3Com 3C359B - Manual

3Com 3C359B

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 4 – ONTENTS
  • Page 6 – IBM E; NVIRONMENTS
  • Page 7 – INDEX
  • Page 10 – IGURES
  • Page 11 – ABLES; Notice Icons 11
  • Page 12 – The HELP directory on TokenDisk; Conventions
  • Page 16 – NTRODUCTION; The 3Com
  • Page 17 – High-Performance Features of the 3C359B NIC; Parallel Tasking II Performance; II performance, which takes advantage of; DynamicAccess; The 3Com Dynamic
  • Page 18 – Support for Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring; Remote Wake-Up Support
  • Page 19 – -pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard
  • Page 20 – Other Features of the 3C359B NIC
  • Page 21 – Installation Overview; Insert the 3C359B NIC in a PCI bus master slot in; Auto Ring Speed Detection:
  • Page 22 – TokenDisk
  • Page 24 – Installation Requirements; Installing the 3C359B NIC requires the following:; Safety Precautions; PCs operate with voltages that can be lethal.; Remove any diskettes and CDs from the computer’s; To avoid permanent damage to the NIC or; Disconnect all cables that are connected to
  • Page 25 – Unpacking and Inspecting the 3C359B NIC
  • Page 26 – If you have purchased the separate Managed PC Boot; Follow these steps to insert the 3C359B NIC:; Remove the computer’s cover and select a PCI; shared
  • Page 27 – Unfasten and remove the expansion slot cover
  • Page 28 – Replace the unit’s cover and reconnect any cables that; Do not turn on the power to the PC.; Go to “Connecting to the Network” later in this; Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable; Make sure that the PC power cord is; Make sure that the NIC is properly installed in a PCI slot.
  • Page 29 – Replace the PC cover.; Configuring the BIOS for Remote Wake-Up
  • Page 30 – Connecting to the Network; Connect one of the following network cable types to
  • Page 32 – Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Driver; Manually, using a NetWare installation utility and; Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Automatically; Intelligent Auto Install Software Functions
  • Page 33 – Before Using the Intelligent Auto Install Utility; The PC has at least 1 MB of free hard disk space.; Modifying Intelligent Auto Install Default Settings; Running the Intelligent Auto Install Program
  • Page 34 – TokenDisk diskette 1 in the drive and enter:; comslink; A COMSLINK window is displayed.
  • Page 35 – copy comslink.log prn; or; Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Manually; install; Follow the displayed instructions as they appear.
  • Page 36 – Configuring the DOS 16-Bit Client Driver; LINK DRIVER TLNKPODI
  • Page 37 – Installing DOS Client32; TokenLink Velocity XL
  • Page 38 – TokenDisk diskette; load
  • Page 39 – 5 Restart your workstation to start Client32.; Installing an OS/2 Client Driver for NetWare; Selecting the Appropriate NIC Address; A default address for the
  • Page 40 – Displaying the Universal Address; Boot from a DOS diskette to run the diagnostic; Record for future reference the 12-digit universal
  • Page 41 – Installing the Novell OS/2 Requester; NetWare Workstation for OS/2 Installation Utility
  • Page 42 – 0 Select the appropriate protocol and save the; 2 Click COPY and follow the displayed instructions.; 5 Follow the displayed installation instructions and
  • Page 43 – Readme; Configuring the Novell OS/2 Requester; Click the Configuration menu bar item and select; Verify the link driver header, node address, and; Your NET.CFG file should look similar to the following:; Remove the OS/2 Requester diskette and restart; Installing a NetWare Server Driver
  • Page 44 – Driver Support; Instructions in this section are written for
  • Page 46 – Use the Unload command from the console command; unload tokentsm; Load the support modules from TokenDisk diskette 2.
  • Page 47 – This section explains how to copy support; Locate a workstation with a diskette drive. This; Log in to the file server. Insert TokenDisk diskette 2 in; the drive and copy the support files to the server.; Using the LOAD Command
  • Page 48 – Required if there is more than one
  • Page 49 – Specifies the frame type used by this
  • Page 50 – An optional name for identifying this
  • Page 51 – IO Address Base = EC80; Using the BIND Command
  • Page 52 – Enter the following commands at the server console; From TokenDisk diskette 2, load the support modules
  • Page 54 – unload tlnkpodi
  • Page 56 – Drivers Available for Windows; NDIS 5 Miniport Driver
  • Page 57 – NDIS 4 Miniport Driver
  • Page 58 – Before Installing a Windows Driver; To install the network driver in a PC running Windows 98:; Make sure that the NIC is installed in your PC and that it
  • Page 59 – Select Search for the best driver for your device; Insert the Windows 98 CD in the CD-ROM drive, and; If you don’t have the Windows 98 CD, click
  • Page 60 – Installing a Driver for Windows 95; About Microsoft Windows 95 Versions; If your PC did not come; System; , and read the System information under
  • Page 61 – Installing a Driver for Windows 95 Version 950; Select Driver from disk provided by hardware; At the prompt, enter the appropriate path for the; When the setup file has been read, select
  • Page 62 – Remove the TokenDisk diskette or TokenLink; Installing a Driver for Windows 95 Version 950b, OSR2; Windows 95 detects the new hardware.; At the prompt, enter the appropriate path for the
  • Page 63 – Velocity XL CD from the drive.; Installing a Driver for Windows NT 4.0
  • Page 64 – The Insert Disk dialog box appears.
  • Page 65 – Installing a Driver for Windows NT 3.51; Velocity XL CD and click Restart now.
  • Page 66 – Verifying Successful Installation
  • Page 67 – From the Disk menu, select Connect Network Drive.; Selecting Ring Speed; Setting Ring Speed for Windows 95/98; You can choose one of the following ring speed options:; In the My Computer group, double-click the; The Network window appears, as shown in Figure 6.
  • Page 68 – In the Configuration tab, select 3Com TokenLink
  • Page 69 – Click the Advanced tab.
  • Page 70 – Ring Speed; Position the mouse pointer on the down arrow; Select one of the following values:
  • Page 71 – Setting Ring Speed for Windows NT 4.0; You can choose the following ring speed options:; In the Adapters tab, select 3Com TokenLink Velocity; To manually set the ring speed, position the mouse
  • Page 72 – Select one of the following values:; You can click the
  • Page 73 – Defining a Locally Administered Network Address; Defining the LAA Address for Windows 95/98; Display the current network address
  • Page 74 – Enter the following command:; The Network window appears, as shown in Figure 12.
  • Page 76 – Select Current Network Address in the Property list.
  • Page 77 – Defining the LAA Address for Windows NT; XL PCI Adapter and click Properties.
  • Page 78 – Restart the computer.
  • Page 79 – Configuring Class of Service; Before Starting Class of Service Configuration
  • Page 80 – Enabling Class of Service; In the Control Panel group, double-click the; Com Class of Service icon.
  • Page 81 – Select the Enable radio button.
  • Page 82 – Click the box next to each application that you want; Adding Class of Service Ranges and Protocols; Click the Additional Ranges tab.
  • Page 83 – Enter the beginning of the port or socket range for
  • Page 84 – Once the Range Start, Range End, and Protocol are; The range is added to the list, as shown in Figure 19.; Click OK when you are finished.; Using Class of Service Advanced Options
  • Page 85 – To access the advanced options, follow these steps:; Click the Advanced Options tab.; Enter new information as required.; Click OK to set the new value.; Restart the computer to activate changes.; Class of Service Advanced Options Settings; FIFO Packet Threshold
  • Page 86 – Concurrent UDP Streams
  • Page 88 – Installing a Driver for Various IBM Environments; At the DOS prompt on a DOS machine, run the
  • Page 89 – If you are using the; Press F4 to install the driver.; Installing a Driver for IBM DOS LAN Services; Create a temporary directory on your DOS PC. For; Copy the following files from the TokenDisk diskette or
  • Page 90 – Network Card Not Shown In List Below.
  • Page 91 – Using IBM MPTS to Install a Driver for OS/2; MPTS; mpts; You are prompted for the source of the NIF file.
  • Page 92 – Edit
  • Page 93 – Installation of the driver for OS/2 is now complete.; Configuring IBM Host Connectivity; In the Windows for Workgroups Program Manager; In the Network window, double-click the Network
  • Page 94 – The Network Driver window is displayed.; You need to quit Windows and restart your
  • Page 95 – Adding the 32-Bit DLC Network Protocol for Windows 95; On the Windows 95 desktop, double-click the; In the Network window, select 3Com TokenLink; In the Select Network Component Type window,; Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list.; Do one of the following:; If you are using Windows 95 version 950b, OSR2, select
  • Page 96 – OK; You must restart your computer before the new; Adding the 32-Bit DLC Network Protocol for Windows NT; On the Windows NT desktop, double-click the; In the Select Network Protocol window, select DLC
  • Page 97 – Insert the Windows NT CD in the CD-ROM drive. In; The Protocols tab of the Network window is displayed.; You must shut down and restart your computer
  • Page 98 – ROUBLESHOOTING
  • Page 99 – Using the Diagnostic Program; Configuration instructions are described in Appendix B.; DOS Diagnostic Tests; Register Write/Read Test
  • Page 100 – Ring Operations Test; Running the DOS Diagnostic Tests; Test
  • Page 101 – From the Test pull-down menu shown in Figure 22,; Press Enter to start the tests.
  • Page 102 – Continuous; Changing the DOS Test Setup; Select Test Setup in the Run Tests dialog box and; Press Tab to move from field to field and select any; Enable Group
  • Page 103 – Checking the Remote Wake-Up Function; Verify that the Pattern and Wake on Magic Packet; Neighborhood; If the driver version is current, the keywords are
  • Page 104 – If the NIC still does not wake up, install a Remote
  • Page 106 – PECIFICATIONS; Network Interface; Storage
  • Page 107 – PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1
  • Page 108 – Connector Pin Assignments; DB-9 Connector Pin Assignments; RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments
  • Page 109 – Cable Requirements
  • Page 110 – Using the Configuration Program
  • Page 111 – Press Tab to select the Install pull-down menu shown; From the Install pull-down menu, press Enter to select
  • Page 112 – Use the arrow (scroll) keys to select a configuration
  • Page 113 – When you have completed your configuration; Adjusting Configuration Settings
  • Page 114 – Boot ROM; Disabled; Memory Limit of 1 Megabyte; When disabled (set to; Changing Configuration for Multiple NICs; From the DOS
  • Page 116 – Online Technical Services; World Wide Web site; automated fax service; World Wide Web Site
  • Page 117 – anonymous; Com Bulletin Board Service; Access by Analog Modem; Country
  • Page 118 – Com Facts Automated Fax Service; Support from Your Network Supplier
  • Page 120 – Returning Products for Repair
  • Page 122 – LOSSARY; ACPI; See also; bus; Controlled access unit. An intelligent hub.; Class of Service (or Traffic Prioritization); A 3Com Dynamic
  • Page 125 – Parallel Tasking architecture
  • Page 126 – token ring; See
  • Page 128 – Numbers
  • Page 132 – Com Corporation L; IMITED; TokenLInk Velocity
  • Page 134 – FCC C; LASS; B S; TATEMENT; FCC D; ECLARATION
  • Page 135 – IMPORTANT: Read Before Using This Product
  • Page 136 – RODUCT
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User Guide

MODEL NO. 3C359B

Token Ring PCI NIC

Token Ring PCI

Network Interface Card

User Guide

MODEL NO.
3C359B

3Com Corporation

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Summary

Page 4 - ONTENTS

C ONTENTS A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Conventions 11 Year 2000 Compliance 13 1 I NTRODUCTION High-Performance Features of the 3C359B NIC 16 Parallel Tasking II Performance 16 Dynamic Access Class of Service 16 Support for Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring 17 Remote Wake-Up Support 17 Managed PC Boot Agent (M...

Page 6 - IBM E; NVIRONMENTS

Setting Ring Speed for Windows NT 4.0 70 Defining a Locally Administered Network Address 72 Defining the LAA Address for Windows 95/98 72 Displaying the Current Network Address for Windows 95/98 72 Setting the LAA Address for Windows 95/98 73 Defining the LAA Address for Windows NT 76 Configuring Cl...

Page 7 - INDEX

Changing the DOS Test Setup 101 Checking the Remote Wake-Up Function 102 A S PECIFICATIONS 3C359B NIC Specifications 105 Connector Pin Assignments 107 DB-9 Connector Pin Assignments 107 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments 107 Cable Requirements 108 B C HANGING C ONFIGURATION S ETTINGS Using the Configur...

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