3-2
C
HAPTER
3: I
NSTALLING
THE
N
ETWORK
D
RIVER
Follow these steps to install the network driver in a PC
running Windows 95:
1 Install and configure Windows 95 before installing
the 3C905B-TX NIC.
2 Install the 3C905B-TX NIC and connect it to the
network, as described in
Chapter 2
.
3 Restart the PC.
Windows 95 automatically detects the NIC in the PC.
If Windows 95 does not detect the 3C905B-TX NIC, see
Chapter 4
,
“Troubleshooting.”
4 Select Driver from disk provided by the hardware
manufacturer and click OK.
5 Insert EtherDisk Diskette #2 in your drive and, if the
diskette is in drive A, click OK.
Otherwise, supply the correct drive letter and click
OK
.
Once the 3Com installation files are read, Windows 95
prompts you for the Windows 95 network installation files.
6 Enter the correct path to the Windows 95 files
(CAB files) and click OK.
If Windows prompts you to reboot, click
No
.
7 Open the Windows 95 Control Panel.
8 In the Control Panel, double-click Network.
The Network screen appears.
9 For Microsoft networks, select the Configuration tab.
For Novell NetWare networks, go to
step 10
.
The default Microsoft network setup contains the following
components:
Client for Microsoft Networks
Client for Novell Networks
3Com EtherLink XL Adapter
3Com dRMON SmartAgent PC software
IPX/SPX compatible protocol
NetBEUI protocol
