8
C
HAPTER
2: I
NSTALLING
AND
C
ONNECTING
THE
NIC
■
Operating system
—Base drivers and Dynamic
Access
software are available
for the following operating systems:
■
Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 with the most recent Service Pack
available from Microsoft technical support (www.microsoft.com).
■
Microsoft Windows 2000 with the most recent Service Pack available from
Microsoft technical support (www.microsoft.com).
■
Novell NetWare version 4.2 or 5.x with the most recent patches and
updates available from Novell technical support (www.novell.com).
Base drivers are also available for the following operating systems:
■
SCO UnixWare 7 available on the 3Com Web site
(http://support.3Com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/SCO.htm).
■
SCO OpenServer 5 available on the 3Com Web site
(http://support.3Com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/SCO.htm).
■
Linux available on the 3Com Web site
(http://support.3Com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linux.htm).
■
Computer BIOS
—Latest version. Contact the computer manufacturer
to verify.
■
Remote Wake-Up
—For requirements, see
Preparing the NIC and
the Computer
Observe the precautions listed in
. Follow these
preparation steps:
1
Decide if you want to use the Remote Wake-Up feature.
If you want to use the Remote Wake-Up feature on a computer that is compliant
with PCI 2.1, you must obtain a Remote Wake-Up cable for the NIC (for details,
see
Remote Wake-Up (Single Port Models Only) on page 5
). If the computer is
compliant with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabled through the
PCI bus and no Remote Wake-Up cable is required.
2
Make sure that cable requirements are met.
The RJ-45 port provides a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection automatically,
depending on the speed of the connected hub or switch.
The following table shows the cable requirements and maximum network cable
lengths for the RJ-45 port.
Check the 3Com Web site (http://support.3Com.com/infodeli/tools/nic) for other
supported drivers.
Network Environment
Cable Required
Maximum
Cable Length
10 Mbps (10BASE-T)
Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded
twisted-pair
100 m (328 ft)
100 Mbps (100BASE-TX)
Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair
100 m (328 ft)
