Accessing Dos; Installing Netware Drivers - 3Com 3C905-TX User Manual

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Accessing DOS

When a computer is first turned on, it loads its operating
system (such as DOS) into memory. In some computers, an
additional user interface, such as Windows 3.x, is also loaded.
The operating system (and user interface) allow you to
communicate with the computer.
The 3Com program is a DOS-based program that loads drivers
and modifies parameters for the adapter. It must be executed at
the DOS command prompt.
To execute this program from DOS, at the command prompt
(C: , for example), type:
INSTALL [Enter]
If you have an operating interface other than DOS (such as
Windows 3.x). You must exit from that interface before
running the 3Com program. Do this as follows:
Windows 3.x - The 3Com program will not run in a DOS
Windows session. Exit Windows completely (select File, Exit
Windows, OK) and run the program from the DOS command
prompt.
OS/2
operating system. Boot your computer from a plain DOS
diskette, and run the program from the DOS prompt.

Installing NetWare Drivers

This section provides information about four different situations
in which you use NetWare drivers. These situations are as follows:
One PCI adapter in a client
Multiple PCI adapters in a client
One PCI adapter in a server
Multiple PCI adapters in a server
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- The 3Com program will not work from the OS/2
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