CONFIGURING 3COM 3C507 AND 3C507TP NIC
SEPT 11, 1992 [REV. JAN 22, 1993]
LAN SUPPORT TUTORIAL #3
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Add the 3Com Card to the Server Configuration
After setting the jumpers on the 3C507TP and configuring the card using 3Com's DOS-based
utility, you must add the card to your server's configuration and build Banyan drivers for
the card.
1. From the Operator Menu at the server console, select System Maintenance. The System
Maintenance menu will be displayed.
2. Select Configure/Diagnose Server from the System Maintenance menu.
3. Select the Add-a-card function.
4. Select EtherLink 16 from the scrollable list displayed on the Add/Change card screen.
- If any card on the Add/Change card screen is already set at I/O address 100, change the
card's settings. See the "ICA Card Configuration" instructions below for information about
changing the ICA card's settings.
5. Note all settings on a sheet of a paper. Save the settings by pressing <F10>. Shut the server
down in the normal fashion. When you reboot, Banyan VINES will build drivers for all the
cards.
Configure 3C507 or 3C507TP
The 3C507 comes with a DOS-based utility from 3Com for configuring the card's resources,
such as I/O addresses and interrupt levels: if you're installing the card in a CNS server, you
must configure it in a DOS-based machine prior to installing it in the CNS. If you didn't
receive the configuration utility on disk with your card, you can download it from
FsPatches@CTS50@Servers. Filenames for the configuration utilities are 3C507.EXE and
3C507TP.EXE, respectively. To run the utility, simply type 3C507 or 3c507tp at the DOS
prompt, and follow the instructions onscreen to accept or change the defaults as needed:
Recommended Settings
Defaults
3C507
3C507TP
I/O Base Address
300
200-3F0, in 10 hex increments
200-3F0, in 10 hex increments
Interrupt Level
3
Can use 3, 5, 7, 9 10, 11*, 12, or 15
Can use 3, 5, 7, 9 10, 11*, 12, or 15
Transceiver Type
On Board
External
Internal
RAM Base Address
0d0000
Can use 0c0000, 0c8000, 0d0000, or
0d8000
Can use 0c0000, 0c8000, 0d0000, or
0d8000
RAM Size
64
use 16 only
use 16 only
ROM Base Address
0c6000
0c6000
0c6000
ROM Size
0
0
0
Zero wait state
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Data mode
Turbo
Turbo
Turbo
* The Adaptec SCSI adapter uses interrupt 11 by default. Don't use interrupt 11 if you have
an Adaptec.
