3Com 3C389 manual IBM LAN Client, Net Address

4-2CHAPTER 4: LANAID AND IBM LAN CLIENT

Net Address

LANAID identifies the 3C389 PC Card to be configured by its universally administered address, which was assigned at the factory. The universally administered address (also known as the net address or MAC address) of the

3C389 PC Card is shown on the back of the card. Ensure that the address shown by LANAID is the same as the address on the 3C389 PC Card. It may be necessary to remove one or more PC Cards to allow LANAID to find the 3C389 PC Card to be configured.

IBM LAN Client

IBM LAN Client has the following features:

■As little as 2 KB conventional memory required.

■Protocol NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs): these are dynamically loadable and unloadable modules that operate in 32-bit protect mode and implement the various protocol functions. Supported protocols include 802.2, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, and NetBIOS.

■New Novell NetWare Client-32 for DOS/Windows

■32-bit, protect-mode client

■Automatically reconnects an entire network environment, including open files

■Enhanced cache (large, configurable network cache)

■Enhanced native installation and configuration utilities.

■Provides backwards compatibility for existing DOS 802.2 and NetBIOS applications.

■Uses NET.CFG file, consistent with other products.

■Concurrent multiple frame types and protocols.

■Winsock 1.1 support for TCP/IP.

DOS conventional memory consumption does not increase when you combine multiple protocols. The DOS LAN Services (DLS) Client can require significant amounts of DOS memory.