Network Cable Requirements; Windows Nt 4.0 Nic - Dell OptiPlex E1 Reference And Installation Manual

For 10BASE-T networks, use Category 3 or greater wiring and connectors.
For 100BASE-TX networks, use Category 5 wiring and connectors.
The maximum cable run length (from a workstation to a concentrator) is
328 feet (ft) (100 meters [m]).
The maximum number of workstations (not counting concentrators) on a net-
work is 1024.
For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators
on one network segment is four.
This subsection provides instructions for configuring or reconfiguring the computer's
integrated NIC under the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
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MS-DOS
In addition, this subsection describes how to set the network frame type manually for
an Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX)-compatible
network protocol, on systems using Windows 95 or Windows NT.
NOTES: The NIC drivers for systems running a Dell-installed Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 95 operating system are automatically detected and installed. Instructions
for reconfiguring the NIC driver are included in the following subsections.
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The 3Com EtherDisk XL version 3.01 diskettes provided by Dell are compatible with
the 3C905 family of NICs. Do not attempt to use 3Com EtherDisk XL diskettes from
any other source. Use only the 3Com EtherDisk XL version 3.01 diskettes that were
provided by Dell.
NOTE: If you are installing the Windows NT 4.0 operating system for the first time,
you must install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and the bus-mastering enhanced inte-
grated drive electronics (EIDE) device drivers prior to installing the Windows NT 4.0 NIC
driver.
To connect your system to, and configure it for use on, an Ethernet network, follow
these steps:
See "Network Cable Requirements" found earlier in this section for more
information.
Using Integrated Devices 4-3