5-2CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURATION

Changing Configuration Settings

You can use the Configuration and Diagnostic Program to change configuration settings.

Table 5-2 summarizes how to select items and move through the Configuration and Diagnostic Program.

Table 5-2Using the Configuration and Diagnostic Program

TaskAction

To select buttons To select other items To escape a screen To get help

Press Tab and then press Enter.

Use the arrow keys, and press Enter. Press Esc.

Select an item and press F1.

Follow these steps to change configuration settings:

1Make sure that the NIC is installed and connected to the network, as described in Chapter 2.

2Boot the PC under DOS.

The Configuration and Diagnostic Program is a DOS application. It must be run in DOS, not in a DOS window. It will not run if memory managers or other device drivers have been loaded.

3Insert the 3Com diskette in the drive and make that the active drive.

4Enter this command at the DOS prompt to start the Configuration and Diagnostic Program:

3c395cfg

5From the Install menu, select a NIC as follows:

If one NIC is installed, select Configure Adapter.

If more than one NIC is installed, select the NIC that you want to configure.

The parameters for the selected NIC are displayed.

6Select options and select settings.

For information on how to select items and move through the program, see Table 5-2. To get Help on an option or a setting, select it and press F1.

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3Com Server manual Changing Configuration Settings, From the Install menu, select a NIC as follows