Adapter Features - 3Com 10/100BASE-T4 User Manual

Adapter Features

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Check the documentation provided with the PCI computer to
locate the bus master slots.
Adapter Features
The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter provides the following
features:
Parallel Tasking architecture with bus mastering for high
throughput and low processor utilization
Automatic selection of 10 or 100 Mbps network operation
Single-slot, 32-bit half-card
Automatic PCI configuration without jumpers
Three status LEDs, shown in Figure 1-1
Single shielded RJ-45 connector for use at either speed (2 pair
Category 3, 4, or 5 for 10BASE-T Ethernet networks, and 4 pair
Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP for 100BASE-T4 Fast Ethernet networks)
Diagnostic software and drivers on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette
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AutoLink auto installation software, which installs and
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configures all Novell NetWare DOS ODI client software on
your operating system
Auto Select Media Type capability, which enables drivers to
automatically detect the speed of the media that connects
the adapter to the network
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI), which increases
the manageability of PCs by standardizing how information
relating to PCs is made available and how it is accessed
The 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter can be managed remotely
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with Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software. Driver agents
for this adapter are provided on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette.