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5NIC CONFIGURATION
This chapter describes how to configure the 3C905C NIC.
Before you change the NIC configuration settings, contact
your system administrator.
Configuration Methods
The 3C905C NIC can be configured using any of the
methods listed in Table 6.
This chapter describes how to configure the NIC using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows. For
instructions on using the other two methods in Table 6,
see the file or appendix mentioned in the table.
Table 6 NIC Configuration Methods
Method Description Requirement(s)
3Com NIC
Diagnostics program
for Windows
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program
for Windows:
1Open the Windows Start menu.
2Select Programs, and then
3Com NIC Utilities.
3Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
Windows 98,
Windows 95, or
Windows NT 4.0
3Com Configuration
and Diagnostics
program for DOS
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com Configuration and
Diagnostics program for DOS:
1Reboot the PC using a
DOS diskette.
2Insert EtherDisk diskette 3 in
drive A.
3Enter at the DOS prompt:
a:\3c90xcfg.exe
See the DOSDIAG.TXT file located in
the HELP directory on EtherDisk
diskette 3 for more information.
DOS,
Windows NT 3.51,
Windows 3.x, or
Windows for
Workgroups
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