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® Guide to 3Com
Desktop, Portable,
®
Fast EtherLink adapters:
Ensuring an easy migration path to
and Remote Network
high-speed networking
EtherLink III adapters:
Adapters
Delivering superior performance
and value to the desktop
For Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring,
EtherLink III PC Cards: Providing
FDDI, ATM, and ISDN Connectivity
superior performance and flexibility
for the notebook
®
TokenLink III and TokenLink
™
Velocity adapters: Featuring
outstanding price/performance
for Token Ring
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WHY CHOOSE 3COM NETWORK ADAPTERS? Because 3Com can meet all your needs for personal computer connectivity with a complete range of high-performance, reliable adapter products: world-renowned desktop adapters; high-performance PC Cards; and high-speed ISDN digital modems and adapters. Desktop Products— Portable Products— Remote Access Products— Performance and Value Performance and Flexibility High-Speed Network Access Whether you manage a large and com- When you are on the road or working When
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eliminate the lag that slows down How Parallel Tasking other adapters. Thirdly, Fast EtherLink TOP SPEED IN Maximizes Performance in and EtherLink III adapters automati- Ethernet Environments FAST ETHERNET cally tune and optimize themselves For premium performance, without a AND ETHERNET for their operating environments, price premium, choose an adapter ENVIRONMENTS resulting in maximum performance based on 3Com’s patented Parallel within any system configuration. Tasking architecture. and Ethe
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FAST E THERL INK A DAPTERS 3Com Fast EtherLink 10/100 adapters set the industry standard for performance. With 3Com’s exclusive Parallel Tasking technology, you can get maximum speeds at both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. Fast EtherLink 10/100 Family: Providing superior performance and an easy migration path to high- speed networking. Dual-speed Fast EtherLink PCI and Turn to Fast EtherLink adapters n Easy installation and EISA adapters deliver maximum when you’re looking for: management. Use 3Com’s ne
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FAST ETHERLINK ADAPTERS WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER 10BASE-T: Category 3,4 PCI Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink PCI or 5 UTP on two pairs up (All PCI-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C595-TX to 328 ft/100m EISA Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink EISA (All EISA-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C597-TX 100BASE-TX: Category 5 PCI Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink PCI UTP on
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E THERL INK III ADAPTERS The EtherLink III family of network adapters delivers the superior performance of Parallel Tasking architecture to PCs with ISA, PCI, MCA, EISA, and PC Card buses. The adapters support twisted pair and coaxial Ethernet connections. The EtherLink III Parallel Tasking Family: The world’s most popular Ethernet adapters. 3Com EtherLink III Parallel n 32-bit bus mastering. High- loading of NetWare Universal client Tasking adapters deliver outstand- performance EtherLink II
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ETHERLINK ADAPTERS WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER Unshielded ISA Highest-performance, easiest-to-install, EtherLink III Twisted Pair (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) and low-cost 16-bit ISA adapter. 3C509B-TP (UTP) AUI and RJ-45 connectors. For 10BASE-T only environments the twisted- EtherLink III pair only adapter offers great value. RJ-45 3C509B-TPO connector. PCI Highest-performance 32-bit PCI 10 Mbps EtherLink III (All PCI-bus PCs) bus mastering adapter. RJ-4
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E THERL INK A DAPTER S UPPORT 3Com NFS with DPA* t ttt Network Research Corp. Fusion* t ttt 3Com OSI/ES with DPA* t ttt 3Com TCP with DPA* t ttt Novell LAN Workplace DOS* tt t 3Com TriROM (BootP, RPL, Novell NetWare 286 2.x Server* t Netware, RomShield) tt Novell NetWare 386 3.x Server*tt t Artisoft LANtastic* t ttt Novell NetWare ODI Client* AT&T LAN Manager* t ttt (2.x, 3.x, 4.x) t ttt Banyan VINES* t mmm Novell NetWare Requester Beame& BW-TCP, t for OS/2* tt t Whiteside BW, NPS* t ttt Nove
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AutoLink Software for NetWare 3Com Ensures You the Easiest LOG ON IN When you work with DOS/Windows 3.x Adapter Installation Ever MINUTES: clients in a NetWare server environment, Whether you use Windows 95 or AutoLink 3Com AutoLink software automatically 3COM SIMPLIFIES software, 3Com adapters make your configures your adapter. FAST ETHERNET, installation the easiest ever. ETHERNET, Even better, AutoLink software ships free Plug-and-Play Support for AND TOKEN RING with 3Com Fast EtherLink, Et
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TOKENL INK III AND TOKENL INK V ELOCITY A DAPTERS 3Com TokenLink III and TokenLink Velocity Token Ring adapters feature unsurpassed price/performance and ease- of-use. The TokenLink III Family and TokenLink Velocity Adapter: Leading price/performance network adapters for all your Token Ring needs. With 3Com TokenLink III adapters, Turn to the TokenLink III adapter Look to the TokenLink Velocity you get the cost-effective and family for: PCI adapter for: reliable solutions you’d expect n n Guara
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOKENLINK III ADAPTERS WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER Unshielded ISA 8/16-bit, 100% IBM compatible, auto- or TokenLink III 16/4 Twisted Pair (UTP) (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter. Excellent 3C619C and Shielded price/performance, and the easiest-to- Twisted Pair (STP) install. EISA 32-bit, 100% IBM compatible, auto- or TokenLink III 16/4 (All EISA-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter. Excellent 3C679 price/performance. PC Card 16-b
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TOKENL INK III AND TOKENL INK VELOCITY A DAPTER SUPPORT 3Com 3+Open DOS LAN IBM 3270 Workstation Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 tt t t Program tt 3Com 3+Open OS/2 LAN Microsoft DOS LAN Manager Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 tt t t 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 tt t t 3Com NFS with DPA tt t t Microsoft LAN Manager Remote 3Com OSI/ES with DPA tt t t Program Load, DOS 3Com TCP with DPA tt t t and OS/2 tt Attachmate Extra Windows tt t t Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager Banyan VINES 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.5 tt t t 1.1, 2.0, 2.2 tt t t
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FDDIL INK A DAPTERS An affordable package of high-performance and fault tolerance for servers and workstations with the PCI or EISA bus. 3Com FDDILink adapters deliver low CPU utilization and advanced network resiliency. The FDDILink Family: Setting the standard for affordability in high-performance adapters. n n 3Com FDDILink adapters give you Interoperability. FDDILink Reliability. Operate with the affordable performance and fault adapters are 100-percent FDDI confidence of knowing that tole
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FDDILINK ADAPTERS WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER Fiber EISA High performance 32-bit EISA adapter FDDILink-F (All EISA-bus PCs) provides maximum throughput with low 3C771A CPU utilization. MIC connector. PCI High-performance 32-bit PCI adapter FDDILink PCI Fiber SAS (All PCI-bus PCs) optimizes network power and provides 3C795 maximum throughput with low CPU utilization. MIC connector. 32-bit PCI adapter delivers reliable, FDDILink PCI Fiber DAS cost-effectiv
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ATML INK A DAPTERS 3Com ATMLink adapters, based on ATM Forum stan- dards, offer high performance for Sun workstations and PCI-bus computers. The ATMLink Family: Providing high performance for bandwidth-intensive applications, and a smooth migra- tion to ATM enterprise networking. With 3Com’s ATMLink adapters Turn to the ATMLink adapter n Interoperability. To ensure inter- you can make a smooth transition family for: operability between your legacy from your legacy system to state- LANs and ATM
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3C OM I MPAC T ISDN A DAPTERS AND M ODEMS 3Com Impact ISDN external digital modems and ISA adapters are easy to install and use, and give you the fastest dial-up network access at speeds of up to 128 Kbps. The 3Com Impact Family: High-speed dial-up network access and easy installation. n The 3Com Impact family of high- Look to the 3Com Impact ISDN Standards compliance. The performance ISDN adapters and external digital modem and ISA 3Com Impact ISDN external digi- modems deliver today’s fastest
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3C OM I MPAC T FAMILY C OMPARISON Features ISA Adapter External Digital Modem Multilink PPP for fast dial-up access 44 DOS and Windows installation software 44 Standards-based for wide compatibility 44 Built-in NT1 for easy installation (North America) Option 4 International ISDN signaling support 4 Direct bus interface for maximum throughput 4 Compression for improved performance Future (Stac-over ISDN) V.42bis (analog modem only) Software configurable—no jumpers or switches! 44 Windows 95 plug
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3C OM I MPAC T ISDN A DAPTERS AND M ODEMS Multilink PPP—Getting the 3Com Impact External Digital Modems and Adapters most out of ISDN Give You Speed and Reliability To give you the highest possible transmission speed over an ISDN BRI Digital Reliability Basic ISDN Advantages connection, all 3Com Impact adapters ISDN is a digital technology, trans- ISDN service—offered by major mitting 0s and 1s over the tele- and digital modems support the telephone companies around the phone line instead of mod
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C OUNT ON 3C OM FOR FAST, EASY ADAPTER SUPPORT Get adapter support quickly and easily through 3Com’s automated on-line systems. At anytime. From anywhere. Support 3ComBBS (Bulletin 3ComFacts FAX System Board System) 3Com’s automated on-line systems 3ComFacts is a round-the-clock fax bring fast, reliable, technical infor- service system divided into two n Software drivers sm ® mation as close as your telephone. sections: CardFacts and NetFacts. n Technical tips When you’re faced with real time
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3Com Corporation has helped more than 30 million people gain access to critical information through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large enterprises, small offices, and homes, ® 3Com products provide a scalable architecture to meet the connectivity needs of today’s users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one of the data network- ing industry’s largest and fastest growing companies. 3Com’s innovative manufacturing, mar- keting, sales and support simplify communic
