User Manual

INDEX
Numbers
10 LNK LED
troubleshooting with
47
10/100 LNK LED
troubleshooting with
47
100 LNK LED
troubleshooting with
47
100BASE-TX
cable requirements
8
link LED 47
10BASE-T
cable requirements
8
link LED 47
3Com DMI Agent
computer requirements
60
installing 60
network management
requirements
60
overview 59
3Com icon, in Windows system tray
removing
54
showing 54
3Com logo, disabling 46
3Com NIC Diagnostics program
starting
44, 53, 54
3Com NIC help system 48
3Com URL 63
802.1p Support property 18
A
accessing Help 48
ACT (activity) LED
troubleshooting with
47
activity on the network, verifying 54, 55
adding NICs to a group
NetWare 35, 36
Windows 21
administration with DynamicAccess
software 23
Alert Type 15
alerts, remote system
overview 6
requirements 6
altitude specifications 62
AUTOEXEC.NCF file, samples 31, 36, 37
B
bidirectional load balancing 3, 17, 35
defined 2
groups 2
BIOS 8
boot ROM, MBA
booting from network
45
default setting 43
enabling or disabling 45
overview 5
bus interface specifications 61
C
cabling
requirements
62
specifications, RJ-45 port 8
troubleshooting 49
unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) 8
carrier sense lost, viewing 54
Check Level 32
collisions, viewing 54
commands for Netware server features
display status
38
group 38
help 38
link timeout 39
probe interval 39
receive timeout 39
retry count 39
send timeout 40
ungroup 40
wait tmo 40
computer requirements 7
Configuration and Diagnostics Program,
DOS
44, 53
configuration guidelines for VLANs 18
configuration parameters
NetWare
changing
32
Check Level 32
Log Message Level 32
Node Address 32
Receive Checksum 32
Sampling Window Size 32
SHD Configuration 32
Slot Number 32
Transmit Checksum 32
Transmit/Receive Error
Threshold
32
Windows
Alert Type
15
Error Tolerance 15
Sampling Ratio 15
Sampling Window 15
Self Check Level 15
SHD messages 16
configuring
Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA)
45
NIC 44
VLANs 18, 22
connector requirements 62
CRC errors, viewing 54
creating a group
NetWare
30, 36
Windows 20
creating a VLAN, Windows 22
D
dedicated IP address 21, 22
deleting or editing a VLAN,
Windows
24
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
computer requirements
60
installation 60
network management
requirements
60
overview 6, 59
diagnostics
DOS
44, 53
programs
3Com NIC Doctor
44, 53
DOS Configuration and
Diagnostics Program
44
tests, running 53
disabling load balancing for a group,
Windows
23
diskettes
creating
12
obtaining 12
display status command 38
displaying
group properties, Windows
24
NIC properties, Windows 24
DMI 44
DMI (Desktop Management Interface)
computer requirements
60
installation 60
network management
requirements
60
overview 6, 59
DOS
diagnostics
44, 53
driver
installation
NetWare
28
Windows 2000 14
Windows NT 13
removing 50
NetWare 51
Windows 2000 51
Windows NT 50
driver installation requirements
NetWare
27, 57
Windows 13, 57