3Com Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card Brochure & Specs

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OfficeConnect

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Key Benefits

Powerful, simple, and reliable.

Designed for small business 

networks, this network interface

card (NIC) delivers simple, reliable

power for transferring files,

exchanging e-mail, and handling

office applications. 

Optimized for Windows. Ships with

complete, easy-to-use installation

software for Windows 95/98, and

Windows NT to provide an ideal

solution for peer-to-peer and client-

server networks.

Flexibility. Use this NIC with either

10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast

Ethernet networks. It automatically

adjusts for either speed.

Easy installation and use. Installs

in minutes, is fully software config-

urable, Plug and Play compliant

with Windows 95/98, and includes

everything needed to get your

small business up and running

quickly.

Better performance. Spend less

time waiting to send or receive

information with patented 3Com

Parallel Tasking

®

technology for

higher network throughput and

full-duplex operation that sends

and receives data simultaneously

at both 10 and 100 Mbps.

Part of the award-winning

OfficeConnect

®

family. As your

business requirements change,

add additional functions such as

high-speed networking, Internet

access, remote access or printer

sharing capabilities.

Global support and a lifetime 

warranty.

Backed by a lifetime 

limited warranty

†

and high-quality

technical suppor.

†

See User Guide for details

The 3Com OfficeConnect Fast

Ethernet Network Interface Card

(NIC) is ideal for small office 

environments where a reliable, 

easy-to-install, cost-effective 

networking solution is needed.

Fast Ethernet 

Network Interface Card

Simple, reliable network access for small businesses

Designed for small business networks,

the 3Com

®

OfficeConnect

®

Fast

Ethernet Network Interface Card

(NIC), model 3CSOHO100-TX, is

an ideal way to connect Pentium-class

desktop computers with internal 

32-bit PCI expansion slots to your

business network. The NIC uses an

RJ-45 interface to automatically sense

and connect at the current network

speed–10 or 100 Mbps–when con-

nected to a hub port. That means you

can use your NIC with your existing

10BASE-T Ethernet network and

upgrade to a 100BASE-TX Fast

Ethernet network later, without

purchasing a new NIC. 

Like all 3Com NICs and LAN PC

Cards, the OfficeConnect Fast

Ethernet NIC delivers top perfor-

mance to let you share files, exchange

e-mail, and manage LAN-based

applications quickly and efficiently.

Patented 3Com Parallel Tasking

®

technology simultaneously performs

multiple processing tasks to provide

the fastest data transfer speeds avail-

able. You spend less time waiting to

send and receive information to and

from the network. 

This NIC is optimized for Windows

95/98 and Windows NT environ-

ments–the most popular operating

systems in small offices. And simpli-

fied installation software is included

to easily connect to your operating

system of choice.

The OfficeConnect Fast Ethernet

NIC is Plug and Play under

Windows 95 and 98. It includes a

Windows-based diagnostics and con-

figuration utility for easy installation

and troubleshooting. And link

activity and network status LEDs

provide at-a-glance monitoring of

network health and status.

The 3Com OfficeConnect Fast

Ethernet Network Interface Card is a

core part of the OfficeConnect fami-

ly of products, providing small busi-

nesses with the power to share infor-

mation, connect remote locations,

and access the Internet. Delivering

the advantages of networking to

small businesses, the market-leading

OfficeConnect system helps small

businesses streamline operations,

effectively manage costly resources,

and  increase communication within

and between offices.