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About This Guide provides an overview of this guide,

describes guide conventions, and tells you where to look

for speciﬁc information.

This guide describes how to install, conﬁgure, and

troubleshoot the 3Com

®

Fast EtherLink

®

XL PCI

10/100BASE-TX network interface card (NIC). This NIC is

called the 3C905B-TX NIC in this guide.

If the information in the README.TXT ﬁle on the

EtherDisk

®

diskette shipped with your product differs from

the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the

README.TXT ﬁle.

Finding Speciﬁc Information in This Guide

This table shows where to ﬁnd speciﬁc information in this

guide.

If you are looking for Turn to

NIC features and PC and server requirements Chapter 1

Installation and cabling information Chapter 2

Network driver installation instructions Chapter 3

Troubleshooting Chapter 4

Instructions for changing configuration settings Chapter 5

Specifications and RJ-45 pin assignments Appendix A

Technical support Appendix B

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Contents

Main 3Com Corporation 95052-8145 Santa Clara, California 5400 Bayfront Plaza C RIVER D ETWORK T ROUBLESHOOTING ONFIGURATION C HANGING A B Page F IGURES T ABLES A Finding Specic Information in This Guide UIDE Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide. 1 Industry-Leading Performance DynamicAccess Software Remote Wake-up Installation and Conguration 10/100 Mbps Support PC and Server Requirements How Do I Install the 3C905B-TX NIC? 2 Page Connecting to the Network Connecting the Remote Wake-up Cable 3 N ETWORK D Windows 95 Page Page Conrming Installation Windows NT Windows NT Version 4.0 Page Windows NT Version 3.51 Page NetWare for Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups, and DOS AutoLink Requirements Running the AutoLink Program Installing the Novell NetWare Server Driver NetWare Version 4.1 Multiple NICs Supported Network Drivers 4 Status LEDs 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program Accessing the 3C905B-TX Help System Displaying Release Notes, Frequently Asked Questions, and the KnowledgeBase Running the NIC Self-Test Page Running the Echo Test 3Com Support Services Generating a Problem Report Page Page Removing the 3C905B-TX NIC PACE and 3NICDIAGS Software Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 DOS Checking the Remote Wake-up Function 3Com DOS Diagnostic Program Crossover Cable Troubleshooting Tips Troubleshooting Hubs with Crossover Cable Frequently Asked Questions Table 4-2 describes some common questions and answers about the 3C905B-TX NIC. Page Page Page Accessing the 3Com World Wide Web Page Page 5 Conguration Settings Displaying Conguration Settings Changing Conguration Settings Page Changing PACE Conguration Selecting PACE Applications Changing PACE Ranges and Protocols PACE Advanced Options Setting Fast IP Using the DOS Conguration Program A Specications A-2 APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments Figure A-1 shows the RJ-45 connector pin assignments for the 3C905B-TX NIC. Figure A-1 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments B Support from Your Network Supplier Online Technical Services World Wide Web Site 3Com Bulletin Board Service 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service Page G Page I Numbers A B C K L M N O W Page 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