3Com TokenLink Velocity TokenLink VelocityTM XL PCI Network Interface..., User Manual

Page 1: ...http www 3com com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Network Interface Card User Guide A member of the high performance TokenLink Velocity family Part No 09 1116 000 Published November 1997...

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Page 3: ...k Velocity ATMLink PCI and FDDILink network interface cards have a Lifetime Limited Warranty For further details please see 3Com s Limited Warranty statement in this guide To ensure the very best 3Com...

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Page 5: ...iew 1 4 2 INSTALLING THE 3C359 NIC Installation Requirements 2 1 Safety Precautions 2 1 Unpacking and Inspecting the 3C359 NIC 2 2 Inserting the 3C359 NIC 2 3 3 NOVELL NETWARE ENVIRONMENTS Installing...

Page 6: ...ort Driver 4 1 NDIS 3 Miniport Driver 4 2 Installing a 3C359 NIC Driver for Windows Environments 4 2 Before Installing a Windows Driver 4 2 Installing a Driver for Windows 95 4 3 About Microsoft Windo...

Page 7: ...a Driver for IBM DOS LAN Services 5 2 Using IBM MPTS to Install a Driver for OS 2 5 3 Configuring IBM Host Connectivity 5 5 Adding the MS DLC Network Protocol for Windows for Workgroups 5 6 Adding the...

Page 8: ...Speed B 4 Boot ROM B 5 Memory Limit of 1 Megabyte B 5 Changing Configuration for Multiple NICs B 5 C TECHNICAL SUPPORT Online Technical Services C 1 World Wide Web Site C 1 3Com Bulletin Board Servic...

Page 9: ...vii FCC CLASS B STATEMENT FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 3COM END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT...

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Page 11: ...4 15 4 7 Network Window 4 16 4 8 PCI Token Ring Adapter Properties Window Driver Tab 4 17 4 9 Entering Current Network Address 4 17 4 10 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Adapter Dialog Box 4 19 4 11 Dy...

Page 12: ...x B 1 Configuration and Diagnostic Program Screen B 2 B 2 Install Menu B 2 B 3 NIC Configuration Screen B 3 B 4 Configuration Option Setting Dialog Box B 3...

Page 13: ...xi TABLES 1 Notice Icons 2 2 Text Conventions 2 3 1 Location of NetWare Support Modules 3 13 3 2 TLNKPODI LAN Load Parameters 3 16 B 1 Initial Settings of 3C359 NIC Configuration Options B 4...

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Page 15: ...formation in the release notes shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide follow the instructions in the release notes Finding Specific Information in This Guide This table s...

Page 16: ...Table 1 Notice Icons Icon Notice Type Description Information note Important features or instructions Caution Information to alert you to potential damage to a program system or device Warning Inform...

Page 17: ...the Return or Enter key when an instruction simply says type Menu commands and buttons Menu commands or button names appear in italics Example From the Help menu select Contents Words in italicized t...

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Page 19: ...ance token ring network adapter for personal computers PCs with a Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bus The 3C359 NIC provides a high performance 32 bit PCI local bus interface with bus mastering...

Page 20: ...ccess Class of Service 3Com s DynamicAccess software adds intelligence to the 3C359 NIC for optimized performance and control With DynamicAccess Class of Service Traffic Prioritization you can select...

Page 21: ...NIC s WOL support conforms to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface OnNow ACPI specification and applies only to PCs conforming to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification 1 0 that h...

Page 22: ...n board RJ 45 and DB 9 ports for connecting UTP or STP cables without using an external media filter Installation Overview This section outlines the major steps for completing a 3C359 NIC installation...

Page 23: ...A that overrides the NIC s universal address encoded during manufacturing See feature configuration instructions in the chapter for your operating system environment 4 Run diagnostics if necessary If...

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Page 25: ...1 and 2 or TokenDisk CD containing the AutoLink installation program network driver software the DOS Configuration and Diagnostic Program and online user documentation CD only Safety Precautions WARN...

Page 26: ...use only insulated or nonconducting tools Unpacking and Inspecting the 3C359 NIC The contents of the 3C359 NIC package follow If items are missing contact your authorized network supplier immediately...

Page 27: ...t slot If both slot types are available in your PC place the NIC in the 32 bit slot Figure 2 1 Removing the Expansion Slot Cover Verify that the selected slot is a PCI bus master slot by consulting yo...

Page 28: ...C is correctly seated the gold connecting fingers inserted in the slot do not show Note the slot number of the NIC You may need it during driver installation Figure 2 2 Inserting the 3C359 NIC 4 Repla...

Page 29: ...s for detailed information regarding cable requirements and connector pin assignments for the 3C359 NIC 7 Connect the other end of the cable to a network dual access unit DAU a multistation access uni...

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Page 31: ...OS 16 Bit Client Automatically The 3Com AutoLink software utility automatically configures one 3C359 NIC and installs the DOS 16 bit ODI client network driver for NetWare 3 12 and 4 1x systems This se...

Page 32: ...s at least 1 MB of free hard disk space Modifying AutoLink Default Settings Use the AUTOLINK CFG file to modify the AutoLink installation process The AUTOLINK CFG file in the AUTOLINK directory on Tok...

Page 33: ...the full text of the license agreement press F1 7 When the information window appears press Enter to continue A status message appears followed by a prompt for the ring speed of your network 8 Enter...

Page 34: ...Insert the Novell NetWare Client for DOS and Microsoft Windows Disk 1 and make that drive the active drive For example enter a 2 Enter the following command install Follow the displayed instructions...

Page 35: ...FG file 2 Scroll through the file and locate the following lines LINK DRIVER TLNKPODI 3 Add the appropriate keywords as shown below LINK DRIVER TLNKPODI ringspeed auto 4 16 classic dtr where RINGSPEED...

Page 36: ...ress the spacebar to select the option The system prompts you for configuration information 4 Confirm the configuration and press Enter 5 If your configuration requires TCP IP supply the IP Address Ro...

Page 37: ...the ring speed setting Auto Allows the NIC to automatically detect the ring speed This is the default setting 4 Disables auto ring speed detection and sets the NIC ring speed at 4 Mbps 16 Disables aut...

Page 38: ...2 hexadecimal digits in the range from X 4000 0000 0000 to X 7FFF FFFF FFFF and must be unique throughout the network Displaying the Universal Address The Configuration and Diagnostic Program displays...

Page 39: ...ntinue with the next section to install Novell OS 2 Requester and the ODI LAN driver TLNKPODI SYS Installing the Novell OS 2 Requester Follow these steps to install Novell OS 2 Requester and the ODI L...

Page 40: ...ver Choose from the list or type a driver name 7 Enter the driver name for the TokenLink Velocity XL PCI NIC tlnkpodi sys 8 When prompted select the default configuration IPX Support for DOS or Window...

Page 41: ...n prompted When the installation is complete a menu appears with the following menu bar items Installation Configuration Utilities Readme Help A message is displayed stating that the installation proc...

Page 42: ...the following environments NetWare 3 12 NetWare 4 1x The driver and associated files are located in the NETWARE NWSERVER directory on TokenDisk diskette 1 Driver Support The TLNKPODI server driver is...

Page 43: ...r a new NetWare 3 12 installation or an upgrade to NetWare 3 12 If you are in the process of upgrading to NetWare 4 1x proceed to Installing the Driver as Part of a New Server Installation or Upgrade...

Page 44: ...from loading Replacing Support Modules To replace support modules with more recent versions use the steps below to load the support modules from the TokenDisk diskette and copy them to the file serve...

Page 45: ...to which you will copy the NLMs 2 Log in to the file server Insert TokenDisk diskette 1 in the drive and copy the support files to the server If drive F is mapped to the SYS volume the sample command...

Page 46: ...e you must supply a slot number for each 3C359 NIC installed in the server Once you have noted the slot number of each NIC you can include the Load and Bind commands in the server s AUTOEXEC NCF file...

Page 47: ...oad the driver twice as shown below load tlknpodi slot value frame token ring load tlknpodi slot value frame token ring_snap NODE node ID Specifies that the locally administered node ID parameter over...

Page 48: ...01 20 10 20 97 The supported slot values shown are for the two 3C359 NICs in the server The next line is where you enter the address that you will use This is the Load Bind sequence for the second of...

Page 49: ...documentation for more information Name Optional The name you assigned to the logical board with the Load command If you use a logical board name do not specify DRIVERNAME Drivername The name of the d...

Page 50: ...unload msm 3 From TokenDisk diskette 1 load the support modules required to run the server driver Enter the following commands at the server console command prompt in the order shown load a netware n...

Page 51: ...he server s SYS SYSTEM directory Doing so causes the support modules to be auto loaded by any of the server drivers such as TLNKPODI LAN See Copying Support Modules and the Driver to the File Server e...

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Page 53: ...specification and supports the following Windows environments Windows 95 version 950b OSR2 Windows 98 PC 97 specification Windows NT 4 0 The NDIS 4 driver provides the following 3C359 NIC capabilitie...

Page 54: ...g Windows environments Windows 95 version 950 and version 950b OSR2 Windows NT 3 51 The NDIS 3 driver supports all the 3C359 NIC features listed in the preceding section for the NDIS 4 driver except D...

Page 55: ...y installed you must install version 950 of Windows 95 950a or retail version before you install the driver Version 950 of Windows 95 is designed to upgrade Windows 3 x PCs Version 950b OSR2 of Window...

Page 56: ...S 3 driver 3 If you are using the 3 5 inch diskettes insert TokenDisk diskette 2 in the drive If you are using the TokenDisk CD insert it in the CD ROM drive 4 At the prompt enter the appropriate path...

Page 57: ...n dialog box appears 4 If you are using 3 5 inch diskettes insert TokenDisk diskette 2 in the drive If you are using the TokenDisk CD insert it in the CD ROM drive 5 At the prompt enter the appropriat...

Page 58: ...NDIS 4 driver for Windows NT 4 0 If your network environment uses the TCP IP communications protocol obtain from your network administrator all the information you need to define an IP address during...

Page 59: ...appear followed by a prompt to restart the computer 10 Remove the TokenDisk diskette or CD from the drive 11 Click Yes to restart the computer This concludes the procedure for installing the NDIS 4 d...

Page 60: ...d to the C drive A prompt appears asking if you want to restart your computer 8 Remove the TokenDisk diskette or CD and click Restart now This concludes the procedure for installing the NDIS 3 driver...

Page 61: ...Control Panel icon 2 In the Control Panel group double click the Network icon The Network window appears as shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Network Window 3 In the Configuration tab select 3Com TokenL...

Page 62: ...RONMENT Figure 4 2 PCI Token Ring Adapter Properties Window Driver Tab 4 Click the Advanced tab The Advanced tab of the 3Com PCI Token Ring Adapter Properties window appears as shown in Figure 4 3 Fig...

Page 63: ...dvanced tab appears as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Manually Setting Ring Speed 7 Select one of the following values 16 Disables auto ring speed detection and sets NIC ring speed at 16 Mbps 4 Disabl...

Page 64: ...g speed detection option in a Windows NT environment follow these steps 1 In the My Computer group double click the Control Panel icon 2 In the Control Panel group double click the Network icon 3 In t...

Page 65: ...n and sets NIC ring speed at 4 Mbps Auto Allows NIC to automatically detect ring speed 7 Click OK You can click the Priority button to access the DynamicAccess Select Adapter window Figure 4 11 to ena...

Page 66: ...e preset UAA address and not have to define an LAA address Check with your network administrator before using this feature Defining the LAA Address for Windows 95 Use the following procedures in this...

Page 67: ...reference the 12 digit universal token ring address displayed in the Configuration and Diagnostic Program window For example Network Addr 00600891CCA8 Setting the LAA Address for Windows 95 To set a l...

Page 68: ...ab select 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Adapter and click Properties The Driver tab of the 3Com PCI Token Ring Adapter Properties window appears as shown in Figure 4 8 4 Click the Advanced tab The Ad...

Page 69: ...Defining a Locally Administered Network Address 4 17 Figure 4 8 PCI Token Ring Adapter Properties Window Driver Tab Figure 4 9 Entering Current Network Address...

Page 70: ...ow these steps 1 In the My Computer group double click the Control Panel icon 2 In the Control Panel group double click the Network icon 3 In the Network dialog box click the Adapters tab 4 In the Ada...

Page 71: ...t the computer Configuring Class of Service This section describes activating and configuring DynamicAccess Class of Service Traffic Prioritization support for Windows NT 4 0 Class of Service is avail...

Page 72: ...lling the NDIS 4 driver Before Starting Class of Service Configuration The 3C359 NIC must be installed before you configure Class of Service For NIC installation instructions see Chapter 2 Installing...

Page 73: ...ty button on the 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Adapter window Figure 4 5 2 Select 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Adapter as shown in Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 DynamicAccess Select Adapter Window 3 Clic...

Page 74: ...in the Additional Ranges tab Figure 4 13 or you can set the range to include all applications 4 Select the Enable radio button The default mode is Disable When Class of Service is disabled you cannot...

Page 75: ...7 Restart the computer Adding Class of Service Ranges and Protocols You can add information for Class of Service applications that you want to prioritize but which are not listed on the 3Com Class of...

Page 76: ...application The range end should be a hexadecimal number with a maximum of four digits If only one port or socket is needed Range End should match Range Start 4 Select the protocol that the applicati...

Page 77: ...e select the range in the list and click Remove 7 Restart the computer Using Class of Service Advanced Options You can use Class of Service Advanced Options to adjust the network driver s handling of...

Page 78: ...rt the computer to activate changes Class of Service Advanced Options Settings This section provides a detailed description of each Advanced Values field shown on the Class of Service Advanced Options...

Page 79: ...applications Low Priority Ratio When Class of Service support is enabled high priority packets are always transmitted before low priority packets If a certain high priority application sends out enoug...

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Page 81: ...ogram DXMAID and the DOS NDIS 2 01 driver for IBM host connectivity applications The DOS NDIS 2 01 driver can also handle DOS LAN requests to IBM LAN Server 1 At the DOS prompt on a DOS machine run th...

Page 82: ...ver 1 Create a temporary directory on your DOS PC For example enter mkdir c temp 2 If you are using the 3 5 inch diskettes insert TokenDisk diskette 2 in the drive If you are using the TokenDisk CD in...

Page 83: ...ou are using the TokenDisk CD substitute the appropriate drive in the microcode file s path This completes the driver installation for IBM DOS LAN Services Restart your computer and install your host...

Page 84: ...box select 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI and click ADD You can edit parameter settings for the 3C359 NIC Select the 3C359 NIC in the Current Configuration list box and click Edit When you are finish...

Page 85: ...take effect 19 At system startup check for the following conditions to determine whether the NIC is working correctly and whether installation has been completed successfully The device driver files l...

Page 86: ...he Network window double click the Network Setup icon 3 In the Network Setup window click Network Drivers 4 In the Network Drivers window make sure that 3Com TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Adapter is displ...

Page 87: ...your environment Adding the 32 Bit DLC Network Protocol for Windows 95 Follow the steps in this section to add the Microsoft 32 bit DLC network protocol to the Windows 95 Network Protocols list for th...

Page 88: ...protocol to diskette insert the diskette in the drive If you have copied the DLC protocol to the hard drive enter the appropriate path for the downloaded Microsoft 32 bit DLC protocol in the Install F...

Page 89: ...lick OK 6 Insert the Windows NT CD in the CD ROM drive In the Windows NT Setup window enter the path for the Windows NT CD For example d The Protocols tab of the Network window is displayed 7 Verify t...

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Page 91: ...t the 3C359 NIC is inserted into the ring The LEDs also light when drivers are loading and when the diagnostics program is running Figure 6 1 NIC LEDs When the green LED labeled 4 is lit it indicates...

Page 92: ...iagnostic program does not function properly if the 3C359 NIC drivers are already installed and running in memory You must bypass the drivers by performing a clean DOS boot before you run the diagnost...

Page 93: ...the 3C359 NIC s ability to close the 3C359 NIC and terminate the Ring Operations Test The 3C359 NIC must have been previously opened Running the DOS Diagnostic Tests If you are using Windows 95 or Win...

Page 94: ...select Run Tests The Run Tests dialog box appears similar to the one shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 DOS Diagnostic Program Run Tests Dialog Box 3 Press Enter to start the tests Each test runs once un...

Page 95: ...s shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 DOS Diagnostic Program Test Setup Dialog Box 2 Press Tab to move from field to field and select any field within the Test Setup dialog box Within the Group Select area...

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Page 97: ...a clock speed of 33 MHz Network Interface IEEE 802 5 token ring network with 16 Mbps or 4 Mbps transmission rate Physical Dimensions Environmental Operating Range Power Requirements at 16 Mbps 0 mA 3...

Page 98: ...RQs Automatically allocated by system Node ID Globally administered node ID allocated by IEEE Locally administered node ID optional Cables and Connectors Category 3 4 5 for UTP RJ 45 Type 1 1A 2 6 for...

Page 99: ...u can use the 3C359 NIC s DB 9 connector to connect to shielded twisted pair STP cabling Type 1 or 6 The DB 9 connector pin assignments are shown in Figure A 1 Figure A 1 DB 9 Connector Pin Assignment...

Page 100: ...d token ring cabling that meets IEEE 802 5 specifications Connect shielded twisted pair STP cables type 1 or 6 to the 3C359 NIC s DB 9 connector Figure A 1 Connect unshielded twisted pair UTP cables c...

Page 101: ...DOS boot from a DOS diskette or the hard drive s DOS option if provided to ensure that no memory managers or drivers are loaded The Configuration and Diagnostic Program does not run in a DOS window c...

Page 102: ...ress Tab to select the Install pull down menu shown in Figure B 2 You can use a mouse instead of keys to select options provided a mouse driver is installed on your PC When using a mouse click the des...

Page 103: ...re B 3 NIC Configuration Screen 5 Use the arrow scroll keys to select a configuration option that you want to change Press Enter A dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure B 4 appears to allow yo...

Page 104: ...4 or 16 Mbps The 3C359 NIC ring speed must match the speed of the token ring network The default value is 16 Mbps The auto ring speed detection feature is enabled by default for all 3C359 NIC drivers...

Page 105: ...ver in TCP IP NetWare and RPL environments The default setting is Disabled Memory Limit of 1 Megabyte When disabled set to No Limit the MMIO address space can be mapped above the standard conventional...

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Page 113: ...can travel within a computer This pathway is used for communication and can be established between two or more computer elements In any computer data travels over one or more buses between memory the...

Page 114: ...can be either half duplex or full duplex DynamicAccess software A 3Com set of features that adds intelligence to NICs to optimize network performance and provide enhanced network management and contro...

Page 115: ...ponents to be independent of the NIC by providing a standard interface Windows NT and Windows 95 support NDIS 3 0 and NDIS 4 0 ODI Open Data link Interface A MAC level specification developed by Novel...

Page 116: ...sing unit CPU and high speed peripheral devices The PCI bus supports multiple peripheral components and add in cards at a peak bandwidth of 132 MBps which is up to 10 times faster than that of ISA EIS...

Page 117: ...strated 4 19 bus PCI 1 1 2 1 C cable requirements 2 5 A 4 CAU See controlled access unit chip revision illustrated 4 19 Class of Service advanced options 4 25 concurrent UDP streams 4 27 configuring 4...

Page 118: ...sifications A 2 environmental operating range A 1 European Community Classification A 2 expansion slot cover 2 3 F fax service See 3ComFacts full duplex 1 3 G Group 1 tests 6 5 Group Select area 6 5 H...

Page 119: ...nt illustrated 4 19 network drivers installing 3 6 NetWare Client32 3 6 NetWare OS 2 3 7 ODI 3 1 3 7 Windows 95 4 1 network supplier support C 3 NIC installing 2 4 physical dimensions A 1 seating 2 4...

Page 120: ...ile 3 7 TLNKPODI LAN file 3 6 TLNKPODI SYS file 3 7 TokenLink Velocity XL PCI NIC 1 1 tools installation 2 2 Traffic Prioritization See Class of Service TRIROM description 1 3 B 5 installation 2 2 tro...

Page 121: ...d parties that the operation of the software products will be uninterrupted or error free or that all defects in the software products will be corrected For any third party products listed in the 3Com...

Page 122: ...STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any int...

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