Published February
NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS USER GUIDE
ATMLINK 155 PCI
3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California
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ATMLink Utility Description
CONTENTS
Product Features
Before You Begin
ELAN Allocation
Loading the Server Driver
Changing Action on Error
Starting the Diagnostic Utility
VCC Statistics
Running the External Loopback Test
3Com Bulletin Board Service
Online Technical Services
Access by Analog Modem
Access by Digital Modem
Network Settings Window
FIGURES
3C975-F ATMLink NIC Installed in the Chassis
ATMLink Utility Windows
Additional Driver Actions Screen Adding an Additional
NIC information Window
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LED Activity
TABLES
3C975 ATMLink NIC NetWare Install Utility Configuration
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr =
Conventions
commands
NetLogin
SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr =
Conventions
1 INTRODUCTION
Product Features
Traffic shaping user-defined maximum peak rate per ELAN
Interim Local Management Interface ILMI 3.0 service
Figure 1-1 3C975-F and 3C975-UTP ATMLink NICs
3C975-F 3C975-UTP
LAN Emulation Client LEC found on all end stations
Emulated LAN ELAN Overview
LAN Emulation Configuration Server LECS LAN Emulation Server LES
Broadcast and Unknown Server BUS
Network Driver Description
Software Descriptions
Only one LEC per NIC is supported in NetWare
Diagnostic Utility Description
1-6 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
ATMLink Utility Description
An ATMLink utility for Microsoft Windows NT and for
Installing the 3C975 ATMLink NIC
2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Installation Overview
3 Turn off the power to the computer system and any attached devices
9 Write down the MAC address of the NIC and note which slot you used
14 Connect the 3C975 ATMLink NIC to the network
13 Connect the power cables and turn on the power to the computer
The physical installation of the ATMLink NIC is now complete
WINDOWS NT DRIVER
INSTALLATION
Driver Installation Overview
Memory Requirements
Driver Installation Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Driver Installation Requirements
Software Requirements
NIC Information Requirements
Rules for Using Resilient Server Links
Resilient Server Links Overview
Before You Begin
Driver Installation Summary for Experienced Users
Part One NIC Detection, Resilient Server Links, and ELAN Allocation
Part Two NIC and ELAN Configuration
NIC Detection, Resilient Server Links, and ELAN Allocation
Installing the Network Driver
5 Click Add Adapter
7 Click Continue
Figure 3-3 Insert Disk Dialog Box
Figure 3-1 Network Settings Window Figure 3-2 Add Network Adapter
Installing the Network Driver
8 Insert the ATMDisk diskette for Windows NT in a floppy disk drive
10 Select 3Com ATMLink PCI NIC 3C975 and click OK
The maximum number of ELANs per NIC is
NIC and ELAN Configuration
Ethernet, 4542 for 4 Mbps token ring
Installing the Network Driver
Local NIC Parameters specific to each NIC in a computer system
To configure NICs and ELANs, follow these steps
Select Automatic using ILMI for ILMI
You can configure the NICs in any order that you wish
ELAN Parameters specific to each ELAN
3 Change the global NIC parameters if necessary
5 Select an ELAN name and then click Configure ELAN
6 When all the clients are configured, click OK
All entries and edits to the 3Com ATMLink Installation and
The 3Com ATMLink Installation window shown in Figure 3-8 reappears
7 Click Save & Exit to exit the 3Com ATMLink Installation window
9 Edit the TCP/IP parameters
Verifying Driver Installation and Configuration
Removing an ELAN
Enabling and Disabling ELANs
Figure 3-12 Select OEM Option Window
Adding ELANs
Figure 3-14 Total Number of ELANs Dialog Box
Figure 3-13 NIC Installation Dialog Box
3-22 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATION
6 Configure the new ELANs, and then click Save & Exit
3Com ATMLink SNMP LEC MIB Agent, as shown in Figure
Adding SNMP Support
To manually install the ATMLink SNMP agent on your
Windows NT system, perform the following procedure
3 Click OK The SNMP agent files are copied to the system hard disk
4 Click OK in the Network Settings window 5 Restart Windows NT
Adding SNMP Support
Figure 3-16 Selecting the SNMP LEC MIB Agent
Driver Installation Overview
NET WARE SERVER DRIVER
INSTALLATION
4-2 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
Hardware Requirements
Driver Installation Requirements
Memory Requirements
Software Requirements
Resilient Server Links Overview
Rules for Using Resilient Links
4-4 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
Resilient Server Links Overview
Implementing Resilient Server Links in NetWare
where # of buffers= 64 * number of ATMLink NICs
Loading the Server Driver
Before You Begin
Load the NLMs provided by 3Com on the ATMDisk diskette NBI.NLM
Driver Installation Procedure
3 Select Configure network drivers
2 Select Driver options
4-8 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
The Driver Options screen appears, as shown in Figure
The Select a Driver screen appears, as shown in Figure
4 Choose Select a driver
6 Insert the ATMDisk diskette for NetWare in a floppy drive
After the driver files are copied to the server, the
Configuring LECs and Resilient Server Links
ELAN Configuration screen appears, as shown in Figure
4-11
Range of Values
The highlight bar moves to the TCP/IP option in the Protocols box
4 Press F3 to set the frame type
Enter 4542 when communicating with 4 Mbps token ring LAN segments
Enter 1514 when communicating with Ethernet LAN segments
Enter 9232 when communicating with 16 Mbps token ring LAN segments
6 Enter the ELAN name
4-16 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
20 Select Save parameters and load driver
4-18 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
Select No to complete and exit the configuration procedure
21 Do one of the following
Figure 4-10 Prompt to Add Additional LEC
Figure 4-12 Select a Driver Screen
4-20 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
NetWare Card Numbers and Multiple Physical NICs
Verifying Driver Installation and Configuration
2 Select LAN/WAN Information from the Available Options menu
Verifying Driver Installation and Configuration
installation
Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File
Figure 4-13 Sample of AUTOEXEC.NCF File
Each LEC requires a separate load and bind command
Optional Keywords
Required Keywords
Range of Values
2 Select NCF files options
Removing an LEC from NetWare
5 ATMLINK UTILITY
Installing and Running the ATMLink Utility for Windows NT
5-2 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITY
ATMLink Utility Field Descriptions
ELAN Information
Automatic-ATMLink LEC uses ILMI to connect with the LES
Table 5-1 explains the Windows NT ELAN information fields
Address or another ATM address to connect with the LECS
LES ATM Address
NIC connection statistic fields are explained in Table
NIC Connection Statistics
ATMLink Utility Field Descriptions
NIC Information
Table 5-3 describes the NIC information fields
Reset
Installing and Running the ATMLink Utility for Novell NetWare
The ATMLink Utility Select a NIC screen appears, as shown in Figure
The NIC number shown in Figure 5-6 is the NetWare card number
The ATMLink utility main menu appears, as shown in Figure
5-8 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITY
NIC Information
ATMLink Utility Menu Options
5-10 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITY
VCC Statistics
ATMLink Utility Menu Options
Table 5-5 describes the NetWare VCC statistics fields
ELAN Statistics
Quit
Reset NIC
ATMLink Utility Menu Options
MAC address assigned to LEC it is an increment of the NIC base
Overview
DIAGNOSTICS AND
TROUBLESHOOTING
When to Use the Diagnostic Utility
The diagnostic utility cannot be run from an MS-DOS window
How to Use the Diagnostic Utility
Starting the Diagnostic Utility
The diagnostic utility main screen appears, as shown in
Navigating Within the Diagnostic Utility
Running the Internal Tests
4 Verify that all the internal tests are enabled
Running the External Loopback Test
Figure 6-5 Run Tests Screen
6-8 CHAPTER 6 DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Figure 6-4 External Loopback Test Screen
11 Remove the loopback plug and insert the network cable
Viewing Test Results
9 Click Start to run the External Loopback Test
Figure 6-7 NIC Statistics Screen
NIC Statistics
Individual Test Information
Enabling and Disabling Individual Tests
Changing the Test Setup
Changing the Number of Repetitions
Changing Action on Error
File Options
File Options
Make sure the board is seated correctly in the slot
What to Do If a Test Fails
2 Inspect all cables and connections
Fiber-Optic Loopback Plug
Constructing Loopback Plugs
Constructing Loopback Plugs
SC connector port LED
Figure 6-11 Clipping Together the Ends of the Same Fiber Strand
LINK
RJ-45 Loopback Plug
Link LED
Link LED
Hardware
A SPECIFICATIONS
Environment
Network Connections
Standards Compliance
Table A-1 lists the pin assignments for the RJ-45 connector
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts
3Com Bulletin Board Service
B TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Online Technical Services
World Wide Web Site
3ComForum on CompuServe
3ComFacts Automated Fax Service
Call 3ComFacts using your touch-tone telephone
International access numbers are
Support from Your Network Supplier
To obtain an RMA number, call or fax
Returning Products for Repair
ATM LAN
GLOSSARY
ATM Forum
End station
Cell
ELAN Emulated LAN. See LANE ILMI
KB Kilobytes. 1024 bytes LANE
LECS
Node
SONET
6 GLOSSARY
Well-known Address
Numerics
INDEX
Page
INDEX
maximum peak cell rate value 1-5 Maximum VCCs Allowed, NetWare
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Ethernet stackable hubs and unmanaged Ethernet fixed port repeaters
FCC CLASS A VERIFICATION STATEMENT
The Interference Handbook
FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 3Com Corporation Model No 3C975-F
3COM END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
For civilian agencies
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGENDS
For units of the Department of Defense
