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Software Drivers

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Software Drivers

The ATM device drivers for the 3C971-F adapter are standard Windows NT NDIS and NetWare ODI drivers for Intel PCI-based hardware, and conform to the following:

■ATM Forum LAN emulation standard, version 1.0

■UNI 3.0/3.1 signaling, implemented in Windows NT as a standard Transport Driver Interface (TDI) running in kernel mode, and implemented in NetWare as a standard NetWare Loadable Module (NLM).

3C971-F Adapter Installation Kit

The 3C971-F adapter installation kit contains the following:

■3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter

■3C971-F ATMLink PCI 155 Fiber Network Adapter User Guide

■ATMdisk software diskette containing software drivers and README text ﬁles

README text ﬁles contain important information made available after the printing of this manual.

PCI Technology

The PCI local bus is a high-performance bus that provides a processor-independent data path between the CPU in a PC and high-speed peripherals. This interconnect mechanism is designed speciﬁcally to accommodate multiple high-performance peripheral devices that support networking and disk subsystems, graphics, full-motion video, and multimedia.

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Contents

Network Adapter User Guide PCI 155 Fiber Lifetime Warranty Sweden, Finland, Norway 3C971-F Atmlink PCI 155 Fiber 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents Troubleshooting Page Figures Prompt for Additional Channels How to Use This Guide About this GuideIntroduction Text Description Conventions 3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter Introduction Product Features 3C971-F Adapter Installation Kit Software DriversPCI Technology Introduction Hardware Installation Installation OverviewTools Required Save the screw for later in this section Installing the 3C971-F Adapter Installing the 3C971-F Adapter Press down gently and ﬁrmly on the board to seat it properly 3SC Duplex Connection Turn on the power to the computer Installation Windows NT DriverOverview Installation Procedures Overview System Requirements Installing the Adapter Device Driver Select the Add Adapter button. The dialog box in -2 appears 1Network Settings Screen 3Selecting the Floppy Drive Insert the device driver diskette in a ﬂoppy disk drive Select the OK button If needed, change the drive designation Edit the PCI adapter parameters 6Conﬁguring the Signaling Transport Edit the signaling transport items 7Completed Network Settings Edit the TCP/IP parameters Select the OK button on the Network Settings screen Windows NT Driver Installation Installing the Adapter Device Driver Select OK when the TCP/IP Conﬁguration is complete Select Restart Now to reboot the computerConﬁguring the LAN Emulation Clients LECs 10LEC Conﬁguration Set the value in the Interrupt list box Elan Name blank Select the Conﬁgure button 11LEC ATM Adapter Conﬁguration Edit the LEC ATM Adapter items Windows NT Driver Installation Select the OK button to exit the LEC Conﬁguration dialog box When all clients are conﬁgured, select the OK button 12LECS/LES Reboot Prompt Select OK Exit Windows NT and reboot the computer Removing a Windows NT Driver Select the Control Panel icon from the Main groupSelect the Remove button 14Conﬁrming Adapter and Driver Removal Select the Restart Now button to reboot the computer Click the OK button in the Network Settings screen Netware 4.1 Server Driver Installation Loading the Novell NetWare Server Driver Select Driver options 3Select Additional Driver Press Insert to install an unlisted driver 5Notes for Selecting a Drive Insert the 3Com 3C971-F driver diskette in a ﬂoppy drive Conﬁguring Network Channels Press Enter to select the driverSelect Yes to copy the driver ﬁles to the server Configuring Network Channels 9Conﬁguring TCP/IP Network Interface 10Change IPX Frame Type Edit Channel number Enter the LECS/LES network address Enter Elan Name Configuring Network Channels Press Enter to accept the assigned number Select Save parameters and load driver 15Prompt for Additional Channels Do one of the following 17Selecting the NCF Files Editor Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File Removing a Driver from NetWare From the system prompt, enter the command Select NCF ﬁles options Startup Problems Troubleshooting Applications Problems Bootup Problems Adapter Problems Bus Interface SpecificationsHardware Memory Standards Compliance Network Connections Range Environment Access by Modem On-line Technical Services Call the telephone number nearest you Access by Isdn Press Return to see the 3ComForum main menu Log on to CompuServe Support from Your Network Supplier Country Telephone Number Fax Number Returning Products for Repair ATM Forum Glossary Call setup Call controlCell Header Cell switchingConnectionless ATM End system Mbps Ilmi Node Packet switchingMulticast Multimode Signaling Service bit rate Token ring Virtual circuit virtual channelVirtual path VPI Numerics Index LEC Limited Warranty 3Com Corporation FCC Class a Verification Statement Reader Comment Form 3Com Corporation Business Reply Mail