Connecting To The Network; Connecting An Rj-45 Port To The Network; Connecting To The Rj-45 Port On The 3C509B Nic - 3Com 3C509B User Manual

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Connecting to the Network

This section describes how to connect the 3C509B NIC to
an Ethernet network using an RJ-45, BNC, or AUI port.
Each 3C509B NIC provides different network ports, as
shown in
When you first install the NIC and power-on the PC, the
LED on the NIC backplate lights, but the link is not active.
To enable the link, you must load the network drivers. See
"Link

Connecting an RJ-45 Port to the Network

Follow these steps to connect the RJ-45 port on the
3C509B-TPO, TPC, TP, and COMBO NICs to the network:
1 Plug the RJ-45 connector on the twisted-pair network
cable into the RJ-45 port on the NIC backplate, as
shown in
Figure 3 Connecting to the RJ-45 Port on the 3C509B NIC
2 Connect the other end of the network cable to an
active network port.
Go to
1: N I
ETWORK NTERFACE
Figure 1 on
LED" on page 25
Figure 3.
RJ-45 port
"Link LED" on
C I
ARD NSTALLATION
page 17.
for more information.
RJ-45 connector
page 25.