4MICROSOFT WINDOWS
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.
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