Changing General NIC Configuration Settings
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Changing General NIC Configuration Settings
To change the NIC general configuration settings, such as
network driver optimization, duplex mode, and media type:
1 Make sure that the NIC is installed and is connected
to the network and that the driver is installed.
2 Start the 3Com NIC Diagnostic program.
a
Open the Windows
Start
menu.
b
Select
Programs
, and then select
3Com NIC Utilities.
c
Click
3Com NIC Doctor.
The 3Com NIC Diagnostic General screen (Figure 8) appears.
Click
Help
to obtain general information about the function
of a screen. To obtain specific information about any topic
on a screen, click the question mark (?) in the upper right
corner of the screen, move it over a topic, and click once.
3 If your PC has more than one NIC installed, open the
Network Interface Card (NIC) list box and select the
NIC to be configured.
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 manually set the NIC
Duplex
setting, you
must manually set the
Media Type
setting.
■
Auto Select
■
10BASE-T
(10Mb/s)
■
100BASE-TX
(100Mb/s)
Table 7
NIC Configuration Settings (continued)
Option
Description
Settings
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