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Configuring the NIC
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Media Type
Determines the type of media your network is using.
■
Auto Select
allows the NIC to automatically select the Media
Type for you.
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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.
Note
: If you are running Windows 2000, changes made to the
Media Type setting though the 3Com NIC Diagnostics are not
reflected in the registry unless you also change the Media Select
property setting in Windows 2000:
1
In the Device Manager window, double-click
Network
adapters
.
2
Right-click the 3C990B NIC and select
Properties
.
3
Select the Advanced tab.
4
Select
Media Select
in the property list, and make the
appropriate setting change in the Value list.
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AUTO
SELECT
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100BASE-TX
(100 Mbs)
■
10BASE-T
(10 Mbs)
Self Healing
In BASIC mode, monitors firmware heartbeat and interrupt stalls,
and tries to automatically reset the NIC.
Also monitors link status and reports changes.
In ENHANCED mode, checks for transmit/receive errors and tries
to recover.
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BASIC
■
Disabled
■
Enhanced
Error
Tolerance
Specifies threshold levels for transmit/receive errors. An RSL failover
or NIC reset occurs when the threshold is exceeded during the
sampling period.
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High = 100 of each error category (default setting)
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Medium = 50 of each error category
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Low = 5 of each error category
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HIGH
■
Medium
■
Low
Alert Type
Enabled alert types are reported to the Windows System Events
monitor. The default setting is ALL. alert types:
- Information
- Warning
- Error
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Off
■
Information
■
Warning
■
Error
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ALL
Flow Control
When enabled, the NIC throttles the incoming data packet stream
to prevent the input buffers from overflowing and losing packets.
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DISABLED
■
Enabled
Option
Description
Settings
