The maximum number of workstations (not counting concentrators) on a net- work is 1024.

For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators on one network segment is four.

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This subsection provides instructions for configuring or reconfiguring the computer’s integrated NIC under the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows NT

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups

MS-DOS®

NOTE: The NIC drivers for systems running a Dell-installed Windows NT 4.0 or Win- dows 95 operating system are automatically detected and installed. Instructions for reconfiguring the NIC driver are included in the following subsections.

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NOTE: If you are installing the Windows NT 4.0 operating system for the first time, you must install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and the Bus-Mastering enhanced inte- grated drive electronics (EIDE) device drivers prior to installing the Windows NT 4.0 NIC driver.

To connect your system to, and configure it for use on, an Ethernet network, follow these steps:

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See “Network Cable Requirements” found earlier in this section for more information.

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See Chapter 2, “Using the System Setup Program,” for more information.

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For information on administrative users and privileges, see your Windows NT documentation.

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