3Com 3C990B-TX-M User Manual page 6

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Installing the NetWare 3.12 Server Driver
Installing the Server Driver for NetWare 4.11 and 5.x Using INETCFG
Installing the Server Driver and Advanced Server Features Using AUTOEXEC.NCF
Loading the 3Com EtherCD
Copying the Driver
Specifying the Slot Number
Loading the Driver
Setting Up Another NIC
Installing Multiple Server NICs
Verifying the PCI Slot Number
Installing Server Features
Configuring Groups 62
Verifying the Installation and Configuration
Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters
Maintaining Groups 65
Planning the Configuration
Adding a Secondary NIC to a Group
Adding a Group 67
Server Feature Commands
group 69
display status 69
help 70
link timeout 70
probe interval 70
receive timeout 70
retry count 71
send timeout 71
ungroup 71
wait timeout 72
Troubleshooting a Group Configuration
Configuring the NIC
Default NIC Settings 73
Configuration Methods
Changing General NIC Configuration Settings
Using the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program
Using the 3Com DOS Configuration Program
Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)
Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting
Booting From the Network
BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs
Non-BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs
Disabling the 3Com Logo
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