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Finding Speciﬁc Information in This Guide 1

Conventions 2

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High-Performance Features of the 3C359 NIC 1-2

Parallel Tasking II Performance 1-2

DynamicAccess Class of Service 1-2

Support for Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring 1-3

Wake-up On LAN Capability 1-3

Other Features of the 3C359 NIC 1-3

Installation Overview 1-4

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Installation Requirements 2-1

Safety Precautions 2-1

Unpacking and Inspecting the 3C359 NIC 2-2

Inserting the 3C359 NIC 2-3

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Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Driver 3-1

Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Automatically 3-1

AutoLink Software Functions 3-1

Before Using the AutoLink Conﬁguration Utility 3-2

Modifying AutoLink Default Settings 3-2

Running the AutoLink Program 3-2

AutoLink Troubleshooting 3-4

Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Manually 3-4

Conﬁguring the DOS 16-Bit client Driver 3-5

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Contents

Main 3Com Corporation 95052-8145 Santa Clara, California 5400 Bayfront Plaza Lifetime Limited Warranty C NVIRONMENTS E ARE M NVIRONMENT E INDOWS W IBM E NVIRONMENTS ROUBLESHOOTING A PECIFICATIONS ARRANTY W IMITED Page Page F IGURES Page Page Page ABOUT THIS GUIDE Finding Specic Information in This Guide Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide. Page Page 1 High-Performance Features of the 3C359 NIC Parallel Tasking II Performance DynamicAccess Support for Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring Wake-up On LAN Capability Other Features of the 3C359 NIC Installation Overview Page Page 2 3C359 NIC Installation Requirements Safety Precautions Unpacking and Inspecting the 3C359 NIC Inserting the 3C359 NIC Page Page Page 3 E Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Driver Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Automatically Page Page Installing a DOS 16-Bit Client Manually Conguring the DOS 16-Bit Client Driver Installing DOS Client32 Installing an OS/2 Client Driver for NetWare Selecting the Appropriate NIC Address Displaying the Universal Address Installing the Novell OS/2 Requester Page Conguring the Novell OS/2 Requester Installing a NetWare Server Driver Driver Support Installation Instructions Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4 E Drivers Available for Windows NDIS 4 Miniport Driver NDIS 3 Miniport Driver Installing a 3C359 NIC Driver for Windows Environments Before Installing a Windows Driver Installing a Driver for Windows 95 Page Page Installing a Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Installing a Driver for Windows NT 3.51 Selecting Ring Speed Setting Ring Speed for Windows 95 Page Page Page Setting Ring Speed for Windows NT 4.0 Page Dening a Locally Administered Network Address Dening the LAA Address for Windows 95 Page Page Page Dening the LAA Address for Windows NT Conguring Class of Service Before Starting Class of Service Conguration Enabling Class of Service Page Page Adding Class of Service Ranges and Protocols Page Using Class of Service Advanced Options Class of Service Advanced Options Settings Page Page 5 Installing a Driver for Various IBM Environments Installing the IBM LAN Support Program (DXMAID) and the DOS NDIS 2.01 Driver Installing a Driver for IBM DOS LAN Services Using IBM MPTS to Install a Driver for OS/2 Page Conguring IBM Host Connectivity Adding the MS-DLC Network Protocol for Windows for Workgroups Adding the 32-Bit DLC Network Protocol for Windows 95 Page Adding the 32-Bit DLC Network Protocol for Windows NT Page 6 3C359 NIC LEDs Using the Diagnostic Program DOS Diagnostic Tests Running the DOS Diagnostic Tests Page Changing the DOS Test Setup Page A 3C359 NIC Specications Page Connector Pin Assignments DB-9 Connector Pin Assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments Cable Requirements B CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Using the Conguration Program Page Page Adjusting Conguration Settings Ring Speed Boot ROM Memory Limit of 1 Megabyte Changing Conguration for Multiple NICs Page C Online Technical Services World Wide Web Site 3Com Bulletin Board Service 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service 3ComForum on CompuServe Online Service Support from Your Network Supplier Support from 3Com Page Returning Products for Repair G Page Page Page I Numbers A B C D E F G H M N O P R S T U V W 3Com Corporation L IMITED W H S STANDARD WARRANTY SERVICE WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE FCC C LASS B S FCC D ECLARATION OF C 3COM END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: Read Before Using This Product