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3COM Etherlink III 3C509-B 
Ethernet Adapter

Installation Guide

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Page 1: ...3COM Etherlink III 3C509 B Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...mes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft Windows and MS DOS ...

Page 3: ...on 6 Procedure 6 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4 11 Server 8 Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 5 Requirements 8 Device Configuration 8 Procedure 8 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 5 0 Server 10 Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Requirements 10 Device Configuration 10 Procedure 10 Connecting to a Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Server 13 Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Requirements 13 Device Configuration 1...

Page 4: ...figuration 21 Procedure 21 Known Problems 22 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4 11 Server 23 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Requirements 23 Device Configuration 23 Procedure 23 Known Problems 25 Connecting to a Windows NT 4 0 Server 26 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3 11 Requirements 26 Device Configuration 26 Procedure 26 Connecting to a Novell NetWare 4 11 Server 28 Microsoft Windows for Work...

Page 5: ...group 3 11 go into the BIOS setup and set PnP OS field to NO How to Forcibly Modify Resources Allocated to the 3COM EtherLink III 3C509B adapter Do this only if needed and only if you are an advanced user Under BIOS setup go to Advanced ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion re serve an IRQ for the adapter Start the configuration tool 3C5X9CFG EXE provided in driver kit see install documentation Using the uti...

Page 6: ...rned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Restart the system 8 Windows 95 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation 10 Click on Finish to complete driver update Operating System Windows 95 SR2 5 Driver Version 5 ...

Page 7: ...ks 15 Type in the location of the Windows 95 files and click OK To prevent newer files from being over written click on Yes to keep existing files 16 Remove the driver disk and click on Yes to restart the system 17 After restarting the system additional changes in the network properties such as workgroup name computer name etc may be necessary Ask your Network Administrator for more information Re...

Page 8: ...ectra turned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Restart the system 8 Windows 95 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation 10 Click on Finish to complete driver update Operating System Windows 95 SR2 5 Driver Ve...

Page 9: ...twork Administrator for more information 13 If either Express or Custom Installation was selected click on Finish to complete the 3COM Installation Wizard Otherwise proceed to the next step 14 Click on OK when Windows prompts for the Windows 95 Disks 15 Type in the location of the Windows 95 files and click OK To prevent newer files from being over written click on Yes to keep existing files 16 Re...

Page 10: ...urned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Restart the system 8 Windows 95 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation 10 Click on Finish to complete driver update Operating System Windows 95 SR2 5 Driver Version 5...

Page 11: ... 95 Disks 15 Type in the location of the Windows 95 files and click OK To prevent newer files from being over written click on Yes to keep existing files 16 Remove the driver disk and click on Yes to restart the system 17 After restarting the system additional changes in the network properties such as workgroup name computer name etc may be necessary Ask your Network Administrator for more informa...

Page 12: ...based on a first time installation of Networking on the system Adding a NIC to a previously installed Networking has some minor differences Ask your administrator for more information 6 Open the Network Properties windows and agree to install Windows NT Networking 7 With Wired to the Network checked click on Next 8 Click on the option to Select from list then on Have Disk 9 Insert the driver disk ...

Page 13: ...ide you with this information 18 Accept the default entries at the Show Bindings for windows and click on Next 19 When Windows NT is now ready to start the network window appears click on Next 20 Specify your Computer Name Workgroup or Domain Name and click on Next 21 Click on Finish when the Network has been installed on this computer message appears 22 Remove the driver disk and select No when p...

Page 14: ...tallation ask your Network Administrator for more information 30 Click on Yes to agree with the Novell Terms and Conditions to proceed with the installation 31 Click on Yes to replace the previous GINA Graphical Identification and Authentication authenticator with the Novell Client for Windows NT GINA authenticator 32 Click on Reboot to restart the system once the installation is complete 33 Log o...

Page 15: ...lowing steps are based on a first time installation of Networking on the system Adding a NIC to a previously installed Networking has some minor differences Ask your administrator for more information 6 Open the Network Properties windows and agree to install Windows NT Networking 7 With Wired to the Network checked click on Next 8 Click on the option to Select from list then on Have Disk 9 Insert...

Page 16: ...l be prompted for some TCPIP information Your Network Administrator can provide you with this information 18 Accept the default entries at the Show Bindings for windows and click on Next 19 When Windows NT is now ready to start the network window appears click on Next 20 Specify your Computer Name Workgroup or Domain Name and click on Next 21 Click on Finish when the Network has been installed on ...

Page 17: ... based on a first time installation of Networking on the system Adding a NIC to a previously installed Networking has some minor differences Ask your administrator for more information 6 Open the Network Properties windows and agree to install Windows NT Networking 7 With Wired to the Network checked click on Next 8 Click on the option to Select from list then on Have Disk 9 Insert the driver disk...

Page 18: ...ide you with this information 18 Accept the default entries at the Show Bindings for windows and click on Next 19 When Windows NT is now ready to start the network window appears click on Next 20 Specify your Computer Name Workgroup or Domain Name and click on Next 21 Click on Finish when the Network has been installed on this computer message appears 22 Remove the driver disk and select No when p...

Page 19: ...tallation ask your Network Administrator for more information 30 Click on Yes to agree with the Novell Terms and Conditions to proceed with the installation 31 Click on Yes to replace the previous GINA Graphical Identification and Authentication authenticator with the Novell Client for Windows NT GINA authenticator 32 Click on Reboot to restart the system once the installation is complete 33 Log o...

Page 20: ...e HP Vectra turned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 98 8 Windows 98 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Version 5 ...

Page 21: ...stom installation For Custom installation ask your Network Administrator for more information 17 If either Express or Custom Installation was selected click on Finish to complete the 3COM Installation Wizard Otherwise proceed to the next step 18 Click on Finish when the driver installation is complete 19 Remove the driver disk and click on Yes to restart the system 20 After restarting the system a...

Page 22: ...er Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Known Problems Problem1 After running PREINST EXE a message indicating A Plug and Play BIOS was not detected in your computer comes up This message can be safely ignored There is no known fix to this problem ...

Page 23: ... With the HP Vectra turned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 98 8 Windows 98 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Ve...

Page 24: ... Next Express Installation is typical If you do not have a DHCP server on your network or if you have a static IP address you must use Custom installation For Custom installation ask your Network Administrator for more information 17 If either Express or Custom Installation was selected click on Finish to complete the 3COM Installation Wizard Otherwise proceed to the next step 18 Click on Finish w...

Page 25: ...he HP Vectra turned off install the network adapter into an ISA slot 6 Connect the network cable to the newly installed network adapter 7 Power on the machine and boot to Windows 98 8 Windows 98 will detect the network adapter as 3Com 3C509B EtherLink III during start up 9 Insert the driver disk and click on Next to continue the installation Operating System Windows 98 2nd edition Driver Version 5...

Page 26: ...stom installation For Custom installation ask your Network Administrator for more information 17 If either Express or Custom Installation was selected click on Finish to complete the 3COM Installation Wizard Otherwise proceed to the next step 18 Click on Finish when the driver installation is complete 19 Remove the driver disk and click on Yes to restart the system 20 After restarting the system a...

Page 27: ...ver Microsoft Windows 98 2nd edition Known Problems Problem1 After running PREINST EXE a message indicating A Plug and Play BIOS was not detected in your computer comes up This message can be safely ignored There is no known fix to this problem ...

Page 28: ...groups 5 After Windows loads open the Network Program Group and double click on Network Setup 6 Click on the Networks button in the Network Setup dialog box 7 Select Install Microsoft Windows Network option and click OK 8 Click on the Drivers button from the Network Setup dialog box and click on Add Adapter 9 Click OK to accept the default choice of Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter Operating Sy...

Page 29: ...do not have the required information 13 Click OK at the Network Setup dialog box 14 If needed enter changes to the Microsoft Windows Network Names dialog box and click OK 15 Windows will prompt for the location of several files Type the path to the file locations and click OK This step will be repeated several times until all of the files Windows needs have been copied 16 Click OK on the next dial...

Page 30: ...OS and Windows 3 1x installation files execute SETUP EXE in Windows INSTALL EXE may also be executed in MS DOS to install the client software but the steps vary a little When prompted for options during installation ask your Network Administrator for more information 6 Click on Yes to accept the Novell license agreement 7 Click on Next to continue installation 8 Select which optional modules you w...

Page 31: ...in the location of the 32 bit LAN driver and click Add 15 Click Next to continue with the installation 16 Modify the LAN adapter settings if needed and click Next 17 Type in the following information now Preferred Tree Context and Preferred Server and click Next 18 Select the protocols you want to use and click Next 19 When the installation is completed remove the driver disk and click on Finish a...

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