3Com 10/100BASE-T4 PCI manual Adapter Features

Adapter Features 1-3

Check the documentation provided with the PCI computer to locate the bus master slots.

Adapter Features

The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter provides the following features:

■Parallel Tasking architecture with bus mastering for high throughput and low processor utilization

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Automatic selection of 10 or 100 Mbps network operation

Single-slot, 32-bit half-card

Automatic PCI configuration without jumpers

Three status LEDs, shown in Figure 1-1

Single shielded RJ-45 connector for use at either speed (2 pair Category 3, 4, or 5 for 10BASE-T Ethernet networks, and 4 pair Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP for 100BASE-T4 Fast Ethernet networks)

■Diagnostic software and drivers on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette

■AutoLink™ auto installation software, which installs and configures all Novell® NetWare® DOS ODI client software on your operating system

■Auto Select Media Type capability, which enables drivers to automatically detect the speed of the media that connects the adapter to the network

■The Desktop Management Interface (DMI), which increases the manageability of PCs by standardizing how information relating to PCs is made available and how it is accessed

The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter can be managed remotely with Transcend PC Link SmartAgent® software. Driver agents for this adapter are provided on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette.