3Connect the other end of the cable to a network dual access unit (DAU), a multistation access unit (MAU), controlled access unit (CAU), or a token ring switch.
The 3C319 NIC can operate in
4Plug in the PC and turn the power on.
The next step is to verify that the PC operating system recognizes the 3C319 NIC as a new device and configures it. If the operating system cannot automatically configure the NIC, you must configure it manually.
Before Configuring the NIC and Installing the Driver
After you have installed the 3C319 NIC in your PC, the next step is to configure the NIC and install the network driver for your environment.
For some operating systems, NIC configuration and driver installation are automatic; for others, you need to manually configure the NIC before installing the driver.
Most PCs produced after 1995 include Plug and Play (PnP) capabilities. When you turn on the computer after installing the NIC, PnP assigns settings to the following resources:
■I/O base address
■Interrupt request level
■BIOS/MMIO base address
■Shared RAM address
The configuration parameters are set initially by 3Com. Table
