3Com TokenLink VelocityTM XL PCI Network Interface Card Selecting the Appropriate NIC Address

3-8CHAPTER 3: NOVELL NETWARE ENVIRONMENTS

Selecting the Appropriate NIC Address

Before starting the OS/2 ODI client driver installation process, you should decide whether the 3C359 NIC will use the universal address or a locally administered address.

■Universal address (UAA)—A default address for the NIC. It is encoded on the NIC during manufacturing and is often called the “burned-in” address. For example: 00600891CCA8.

■Locally administered address (LAA)—Auser-assigned address that overrides the NIC’s universal address. This address must consist of 12 hexadecimal digits in the range from X’4000 0000 0000’ to X’7FFF FFFF FFFF’ and must be unique throughout the network.

Displaying the Universal Address

The Configuration and Diagnostic Program displays the 3C359 NIC’s universal address. Follow these steps to display the universal address:

1Boot from a DOS diskette to run the diagnostic program. Display the DOS prompt.

2If you are using the 3.5-inch TokenDisk diskettes, insert TokenDisk diskette #1 in the drive and make that drive the active drive. For example, enter:

a:

If you are using the TokenDisk CD, insert it and make the CD-ROM drive the active drive. For example, enter:

d:

3Enter the following command:

3pcid

The Configuration and Diagnostic Program window is displayed as shown in Figure 3-1.