3Com TokenLink VelocityTM XL PCI Network Interface Card manual Defining the LAA Address for Windows

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Defining a Locally Administered Network Address

A default network address is encoded for the 3C359 NIC during manufacturing. This address is called the universal address (UAA), or “burned-in” address.

To customize the address for your network administration needs, you can assign a locally administered address (LAA) that overrides the NIC’s universal address. The LAA 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.

In most cases, you will use the preset UAA address and not have to define an LAA address. Check with your network administrator before using this feature.

Defining the LAA Address for Windows 95

Use the following procedures in this section to perform the following actions in a Windows 95 environment:

■Display the current network address

■Set a new LAA address.

Displaying the Current Network Address for

Windows 95

Follow these steps to display the current network 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: