3Com 3C971-F - Manual

3Com 3C971-F

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Com’s ATMLink
  • Page 6 – ONTENTS; NT D
  • Page 7 – Com Bulletin Board Service B-1; LOSSARY
  • Page 9 – IGURES
  • Page 11 – Introduction; If you are looking for:
  • Page 12 – Conventions; Text; commands
  • Page 13 – NTRODUCTION; C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter
  • Page 14 – Product Features
  • Page 15 – Software Drivers; ATM Forum LAN emulation standard, version 1.0; C971-F Adapter Installation Kit; PCI Technology
  • Page 16 – The PCI specification supports the following features:
  • Page 17 – Installation Overview; Install the 3C971-F adapter in an available PCI slot.; Tools Required
  • Page 18 – Installing the 3C971-F Adapter; Your computer operates with voltages
  • Page 19 – Figure 2-1 Removing Expansion Slot Cover; Insert the 3C971-F adapter in the selected slot, as; Figure 2-2 Adapter Card Installed in Chassis
  • Page 20 – Press down gently and firmly on the board to
  • Page 21 – Figure 2-3 SC Duplex Connection
  • Page 22 – 2 Turn on the power to the computer.
  • Page 23 – INDOWS; RIVER; Overview; Multiple LAN Emulation Clients
  • Page 24 – Installation Procedures Overview; Verify the system requirements.
  • Page 25 – System Requirements; inch floppy disk drive
  • Page 26 – Installing the Adapter Device Driver; Microsoft; Boot your system under Windows NT.; The Network Settings screen in Figure 3-1 appears.
  • Page 27 – Figure 3-1 Network Settings Screen; Select the; Figure 3-2 Add Network Adapter; Select the down arrow in the Network Adapter
  • Page 28 – Figure 3-3 Selecting the Floppy Drive; Insert the device driver diskette in a floppy disk
  • Page 29 – 0 If needed, change the drive designation.; Figure 3-4 Loading the 3C971-F Adapter Hardware Driver
  • Page 30 – 3 Edit the PCI adapter parameters.; Auto Detect setting. Otherwise, you must set a; 4 When the editing of PCI parameters is complete,
  • Page 31 – Figure 3-6 Configuring the Signaling Transport; 5 Edit the signaling transport items.
  • Page 32 – 6 When editing of the signaling items is complete,; Figure 3-7 Completed Network Settings; Installed Network Software list box:
  • Page 33 – 7 Select the; Figure 3-8 TCP/IP Configuration with Sample Entries
  • Page 34 – Microsoft Windows NT System Guide for; a Select the client to configure in the Adapter list; box at the top of the screen.; b Enter the IP Address.; in the range from 0 to 255.; c Enter the Subnet Mask.
  • Page 35 – d Enter the Default Gateway.
  • Page 36 – OK when the TCP/IP Configuration is; The reboot prompt shown in Figure 3-9 appears.; Figure 3-9 Reboot Prompt for Adapter Driver; Restart Now to reboot the computer.; Configuring the LAN Emulation Clients (LECs)
  • Page 37 – Boot the computer under Windows NT.; Figure 3-10 LEC Configuration; ATM; Set the value in the Interrupt list box.
  • Page 38 – Adapter Device Driver.” A default setting of; Select the; 514 (recommended for communicating
  • Page 39 – Figure 3-11 LEC ATM Adapter Configuration; requires both; Edit the LEC ATM Adapter items.
  • Page 40 – d Enter the ELAN Name.
  • Page 41 – As noted above, you must select the
  • Page 42 – After you select the; 1 Exit Windows NT and reboot the computer.; Microsoft Windows NT System
  • Page 43 – Removing a Windows NT Driver; Figure 3-13 Removing 3C971-F Adapter and Drivers
  • Page 44 – Figure 3-14 Confirming Adapter and Driver Removal; Figure 3-15 Network Settings After Driver Removal; Do not attempt to reinstall the driver
  • Page 45 – Click the; The reboot prompt shown in Figure 3-16 appears.; Figure 3-16 Reboot Prompt for Removing Drivers; Select the; Driver removal is complete.
  • Page 46 – NetWare
  • Page 47 – 6 MB of system memory, 24 MB recommended; Loading the Novell NetWare Server Driver; If a 3C971-F adapter driver is already; With NetWare 4.1 installed and the server up and; load install
  • Page 48 – Figure 4-1 NetWare 4.1 Installation Options; Figure 4-2 NetWare Driver Options; Select
  • Page 49 – Figure 4-3 Select Additional Driver; Select; Figure 4-4 Currently Installed Drivers
  • Page 50 – Figure 4-5 Notes for Selecting a Drive; Insert the 3Com 3C971-F driver diskette in a; Figure 4-6 Selecting a Driver from the 3Com Diskette
  • Page 51 – Figure 4-7 SVC Driver Confirmation; Yes to copy the driver files to the server.; Configuring Network Channels; Figure 4-8 Driver Protocols/Parameters Edit
  • Page 52 – Select
  • Page 53 – Figure 4-9 Configuring TCP/IP Network Interface; a Enter the IP Address.
  • Page 54 – Figure 4-10 Change IPX Frame Type; b Select a frame type.; Figure 4-11 Locating the Channel Number
  • Page 55 – c Select the number that matches the; the Parameters box title.; Enter; Figure 4-13 LECS/LES ATM Network Address Entries
  • Page 56 – a Set all four entries to zero, if they are not set to; LECS Network Prefix and enter the first 13; b Select; LECS ESI/SEL and enter the remaining; c Set the LES Network Prefix and the LES ESI/SEL
  • Page 57 – LES Network Prefix and enter the first; Figure 4-14 Setting the Network Number
  • Page 58 – Figure 4-15 Prompt for Additional Channels; 0 Do one of the following:; No to exit the configuration procedure, and; Select; Figure 4-16 Reselect the Driver for Additional Channels; 1 Select the
  • Page 59 – Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File; This opens the AUTOEXEC.NCF file for editing.; Figure 4-17 Selecting the NCF Files Editor
  • Page 60 – Find the last BIND IPX command for the 3C971-F; load asig; Exit the NetWare INSTALL utility.; Removing a Driver from NetWare; From the system prompt, enter the command:
  • Page 61 – Figure 4-18 Selecting the NCF Files Editor; Remove the LOAD and BIND commands for each; Do not attempt to reinstall the 3C971-F
  • Page 62 – ROUBLESHOOTING; Problem; Verify that the power-on LED on the
  • Page 63 – Bootup Problems; Check to see if the system is plugged in.; seated in the PCI bus expansion slot.; Try a different PCI slot.
  • Page 64 – Adapter Problems
  • Page 65 – PECIFICATIONS; Hardware; Memory
  • Page 66 – Network Connections
  • Page 67 – Environment; Item
  • Page 68 – On-line Technical Services; World Wide Web site; automated fax service; Com Bulletin Board Service; Access by Modem
  • Page 69 – Call the telephone number nearest you:; Access by ISDN; World Wide Web Site; Country
  • Page 70 – ComForum on CompuServe; Log on to CompuServe.; go threecom; ComFacts Automated Fax Service
  • Page 71 – Support from Your Network Supplier; Diagnostic error messages
  • Page 72 – Returning Products for Repair
  • Page 73 – AAL
  • Page 79 – SVC
  • Page 80 – VPI
  • Page 81 – NDEX; Numerics
  • Page 87 – BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
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Part No. 09-0897-000
April 1996

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Summary

Page 2 - Com’s ATMLink

® L IFETIME W ARRANTY 3Com’s ATMLink ™ , EtherLink ® , TokenLink ® , Fast EtherLink, FDDILink ™ , and 3Com Impact ™ ISDN ISA adapters have a Lifetime Warranty. To ensure the very best 3Com service and support, take the time to complete the product registration card. Any defective 3Com adapter will b...

Page 6 - ONTENTS; NT D

C ONTENTS A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Introduction iHow to Use This Guide iConventions ii 1 I NTRODUCTION 3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter 1-1Product Features 1-2Software Drivers 1-33C971-F Adapter Installation Kit 1-3PCI Technology 1-3 2 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Installation Overview 2-1Tools Required 2-1Install...

Page 7 - Com Bulletin Board Service B-1; LOSSARY

Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File 4-14Removing a Driver from NetWare 4-15 5 T ROUBLESHOOTING Overview 5-1Startup Problems 5-1Bootup Problems 5-2Applications Problems 5-2Adapter Problems 5-3 A S PECIFICATIONS Hardware A-1 Memory A-1Bus Interface A-1PCI Master A-1PCI Slave A-2Interrupts A-2Diagnostics A-2...

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