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C
HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
NIC
Configuration Methods
The NIC can be configured using any of the methods listed
in the table below.
Boot PROM
Enables or disables the NICs boot ROM (if a boot
ROM is installed on the NIC).
■
Enabled
■
Disabled
Media Type
Determines the type of media your network is using.
■
Auto Select
allows the NIC to automatically
select the Media Type for you.
■
If you set the NIC
Duplex
setting to
Auto Select
, the
Media Type
is automatically
set to
Auto Select
.
■
If you set the NIC
Duplex
setting manually, you
must set the
Media Type
setting manually.
■
Auto Select
■
10BASE-T
(10Mb/s)
■
100BASE-TX
(100Mb/s)
■
AUI
■
BNC
■
100BASE-FX
■
10BASE-FL
Option
Description
Settings
This chapter describes how to configure the NIC using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows. For
instructions on using the other two methods, see the file
or appendix mentioned in the table.
Method
Description
Requirement(s)
3Com NIC
Diagnostics program
for Windows
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program
for Windows:
1
Make sure that the 3Com NIC
diagnostics program is installed.
See “
Installing the 3Com NIC
Diagnostics Program
” in
Chapter 3
for instructions.
2
Open the Windows
Start
menu.
3
Select
Programs
, and then
3Com NIC Utilities
.
4
Click
3Com NIC Doctor
.
Windows 98,
Windows 95, or
Windows NT 4.0
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