INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems
F6019, F6059, F6069, and F6079
Network Adapter Installation Guide
.
This manual is a simple
installation and reference guide for the Cabletron Systems FDDI ,
and FDDI Over Copper network adapters for NuBus compatible
computers. The FDDI network adapters connect your Macintosh to
a dual ring Fiber Distributed Data Interface type network
employing Multimode Fiber, Single Mode Fiber, or 100 megabit
FDDI Over Copper technologies.
You should read through this manual to gain a full understanding
of the capabilities of the Cabletron FDDI and FDDI Over Copper
network adapters for NuBus equipped Macintosh computers.
1.1
USING THIS MANUAL
This manual is structured so that you can follow sequential
chapters as you install and test the Cabletron network adapters.
Chapter 1,
Introduction
, discusses the capabilities of the Cabletron
network adapters.
Chapter 2,
Installing the Adapter
s, contains instructions for
installing the network adapters into a Macintosh that supports
NuBus.
Chapter 3,
Installing Network Software
,
provides instructions for
installing network drivers and network management software.
Chapter 4,
Network Connections
, provides instructions for
connecting the adapters to the FDDI network.
Chapter 5,
Diagnostics
, explains how to use the diagnostic
program to verify that the network adapter is communicating
properly with the network and the computer interface.
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