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® ™
TokenLink Velocity ISA
®
Network Interface Card
User Guide
A member of the high-performance
TokenLink Velocity family
http://www.3com.com/
Part No. 09-0964-001
Published August 1997
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3Com Corporation n 5400 Bayfront Plaza n Santa Clara, California n 95052-8145 Copyright © 3Com Corporation, 1997. 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 permission from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without oblig
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LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY ® ® 3Com’s EtherLink , Fast EtherLink, TokenLink , ™ ™ ™ TokenLink Velocity , ATMLink PCI, and FDDILink network interface cards have a Lifetime Limited Warranty. For further details, please see 3Com’s Limited Warranty statement in this guide. To ensure the very best 3Com service and support, take the time to complete the product registration card.
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Customers in the countries or regions shown below should send the completed registration card to the appropriate address. Customers in other non-U.S. locations should send the registration card to the U.S. address on the front of the card. n Asia n Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Malta 3Com Asia Ltd., Marketing Department Room 2506-07, 25/F. 3Com Mediterraneo Srl, Citibank Tower Marketing Department Citibank Plaza, Central Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1 Hong Kong
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CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction 1 How to Use This Guide 1 Conventions 2 1 INTRODUCTION High-Performance Features 1-1 DynamicAccess Class of Service 1-1 Parallel Tasking Architecture 1-1 Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring Support 1-2 Other Features 1-2 100% IBM Compatibility 1-4 2 INSTALLING THE 3C319 NIC Installation Requirements 2-1 Safety Precautions 2-2 Inspecting the 3C319 NIC 2-2 Inserting the 3C319 NIC
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4 INSTALLING A NETWORK DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 95 Before Installing the Driver 4-2 Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Windows 95 4-2 About Microsoft Windows 95 Versions 4-2 Retail Version of Windows 95 4-2 OSR2 Version of Windows 95 4-3 Finding the Windows 95 Version 4-3 Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Retail Windows 95 4-3 When Windows 95 PnP Detects the NIC 4-3 When Windows 95 Does Not Detect the NIC 4-4 Installing the NDIS
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7 CONFIGURING DYNAMICACCESS CLASS OF SERVICE Before Starting Configuration 7-1 Activating Class of Service 7-2 Adding Class of Service Ranges and Protocols 7-3 Using Class of Service Advanced Options 7-5 Accessing Class of Service Advanced Options 7-6 Class of Service Advanced Options Settings 7-7 FIFO Packet Threshold 7-7 Concurrent UDP Streams 7-7 Low-Priority Ratio 7-7 Natural Packet Interval 7-8 Disable Switch Packet Prio
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9 TROUBLESHOOTING NIC INSTALLATION 3C319 NIC LEDs 9-1 Using the Configuration and Diagnostic Program 9-2 Diagnostic Test Types 9-2 Group 1 Diagnostics 9-3 MMIO Register Write/Read Test 9-3 Boot PROM Test 9-3 AIP Checksum Test 9-3 Shared RAM Boundary/Domain Test 9-3 Shared RAM Write/Read Test 9-3 Timer Test 9-3 Open NIC for Ring Operation Test 9-3 Ring Operations Test 9-4 Close NIC Test 9-4 Group 2 Diagnostic 9-4 Running the
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GLOSSARY INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 3COM END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT vii
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FIGURES 5-1 Main Menu 5-3 5-2 NIC Configuration Screen 5-5 7-1 3Com Class of Service Setup Screen 7-2 7-2 Initial Class of Service Additional Ranges Screen 7-4 7-3 Class of Service Additional Ranges Screen with Added Ranges 7-5 7-4 Class of Service Advanced Options Screen 7-6 7-5 3Com TokenLink Velocity ISA Adapter Dialog Box 7-9 8-1 Main Menu with Driver Installation and Update Selected 8-4 8-2 Network Drivers Menu 8-4 9-1 NIC LEDs 9-1 9-2 Configuration an
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TABLES 1 Notice Icons 2 2 Text Conventions 2 2-1 Initial Settings of Configuration Options 2-5 2-2 Installation Procedures for Supported Network Environments 2-7 5-1 3Com Mode Versus IBM Mode 5-4 xi
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE About This Guide provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and tells you where to look for specific information. Introduction This guide describes how to install, configure, and ® ™ troubleshoot the 3C319 TokenLink Velocity ISA network interface card (NIC). ® The HELP directory on TokenDisk diskette #1 contains the latest technical information. This guide is intended for network installers who are familiar with local area networking (LAN) technology,
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2 ABOUT THIS GUIDE If you are looking for... Turn to... DynamicAccess Class of Service configuration procedures Chapter 7 Auto ring speed detection information Chapter 7 Manual installation procedures for miscellaneous drivers Chapter 8 Windows for Workgroups driver installation information Chapter 8 Troubleshooting tips and procedures Chapter 9 Specifications for cabling and connector pin assignments Appendix A Technical support Appendix B Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that a
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INTRODUCTION 1 ® ® ™ The 3Com TokenLink Velocity ISA network interface card (NIC) is a high-performance card for PCs with an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus or Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. This NIC is referred to as the 3C319 NIC in this guide. High-Performance Features The 3C319 NIC is designed for high network performance and trouble-free operation. This section describes the performance features of the 3C319 NIC. DynamicAccess Class of Service ™ 3Com’s Dy
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1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION For example, the 3C319 NIC begins writing the first portion of a data frame to the network before it has completed reading it from PC memory. Full-Duplex/Dedicated Token Ring Support Full-duplex/Dedicated Token Ring (DTR) is an enhancement to the IEEE 802.5 standard that allows a 16 Mbps switch port to be dedicated to a station. In full-duplex mode, a station can simultaneously transmit and receive independent data streams for potential data throughput of 32 Mbps
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Other Features 1-3 n Promiscuous mode support for the Windows 95 and Windows NT NDIS miniport drivers. In promiscuous mode, the NIC receives and forwards all network packets that arrive, regardless of the node to which they are addressed. Applications such as Microsoft Systems Management Server require the driver to be in promiscuous mode while they run. Promiscuous mode is automatically enabled and controlled by applications that require this feature. No user control is necessary. n Ea
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1-4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION n OS/2 version 1.x or later (Novell NetWare OS/2 Requester) n IBM OS/2 EE version 1.1 or later (IBM LAN Server/LAN Requester, Communications Manager) n MS-OS/2 version 1.x or later (Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager) n IBM OS/2 Warp or OS/2 Warp Connect 100% IBM Compatibility The 3Com TokenLink Velocity ISA NIC is 100% compatible with any commercially available driver or application that functions with the legacy TROPIC chip-based IBM adapters. If a 3Com TokenLink Velo
