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System
Requirements
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Hardware
For best performance, the following system resources are
recommended:
A 486 or better platform
A hard disk with at least 3.5Mb of available space
At least 16Mb of RAM
A VGA video card and VGA compatible color monitor or better
(SVGA recommended)
A network adapter card compatible with your TCP/IP or IPX software
If you plan to use this application with a laptop computer that does not
include a color VGA display, be sure the display supports at least 16
shades of greyscale. Bear in mind, however, that you will lose certain
color-highlighted information, such as the async port status, etc.
Software
TABM 4.0 for IP is a 32-bit application which is compatible with
Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT. TABM 4.0 for IPX is a 16-bit
applicaiton which is compatible with Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
3Com also offers a UNIX version of TABM.
Before installing TABM, be sure your network client software is
functional on your workstation. For IP networks, you should be able to
ping a known host on the network. For IPX networks, you should be
able to attach to a host on the network. Successful connection from
the workstation on which you plan to install TABM to the network is
required.
IP Networks. This utility requires that you have Windows 95 or
Windows NT installed on your PC. Be sure your TCP/IP stack is installed
before installing the TABM application. Within your TCP/IP stack, you
will also need to set the TCP connections to a minimum of 12.
IPX Networks. This utility requires that you have Windows version 3.1
or later installed on your PC, and Novell NetWare Windows Client
version 3.12 or later. You must also have a NetWare server on your
network.
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