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Page 3 - Introduction; ATMLinkTM 155 PCI Network Interface Cards; General Considerations; Compaq ProLiant 5000 Computer

Introduction 1 Introduction This release note documents additions and corrections to the ATMLink™ 155 PCI Network Interface Cards User Guide, part number 09-1038-000. Known problems with server hardware and with the Microsoft Windows NT and Novell NetWare network operating systems are addressed in s...

Page 4 - ATM Switch Considerations; Busy Switch Symptoms; An ATM switch can be busy in two ways:

2 R ELEASE N OTE FOR THE 3C975 ATML INK 155 PCI N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD Compaq ProLiant 1500 Computer A Compaq ProLiant 1500 computer running Windows NT 3.51 with one or multiple ATMLink NICs may hang under heavy loading if the system is not updated to the latest HAL, BIOS, and ECU from Compaq. Th...

Page 5 - Bay NetWorks Centillion 100 ATMSpeed Switching Modules; Corrections and Additions to the User Guide; System Memory Requirement; The Frame Type value is:

Corrections and Additions to the User Guide 3 Bay NetWorks Centillion 100 ATMSpeed Switching Modules ■ Do not change the ILMI VPI/VCI parameter in the ATMLink install program, because the Centillion switch accepts only the default value (VPI = 0, VCI =16). ■ The ATMLink 155 PCI NIC’s Resilient Serve...

Page 6 - Round up the result to the first integral multiple of 16.; Novell NetWare Considerations; ELAN Routing

4 R ELEASE N OTE FOR THE 3C975 ATML INK 155 PCI N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD The No. of NICs Installed is the total number of ATMLink NICs installed in the system. The Max. No. of ELANs Among the NICs is the number of ELANs on the ATMLink NIC that has the most ELANs. Round up the result to the first in...

Page 7 - Novell INETCFG Utility; linktype; Minimum Packet Receive Buffers; Layer manager failed init sequence; Number of ATMLink NICs in the system; See the README.TXT files located on; Configuring TCP/IP with the NetWare Install Utility

Novell NetWare Considerations 5 Novell INETCFG Utility The Novell INETCFG utility views each ELAN as Ethernet even if the linktype parameter has been set to token ring. An LDI file (3975.LDI) that allows token ring ELANs to be configured correctly with the INETCFG utility is available on the 3Com Bu...

Page 8 - Set the remaining LEC configuration parameters.; Token Ring Keywords for NetWare; Do you want to add another frame type for a

6 R ELEASE N OTE FOR THE 3C975 ATML INK 155 PCI N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD 3 Set the frame type (user guide step 4, page 4-14). 4 Set the remaining LEC configuration parameters. Whenever the link type is changed, the IP information and the frame type information must be reentered. Token Ring Keywords...

Page 9 - Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 Considerations

Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 Considerations 7 Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 Considerations Microsoft Windows NT WINS and Domain Controller Services The WINS and Domain Controller services do not work in an environment with more than one ELAN. Contact Microsoft for current status on multiple...

Page 10 - ELAN Up; Windows NT ATMLink Utility; Regulatory Statements; ATMLink 155 PCI Network

8 R ELEASE N OTE FOR THE 3C975 ATML INK 155 PCI N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD Slow Responses with a Large Number of ELANs System reboot may take more than 5 minutes if 64 ELANs are configured. SNMP Trap Version 1.5 of the ATMLink 155 PCI NIC Windows NT driver provides SNMP traps for three critical event...

Page 11 - FCC Class B Statement; FCC Declaration of Conformity

Regulatory Statements 9 FCC Class B 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 interference received, including interference that may cause und...