User ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction9Contents9Advanced Server Features Overview9Load Balance10Advanced Server Features for Windows200010Failover and Load Balance10Virtual LAN (VLANs)10Offloading10Power Management10PCI Hot-Plug10Advanced Server Features for WindowsNT11Failover and Load Balance11Virtual LAN (VLANs)11Offloading11PCI Hot-Plug11Advanced Server Features for NovellNetWare11Failover and Load Balance11NESL Compliance11Virtual LAN (VLANs)12Offloading12PCI Hot-Plug12Advanced Server Features for Linux123Com Management Programs12Creating a Driver Disk13Installing and Connecting the NIC15System Requirements15Windows XP (64-bit)15Windows XP (32-bit)15Windows200015WindowsNT15NetWare16Linux16UNIX16Solaris16Safety Precautions17Pre-Installation Checklist17Installing and Connecting the NIC18Installing the NIC18Connecting the Network Cables20Ethernet NICs20Fiber NIC21Installing and Using the 3Com Connection Assistant21System Requirements21Installation21Windows XP Driver Setup23Installing the Driver Software23Windows XP 32-bit23Windows XP 64-bit24Driver Installation Without Master Navigator24Verifying Successful Installation25Modifying Configuration Parameters25Removing the Driver Software27Installing Advanced Server Features27Uninstalling Advanced Server Features28Configuring Advanced Server Features28Configuring Teaming28Accessing the Advanced Server Features Driver Interface29Creating a Team and Assigning NICs29Removing a NIC from a Team30Deleting a Team30Configuring VLANs30Accessing the Adapter VLAN Configuration Interface31Adding a VLAN31Deleting a VLAN31Advanced Server Control Suite31Windows 2000 Driver Setup33Installing the Driver Software33Verifying Successful Installation35Modifying Configuration Parameters35Removing the Driver Software37Installing Advanced Server Features38Uninstalling Advanced Server Features38Configuring Advanced Server Features38Configuring Teaming38Accessing the Advanced Server Features Driver Interface39Creating a Team and Assigning NICs39Removing a NIC from a Team40Deleting a Team40Configuring VLANs40Accessing the Adapter VLAN Configuration Interface41Adding a VLAN41Deleting a VLAN42Advanced Server Control Suite42Updating Mini-port (Core) Drivers42Windows NT Driver Setup45Installing the Driver Software45Modifying Configuration Parameters46Updating the Driver Software48Removing the Driver Software48Installing Advanced Server Features49Uninstalling Advanced Server Features49Configuring Teaming50Accessing the Advanced Server Features Driver Interface50Creating a Team and Assigning NICs50Removing NICs from a Team51Deleting a Team51Configuring VLANs52Accessing the NIC VLAN Configuration Interface52Adding a VLAN52Deleting a VLAN53Advanced Server Control Suite53Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter Driver54Performing a Fresh Installation of Windows NT on a Backup Domain Controller54Setting up SERVER 255Stopping the Net Logon Service on SERVER 156Stopping the Net Logon Service on SERVER 256Renaming Domain-2/SERVER-2 to DOMAIN-1/SERVER-256Updating Mini-port (Core) Drivers57Novell NetWare Driver Setup59Pre-Installation Requirements59Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.259Installing Novell NetWare Server 5.162Verifying or Modifying NIC Parameters62Removing Drivers from Autoexec.ncf63Installing Advanced Server Features64Uninstalling Advanced Server Features64Load Balance and Trunk Mode Selection65Loading Frame Types65Hot Standby65Configuring VLANs65Additional Command Line Keywords67CHECKSUM=ON67NOSCREEN67GVRP67Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File67Autoexec.ncf File Examples67Installing Advanced Server Features on Novell NetWare Server 4.2 and 5.171NIC Driver Configuration Parameters for Novell NetWare72Linux Driver Setup73Installation Overview73Installing the Source RPM Package73Building the Driver FromaTAR File73Patching PCI Files (Optional)74Unloading and Removing the Driver74Optional Parameters74Advanced Server Features75Installing Advanced Server Features76Installing the TAR Archive76Installing the RPM Package76Configuring Teams77BASPCFG Command Line Tool78Startup Scripts79Configuration Scripts80NICE Patches80Removing the Driver and Team Configuration81UNIX and SCO OpenServer DriverSetup83UnixWare 7 Driver83Package Creation83Driver Installation83MAC Address84Jumbo MTU Size84SCO OpenServer Release 5 Driver84Installation Diskette84Driver Installation85Jumbo Frames and Other Advanced Parameters85Solaris Driver Setup87Driver Installation87Uninstalling the Driver87Customizing the Driver Configuration88ForceSpeedDuplex88FlowControl88MaxJumboFrameSize89TxPacketDescCnt89RxStdDescCnt89RxJumboDescCnt89RxCoalescingTicks89RxMaxCoalescedFrames89TxCoalescingTicks89TxMaxCoalescedFrames90RxCoalescingTicksDuringInt90TxCoalescingTicksDuringInt90RxMaxCoalescedFramesDuringInt90TxMaxCoalescedFramesDuringInt90StatsCoalescingTicks90DoubleCopyTxBufferSize90ndd Command91Configuring a NIC913Com Management Programs93Overview93Installing the Management Programs93Removing the Management Programs94Initializing the Management Programs94Vital Sign94Diagnostics95Cable Analysis96Load Balance/Virtual LANs97Creating a New Team97Adding a VLAN98Deleting a VLAN98Saving the Configuration99Restoring the Configuration99Load Balance/Virtual LAN Statistics99General99IEEE 802.3100Custom Tab100Troubleshooting101Hardware Diagnostics101Checking Port LEDs101Troubleshooting Checklist102Checking if Proper Drivers are Loaded102Windows102NetWare103Linux103Running Cable Analysis103Length104Cable Diagnostics Display104Testing Network Connectivity104Windows104NetWare104Linux105DOS Diagnostic Failures105Wake-on-Lan105Known Problems105Windows 2000105Linux106Key Protocols and Interfaces107CIM107DMI108SNMP108NIC Teaming109Load Balancing109Link Aggregation (802.3ad)109Generic Link Aggregation (Trunking)109Failover Teaming110VLANs Overview110VLAN Support110Adaptive Interrupt Frequency110Dual DMA Channels11032-bit or 64-bit PCI Bus Master111ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor111Installing and Using the Managed PC Boot Agent113Booting From the Network113Using the Boot ROM on the NIC to Boot from the Network113BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs113Non-BBS BIOS-Compatible PCs114Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting114Specifications11510/100/1000 BASE-T Cable Specifications115Performance Specifications115Physical Characteristics115Power Requirements115Environmental Specifications116Technical Support117Online Technical Services117World Wide Web Site1173Com KnowledgeBase Services1173Com FTP Site117Support from Your Network Supplier118Support from 3Com118Returning Products forRepair119Regulatory Information121FCC Class A Verification Statement121FCC Class B Statement121FCC Declaration of Conformity122Index123Size: 1.49 MBPages: 126Language: EnglishOpen manual