Preparing For Installation - 3Com XLPCI User Manual

1-2 C
HAPTER
Table 1-1 3C900B NIC Models
NIC Model
3C900B-TPO
3C900B-COMBO

Preparing for Installation

Before you install the 3C900B NIC, verify that you have all
of the components. If any of these items are damaged or
missing, contact your shipper or network supplier.
You also need to know the following about your
network environment:
The next step is to install the NIC in the PC.
1: I N
NSTALLING THE
Cable
Category 3, 4,
or 5 unshielded
twisted-pair
(10BASE-T)
Category 3, 4,
or 5 unshielded
twisted-pair
(10BASE-T)
10BASE5 thick
Ethernet coaxial
10BASE2 thin
Ethernet coaxial
EtherLink XL PCI NIC (3C900B)
EtherLink XL PCI Network Interface Cards User Guide
(this guide)
3Com 3C900B EtherDisk diskettes 1 and 2
The kind of network cabling that is used to connect to
the network at your site. You must use the same kind of
network cable. The NIC that you install in your PC must
have a port that matches the connector on the network
cable that you use.
Your network protocol (IPX, NetBEUI, or TCP/IP).
I C
ETWORK NTERFACE
Connector Transceiver
RJ-45 On-board
RJ-45 On-board
15-pin AUI External
BNC On-board
ARD
Maximum
Network
Segment
328 ft/100 m
328 ft/100 m
1640 ft/500 m
1000 ft/305 m