3Com XL PCI manual Changing Configuration, Configuration Settings

5 CHANGING CONFIGURATION

This chapter describes how to display and change configuration settings for the 3C905B-TX NIC using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program.

Before you change the settings, contact your system administrator.

Configuration Settings

Table 5-1 lists each configuration option, the default setting, and the available settings.

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Table 5-1Option Settings

Option	Default Setting	Available Settings
Network Driver	Normal	Minimize CPU Utilization, Maximize
Optimization		Network Performance, Normal
Full-Duplex	Auto Select	Enabled, Disabled, Auto Select
Boot PROM	Disabled	Disabled, 8K, 16K, 32K
Media Type	Auto Select	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, Auto Select
PACE	Disabled	Enabled, Disabled
NDIS Driver Speed	None	100 Mbps, 10 Mbps (Windows NT only),
		N/A (Windows 95)
Remote Wake-Up	No	Yes, No

CAUTION: Before setting the 3C905B-TX NIC for full-duplex, make sure that the switch port is also set to full-duplex or supports full-duplex and auto-negotiation (NWay).

Full-duplex at 100 Mbps improves the performance of switch (hub) connections. The 3C905B-TX NIC supports full-duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps. If the switch supports the NWay feature and full-duplex, the 3C905B-TX NIC automatically runs in full-duplex.