Index

Numerics

100 LNK LED, viewing 55, 64 3C99X.LAN file 39

3Com Configuration and Diagnostics Program for DOS 48

3Com DMI Agent

client PC requirements 70 installing 70

network management requirements 70

overview 69, 77

3Com icon, in Windows system tray removing 65

showing 65

3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 79

3Com logo, disabling 53 3Com NIC Diagnostics program

installing 26 removing 65 starting 48, 65

3Com Remote System Alert Manager 7 3Com support services, accessing 56 3Com URL 79

3CR990-FX-97 NIC features 4 specifications 67

3DES, defined 33

802.1p packet priority offload 5, 31

A

accessing Help 56

 

ACT LED, viewing

55, 64

Activity LED

 

 

overview 15

 

viewing

55, 64

activity on the network, verifying 64,

65

 

 

Alert Type

48

 

asymmetric flow control 7

auto negotiation 8

auto play, CD-ROM

74

AUTOEXEC.NCF file

changing to install the NetWare 3.12

driver

41

 

changing to support multiple

NICs

43

 

B

BIOS 10 boot disk 11

boot ROM, MBA 4 booting from network 51 default setting 47 enabling or disabling 51 overview 6

broken installation, cleaning up 57

C

cabling guidelines 13 requirements 68 troubleshooting 58

CD-ROM, auto play 74 changing configuration, DOS 50 checksum offload (TCP/IP), enabling for

NetWare 45

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning up a broken installation

57

 

computer requirements

10

 

 

configuration parameters

 

 

 

NetWare

45

 

 

 

 

changing

 

45

 

 

ENABLE_CHKSUM

 

 

enabling driver warning and error

messages

45

 

 

 

enabling TCP/IP checksum

 

 

offload

45

45

 

 

MEDIA_SELECT

 

 

monitoring levels for self-healing

driver conditions

45

 

 

Node Address

45

 

 

 

setting the media speed 45

 

SHD_LEVEL

45

 

 

 

Slot Number

45

 

 

 

VERBOSE

45

 

 

 

 

Windows

48

 

 

 

 

Alert Type

47

 

 

Error Tolerance

 

 

flow control

48

 

 

 

Configuration tab

 

63

 

 

 

 

configuring

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)

51

NIC 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

offloads using Windows 2000

31

conventions, text, About This Guide

2

CRC errors, viewing

6

 

 

 

D

data encryption, see encryption DES 33

Desktop Management Interface (DMI), overview 6

Diagnostics offline 4 program

DOS 48 starting 27

tests, running 62 Diagnostics tab 63 disabling encryption 37 diskettes

creating 11

making a DOS boot 11 obtaining 11

DMI (Desktop Management Interface), overview 6

DOS

3Com Configuration and Diagnostics Program 48

boot disk 11 changing settings 50 configuration program, changing

settings 50 diagnostics program 62

driver installation requirements NetWare 40, 77 Windows 17, 77

drivers

NetWare, installing 39 Windows 2000

installing 19 removing 59

Windows 95

Build 950, installing 24 installing 24

OSR2, installing 25 Windows 98, installing 23 Windows Me, installing 22 Windows NT 4.0, installing 20 Windows XP Professional,

installing 18 duplex mode

configuring 49 setting 47

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