3Com 3C996B-T Removing the Management Programs, Initializing the Management Programs, Vital Sign

103Com Management Programs

Removing the Management Programs

To remove the 3Com Management Programs software, do the following:

1Select Start/Control Panel, then double-clickAdd/Remove Programs.

2Select Management Programs and click Change/Remove.

3Select Remove from the Modify, Repair, Remove menu and follow the prompts.

Initializing the Management Programs

To initialize the 3Com Management Programs software, do the following:

1Click Start, Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2Double-click the Gigabit Ethernet icon.

Vital Sign

The Vital Sign screen allows you to view vital NIC information, network status, and network connectivity. Active NICs are listed. Select one of the listed NICs to view its vital sign information.

NOTE: Information for some NICs is less comprehensive than for others.

Interface components of the Vital Sign window are described below:

■IP Address: Network address that is associated with the selected NIC. An all-zero value (000.00.000.00) of this parameter indicates the associated driver has not been bound with Internet Protocol (IP).

■Physical Address: Physical MAC (Media Access Control) address that is assigned to the selected NIC by the NIC's vendor. This parameter will never be all zeros.

■Driver Status: Indicates the status of the driver that is associated with the selected NIC. The possible values for this parameter are:

■Driver Loaded (normal operating mode)—The driver associated with the selected NIC was loaded by the Windows operating system and is functioning.

■Driver Not Loaded—The driver associated with the selected NIC has not been loaded by the Windows operating system.

■Information Not Available—The value is not obtainable from the driver that is associated with the selected NIC.

■Driver Version: Indicates the current version of the software driver that is associated with the selected NIC.

■Device Number: Indicates the PCI bus number and the device number for the selected NIC.

Example: [0] 14 indicates the NIC resides in PCI bus 0, device 14.

■Operating Mode: Indicates the current operating mode of the NIC. The possible values are:

10 Mbps Half Duplex

10 Mbps Full Duplex

100 Mbps Half Duplex

100 Mbps Full Duplex

1000 Mbps Full Duplex

■Interrupt: Indicates the interrupt line number that is associated with the selected NIC. Valid numbers range from 2 to 25.

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