3Com 3CR990-FX-97 manual Configuration Methods, Configuring the NIC, Option Description

6Configuring the NIC

Option Description Settings

Alert Type	Enabled alert types are reported to the Windows System Events monitor. The default setting is
	ALL alert types:
	- Information
	- Warning
	- Error

■Off

■Information

■Warning

■Error

■ALL

Flow Control	When enabled, the NIC throttles the incoming data packet stream to prevent the input buffers	■	DISABLED
	from overflowing and losing packets.	■	Enabled

Configuration Methods

The NIC can be configured using any of the methods listed in the table below.

NOTE: This section describes how to configure the NIC using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows. For instructions on using the other two methods, see the file or section mentioned in the table.

Method	Description		Requirement(s)
3Com NIC Diagnostics	Configure the NIC locally using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for		Windows XP
program for Windows	Windows:		Windows 2000
	1	Make sure the 3Com NIC diagnostics program is installed. See “Installing	Windows NT 4.0
			Windows Me
		the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program” on page 26 for installation
			Windows 98, or
		instructions. See “Using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program” later in this
			Windows 95
		chapter for usage instructions.
	2	Open the Windows Start menu.
	3	Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.
	4	Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
3Com Configuration	Configure the NIC locally using the 3Com Configuration and Diagnostics		DOS or NetWare
and Diagnostics	program for DOS:
program for DOS	1	Copy 3c99xcfg.exe from the EtherCD to the root directory of a DOS-
		bootable diskette.
	2	Reboot the PC using the DOS-bootable diskette.
	3	Enter at the DOS prompt:

a:\3c99xcfg.exe

See “Using the 3Com DOS Configuration Program” on page 50 for more information.

Customers running Japanese DOS must switch to U.S. mode DOS before running this program.

DMI 2.0 or 2.0s	Configure the NIC remotely using the 3Com DMI Agent software.
	See Appendix B, “Installing the 3Com DMI Agent” for more information.

3Com DMI Agent and a DMI-compatible browser or a network management application that supports DMI 2.0 or 2.0s

Windows 2000	Configure the NIC locally.	Windows 2000
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