3Com 3C905C-TX-M, 3C905C-TX manual Features, Using Remote Wake-Up

12CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Features

The 3C905C NIC supports the following features:

■Remote Wake-Up

■Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software (integrated as a boot ROM on the 3C905C-TX-M NIC; available separately for installation and use with the 3C905C-TX NIC)

■DynamicAccess® software

■Remote system alerts

■Workgroup keep-alive packet

■Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 and 2.0s

■PCI 2.2

■Wired for Management 2.0

■Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)

■Parallel Tasking® and Parallel Tasking II technology

■802.3x Flow Control

■TCP/IP Checksum

For a complete list of the standards that the 3C905C NIC supports, see “Standards Conformance” in Appendix A.

Unless specifically indicated, 3C905C is used throughout this guide to refer to both NICs.

Using Remote Wake-Up

Remote Wake-Up is the ability to remotely power-on a PC for after-hours administration.

Remote Wake-Up support is enabled in one of two ways:

■If your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabled through the PCI bus. No special installation is required. (See your PC documentation if you are unsure whether your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2.)

■If your PC is not compliant with PCI 2.2, you must connect a Remote Wake-Up cable from the NIC Remote Wake-Up (RWU) connector (see Figure 1) to a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard. See “Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable” in Chapter 2 for instructions.