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C
HAPTER
6: C
ONFIGURING
THE
NIC
Configuration Methods
The NIC can be configured using any of the methods listed
in the table below.
This section describes how to configure the NIC using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows. For
instructions on using the other two methods, see the file
or section mentioned in the table.
Method
Description
Requirement(s)
3Com NIC
Diagnostics program
for Windows
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program
for Windows:
1
Make sure that the 3Com NIC
diagnostics program is installed.
See Installing the 3Com NIC
Diagnostics Program on page 50
for installation instructions. See
Using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics
Program on page 117 for usage
instructions.
2
Open the Windows
Start
menu.
3
Select
Programs
, and then
3Com NIC Utilities
.
4
Click
3Com NIC Doctor
.
Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 98, or
Windows 95
3Com Configuration
and Diagnostics
program for DOS
Configure the NIC locally using
the 3Com Configuration and
Diagnostics program for DOS:
1
Reboot the PC using a
DOS-bootable diskette.
2
Insert the
EtherCD
in the PC.
3
Enter at the DOS prompt:
d:\3c99xcfg.exe
See Using the 3Com DOS
Configuration Program on
page 118 for more information.
Customers running Japanese DOS
must switch to U.S. mode DOS
before running this program.
DOS or NetWare