Ms-Dos Nic Driver - Dell OptiPlex Gn Reference And Installation Manual

8. Select Network Adapter, and then click OK to
access the Select Device window.
9. Click Have Disk to access the Install From Disk
dialog box.
10. Insert the NIC driver diskette 2 into drive A, and
click OK.
The system reads the files on diskette and then dis-
plays the Select Network Adapters window.
11. Select 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100Mb
Ethernet Adapter, and click OK to access the PCI
Ethernet Controller Properties dialog box.
12. Click OK to access the Network dialog box. Enter
your computer name and workgroup/domain.
Then click Close.
13. Click OK in the Insert Disk dialog box.
14. When prompted for the location of additional
files, specify the c:\windows\options\cabs directory
on your hard-disk drive or the \win95 directory
on your CD-ROM drive. Then click OK to access
the System Properties dialog box, and click OK.
15. Remove the diskette from drive A. Click the Start
button, click Shutdown, and then click Restart
the Computer.
16. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system.
Using the NDIS 2 Driver With Windows 95
To install the NDIS 2 NIC driver in systems running
Dell-installed Windows 95 Service Release 2 or a Win-
dows 95 operating system not installed by Dell, perform
the following steps:
1. Install the Windows 95 NIC driver.
See the appropriate instructions for your Win-
dows 95 operating system found earlier in this
chapter.
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2. Start the Windows 95 operating system.
3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click
the Control Panel. Then double-click the Network
icon.
4. In the Network window, select 3Com Fast Ether-
Link XL 10/100Mb TX Ethernet Adapter, and
then click Properties.
5. Select Real Mode (16bit) NDIS driver, and click
OK to return to the Network window.
6. Click OK, and then click Yes to restart your
system.

MS-DOS NIC Driver

To connect your system to and configure it for use on an
Ethernet network, you must complete the following
steps:
1. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell
Accessories program group or folder) to make a
diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your
hard-disk drive.
2. Connect the network cable to the back of your
computer.
See "Network Cable Requirements" found earlier in
this chapter for detailed instructions.
3. Verify that the NIC is enabled in the System
Setup program.
See "NIC" in Chapter 2 for more information.
4. Configure the NIC, and install the network driv-
ers by running the 3Com Install program
(install.exe), located on the NIC driver diskette 1.
5. Run the Network Interface Test Group
(3c90xcfg.exe), located on the NIC driver
diskette 1.