3Com TokenLink VelocityTM XL PCI Network Interface Card manual Microsoft Windows Environment

MICROSOFT WINDOWS

4 ENVIRONMENT

This chapter describes how to install a 3C359 NIC network device driver for various Microsoft Windows environments.

Drivers Available for Windows

3Com provides the following network device drivers for the

3C359 NIC in these Microsoft Windows environments:

■NDIS 4 miniport driver

■NDIS 3 miniport driver

NDIS 4 Miniport Driver

The NDIS 4 driver conforms to Microsoft’s latest NDIS 4.0 miniport specification and supports the following Windows environments:

■Windows 95 (version 950b, OSR2)

■Windows 98 (PC 97 specification)

■Windows NT 4.0

The NDIS 4 driver provides the following 3C359 NIC capabilities:

■DynamicAccess Class of Service (Traffic Prioritization)

Although the NDIS 4 miniport driver is compatible with Windows 95 (version 950b, OSR2), it does not currently provide Class of Service support for this version of Windows 95.

■Auto ring speed detection

■Promiscuous mode

■Locally administered network address (LAA) selection

Class of Service is disabled by default. You can enable this DynamicAccess feature during installation.