3Com manual Software Drivers, 3C971-F Adapter Installation Kit, PCI Technology

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Software Drivers

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Software Drivers

The ATM device drivers for the 3C971-F adapter are standard Windows NT NDIS and NetWare ODI drivers for Intel PCI-based hardware, and conform to the following:

■ATM Forum LAN emulation standard, version 1.0

■UNI 3.0/3.1 signaling, implemented in Windows NT as a standard Transport Driver Interface (TDI) running in kernel mode, and implemented in NetWare as a standard NetWare Loadable Module (NLM).

3C971-F Adapter Installation Kit

The 3C971-F adapter installation kit contains the following:

■3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter

■3C971-F ATMLink PCI 155 Fiber Network Adapter User Guide

■ATMdisk software diskette containing software drivers and README text ﬁles

README text ﬁles contain important information made available after the printing of this manual.

PCI Technology

The PCI local bus is a high-performance bus that provides a processor-independent data path between the CPU in a PC and high-speed peripherals. This interconnect mechanism is designed speciﬁcally to accommodate multiple high-performance peripheral devices that support networking and disk subsystems, graphics, full-motion video, and multimedia.

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Contents Network Adapter User Guide PCI 155 FiberLifetime Warranty Sweden, Finland, Norway 3C971-F Atmlink PCI 155 Fiber 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents Troubleshooting Page Figures Prompt for Additional Channels How to Use This Guide About this GuideIntroduction Text Description Conventions3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter IntroductionProduct Features 3C971-F Adapter Installation Kit Software DriversPCI Technology Introduction Hardware Installation Installation OverviewTools Required Save the screw for later in this section Installing the 3C971-F AdapterInstalling the 3C971-F Adapter Press down gently and ﬁrmly on the board to seat it properly 3SC Duplex Connection Turn on the power to the computer Installation Windows NT DriverOverview Installation Procedures Overview System Requirements Installing the Adapter Device Driver Select the Add Adapter button. The dialog box in -2 appears 1Network Settings Screen3Selecting the Floppy Drive Insert the device driver diskette in a ﬂoppy disk driveSelect the OK button If needed, change the drive designationEdit the PCI adapter parameters 6Conﬁguring the Signaling Transport Edit the signaling transport items7Completed Network Settings Edit the TCP/IP parameters Select the OK button on the Network Settings screenWindows NT Driver Installation Installing the Adapter Device Driver Select OK when the TCP/IP Conﬁguration is complete Select Restart Now to reboot the computerConﬁguring the LAN Emulation Clients LECs 10LEC Conﬁguration Set the value in the Interrupt list boxElan Name blank Select the Conﬁgure button11LEC ATM Adapter Conﬁguration Edit the LEC ATM Adapter itemsWindows NT Driver Installation Select the OK button to exit the LEC Conﬁguration dialog box When all clients are conﬁgured, select the OK button12LECS/LES Reboot Prompt Select OK Exit Windows NT and reboot the computerRemoving a Windows NT Driver Select the Control Panel icon from the Main groupSelect the Remove button 14Conﬁrming Adapter and Driver Removal Select the Restart Now button to reboot the computer Click the OK button in the Network Settings screenNetware 4.1 Server Driver Installation Loading the Novell NetWare Server Driver Select Driver options 3Select Additional Driver Press Insert to install an unlisted driver5Notes for Selecting a Drive Insert the 3Com 3C971-F driver diskette in a ﬂoppy driveConﬁguring Network Channels Press Enter to select the driverSelect Yes to copy the driver ﬁles to the server Configuring Network Channels 9Conﬁguring TCP/IP Network Interface 10Change IPX Frame Type Edit Channel numberEnter the LECS/LES network address Enter Elan NameConfiguring Network Channels Press Enter to accept the assigned number Select Save parameters and load driver15Prompt for Additional Channels Do one of the following17Selecting the NCF Files Editor Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF FileRemoving a Driver from NetWare From the system prompt, enter the commandSelect NCF ﬁles options Startup Problems TroubleshootingApplications Problems Bootup ProblemsAdapter Problems Bus Interface SpecificationsHardware MemoryStandards Compliance Network ConnectionsRange EnvironmentAccess by Modem On-line Technical ServicesCall the telephone number nearest you Access by IsdnPress Return to see the 3ComForum main menu Log on to CompuServeSupport from Your Network Supplier Country Telephone Number Fax Number Returning Products for RepairATM Forum GlossaryCall setup Call controlCell Header Cell switchingConnectionless ATM End systemMbps IlmiNode Packet switchingMulticast MultimodeSignaling Service bit rateToken ring Virtual circuit virtual channelVirtual path VPI Numerics IndexLEC Limited Warranty 3Com Corporation FCC Class a Verification Statement Reader Comment Form 3Com Corporation Business Reply Mail