3Com 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990SVR97 Configuration Methods, Method Description Requirements

116CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING THE NIC

Configuration Methods

The NIC can be configured using any of the methods listed in the table below.

This section describes how to configure the NIC using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows. For instructions on using the other two methods, see the file or section mentioned in the table.

Method	Description		Requirement(s)
3Com NIC	Configure the NIC locally using		Windows 2000
Diagnostics program	the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program		Windows NT 4.0
for Windows	for Windows:		Windows 98, or
	1	Make sure that the 3Com NIC	Windows 95
		diagnostics program is installed.
		See Installing the 3Com NIC
		Diagnostics Program on page 50
		for installation instructions. See
		Using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics
		Program on page 117 for usage
		instructions.
	2	Open the Windows Start menu.
	3	Select Programs, and then
		3Com NIC Utilities.
	4	Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
3Com Configuration	Configure the NIC locally using		DOS or NetWare
and Diagnostics	the 3Com Configuration and
program for DOS	Diagnostics program for DOS:
	1	Reboot the PC using a
		DOS-bootable diskette.
	2	Insert the EtherCD in the PC.
	3	Enter at the DOS prompt:

d:\3c99xcfg.exe

See Using the 3Com DOS Configuration Program on page 118 for more information.

Customers running Japanese DOS must switch to U.S. mode DOS before running this program.