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NTRODUCTION

Overview

The 3Com

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EtherLink

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III LAN PC Card (referred to as the

3C589C PC Card in this guide) is a LAN adapter that lets you
connect a PC to an Ethernet network.

Figure 1-1

3C589C PC Card

The 3C589C PC Card, shown in Figure 1-1, operates in PCs
containing Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association Release 2.0 or 2.1 Type II or Type III slots.

This chapter describes the following:

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3C589C PC Card features

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3C589C PC Card requirements

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3C589C PC Card software

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Card Services

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INSERT

THIS SIDE UP

10BASE-T Ethernet
10BASE2 Ethernet

LAN PC Card

EtherLink III

Summary of Contents for ETHERLINK III LAN PC CARD

Page 1: ... ETHERLINK III LAN PC CARD USER GUIDE A member of the EtherLink III product family Part No 09 0727 000 Published September 1995 ...

Page 2: ...se at 48 C F R 52 227 19 and the limitations set forth in 3Com Corporation s standard commercial agreement for the software Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States If there is any software on removable media described in this documentation it is furnished under a license agreement included with the product as a separate document in the hard copy documentation or o...

Page 3: ...3Com service and support take the time to complete the product registration card Any defective 3Com adapter will be repaired or replaced at 3Com s option for as long as the adapter resides in its original IBMâ Personal Computer Personal System 2â or compatible computer driver software is covered by the standard 90 day limited software warranty ...

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Page 5: ... 3 NDIS Driver Installation 1 4 Troubleshooting 1 4 3C589C PC Card Software Program Icons 1 4 Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support 1 6 Card Services 1 6 What to Do Next 1 7 2 INSTALLING THE 3C589C PC CARD Unpacking the 3C589C PC Card 2 1 Inserting the 3C589C PC Card 2 2 Connecting the 3C589C PC Card to the Network 2 2 Using the 3C589C TP Cable to Connect to the Network 2 3 Using the 3C589C COMBO C...

Page 6: ...s 4 3 Banyan VINES 4 4 Microsoft LAN Manager 4 6 IBM LAN Server 4 0 for DOS and OS 2 4 7 IBM DOS LAN Services Install v4 0 for DOS 4 7 OS 2 LAN Server Installation 4 8 Artisoft LANtastic 6 0 4 10 Installing from the DOS Prompt 4 10 Installing from Windows 4 10 Changes and Additions to PC Startup Files 4 11 DEC PATHWORKS 4 13 DEC PATHWORKS for DOS Windows Version 5 1 4 13 DEC PATHWORKS for DOS Wind...

Page 7: ... 6 1 3C589C PC Card Diagnostic Program 6 2 Testing the 3C589C PC Card 6 2 Echo Exchange Test 6 5 Display Statistics 6 7 Troubleshooting Tips 6 7 A ABOUT CARD SERVICES Verifying Card Services Is Installed A 1 Boot Screen Display A 1 CONFIG SYS File A 1 If Your PC Does Not Have Card Services A 2 Using the 3C589C PC Card Without Card Services A 2 Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts A 2 B PC CARD SPECIF...

Page 8: ...letin Board Service C 1 World Wide Web Site C 2 Ask3Com on CompuServe C 2 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service C 2 Support from Your Network Supplier C 3 Returning Products for Repair C 4 GLOSSARY INDEX LIMITED WARRANTY FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT CE NOTICE ...

Page 9: ...89C PC Card to the Network Using the 3C589C COMBO Cable 2 4 2 5 Attaching the Network Cable to the Network Port 2 4 2 6 Attaching the BNC Connector to the Network 2 5 3 1 Main Screen 3 3 4 1 Main Screen 4 2 5 1 Main Screen 5 1 5 2 Tools Screen 5 2 5 3 Configuration Screen 5 2 5 4 Configuration Information Screen 5 3 6 1 Main Screen 6 3 6 2 Tools Screen 6 3 6 3 Diagnostic Program Screen 6 4 6 4 Ech...

Page 10: ...TABLES 1 Text Conventions 2 2 Notice Icons 2 1 1 3C589C PC Card Program Icons 1 4 B 1 3C589C PC Card Specifications B 1 ...

Page 11: ...uide The following table shows where to find specific information in this guide If you are looking for Turn to EtherLink III LAN PC Card overview Chapter 1 Instructions for 3C589C PC Card installation and cabling Chapter 2 Instructions for installing the NetWare driver Chapter 3 Instructions for installing the NDIS driver Chapter 4 Instructions for changing the 3C589C PC Card configuration setting...

Page 12: ...nal screen for example Login Text represented as commands This typeface is used to represent commands that you enter for example A Install Italics Italics are used to denote new terms or emphasis Table 2 Notice Icons Icon Type Description Information Note Information notes call attention to important features or instructions Caution Cautions alert you to personal safety risk system damage or loss ...

Page 13: ...C PC Card The 3C589C PC Card shown in Figure 1 1 operates in PCs containing Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Release 2 0 or 2 1 Type II or Type III slots This chapter describes the following 3C589C PC Card features 3C589C PC Card requirements 3C589C PC Card software Card Services 3C589C INSERT THIS SIDE UP 10BASE T Ethernet 10BASE2 Ethernet LAN PC Card EtherLink III ...

Page 14: ...C PC Card Requirements To use the 3C589C PC Card successfully make sure you meet the following installation requirements Your PC must have a PCMCIA Release 2 1 Type II or Type III or PC Card standard card slot and a 3 1 2 inch diskette drive Your PC must be running DOS 3 1 or higher Your PC must have an 80386 or higher processor Your PC must have 450 K of memory to run the 3C589C installation soft...

Page 15: ...ients OEM installers for NDIS network operating systems These options are described in the following sections Ask your MIS representative or system administrator which type of network operating system you are connecting to NetWare Driver Installation You can install the NetWare driver with the AutoLink program or the Network 4 0 installer The AutoLink feature automatically configures your PC as a ...

Page 16: ...ram described in Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This program runs tests that report the status of the PC Card 3C589C PC Card Software Program Icons The 3C589C PC Card software contains program icons that promote easy installation configuration status displays and troubleshooting Table 1 1 shows each 3C589C program icon and describes what happens when you click that icon Table 1 1 3C589C PC Card Program...

Page 17: ...ings Save Saves displayed configuration settings File Saves displayed configuration settings or test results in a file PC Card Information Displays configuration information about the 3C589C PC Card Upgrade Driver Updates the driver Display Version Displays the NDIS driver version number Diagnostic Accesses the diagnostic program that tests the 3C589C PC Card Start Test Starts the selected diagnos...

Page 18: ... Address Interrupt Request Level and CIS Memory Base Address for the 3C589C PC Card For more information about Card Services see Appendix A The 3C589C PC Card supports Card Services but does not require it to operate Stop Test Stops the selected diagnostic test s Technical Support Displays technical support information Return Returns to the previous screen Echo Accesses the echo exchange test Stat...

Page 19: ...guration To install the 3C589C PC Card go to Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Select NDIS network operating system Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Follow provided instructions Use AutoLink or manual installation Reboot computer Install single PC Card as a NetWare DOS ODI or OS 2 client Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Install EtherLink III LAN PC Card Connect network cable to PC Card Yes No Connect cable to network Chapter 3...

Page 20: ...sted below If any of these items are missing contact your authorized network supplier immediately 3Com EtherLink III LAN PC Card 3C589C PC Card cable Network cable EtherLink III LAN PC Card User Guide EtherDisk diskette To return the PC Card to 3Com pack it in the original or equivalent packing material or the warranty will be voided Install EtherLink III LAN PC Card Connect network cable to PC Ca...

Page 21: ...n until it is firmly seated Figure 2 2 Inserting the 3C589C PC Card CAUTION Do not force the 3C589C PC Card into the slot or you may bend the pins inside the slot Once you have inserted the PC Card you can connect it to the network port Connecting the 3C589C PC Card to the Network There are two types of connectors for the 3C589C PC Card network connection an RJ 45 connector 3C589C TP cable and a c...

Page 22: ...k Using the 3C589C TP Cable 2 Attach the RJ 45 connector on the other end of the PC Card cable to the supplied network cable and then to the network port as shown in Figure 2 3 Once the PC Card is connected to the network port the installation is complete To configure the 3C589C PC Card go to Chapter 3 if you are on a Novell NetWare network If you are on any other network operating system go to Ch...

Page 23: ...ork Using the 3C589C COMBO Cable 2 To use the RJ 45 connector on the 3C589C COMBO cable attach the RJ 45 connector to the network cable and then to the network port as shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Attaching the Network Cable to the Network Port T E t h e r n e t o d e m L A N M o d e m P C C a r d E t h e r L i n k I I I IN S E R T T H IS S ID E U P 1 0 B A S E T E t h e r n e t a n d 2 8 8 M o ...

Page 24: ...Driver Removing the 3C589C PC Card The PC Card can be removed whether the power to the PC is ON or OFF Follow these steps to remove the PC Card 1 Disconnect the cables from the 3C589C PC Card 2 Remove the PC Card from your PC Many PCs have a button or lever to assist in removing the PC Card Refer to the instructions provided in your PC manual 3 Store the PC Card in its original or similar packagin...

Page 25: ...hapter describes the AutoLink feature and using the NetWare 4 X installer to install the driver AutoLink Program Overview The AutoLink program performs the following functions Configures the 3C589C PC Card Installs the Novell NetWare DOS ODI 3C589 COM driver Logs in to the server and updates the NetWare client software if a 3Install account exists on the server otherwise the client software is ins...

Page 26: ...ve one AutoLink 3Install Account A 3Install account on the server allows the AutoLink program to download the latest NetWare client software from the server instead of from the EtherDisk diskette The 3Install account can be used to install newer versions of the software or to customize your installation Installation instructions for creating the 3Install account and preparing the server can be fou...

Page 27: ...e and a new one will be copied over Follow these steps to use the AutoLink feature 1 Place the EtherDisk diskette in a diskette drive on your PC Make that drive the active drive and start the installation program For example type the following A Install Enter The main screen appears as shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Main Screen Network Operating System NOS Novell NetWare DOS ODI Client Windows for...

Page 28: ...provided by your network administrator The 3C589C PC Card is now a NetWare DOS ODI client Installation and configuration are complete If you have problems you can display the AutoLink Log file which contains a log of all of the events that occurred during the AutoLink installation and configuration process To display the AutoLink Log file type the following C Type AutoLink Log More Using the NetWa...

Page 29: ...screen 9 Press Return to accept the network board 10 Press F10 to install the driver 11 Press Return and follow the NetWare instructions to complete the installation 12 Reboot the PC to load the new driver This completes the NetWare 4 X installation Installing the NetWare OS 2 ODI Driver These instructions describe how to install the NetWare OS 2 ODI driver 3C589 SYS 1 Select Novell NetWare OS 2 O...

Page 30: ...r MIS department or system administrator which network operating system you will be connecting to This chapter provides instructions for adding the NDIS driver to the network operating systems listed above Installing the NDIS Driver Both the DOS NDIS 2 01 ELPC3 DOS network driver and the OS 2 NDIS driver ELPC3 OS2 are shipped on the EtherDisk diskette You can install the NDIS driver using your net...

Page 31: ...tructions for your network operating system in the following sections You can access the 3Com bulletin board service 3ComBBS for the latest network drivers and for information about them For more information about 3ComBBS see Appendix C Technical Support Network Operating System NOS Novell NetWare DOS ODI Client Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Artisoft LANtastic Banyan VINES DEC PATHWORKS AutoLi...

Page 32: ... Network Adapters dialog box click Add Adapter A dialog box appears listing the supported network adapters on the diskette 7 From the list of network adapters select Unlisted Or Updated Network Adapter and click OK 8 Insert the EtherDisk diskette in drive A and click OK 9 Select 3Com 3C589 EtherLink III LAN PC Card and click OK A dialog box appears prompting you to specify the drive or directory w...

Page 33: ...r you must have a bootable DOS floppy Before you start you need the IRQ for your adapter to complete this procedure To display the configuration with the IRQ see the instruction in the section Displaying Configuration Information in Chapter 5 1 Use the DOS MD command to create a subdirectory called VINES 2 Copy the contents of the VINES LAN S W DOS Install diskette into the VINES subdirectory 3 Co...

Page 34: ...C for a floppy disk installation DEVICE C VINES PROTMAN DOS I C VINES DEVICE C VINES ELPC3 DOS LASTDRIVE M 11 Edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file and add the following lines CD VINES BAN NC NDISBAN NETBIND REDIRALL Z LOGIN These additions allow you to log in after your PC starts up 12 If you are not using Card Services and you are using a memory manager you must exclude the CIS memory address range for the...

Page 35: ...m reads the Microsoft Drivers 1 diskette a window appears showing available network adapter drivers 2 Select the option Select Other Driver 3 When prompted to insert your network driver diskette insert the EtherDisk diskette After the driver is imported from the EtherDisk diskette a box will be displayed showing the driver 4 Select the EtherLink III PC Card driver 5 Continue with the remainder of ...

Page 36: ...des a list of network cards 4 Choose Network card not shown in the list below 5 Type A IBM_40 6 Remove the DOS LAN Services Disk 1 diskette and insert the EtherDisk diskette The next menu displays the EtherLink III PC Card Additional menus will appear 7 Choose the appropriate options for your network environment Refer to the IBM manual if there are questions regarding these menus 8 If you are not ...

Page 37: ... the LAN Server MPTS Multi Protocol Transport Services Disk 1 diskette in your diskette drive 3 Make that drive your current drive Type A Enter 4 Type Install Enter 5 Click OK 6 Click Install 7 Select a target drive and then click OK The default drive is C 8 Insert the Disk 2 diskette when prompted and click OK 9 Click OK when the MPTS installation is complete 10 Click Configure 11 Select LAN Adap...

Page 38: ...e back of the PC Card following the characters EA 18 Select the protocol s you will be using with your network and then click Add 19 Select your protocol s under Current Configuration and then click Edit 20 Enter the 12 digit address of your EtherLink III LAN PC Card and then click OK 21 Click OK 22 Click Close 23 Click Exit 24 Select Update CONFIG SYS and click Exit 25 Click OK 26 Click Exit 27 Q...

Page 39: ...steps Installing from Windows 1 Launch Windows if it is not already opened 2 Select Run from the File menu 3 Type A INSTALL If you are using a different drive use the letter for that drive 4 Follow the instructions and enter the PC name and configuration information 5 Select NDIS Support for Network Adapters in the Select Network Adapter window 6 When prompted remove the LANtastic diskette insert ...

Page 40: ...iles AUTOEXEC BAT File call C LANTASTI STARTNET BAT CONFIG SYS File DEVICE C LANTASTI PROTMAN DOS I C LANTASTI DEVICE C LANTASTI ELPC3 DOS PROTOCOL INI File PROTMAN DRIVERNAME PROTMAN DYNAMIC YES ELPC3_NIF DRIVERNAME ELPC3 STARTNET BAT File C cd C LANTASTI SET LAN_CFG C LANTASTI rem If LANtastic is disabled skip everything IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO STARTNET_DONE echo Begin LANtastic configuration PAT...

Page 41: ...e NET LPT TIMEOUT 10 GOTO CONNECT_DONE CONNECT echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT BAT rem Build CONNECT BAT like this rem NET SHOW BATCH C LANTASTI CONNECT BAT rem or run the batch file SETNET BAT call CONNECT BAT CONNECT_DONE NET POSTBOX echo End LANtastic configuration STARTNET_DONE cd SYSTEM INI File Windows boot shell progman exe network drv C LANTASTI LANTNET DRV boot descript...

Page 42: ... the DEC manual for templates and options DEC PATHWORKS for DOS Windows Version 5 1 Run the AutoLink program on the EtherDisk diskette if you are installing DEC PATHWORKS with Retail NetWare or NetWare with ODI drivers To install DEC PATHWORKS for DOS Windows 5 1 1 Go to the drive where the PATHWORKS software is installed 2 Change the directory to PCAPP 3 Execute PWSETUP 4 Enter the name of the di...

Page 43: ...ize Network Adapter Information menu Additional menus will appear 13 Follow the DEC instructions to complete the installation 14 If you are not using Card Services and you are using a memory manager you must exclude the CIS memory address range for the 3C589C PC Card and other Card Services devices For more information see the section Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts in Appendix A 15 Reboot the s...

Page 44: ...HERNET ELPC3 PROTOCOL INI 9 Follow the rest of the installation screens and the procedure for writing the KEY DISK The NETSETUP program will build the PROTOCOL INI file for you and modify your startup files to use the adapter you have selected You must add the n parameter that starts the network scheduler to the STARTNET BAT file For example type BOOT DECNET sch h n 10 If you are not using Card Se...

Page 45: ... for displaying the driver version Updating the Current NDIS Driver If you are updating an NDIS driver rather than installing one for the first time follow these steps These steps assume the main screen is displayed as shown in Figure 4 1 1 Select your network operating system 2 Click Manual 3 Click NDIS Upgrade Driver 4 Click Search to find the old 3Com driver 5 Click Yes to update the driver 6 C...

Page 46: ... screen shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Main Screen To display the current 3C589C PC Card configuration settings follow these steps 1 Click Tools The Tools screen appears as shown in Figure 5 2 Network Operating System NOS Novell NetWare DOS ODI Client Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Artisoft LANtastic Banyan VINES DEC PATHWORKS Tools AutoLink Help Please select the appropriate network operating ...

Page 47: ...to configure your adapter manually to the settings of your choice Select the Diagnostic option to run tests on your adapter Config Diagnostic Technical Support Trouble shooting Main Help Exit EtherLink III LAN PC Card 300h I O Base Address 10 Interrupt Request Level TP RJ 45 Transceiver Type Windows or OS 2 Client Network Driver Optimization 19 200 Baud Maximum Modem Speed File Diagnostic Main Aut...

Page 48: ...values for the 3C589C PC Card To change these configuration settings see the instructions in the next section The configuration settings are described later in this chapter Slot Number Ethernet Address Adapter Type CIS Memory Base Address I O Base Address Interrupt Request Level Transceiver Type Network Driver Optimization M i M L C L 1 0020AF2971 PC Card ED00H 210h 3 TP RJ 45 Windows or OS 2 Clie...

Page 49: ...peed If you are using Card Services the I O Base Address and the Interrupt Request Level settings are assigned by Card Services If you change these settings here they will be saved to the EEPROM but the PC will still use the values Card Services allocated at start up 3 To change the PC Card configuration settings scroll through the values next to each configuration setting shown in Figure 5 3 unti...

Page 50: ...pt Request Level This setting specifies the Interrupt Request Level that is used by the PC Card for communication between the PC Card and the PC The 3C589C PC Card can operate on one of eight interrupt levels 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 or 15 The preferred interrupt level is 10 but the PC Card can operate on the other levels if necessary If a conflict continues you may have to change the setting of other ada...

Page 51: ...bled interrupts can improve network performance On those computers changing the option setting to 2400 1200 or No Modem may improve performance On faster computers there is little performance difference among the settings If you experience problems with your modem such as dropped characters or excessive retries selecting a higher option setting should help If the problem is not due to the 3C589C a...

Page 52: ...s 4 K when the diagnostic tests are not running All PCs running Windows have a memory manager Follow these steps to exclude 8 K of memory for the 3C589C PC Card 1 Make a backup copy of the CONFIG SYS file Type the following copy CONFIG SYS CONFIG OLD 2 Use a text editor to edit the CONFIG SYS file on your PC 3 Exclude the memory range that the 3C589C PC Card is using For example type this line int...

Page 53: ...g Test for setup configuration and cabling Test for PC Card problems View PC Card statistics If you have already installed the network driver you need to reboot and press F5 or use a DOS diskette before you run the diagnostic program Use a DOS diskette if you are running DOS 5 0 or earlier Testing the 3C589C PC Card Follow these steps to run the 3C589C PC Card diagnostic program to test the 3C589C...

Page 54: ...95 Artisoft LANtastic Banyan VINES DEC PATHWORKS Tools AutoLink Help Please select the appropriate network operating system from the list below Exit Manual EtherLink III LAN PC Card Upgrade Driver Select the Config option to configure your adapter manually to the settings of your choice Select the Diagnostic option to run tests on your adapter Config Diagnostic Technical Support Trouble shooting M...

Page 55: ...and deselect the Halt on Error box if it is selected 7 To start a test click Start 8 To stop a test click Stop Click Help for tips on what to do if a test fails For more information see Troubleshooting Tips later in this chapter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Untested Untested Untested Untested Untested Untested Untested Register Access Test EEPROM Vital Data Test EEPROM Configurable Data FIFO Built in Self test F...

Page 56: ...econd PC must contain a 3Com PC Card or adapter running EtherDisk diskette diagnostics To set up an echo server follow these steps 1 Select a PC to use as an echo server Make sure that the PC is connected to an inactive network and that a 3Com PC Card is installed in both PCs Make sure that you have two EtherDisk diskettes 2 Click Tools on the main screen on both PCs shown in Figure 6 1 The Tools ...

Page 57: ...appears as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Echo Exchange Test Results Screen This completes the echo exchange test If the test fails see Troubleshooting Tips later in this chapter Selected Adapter Echo Server Status 3Com 3C589C in Slot 1 Ethernet Address 0020AF297188 Last packet received from 0020AF29764 Number of packets received by this echo server 1463 Diagnostic Start Help Exit EtherLink III LA...

Page 58: ...to test the PC Card further 1 Make sure that the 3C589C PC Card is operating in a PC containing a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA Release 2 01 or 2 1 Type II or Type III slot 2 Make sure that the PC Card is seated correctly in the slot Review the installation instructions in Chapter 2 Installing the 3C589C PC Card 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Packets transmitted Bytes transmitt...

Page 59: ...te contains the following four drivers Novell NetWare DOS ODI driver 3C589 COM Novell NetWare OS 2 ODI driver 3C589 SYS NDIS 2 1 DOS driver ELPC3 DOS NDIS 2 1 OS 2 driver ELPC3 OS2 7 If you are running the echo exchange test make sure that the PC Card is connected to a properly cabled and inactive network and that an echo server is set up on the network 8 Install the PC Card in another functioning...

Page 60: ...on 10 If you experience problems that occur only when using the AutoLink program display the AutoLink Log file Type the following C Type AutoLink Log More The AutoLink Log file contains a log of the events that occurred during the AutoLink installation and configuration process 11 To run the Diagnostic Program you must bypass loading the network drivers Reboot the PC and press F5 if running DOS 6 ...

Page 61: ...endix describes the Card Services information for the 3C589C PC Card Verifying Card Services Is Installed You can verify whether Card Services is installed in your PC by checking the boot screen and looking in the CONFIG SYS file The 3C589C PC Card software verifies whether Card Services is installed and also displays whether or not you have Card Services Boot Screen Display The PC boot screen may...

Page 62: ...you are having problems with Card Services or you want to disable it to save memory you can reboot and press F8 to avoid loading Card Services The 3C589C PC Card software works without Card Services Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts If you are not using Card Services and you are using a memory manager on your PC all PCs running Windows have a memory manager you need to inform the memory manager of...

Page 63: ...3C589C PC Card is using For example type this line in the CONFIG SYS file device c windows emm386 exe x DF00H DFFFH noems where x stands for exclude followed by a 4 K contiguous block of memory In this example the memory setting is DF00H DFFFH Refer to the manual that accompanied the memory manager software for additional instructions and information 4 Save the CONFIG SYS file and exit the text ed...

Page 64: ...l specifications Table B 1 3C589C PC Card Specifications Network Interface 3C589C PC Card Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10BASE T industry standard Physical Dimensions Length 3 370 in 85 6 mm Width Type II 0 197 in 5 0 mm Height 2 126 in 54 mm Weight 0 86 oz 24 4 g Environmental Operating Range Operating temperature 0 to 55 C 32 to 131 F Relative humidity 5 to 90 noncondensing Card Information Structure CIS ...

Page 65: ...ivalent Category 4 extended distance LAN cable 16 Mbps that meets the requirements of EIA TIA 568 and EIA TIA TSB 36 for example Anixter CM 00424BAG 4 or equivalent Category 5 voice and data transmission LAN cable 100 Mbps that meets the requirements of EIA TIA 568 and EIA TIA TSB 36 for example AT T type 1061 or equivalent Coax Cable Requirements Thin Ethernet coax connections 50 ohm require RG58...

Page 66: ...ter CONFIGURATION_FILE Example 3C589C SET Default No Default Configures the adapter with the parameters saved in a configuration file For more information or to create the configuration file refer to the Configuration and Diagnostic Program EDIT_CONFIG SYS YES Option Yes No Default YES YES allows C CONFIG SYS to be edited and saves the original to C CONFIG 3CM NO disables edits of C CONFIG SYS EDI...

Page 67: ...net_802 3 TARGET_DIRECTORY C NWCLIENT Default C NWCLIENT If no existing NetWare installation is detected AutoLink copies the NetWare client software to this target directory If AutoLink finds an existing NetWare client installation AutoLink will install to that directory and this path will NOT be used CONNECT_TO_SERVER YES Option Yes No Default YES YES enables AutoLink to connect to a 3INSTALL acc...

Page 68: ...pacing for the lines is critical for successful operation The section header line must start in column 0 with subsequent lines in that section being indented Comments are designated by semicolons The NET CFG file is not caps sensitive NET CFG File LINK DRIVER 3C589 PORT 300 FRAME ETHERNET_802 2 FRAME ETHERNET_802 3 PROTOCOL IPX e0 ETHERNET_802 2 PROTOCOL IPX 0 ETHERNET_802 3 binds IPX to frame NOD...

Page 69: ... PROTOCOL INI driver auto selects a free 4K memory window Released after initialization of card If specified forces driver to use this address to map card s CIS memory during driver initialization Window is released after driver finishes initializing card or fails to find card Use 0xC000 0xEF00 in steps of 0x100 IOADDRESS 0x300 adapter base address optional If parameter not present in PROTOCOL INI...

Page 70: ... s netaddress EEPROM value the network address is 12 hex digits enclosed in quotes MAXTRANSMITS 8 number of transmit queue elements optional default 6 Min 2 Max 50 Use the default for DOS clients If you are running a TCP IP application and experiencing disconnects increase to 30 MAXTRANSMITS ...

Page 71: ...l as technical articles This service is available via modem seven days a week 24 hours a day To reach the service set your modem to 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit Call the telephone number nearest you Country Baud Rate Telephone Number Australia up to 14400 baud 61 2 955 2073 France up to 14400 baud 33 1 69 86 69 54 Germany up to 9600 baud up to 9600 baud 49 89 627 32 188 49 89 627 32 189 Ho...

Page 72: ... well as an interactive forum for technical questions To use Ask3Com you need a CompuServe account To use Ask3Com 1 Log on to CompuServe 2 Enter go threecom 3 Press Return to see the Ask3Com main menu 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service 3Com Corporation s interactive fax service 3ComFacts provides data sheets technical articles diagrams and troubleshooting instructions on 3Com products 24 hours a day ...

Page 73: ...om service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services including network planning installation hardware maintenance application training and support services When you contact your network supplier for assistance have the following information ready Diagnostic error messages A list of system hardware and software including revision levels Details about recent configuration changes i...

Page 74: ...mber Country Telephone Number Australia Sydney 61 2 959 3020 Mexico 525 531 0591 Melbourne 61 3 653 9515 Netherlands 31 3 402 55033 Belgium 32 2 7164880 Singapore 65 538 9368 Brazil 55 11 241 1571 South Africa 27 11 803 7404 Canada 905 882 9964 Spain 34 1 3831700 France 33 1 69 86 68 00 Sweden 46 8 632 91 00 Germany 49 89 6 27 32 0 Taiwan 886 2 577 4352 Hong Kong 852 868 9111 United Arab Emirates ...

Page 75: ...vice drivers utilities and application programs Card Services assigns the I O Base Address Interrupt Request Level and the CIS Memory Base Address for the 3C589C PC Card For more information about Card Services see Appendix A About Card Services Client In the PC Card environment an application program or device driver that uses Card Services and Socket Services Driver A program usually resident in...

Page 76: ...on of a data communications link or network A loopback test permits the comparison of a returned signal with the transmitted signal NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification developed by Microsoft and 3Com A software specification used in network operating systems such as IBM LAN Server or Microsoft LAN Manager to create drivers for network adapters NDIS drivers support multiple protocols and mu...

Page 77: ...ications through CardBus a new 32 bit bus mastering interface Release 1 0 In the PC Card environment the Personal Computer Memory Card Standard Release 1 0 September 1990 Release 2 0 In the PC Card environment the release in which I O capability and software support were added in September 1991 Release 2 1 In the PC Card environment the release containing typographical corrections to Release 2 0 T...

Page 78: ...C Card environment a 3 3 mm thick card that is typically used for memory cards Type I slot In the PC Card environment a slot that accepts a Type I card Type II card In the PC Card environment a 5 0 mm thick card that is often used for modem fax cards and network adapters Type II slot In the PC Card environment a slot that accepts a Type I or Type II card Type III card In the PC Card environment a ...

Page 79: ...INES 4 4 BNC connector 2 5 boot screen display A 1 bulletin board service C 1 C cable COMBO network 2 4 network 2 3 2 4 cabling requirements B 2 cabling specifications B 2 Card Information Structure CIS memory size A 2 B 1 B 2 Card Services 1 6 A 1 avoiding loading A 2 CardFacts C 2 changing configuration settings 5 4 CIS Memory Base Address setting 5 5 CIS memory range excluding A 2 COMBO network...

Page 80: ...are ODI 3 1 OS 2 NDIS driver 4 16 OS 2 ODI driver 3 5 with NetWare 4 0 installer 3 4 Interrupt Request Level setting 5 4 5 5 I O Base Address setting 5 4 5 5 L LAN Manager 4 6 LAN Server 4 7 LANtastic 4 10 M Maximum Modem Speed setting 5 6 mean time between failures B 2 memory manager conflicts 1 2 6 1 A 2 Microsoft LAN Manager 4 6 Windows for Workgroups 4 3 N NDIS driver displaying 4 16 installin...

Page 81: ...nector 2 3 2 4 running 3C589C PC Card diagnostic program 6 2 AutoLink program 3 3 echo server test 6 5 S setting up echo server 6 5 setup See configuration specifications B 1 STARTNET BAT file 4 11 statistics adapter 6 7 SYSTEM INI file 4 12 T technical support C 1 tests See diagnostic tests Transceiver Type setting 5 5 Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software 1 7 troubleshooting 1 4 6 1 U unpacking ...

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