About this Guide, Introduction | Transcend Information III manual

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Introduction

This guide describes how to install the following 3Com EtherLink III Parallel Tasking 10 Mbps EISA bus master network adapters:

■3C592-COMBO (10BASE-T, thin coax, and thick coax) adapter

■3C592-TPO (10BASE-T) adapter

Also included is information about installing network drivers, troubleshooting the adapter, and using the diagnostic tests if an adapter malfunction occurs.

Throughout this guide, the product number 3C592 designates both members of the EtherLink III family of 10 Mbps EISA adapters.

How to Use This Guide

The following table shows where to ﬁnd speciﬁc information in this guide.

If you are looking for:	Turn to:

Information about the 3Com EISA bus master network	Chapter 1
adapters
Instructions for installing the adapter	Chapter 2
Procedures for connecting the adapter to the network	Chapter 2
Instructions for configuring the adapter with the EISA	Chapter 3
configuration utility
Procedures for changing software option settings	Chapter 3
Instructions for installing network drivers	Chapter 4
Details on troubleshooting and running the diagnostic tests	Chapter 5
Information on adapter specifications, pin assignments, and	Appendix A
cabling requirements
Information on 3Com’s technical support services	Appendix B

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Contents

Adapters 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Lifetime Warranty France, Israel Contents Performing Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Tests Cispr B Compliance Figures Tables About this Guide How to Use This GuideIntroduction Conventions Print autolink.log Introduction Features Optional Installing the Eisa Adapter Inspecting the Adapter Installing the Boot PromInserting the Adapter PCI and Eisa Bus Slots in an Eisa Computer Name of the installed 3Com adapter appears, as shown below Conﬁrming Adapter InstallationList of devices appears, arranged by type Connecting to the On-board Transceiver Connecting to the NetworkConnecting to Thin Ethernet Cable Connecting to an External Transceiver Slide Latch Auto Select Media Type Configuring Adapter Conﬁguration Overview Using a NOS Other Than Windows Conﬁguring the Adapter Using Windows Software Option Settings Network Driver Optimization Media TypeFull Duplex Changing the Settings Type at the prompt I N N U Continue this procedure with any of the other options Press Tab to highlight OK. Press Enter Select Adapter Installed Adapters Loading Network Drivers Accessing DOS Locating the Network Drivers Loading NetWare ODI Drivers One Adapter in a Client AutoLink Requirements At the prompt, type Alternatively, at the prompt, type AutoLink Information Screen Multiple Adapters in a Client To print the ﬁle, type When the program has ﬁnished a Save the conﬁguration Repeat a for the second adapter Reboot the computer Finding the Adapter’s Slot NumberMain menu appears One Adapter in a Server Multiple Adapters in a Server For NetWare 3.12, 4.0x, or Finding the Adapter’s Port Address for Multiple Adapters Bind IPX to X NET=XXXX Bind IPX to Y NET=XXXX Loading Windows 95 Drivers Click OK This imports the driver from the EtherDisk diskette Loading Drivers in Non-NetWare Environments Ndis Drivers Using Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software Additional Drivers Desktop Management Interface Performing Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tests Troubleshooting Overview Troubleshooting with the Diagnostic Tests Starting the Diagnostic Program Starting the Diagnostic Program Running the Group 1 Tests Running the Group 2 Test Assembling a Loopback Plug Setting Up an Echo Server Running the Group 3 Test Start the diagnostic program on the echo server Getting Help If a Test Fails If this test fails, try another loopback plug Changing the Test Setup To change the test parameters, follow these steps Miscellaneous Checks Link Beat LED Specifications Adapter Speciﬁcations RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments AUI Connector Pin Assignments For unshielded twisted-pair UTP connections 100 ohm Cable RequirementsRG59 B/U 50 ohm Access by Modem On-line Technical Services3Com Bulletin Board Service Technical Support ThreeComForum on CompuServe 3ComFacts Automated Fax ServiceWorld Wide Web Site To use ThreeComForum Log on to CompuServe Support from Your Network Supplier Local numbers are available within the following countries Returning Products for Repair To obtain an RMA number, call or fax Glossary AUI cable Bus BackboneBackplane Echo server EMM386 Ethernet Twisted-pair Index SymbolsNumerics Eisa ﬁber-optic Windows 3.X 4-3 Windows 95 1-2, 3-3 Limited Warranty Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145 408 Interference Handbook CE Notice