3Com EtherLink
EtherLink PCI Network Interface Card User Guide
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Numerics

10 LNK LED

picture of

troubleshooting with

100 LNK LED

picture of

troubleshooting with

100BASE-FX

cable requirements

link LED

100BASE-TX

cable requirements

link LED

operation

10BASE2

cable requirements

link LED

10BASE5

cable requirements

link LED

10BASE-FL

cable requirements

link LED

10BASE-T

cable requirements

link LED

operation

3C900 NIC, installing in Windows 98

3C900B-COMBO NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C900B-FL NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C900B-TPO NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905 NIC, installing in WIndows 98

3C905B-COMBO NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905B-FX NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905B-TX NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905B-TX-M NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905B-TX-NM NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C905C-TX-M NIC

features

picture of

specifications

3C90X.LAN file

3Com bulletin board service (3Com BBS)

3Com Configuration and Diagnostics Program for DOS

3Com DMI Agent

client PC requirements

installing

network management requirements

overview

3Com Knowledgebase Web Services

3Com logo, disabling

3Com NIC Diagnostics program

installing

removing

starting

3Com support services, accessing

3Com URL

3ComFacts

50-ohm terminator

A

accessing Help

ACT (activity) LED

picture of

troubleshooting with

activity on the network, verifying

alerts, remote system

overview

requirements

AUI port

connecting to network

specifications

AUTOEXEC.NCF file

B

BNC port

connecting to network

specifications

boot ROM, MBA

booting from network

default setting

enabling or disabling

overview

bulletin board service

C

cabling

fiber-optic

Remote Wake-Up

requirements

specifications

AUI port

BNC port

RJ-45 port

SC port

ST port

thick Ethernet coaxial

thin Ethernet coaxial

troubleshooting

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP)

carrier sense lost, viewing

cleaning up a failed installation

client driver, Novell NetWare

coaxial cable

thick

thin

collisions, viewing

compliance, Year 2000

configuring

DynamicAccess LAN agent

Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)

NIC

conventions, text, About This Guide

CRC errors, viewing

D

Desktop Management Interface (DMI), overview

diagnostics tests, running

diskettes

creating

obtaining

DMI (Desktop Management Interface), overview

DOS

3Com Configuration and Diagnostics Program

Novell client driver, installing

drivers

NetWare client, installing

NetWare server, installing

obtaining

Windows 2000, installing

Windows 95, installing

Windows 98, installing

Windows NT

version 3.51, installing

version 4.0, installing

Duplex LED, viewing

duplex mode

configuring

default setting

DynamicAccess LAN agent

administration

client requirements

configuring

efficient multicast control

Fast IP

features

Help, accessing

installing

overview

removing

traffic prioritization

verifying installation

E

efficient multicast control

configuring

overview

EIA/TIA 568 standards

Ethernet cable

fiber-optic

thick coaxial

thin coaxial

Ethernet protocol, characteristics of

excessive collisions, viewing

external transceiver

F

Fast Ethernet protocol, characteristics of

Fast IP

configuring

overview

fax service (3ComFacts)

fiber-optic cable

frame alignment errors, viewing

frames, sent and received, viewing

frequently asked questions

full-duplex

configuring

viewing

H

half-duplex

configuring

viewing

Help system, accessing

I

icon, NIC

installation

3Com DMI Agent

connecting to the network

diskettes

creating

obtaining

DynamicAccess LAN agent

multiple NICs

overview

preinstallation program, running

Remote Wake-Up cable

verifying

installation steps

installing drivers

NetWare client for DOS, Windows 3.1x, and Windows for Workgroups

NetWare server

Windows 2000

Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows NT 3.51

Windows NT 4.0

installing multiple NICs

NetWare server

Windows 2000

Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0

intelligent auto install software

requirements

running

using

K

keep-alive packet, workgroup

Knowledgebase topics

accessing through diagnostics program

accessing through Web site

L

late collisions, viewing

LEDs

description

picture of

troubleshooting

viewing in Diagnostics program

Link LED, viewing

link speed, viewing

logo, 3Com, disabling

M

Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software

configuring

network booting

overview

media type

configuring

default setting

MIBs

multiple collisions, viewing

multiple NIC installations

NetWare server

Windows

N

NetWare

NLMs

server driver

Netware Loadable Modules (NLMs)

network

activity, verifying

booting

cable, maximum length

connecting to

connection, testing

connection, troubleshooting

statistics, viewing

test, running

network driver optimization

configuring

default setting

description

network supplier support

NIC

diagnostic tests

driver installation

icon, in Windows system tray

removing

showing

software, removing

test, running

Novell NetWare

client driver

multiple NICs

server driver

O

online Help

online Knowledgebase

online technical services

P

packets, viewing

PC requirements

PCI slot, identifying

pin assignments

preinstallation program, running

R

Receive LED, viewing

receive overruns, viewing

received frames, viewing

red X in Windows Device Manager

release notes, accessing

remote monitoring (RMON)

Remote Wake-Up

cable

connecting

obtaining

multiple NIC Installations

overview

requirements

test, running

troubleshooting

removing DynamicAccess LAN agent

removing NIC software

requirements

3Com DMI Agent

cabling

DynamicAccess LAN agent

PC

Remote Wake-Up

returning products for repair

RJ-45 port

connecting to network

connector pin assignments

specifications

RMON (remote monitoring)

S

SC (fiber) port

connecting to network

specifications

sent frames, viewing

server driver, Novell NetWare

shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable

single collisions, viewing

software

3Com NIC Diagnostics program, installing

NetWare drivers, installing

removing

updating

Windows network drivers, installing

specifications

cabling

AUI port

BNC port

RJ-45 port

SC port

ST port

NIC

speed, link, viewing

SQE errors, viewing

ST (fiber) port

connecting to network

specifications

statistics, network, viewing

STP wire

support databases, accessing

T

technical support

3Com Knowledgebase Web Services

3Com URL

bulletin board service

fax service

network suppliers

product repair

test

Network

NIC

Remote Wake-Up

thick Ethernet coaxial cable

thin Ethernet coaxial cable

traffic prioritization

configuring

overview

transmit deferrals, viewing

Transmit LED, viewing

transmit underruns, viewing

troubleshooting

cable

cleaning up a failed installation

error messages

LEDs

MBA boot ROM

network connection

NIC installation

Remote Wake-Up

twisted-pair cable, description

U

uninstalling the NIC

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable

updating

network driver

NIC diagnostic program

upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98

URL

V

verifying successful installation

W

Windows 2000

installing driver

installing multiple NICs

removing NIC software

verifying installation

Windows 3.1x, Novell client driver, installing

Windows 95

installing driver

installing multiple NICs

removing NIC software

upgrading to Windows 98

verifying installation

Windows 98

installing driver

installing multiple NICs

removing NIC software

upgrading from Windows 95

verifying installation

Windows for Workgroups, Novell client driver, installing

Windows NT 3.51

installing driver

removing NIC software

verifying installation

Windows NT 4.0

installing driver

multiple NIC installations

removing NIC software

verifying installation

Windows system tray, NIC icon

workgroup keep-alive packet

World Wide Web (WWW)

Y

Year 2000 compliance

yellow exclamation point (!) in Windows Device Manager