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3Com 3C996-SX User Manual

3Com 3C996-SX User Manual (126 pages)

Gigabit Server Network Interface Cards

Brand: 3Com | Category: Network Card | Size: 1.17 MB

Table of Contents

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
Introduction

9
Installing and Connecting the NIC

15
- System Requirements
  15
  - Windows XP (64-Bit)
    15
  - Windows XP (32-Bit)
    15
  - Windows 2000
    15
  - Windows NT
    15
  - Netware
    16
  - Linux
    16
  - Unix
    16
  - Solaris
    16
- Safety Precautions
  17
- Pre-Installation Checklist
  17
- Installing and Connecting the NIC
  18
  - Installing the NIC
    18
  - Connecting the Network Cables
    20
- Installing and Using the 3Com Connection Assistant
  21
  - System Requirements
    21
  - Installation
    21
Windows XP Driver Setup

23
Windows 2000 Driver Setup

33
Windows NT Driver Setup

45
Novell Netware Driver Setup

59
Linux Driver Setup

73
UNIX and SCO Openserver Driver Setup

83
- Unixware 7 Driver
  83
  - Package Creation
    83
  - Driver Installation
    83
  - MAC Address
    84
  - Jumbo MTU Size
    84
- SCO Openserver Release 5 Driver
  84
Solaris Driver Setup

87
- Driver Installation
  87
  - Uninstalling the Driver
    87
- Customizing the Driver Configuration
  88
  - Forcespeedduplex
    88
  - Flowcontrol
    88
  - Maxjumboframesize
    89
  - Txpacketdesccnt
    89
  - Rxstddesccnt
    89
  - Rxjumbodesccnt
    89
  - Rxcoalescingticks
    89
  - Rxmaxcoalescedframes
    89
  - Txcoalescingticks
    89
  - Txmaxcoalescedframes
    90
  - Rxcoalescingticksduringint
    90
  - Txcoalescingticksduringint
    90
  - Rxmaxcoalescedframesduringint
    90
  - Txmaxcoalescedframesduringint
    90
  - Statscoalescingticks
    90
  - Doublecopytxbuffersize
    90
  - Ndd Command
    91
3Com Management Programs

93
- Overview
  93
- Installing the Management Programs
  93
- Removing the Management Programs
  94
- Initializing the Management Programs
  94
  - Vital Sign
    94
  - Diagnostics
    95
  - Cable Analysis
    96
  - Load Balance/Virtual Lans
    97
  - Saving the Configuration
    99
  - Restoring the Configuration
    99
  - Load Balance/Virtual LAN Statistics
    99
Troubleshooting

101
- Hardware Diagnostics
  101
- Checking Port Leds
  101
- Troubleshooting Checklist
  102
- Checking if Proper Drivers Are Loaded
  102
  - Windows
    102
  - Netware
    103
  - Linux
    103
  - Running Cable Analysis
    103
    
    Length
    104
    
    Cable Diagnostics Display
    104
  - Testing Network Connectivity
    104
    
    Windows
    104
    
    Netware
    104
    
    Linux
    105
  - DOS Diagnostic Failures
    105
  - Wake-On-Lan
    105
  - Known Problems
    105
    
    Windows 2000
    105
    
    Linux
    106
- Key Protocols and Interfaces
  
  107
  - CIM
    107
  - DMI
    108
  - Snmp
    108
  - NIC Teaming
    109
    
    Load Balancing
    109
    
    Link Aggregation (802.3Ad)
    109
    
    Generic Link Aggregation (Trunking)
    109
  - Failover Teaming
    110
  - Vlans Overview
    110
    
    VLAN Support
    110
- Installing and Using the Managed PC Boot Agent
  
  113
  - Booting from the Network
    113
    
    Using the Boot ROM on the NIC to Boot from the Network
    113
  - Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting
    114
Specifications

115
- 10/100/1000 BASE-T Cable Specifications
  115
- Performance Specifications
  115
- Physical Characteristics
  115
- Power Requirements
  115
- Environmental Specifications
  116
Technical Support

117
- Online Technical Services
  117
  - World Wide Web Site
    117
  - 3Com Knowledgebase Services
    117
  - 3Com FTP Site
    117
- Support from Your Network Supplier
  118
- Support from 3Com
  118
- Returning Products for Repair
  119
Regulatory Information

121
- FCC Class a Verification Statement
  121
- FCC Class B Statement
  121
- FCC Declaration of Conformity
  122

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