Contents

1

Introduction

 

Contents 1

 

Advanced Server Features Overview 1

Load Balance 2

 

Advanced Server Features for Windows 2000

2

Advanced Server Features for Windows NT

3

Advanced Server Features for Novell NetWare

3

Advanced Server Features for Linux 4

 

3Com Management Programs 4

Creating a Driver Disk 5

2Installing and Connecting the NIC

System Requirements 7

 

 

Windows XP (64-bit)

7

 

Windows XP (32-bit)

7

 

Windows 2000

7

 

 

Windows NT

7

 

 

 

NetWare 8

 

 

 

 

Linux

8

 

 

 

 

UNIX

8

 

 

 

 

Solaris

8

 

 

 

 

Safety Precautions

9

 

 

Pre-Installation Checklist

9

 

Installing and Connecting the NIC

10

Installing the NIC

10

 

 

Connecting the Network Cables

12

Installing and Using the 3Com Connection Assistant 13

System Requirements

13

 

Installation

13

 

 

 

3Windows XP Driver Setup

Installing the Driver Software

15

 

 

Windows XP 32-bit

15

 

 

 

Windows XP 64-bit

16

 

 

 

Driver Installation Without Master Navigator 16

Verifying Successful Installation

17

 

Modifying Configuration Parameters

17

Removing the Driver Software

19

 

 

Installing Advanced Server Features

19

Uninstalling Advanced Server Features

20

Configuring Advanced Server Features

20

Configuring Teaming

20

 

 

 

Configuring VLANs

22

 

 

 

Advanced Server Control Suite

23

 

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