows
Start
menu.
3
Select
Programs
, and then
3Com NIC Utilities
.
4
Click
3Com NIC Doctor
.
Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 2000
DOS Configuration
and Diagnostics
Program
Configure the NIC locally using the
DOS Configuration and Diagnostics
Program:
1
Reboot the computer using a
DOS-bootable diskette.
2
Insert the
3Com EtherLink Server CD
in the CD-ROM drive.
3
Enter at the DOS prompt:
d:\3c90xcfg.exe
If you are running Japanese DOS, you
must switch to U.S.-mode DOS before
running this program.
DOS
