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3Com ETHERLINK III LAN PC CARD User Manual

Summary of ETHERLINK III LAN PC CARD

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    ? e ther l ink iii lan pc c ard u ser g uide a member of the etherlink iii product family part no. 09-0727-000 published september 1995.

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    3com corporation ■ 5400 bayfront plaza ■ santa clara, california ■ 95052-8145 © 3com corporation, 1995. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without pe...

  • Page 3: Ifetime

    ? l ifetime w arranty 3com’s etherlink â , tokenlink â iii 16/4, fast etherlink, and fddilink ä 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 be repaired or replaced, at 3c...

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    Customers in the countries shown below should send the completed registration card to the appropriate address. Customers in other non-u.S. Locations should send the registration card to the u.S. Address on the front of the card. ■ asia 3com asia ltd., marketing department room 2506-07, 25/f., citiba...

  • Page 5: Ontents

    C ontents a bout t his g uide introduction 1 how to use this guide 1 conventions 2 1 i ntroduction overview 1-1 3c589c pc card features 1-2 3c589c pc card requirements 1-2 3c589c pc card software 1-3 3c589c pc card installation options 1-3 netware driver installation 1-3 ndis driver installation 1-4...

  • Page 6: Ndis D

    3 i nstalling the n et w are d river autolink program overview 3-1 autolink requirements 3-2 autolink 3install account 3-2 autolink.Cfg file 3-2 using the autolink feature 3-3 using the netware 4.X installer 3-4 installing the netware os/2 odi driver 3-5 4 i nstalling the ndis d river installing the...

  • Page 7: Pc C

    5 c hanging c onfiguration s ettings displaying configuration information 5-1 changing configuration settings 5-4 configuration settings descriptions 5-5 i/o base address 5-5 interrupt request level 5-5 cis memory base address 5-5 transceiver type 5-5 network driver optimization 5-6 maximum modem sp...

  • Page 8: Fcc C

    C t echnical s upport on-line technical services c-1 3com bulletin board service c-1 world wide web site c-2 ask3com on compuserve c-2 3comfacts automated fax service c-2 support from your network supplier c-3 returning products for repair c-4 g lossary i ndex l imited w arranty fcc c lass b c ertif...

  • Page 9: Igures

    F igures 1-1 3c589c pc card 1-1 1-2 3c589c pc card installation and configuration 1-7 2-1 3c589c pc card installation 2-1 2-2 inserting the 3c589c pc card 2-2 2-3 connecting the 3c589c pc card to the network using the 3c589c-tp cable 2-3 2-4 connecting the 3c589c pc card to the network using the 3c5...

  • Page 10: Ables

    T ables 1 text conventions 2 2 notice icons 2 1-1 3c589c pc card program icons 1-4 b-1 3c589c pc card specifications b-1.

  • Page 11: Bout

    A bout t his g uide introduction this guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the 3com etherlink iii lan pc card (referred to as the 3c589c pc card in this guide). See the readme.Txt file on the etherdisk diskette for windows 95 installation instructions. If the information in th...

  • Page 12: Conventions

    2 a bout t his g uide conventions table 1 and table 2 list text and icon conventions that are used throughout this guide: table 1 text conventions convention description text represented as screen display this typeface is used to represent displays that appear on your terminal screen, for example: l...

  • Page 13: Ntroduction

    1 i ntroduction overview the 3com etherlink iii lan pc card (referred to as the 3c589c pc card in this guide) is a lan adapter that lets you connect a pc to an ethernet network. Figure 1-1 3c589c pc card the 3c589c pc card, shown in figure 1-1, operates in pcs containing personal computer memory car...

  • Page 14: 3C589C Pc Card Features

    1-2 c hapter 1: i ntroduction 3c589c pc card features the 3c589c pc card has the following features: ■ parallel tasking architecture for greater network speed. ■ automatic pc card configuration (autolink program) for novell netware . ■ compliance with 10base-t and 10base2 standards. ■ integrated car...

  • Page 15: 3C589C Pc Card Software

    3c589c pc card software 1-3 3c589c pc card software the 3c589c pc card software copies the 3c589c files to the pc, configures the pc card, and runs tests on the pc card. The etherdisk diskette contains a readme.Txt file that describes important information that became available after the guide was p...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    1-4 c hapter 1: i ntroduction the netware 4.0 installer installs the 3com network driver for windows netware clients. For more information about the netware 4.0 installer, see chapter 3, installing the netware driver. Ndis driver installation you can install the 3com ndis network driver using the oe...

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    3c589c pc card software 1-5 cancel cancels the current operation. Ok activates the current operation. Netware version displays the netware driver version number. Main returns to the main screen. Copy copies selected files into the displayed directory. Config accesses the configuration program that a...

  • Page 18: Card Services

    1-6 c hapter 1: i ntroduction transcend pc link smartagent support you can manage the 3c589c pc card using 3com’s transcend pc link smartagent software. Refer to the transcend pc link smartagent software user guide for more information. Card services card services coordinates pc card access to devic...

  • Page 19: What To Do Next

    What to do next 1-7 what to do next figure 1-2 depicts the installation and configuration process and where to find detailed information for each step. Figure 1-2 3c589c pc card installation and configuration to install the 3c589c pc card, go to chapter 2. Chapter 2 chapter 4 select ndis network ope...

  • Page 20: Nstalling

    2 i nstalling the 3c589c pc c ard this chapter describes the 3c589c pc card installation steps, as shown in figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 3c589c pc card installation unpacking the 3c589c pc card the contents of your 3c589c pc card package are listed below. If any of these items are missing, contact your au...

  • Page 21: Inserting The 3C589C Pc Card

    2-2 c hapter 2: i nstalling the 3c589c pc c ard inserting the 3c589c pc card before you install the pc card, make sure that you meet the requirements described in chapter 1. The 3c589c pc card can be inserted into any pc card slot on your pc whether the power is on or off. These are general instruct...

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    Connecting the 3c589c pc card to the network 2-3 using the 3c589c-tp cable to connect to the network to connect the 3c589c pc card to the network with the 3c589c-tp cable and rj-45 connector, follow these steps: 1 attach the supplied pc card cable with the rj-45 connector to the pc card connector, a...

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    2-4 c hapter 2: i nstalling the 3c589c pc c ard using the 3c589c-combo cable to connect to the network to connect the 3c589c pc card to the network using the 3c589c-combo cable, follow these steps: 1 attach the supplied pc card cable to the pc card connector, as shown in figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 conne...

  • Page 24: Removing The 3C589C Pc Card

    Removing the 3c589c pc card 2-5 3 to use the bnc connector on the 3c589c-combo cable, attach the bnc connector to the network cable, as shown in figure 2-6. Figure 2-6 attaching the bnc connector to the network once the pc card is connected to the network, the installation is complete. To configure ...

  • Page 25: Nstalling

    3 i nstalling the n et w are d river the 3c589c pc card software automatically installs the netware dos odi client driver and updates the pc startup files using the autolink feature. You can also use the netware 4.X installer to install the 3com netware driver and add windows client support, netware...

  • Page 26: Autolink Requirements

    3-2 c hapter 3: i nstalling the n et w are d river autolink requirements verify that you meet the following requirements in addition to those stated in chapter 1. ■ the 3c589c pc card must be installed in your pc and connected to the network. ■ netware on the server must be version 2.2 or later. ■ y...

  • Page 27: Using The Autolink Feature

    Using the autolink feature 3-3 using the autolink feature if you are not using card services and are using a memory manager, you must exclude memory for the memory manager before you configure the pc card. For more information about card services, see appendix a. Delete references to any other netwo...

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    3-4 c hapter 3: i nstalling the n et w are d river 2 click autolink. A screen appears, asking if you want to use autolink or display the netware 4.X installation instructions. 3 click autolink to proceed with the autolink installation. The software copies the netware dos odi driver (3c589.Com) and a...

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    Installing the netware os/2 odi driver 3-5 4 select driver option. The driver list is displayed. 5 scroll through the list and select others. 6 remove the netware diskette from the floppy drive. 7 insert the etherdisk diskette in the floppy drive. 8 press [return]. The 3com etherlink iii pc card is ...

  • Page 30: Nstalling

    4 i nstalling the ndis d river the network driver interface specification (ndis) was developed by microsoft and 3com. This software specification is used for dos- and os/2-based network operating systems to create drivers for network adapters. The following network operating systems support the ndis...

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    4-2 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river 2 type at the prompt: install [enter] the 3c589c pc card main screen appears, as shown in figure 4-1. Figure 4-1 main screen 3 select your network operating system from the list shown in figure 4-1. 4 click manual. A screen appears for the selected networ...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-3 microsoft windows for workgroups the etherdisk diskette contains a subdirectory structure and files that make it an oem import disk for windows for workgroups (wfw). To install the driver for wfw, follow these steps: 1 using the windows menu, select network. 2 select n...

  • Page 33: Banyan Vines

    4-4 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river 15 if you are not using card services and you are using a memory manager (all pcs running windows have a memory manager), you must exclude the cis memory address range for the 3c589c pc card and other card services devices. For more information, see the s...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-5 6 run the pcconfig.Exe program located in the \vines subdirectory. 7 select option 1, network card settings. 8 select the ndis ethernet option. The ndis workstation screen appears. 9 enter the irq that you selected for the 3c589c pc card. Select the irq using the confi...

  • Page 35: Microsoft Lan Manager

    4-6 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river microsoft lan manager the etherdisk diskette contains a subdirectory structure and files that make it an oem import disk for the lan manager installer. Use the import function of the lan manager installer to capture the ndis driver from the etherdisk disk...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-7 ibm lan server 4.0 for dos and os/2 to install the 3com ndis driver for ibm lan server 4.0, follow these instructions. Instructions are provided for both dos and os/2 installations. Ibm dos lan services install v4.0 for dos 1 insert the dos lan services disk 1 diskette...

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    4-8 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river 10 reboot the pc. This completes the installation process for ibm dos lan services install v4.0 for dos. Os/2 lan server installation this procedure describes how to install the 3com ndis driver for lan server 4.0. Os/2 must be already installed on your c...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-9 for example, type: a:dis\os2 14 click ok. 15 select etherlink iii pc card for os/2 and then click add. 16 under current configuration, select 3com etherlink iii pc card for os/2 and then click edit. 17 enter the 12-digit address of your etherlink iii lan pc card and ...

  • Page 39: Artisoft Lantastic 6.0

    4-10 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river artisoft lantastic 6.0 to install the 3com ndis driver (elpc3.Dos) for artisoft lantastic 6.0, follow these steps. You can install the driver from either the dos prompt or windows. Installing from the dos prompt 1 insert artisoft’s lantastic disk 1 in th...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-11 address range for the 3c589c pc card and other card services devices. For more information, see the section “avoiding memory manager conflicts” in appendix a. This completes the installation for artisoft lantastic. The changes to the pc startup files are described in ...

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    4-12 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river server c:\lantasti.Net @startnet.Cfg net login \\toshiba4800ct > just an example! Goto :continue :noshare @echo lantastic server was installed but turned off. :continue rem if connect.Bat exists, run it to set up connections. If exist connect.Bat goto :c...

  • Page 42: Dec Pathworks

    Installing the ndis driver 4-13 win.Ini file (windows) [windows] spooler=no load=nwpopup.Exe c:\lantasti\wnet.Exe run=c:\lantasti\mkwgroup.Exe dec pathworks you can use the 3com ndis driver with both version 4.1 and version 5.1 of dec pathworks. To install the 3com ndis driver for dec pathworks, fol...

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    4-14 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river 8 choose the appropriate options for your network environment. Refer to the dec manual for information regarding these menus. 9 choose other network adapter under the customize: network adapter information menu. 10 if you are not installing retail netwar...

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    Installing the ndis driver 4-15 2 change to the diskette drive and execute the netsetup.Exe program. 3 follow the screens to select a transport protocol. 4 insert the appropriate diskettes for the selection you made in step 3. 5 select your network adapter. Type: ethernet 6 select other ndis. 7 when...

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    4-16 c hapter 4: i nstalling the ndis d river displaying the ndis driver version to display the ndis driver version, follow these steps. They assume the main screen is displayed, as shown in figure 4-1. 1 select your network operating system. 2 click manual. The screen for the selected nos appears. ...

  • Page 46: Hanging

    5 c hanging c onfiguration s ettings this chapter describes how to change the 3c589c pc card configuration settings. To display the current configuration settings, follow the instructions in the next section. Displaying configuration information this step assumes you are at the main screen, shown in...

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    5-2 c hapter 5: c hanging c onfiguration s ettings figure 5-2 tools screen 2 click config, shown in figure 5-2. A configuration screen similar to figure 5-3 appears. The values shown here are not default values. Figure 5-3 configuration screen select the config option to configure your adapter manua...

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    Displaying configuration information 5-3 3 click card info. The pc card configuration information screen appears, as shown in figure 5-4. The values shown here are not default values. Figure 5-4 configuration information screen this screen provides the current configuration values for the 3c589c pc ...

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    5-4 c hapter 5: c hanging c onfiguration s ettings changing configuration settings to change the configuration settings, follow these steps: 1 click tools on the main screen, shown in figure 5-1. The tools screen appears, as shown in figure 5-2. 2 click config. The configuration screen appears, as s...

  • Page 50: I/o Base Address

    Configuration settings descriptions 5-5 configuration settings descriptions this section describes each configuration setting for the 3c589c pc card. I/o base address this setting specifies the portion of the pc’s i/o address space that will be used by the pc card for communication between the pc ca...

  • Page 51: Network Driver Optimization

    5-6 c hapter 5: c hanging c onfiguration s ettings network driver optimization this setting specifies whether to optimize the network driver for a dos client, a microsoft windows or ibm os/2 client, or a server environment. Changing this option to match your system may improve the network performanc...

  • Page 52: Roubleshooting

    6 t roubleshooting this chapter provides information for isolating and solving problems that may occur during the installation and configuration of the 3c589c pc card. Avoiding memory manager conflicts if you are not using card services and you are using an expanded (emm386.Exe) or extended (himem.S...

  • Page 53: Testing The 3C589C Pc Card

    6-2 c hapter 6: t roubleshooting refer to the manual that accompanied the memory manager software for additional instructions and information on how to exclude memory. 4 save the config.Sys file and exit the text editor. 5 reboot the pc. This completes the procedure for avoiding conflicts with a mem...

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    3c589c pc card diagnostic program 6-3 figure 6-1 main screen 3 click tools. The tools screen appears, as shown in figure 6-2. Figure 6-2 tools screen network operating system (nos) novell netware dos odi client windows for workgroups windows 95 artisoft lantastic banyan vines dec pathworks tools aut...

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    6-4 c hapter 6: t roubleshooting 4 click diagnostic. The diagnostic program screen appears, as shown in figure 6-3, with all tests selected to run. Figure 6-3 diagnostic program screen 5 click the check box next to any test that you do not want to run. 6 in the repeat times box, enter the number of ...

  • Page 56: Echo Exchange Test

    3c589c pc card diagnostic program 6-5 echo exchange test to test the pc card’s ability to transmit and receive data while on the network, run the echo exchange test. Caution: do not use an active network to run the echo exchange test. The test packets transmitted and received by the pc card are nons...

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    6-6 c hapter 6: t roubleshooting 7 click start, shown in figure 6-3, on the computer to be tested. 8 click stop on both computers to stop the test. After the test is completed, the echo exchange test results screen appears, as shown in figure 6-4. Figure 6-4 echo exchange test results screen this co...

  • Page 58: Display Statistics

    Display statistics 6-7 display statistics you can display statistics from the 3c589c pc card. To display the statistics, click statistics on the diagnostic program screen, shown in figure 6-3. The statistics screen appears, as shown in figure 6-5. Figure 6-5 statistics screen troubleshooting tips if...

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    6-8 c hapter 6: t roubleshooting 3 inspect all cables and connections. Use the supplied cabling. Refer to chapter 2. 4 make sure that your pc is running dos 3.1 or later, and that no network device drivers are loaded. 5 make sure that the i/o base address and the interrupt request level settings for...

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    Troubleshooting tips 6-9 specifically, check the timercriticalsection parameter in the windows system.Ini file. It may be necessary to set it. Make sure that the network driver optimization mode is set to windows on the configuration information screen described in chapter 5. Refer to the microsoft ...

  • Page 61: Bout

    A a bout c ard s ervices card services coordinates the 3c589c pc card access to sockets and system resources, including device drivers, utilities, and application programs. Card services is usually preloaded on your pc when you purchase it. Card services automatically sets the i/o base address, inte...

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    A-2 a ppendix a: a bout c ard s ervices serv, or cs on the device line and usually have a cs or ss in the driver name. Consult your card services documentation for more information. If your pc does not have card services if your pc does not have card services, the 3c589c pc card uses the 3com point ...

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    Using the 3c589c pc card without card services a-3 follow these steps to exclude a sample 4 k memory range: 1 make a backup copy of the config.Sys file. Type the following: copy config.Sys config.Old 2 use a text editor to edit the config.Sys file on your pc. 3 exclude the memory range that the 3c58...

  • Page 64: Pc C

    B pc c ard s pecifications and s ample f iles this appendix describes the physical specifications for the 3c589c pc card and contains sample autolink.Cfg, net.Cfg, and protocol.Ini files. Physical specifications table b-1 lists the 3c589c pc card physical specifications. Table b-1 3c589c pc card spe...

  • Page 65: Sample Autolink.Cfg File

    B-2 a ppendix b: pc c ard s pecifications and s ample f iles sample autolink.Cfg file the autolink configuration file (autolink.Cfg) allows you to customize your future autolink installations. Each of the parameters in the provided sample represents a feature that you can customize for your unique i...

  • Page 69: Sample Protocol.Ini File

    B-6 a ppendix b: pc c ard s pecifications and s ample f iles ; address to map card’s cis memory during driver ; initialization. Window is released ; after driver finishes initializing card or ; fails to find card. ; use 0xc000 - 0xef00 in steps of 0x100 ; ; note: frame ethernet_802.3 ; this is a ver...

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    Sample protocol.Ini file b-7 ;netaddress = "0020af123456" ; network address (optional, default = card’s netaddress eeprom ; value) the network address is 12 hex digits enclosed in quotes ;maxtransmits = 8 ; number of transmit queue elements (optional, default = 6) ; min = 2, max = 50 ; use the defau...

  • Page 71: Echnical

    C t echnical s upport 3com provides easy access to technical support information through the variety of services described in this appendix. On-line technical services 3com offers worldwide product support seven days a week, 24 hours a day, through the following on-line systems: ■ 3com bulletin boar...

  • Page 72: World Wide Web Site

    C-2 a ppendix c: t echnical s upport world wide web site access the latest networking information on 3com’s world wide web site by entering our url into your internet browser: http://www.3com.Com/ this service features news and information about 3com products, customer service and support, 3com’s la...

  • Page 73

    Support from your network supplier c-3 ■ netfacts provides data sheets and technical articles on 3com corporation’s hub, bridge, router, terminal server, and software products. Document 8888 provides you with an index of system product documents. Call 3comfacts using your touch-tone telephone. Inter...

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    C-4 a ppendix c: t echnical s upport if you are outside the u.S. And canada, contact your local 3com sales office to find your authorized service provider: returning products for repair a product sent directly to 3com for repair must first be assigned a return materials authorization (rma) number. A...

  • Page 75: Lossary

    G lossary autolink a software installation program that configures the 3c589c pc card, installs the dos odi client driver, and modifies pc startup files to allow you to log in to a netware server after you reboot your pc. Card information structure (cis) a data structure written on every card that c...

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    2 g lossary ieee 802.3 a subcommittee of the institute for electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) 802 committee. Establishes standards for interface and protocol specifications for ethernet in accordance with the iso model. Input/output (i/o) the method, medium, or device (such as a keyboard, m...

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    G lossary 3 packet the unit of information transmitted over the network, consisting of a preamble, a destination address, a source address, the data being transmitted, and a code that allows testing for correct transmission. Pcmcia personal computer memory card international association. Pc card a n...

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    4 g lossary transceiver a hardware device that links a node to a baseband network cable and functions as both a transmitter and a receiver. Twisted-pair wiring similar to that found in the telephone system, consisting of two insulated wires loosely twisted around each other to help cancel out induce...

  • Page 79: Ndex

    I ndex numerics 3c589.Com 3-4, 6-8 3c589.Sys 3-5, 6-8 3c589c pc card software program icons 1-4 3com bulletin board service (3combbs) c-1 3com point enabler a-2 3com sales offices c-4 3comfacts c-2 3install account 3-1, 3-2 a artisoft lantastic 4-10 ask3com c-2 autoexec.3cm file 3-1 autoexec.Bat fil...

  • Page 80

    2 i ndex d dec pathworks 4-13, 4-14 diagnostic tests echo exchange test 6-5 running 6-2 displaying current ndis driver 4-16 dos odi client 3-1 downloading netware client software 3-2 drivers. See odi and ndis e echo exchange test 6-5 elpc3.Dos 6-8 elpc3.Os2 6-8 environmental operating range b-1 ethe...

  • Page 81

    I ndex 3 p pathworks 4-13, 4-14 pc card configuring 1-4, 1-7, 5-1 connecting to network cable 2-2 features 1-2 inserting 2-2 installing 1-7, 2-1 requirements 1-2 statistics 6-7 troubleshooting 6-1 unpacking 2-1 physical dimensions b-1 point enabler a-2 power requirements b-2 protocol.Ini file 4-4, 4...

  • Page 82

    Limited warranty hardware: 3com warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase from 3com or its authorized reseller: internetworking products one year network adapters life...

  • Page 83

    3com shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does not exist or was caused by customer's or any third person's misuse, neglect, improper installation or testing, unauthorized attempts to repair, or any other cause beyond t...

  • Page 84

    Export restrictions: you agree that you will not export or re-export the software or accompanying documentation (or any copies thereof) or any products utilizing the software or such documentation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations of the united states or the country in which you obt...

  • Page 85

    Fcc class b certification statement 3com corporation model nos: 3c589c fcc id: df63c589c made in u.S.A. 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 interf...

  • Page 86

    Ce notice marking by the symbol ce indicates compliance of this 3com system to the emc directive of the european community. Such marking is indicative that this 3com system meets or exceeds the following technical standards: ■ en 55022—”limits and methods of measurement of radio interference charact...