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®
EtherLink 10/100 PCI for
Complete PC Management
Network Interface Cards
User Guide
3C905C-TX and 3C905C-TX-M
EtherLink 10/100 PCI NICs for
Complete PC Management
http://www.3com.com/
http://www.3com.com/productreg
Part No. 09-1488-000
Published March 1999
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book Page 2 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 3Com Corporation n 5400 Bayfront Plaza n Santa Clara, California n 95052-8145 Copyright © 1999, 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make cha
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book Page 3 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 9 Year 2000 Compliance 10 1 INTRODUCTION 3C905C NIC Overview 11 Features 12 Using Remote Wake-Up 12 Remote Wake-Up Requirements 13 Multiple NIC Installations and Remote Wake-Up 13 Using the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) Software 13 Using DynamicAccess Software 14 Using the Workgroup Keep-Alive Packet 15 Using Remote System Alerts 15 Remote Syste
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book Page 4 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 3 WINDOWS 95/98 AND WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATION Overview 27 Installing the Driver 27 Windows 95 27 Windows 98 30 Windows NT 4.0 32 Windows NT 3.51 33 Verifying Successful Installation 35 Windows 95 and Windows 98 35 Windows NT 4.0 35 Windows NT 3.51 36 Installing Multiple NICs 36 Windows 95 and Windows 98 36 Windows NT 4.0 37 4 NETWARE CLIENT AND SERVER DRIVER I
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book Page 5 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTICS Troubleshooting the Installation 53 Accessing 3Com Support Databases 54 Accessing the 3Com Knowledgebase 54 Accessing the 3Com NIC Help System 54 Accessing Release Notes and Frequently Asked Questions 55 Interpreting the LEDs 56 Running the NIC Diagnostics Tests 57 To Run the Network Test 58 To Run the NIC Test 59 To Run the Remote Wake-Up Test 59 Troublesh
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book Page 6 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM B DYNAMICAccess SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION Client PC Requirements 73 Installing DynamicAccess Software 74 Verifying Successful Installation 75 Configuring DynamicAccess Software 75 Removing DynamicAccess Software 76 C 3COM DMI AGENT INSTALLATION Overview 77 System Requirements 78 Client PC Requirements 78 Network Management Requirements
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book Page 7 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM FIGURES 1 3C905C Network Interface Cards 11 2 Installing the NIC 21 3 Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable 23 4 Connecting to the RJ-45 Port 25 5 Add New Hardware Wizard 30 6 Network Settings Window 34 7 Selected NIC Screen 44 8 General Screen 48 9 Configuration Screen 48 10 Support Screen 55 11 Diagnostics Screen 58 12 Remote Wake-Up Test Screen 60 13 Statistics Screen
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book Page 8 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM TABLES 1 Notice Icons 9 2 Text Conventions 10 3 Installation Overview 17 4 Cable Specifications 24 5 NetWare NLMs 41 6 NIC Configuration Methods 45 7 NIC Configuration Settings 46 8 Installation Troubleshooting Tips 53 9 LED Interpretations 56 10 Frequently Asked Questions 66 11 Unshielded Twisted-pair Cable Categories 71 12 DynamicAccess Software Minimum Client Requirements 74
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book Page 9 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide describes how to install, configure, and ® ® troubleshoot the 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management (3C905C) network interface card (NIC). This guide is intended for those who install and configure Ethernet NICs. Some familiarity with Ethernet networks and NICs is assumed. If release notes are shipped with your product and the information there differs from the information in this guide, follow the inst
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book Page 10 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen. Commands The word “command” means that you must enter the command exactly as shown and then press Return or Enter. Commands appear in bold. Example: To launch the DOS diagnostics program, enter the following command: a: install The words “enter” When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you
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TX DATA ACT 10 L TX DATA N 100 K ACT 10 L N 100 K book Page 11 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM INTRODUCTION 1 ® ® This chapter describes the 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI for Complete PC Management (3C905C) network interface card (NIC). 3C905C NIC Overview The 3C905C NIC is a 10/100 Mbps PCI NIC that includes a suite of desktop management features, including Remote Wake-Up, managed PC boot agent, system alerts, workgroup keep-alive, and DMI 2.0 support. The two versions of the 3C905C NIC ar
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book Page 12 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 12 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Features The 3C905C NIC supports the following features: n Remote Wake-Up n Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software (integrated as a boot ROM on the 3C905C-TX-M NIC; available separately for installation and use with the 3C905C-TX NIC) n DynamicAccess® software n Remote system alerts n Workgroup keep-alive packet n Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 and 2.0s n PCI 2.2 n Wired for Management 2.0 n Advanced Configuration
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book Page 13 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 3C905C NIC Overview 13 Remote Wake-Up Requirements Your PC or server must have the following items to use Remote Wake-Up: n BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up n PCI 2.2-compliant bus or a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard and a 5-volt standby power supply unit rated at a minimum of 375 milliamperes If you are unsure whether your PC meets the requirements listed above, refer to your PC documentation or contact your PC manufac
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book Page 14 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION n Configure or reconfigure multiple systems simultaneously. n Scan for viruses. n Back-up hard drives and perform disaster recovery tasks. For information on configuring the MBA to boot from the network, see “Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)” in Chapter 5. For detailed information on the MBA, see the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide, located on the MBA Utility diskette. Using DynamicAccess Software The 3C905C N
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book Page 15 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 3C905C NIC Overview 15 Using the Workgroup Keep-Alive Packet The 3C905C NIC can transmit a workgroup keep-alive packet periodically while the PC is in a sleep state. This packet prevents the PCs workstation address from being aged-out of switch and router tables. For instructions on enabling or disabling the workgroup keep-alive packet, see “Configuring the Workgroup Keep-Alive Packet” in Appendix D. Using Remote System Alerts The 3C905C NIC ca
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book Page 16 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 16 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Using Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 The 3C905C NIC supports DMI 2.0 and 2.0s, which enables managed PCs and net PCs to report details about themselves and their peripheral devices across the network to a DMI 2.0-compliant management application. A network administrator can then use this information to configure and manage a client or server PC remotely. For instructions on installing the 3Com DMI Agent, see A
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book Page 17 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM NETWORK INTERFACE CARD 2 INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install the 3C905C NIC in your PC and connect it to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. CAUTION: Do NOT physically install the NIC in your PC until you have run the preinstallation program, as described in “Running the Preinstallation Program” later in this chapter. Overview Table 3 provides an overview of how to install the 3C905C NIC, depending on your PC configuration. Ta
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book Page 18 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 18 CHAPTER 2: NETWORK INTERFACE CARD INSTALLATION Table 3 Installation Overview (continued) Upgrading Windows 95 To upgrade a PC from Windows 95 to Windows 98 in to Windows 98 which a 3C90x NIC has already been installed, follow the instructions in the WIN98.TXT file located in the HELP directory on EtherDisk diskette 3. Updating EtherDisk To update EtherDisk 4.x or earlier software to EtherDisk 5.x software software, follow the instructions
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book Page 19 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM Running the Preinstallation Program 19 Running the Preinstallation Program Before you physically install the NIC in your PC, you must run the following preinstallation program to properly set up your system environment. CAUTION: If you do not run the preinstallation program, the NIC driver and software will not be installed correctly. To run the preinstallation program: 1 Do not install the NIC in the PC. 2 Turn on the power to the PC and start W
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book Page 20 Monday, March 15, 1999 1:31 PM 20 CHAPTER 2: NETWORK INTERFACE CARD INSTALLATION To install the NIC in your PC: 1 Make sure that you have run the preinstallation program, as described in the previous section. 2 Remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists. Use only insulated or nonconducting tools. 3 Make sure that the power to the PC is turned off and that the power cord is unplugged. 4 Remove the cover from your PC. 5 Locate an empty, nonshared bus mastering PCI slot and
