CHANGING CONFIGURATION

4 SETTINGS

This chapter describes how to display and change configuration settings for the 3C900B NIC using 3Com diagnostic programs.

Before you change the settings, contact your system administrator.

Table 4-1 lists the configurable options for the 3C900B NIC, the default setting for each option, and other settings that are available for each option.

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Table 4-1Option Settings

 

 

 

 

 

Option

Default Setting

Available Settings

 

 

 

Network Driver Optimization

Normal

Minimized CPU Utilization,

 

 

Maximized Network

 

 

Performance, Normal

Full-Duplex

Half-Duplex

Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex

Boot PROM

Disabled

Disabled, 64K, 128K

Media Type

Auto Select

10BASE-T (10Mb/s), Auto Select,

 

 

10BASE-2 (10Mb/s), AUI

 

 

(10Mb/s)

PACE (Windows 95 and

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

Windows NT 4.0 only)

 

 

 

 

 

The 3C900B NIC supports full-duplex at 10 Mbps. If the switch that you are connected to supports autonegotiation and full-duplex, the 3C900B NIC automatically runs in full-duplex mode.

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