3Com 09-1457-000 Bedienungsanleitung

http://www .3com.com/ 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Car d User Guide Part No. 09-1457-000 October 1998[...]

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C ONTENTS 1 I NSTALLING THE LAN PC C ARDS Before Y ou Begin 2 Connecting the 3CCE589ET LAN PC Card 2 Connecting the 3CCE589EC PC Card 3 Connecting the 3CXE589ET PC Card 4 Connecting the 3CXE589EC PC Card 5 Detaching the PC Card Cable and PC Car d COMBO Cable 6 2 I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Before Y ou Install the Network Driver 7 Which Driver [...]

3 T ROUBLESHOOTING LEDs 23 Accessing the LAN PC Card Help System 24 DOS Diagnostics Program 25 Resolving Hardwar e Resource Conflicts 25 Windows 98 and W indows 95 25 Windows NT 4.0 26 Frequently Asked Questions 27 T roubleshooting Tips 29 4 C HANGING C ONFIGURATION Configuration Settings 31 Configuration Setting Descriptions 32 Changing Config[...]

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F IGURES 1 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Cards 1 2 Connecting the 3CCE589ET PC Card 2 3 Connecting the 3CCE589EC PC Card 3 4 Connecting the 3CXE589ET PC Card 4 5 Connecting the 3CXE589EC PC Card 5 6 Network Cable and PC Card COMBO Cable LEDs 23 7 XJACK LAN PC Card LED 24[...]

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T ABLES 1 Network Driver T ext File Names 21 2 LED Description 24 3 Frequently Asked Questions 27 4 Option Settings 31 5 PC Cards Specifications 39[...]

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1 I NSTALLING THE LAN PC C ARDS The 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Cards (models 3CCE589EC, 3CCE589ET , 3CXE589EC, and 3CXE589ET) connect your notebook to an Ethernet network. The PC Card models ar e the same except for the connectors. Figure 1 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Cards These LAN PC Cards automatically operate at 10 Mbps when connected to [...]

2 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE LAN PC C ARDS Before Y ou Begin Make sure that you have an available PC Car d slot in your notebook and these items: ■ 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Card ■ Cable that shipped with your PC Card ■ 3Com Megahertz 10 Mbps LAN PC Card User Guide ■ 2 LAN Installation Disks If any of these items are missing fr om the [...]

Connecting the 3CCE589EC PC Card 3 Connecting the 3CCE589EC PC Car d 1 Remove PC Car ds from your notebook and turn it on. 2 If you ar e using the RJ-45 connector , connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the 3CCE589EC PC Car d. a Connect one RJ-45 connector on the network cable to the PC Card COMBO cable. b Insert the other RJ-45 connector into the net[...]

4 C HAPTER 1: I NSTALLING THE LAN PC C ARDS Y ou may see prompts for driver installation. Go to Chapter 2 to install the network driver that allows you to login to the network. Connecting the 3CXE589ET PC Car d 1 Remove all PC Cards fr om your notebook and turn it on. 2 Insert one RJ-45 connector on the network cable ➀ into the 3CXE589ET PC Card [...]

Connecting the 3CXE589EC PC Card 5 Connecting the 3CXE589EC PC Car d 1 Remove all PC Cards fr om your notebook and turn it on. 2 If you ar e using the XJACK RJ-45 connector , connect one RJ-45 connector on the network cable to the 3CXE589EC PC Card XJACK connector ➀ , as shown in Figure 4. a Insert the other RJ-45 connector into the network port [...]

Detaching the PC Car d Cable and PC Car d COMBO Cable T o detach the PC Card cable and PC Card COMBO cable from the PC Car d, squeeze the sides of the connector . The cable detaches from the PC Car d easily .[...]

2 I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER This chapter describes how to install the 3Com network driver for Windows 98, W indows 95,W indows NT , Windows for Workgr oups, and DOS. See T able 1 on the last page of this chapter for information about Banyan Vines, Microsoft LAN Manager , IBM LAN Server (DOS and OS/2), Artisoft LANtastic, DEC P A THWORKS, Net[...]

8 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Windows 98 and Windows 95 This section describes how to install the network driver when your notebook is running Windows 98 or W indows 95. Y ou need the Windows 98 or 95 system installation files (either on hard disk, floppy diskettes, or CD) to complete the installation. 3Com includes the NDIS 5, N[...]

Windows 98 9 3 When Windows 98 is r eady to configure the new hardwar e, it opens the Add New Hardware Wizard window . The window states that Windows will search for new drivers for 3Com Megahertz 589E. 4 Click Next . A new window appears asking what you want Windows to do. 5 Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next . 6 Sel[...]

10 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Windows 95 This section includes differ ent installation procedur es for Windows 95 version A and W indows 95 version B (also called OSR 2). T o find out which version you are running: 1 In the Windows Contr ol Panel, double-click System to display the System Properties dialog box. 2 Click the Genera[...]

Windows 95 OSR 2 11 7 Click OK to copy the r equired files. The Update Device Driver wizard may pr ompt for Windows 95 files, and report that the drivers could not be found. If this happens, enter A: as the location of the files so the wizard can r ead them from LAN Installation Disk 1 . When installation is complete, Windows 95 asks if you wan[...]

12 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Windows 95 V ersion 4.00.950A This section describes how to install the NDIS network driver when your notebook is running Windows 95 4.00.950A. 1 Make sur e the PC Card is installed and connected to the network, as described in Chapter 1. The New Hardwar e Found window appears and states that it has d[...]

Windows NT 13 Windows NT 4.0 Installation without Networking Installed If you have networking installed, go to the next section to install the driver . 1 In the Contr ol Panel, double-click Network . The system prompts:”Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to install it now?” 2 Click Ye s . This opens the Windows NT network Setup[...]

14 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 13 When pr ompted, enter the path to the Windows NT installation files (for example, D:I386 on the NT CD) and click Continue . On some notebooks, you may be prompted for NT files again when files from LAN Installation Disk 1 ar e r equired. If the files in the NT folder are still not found, enter [...]

Windows NT 15 Windows NT 4.0 Installation with Networking Installed 1 Install the PC Car d and connect it to the network as described in Chapter 1. 2 Using the Contr ol Panel, double-click Network . Select the Adapters tab and click Add . 3 Click Have Disk . 4 Enter the path a:, insert LAN Installation Disk 1 in the floppy drive, and click OK . 5[...]

16 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Windows NT V ersion 3.51 1 Make sur e the PC Card is installed and connected to the network as described in Chapter 1. 2 In the Main gr oup double-click Control Panel . 3 On the Control panel, double-click the Network icon and click the Add Adapter tab. a If Windows NT networking is not installed, cli[...]

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 17 c Click No . d Click OK . e Click Close . f If prompted, enter the domain or workgr oup name for Windows Networking and click OK . g Remove LAN Installation Disk 1 and restart your PC. Microsoft Windows for W orkgroups (WFW) LAN Installation Disk 1 contains a subdirectory structur e and files that make it [...]

18 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER Installing the Network Driver 1 Using the Windows menu, select Network . 2 Select Network Setup . 3 In the Network Setup dialog box, select the Networks... button. 4 Select Install Microsoft Windows Network and then click OK . 5 Select the Drivers... button. 6 In the Network Drivers dialog box, click [...]

AutoLink for Windows 3.x, W indows for Workgroups, and DOS 19 AutoLink for Windows 3.x, Windows for W orkgr oups, and DOS If no other PC Cards ar e installed, you can use 3Com’ s AutoLink ™ software pr ogram to automatically install the NetW are ODI client softwar e (including the driver), and to modify the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BA T files. [...]

20 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE N ETWORK D RIVER 5 Pr ess Enter . An Operating System selection screen appears. 6 Select AutoLink for DOS, Windows 3.x, or WFW 3.11. Several messages appear while the AutoLink program is running. A final message indicates successful installation. If problems occur only when the AutoLink program runs, view or print th[...]

Supported Network Drivers 21 Supported Network Drivers The files in T able 1 are located in the HELP dir ectory on LAN Installation Disk 2 . T able 1 Network Driver T ext File Names Network Operating System Text File Name Network Driver Name Windows 98 WIN9X.TXT EL589ND5.SYS Windows 95 WIN9X.TXT EL589ND3.SYS/EL589ND4.SYS Windows NT (v 4.0/3.51) WI[...]

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3 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides the following tr oubleshooting information: ■ Checking LEDs ■ Accessing the 3Com LAN PC Card help system ■ DOS Diagnostics program ■ Resolving hardwar e resour ce conflicts ■ Frequently Asked Questions ■ T roubleshooting tips The 3Com W orld Wide Web site (http://www .3com.com/) offers the lates[...]

24 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING T o use the LED for troubleshooting, the LAN PC Card must be connected to the network (see Chapter 1) and the network drivers must be installed (see Chapter 2). For the 3CXE589ET and 3CXE589EC LAN PC Cards, the LED is on the PC Card itself. Figure 7 XJACK LAN PC Card LED For Windows CE, the link light will be off to [...]

DOS Diagnostics Program 25 Y ou can also copy the TCAUM589 file from LAN Installation Disk 1 to your notebook. The 3Com PC Card Release Notes Scr een appears that displays tips about installing and using the LAN PC Card. ■ Click >> button at the top of the Release Notes screen to display the Frequently Asked Questions screen that displays [...]

26 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING Consult your system administrator before you change these values. 1 Double-click the System icon in the Contr ol Panel. 2 In the System Pr operties window , click Device Manager , and then double-click Network Adapters . 3 Double-click 3Com Megahertz LAN PC Card . 4 Select the Resources tab. 5 Uncheck the Use Automat[...]

Frequently Asked Questions 27 Frequently Asked Questions T able 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Is the LAN PC Card FCC B, CISPR B EMI, C-tick EMI, and VCCI 2 EMI certified? Yes, the LAN PC Card has passed these certification tests. Which PC Card slot is best for my LAN PC Card? The LAN PC Card is designed to work in any PC Card slot. D[...]

28 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING What are the notebook and network requirements to run Fast IP? Client requirements: Notebook running Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT (versions 4.0 or 3.51), 3Com Megahertz LAN PC Card, and the TCP/IP stack. Network requirements: Switched path between stations and single broadcast domain. What are the network confi[...]

T roubleshooting T ips 29 T r oubleshooting Tips ■ Check the LAN PC Card installation in Chapter 1. ■ Inspect all cables and connections. ■ Make sure you have the latest BIOS for your notebook. ■ T ry the notebook at a known working location ■ T ry the LAN PC Card in a known working notebook ■ If you think you have resour ce conflicts [...]

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4 C HANGING C ONFIGURATION This chapter describes how to display and change configuration settings for the LAN PC Card. Before you change these settings, contact your MIS department. Configuration Settings T able 4-1 lists each configuration option, the default setting, and the available settings. . T able 4 Option Settings Option Default Settin[...]

32 C HAPTER 4: C HANGING C ONFIGURATION Configuration Setting Descriptions CIS Memory Address The CIS Memory requir es a 256 KB segment of memory for drivers. I/O Base Address The I/O address space is used by the LAN PC Car d for communication between the LAN PC Card and the notebook. The LAN PC Card uses 16 bytes of I/O space, starting at the I/O[...]

Changing Configuration 33 Full Duplex Full duplex allows the LAN PC Card to send and r eceive data between the LAN PC Card and the switch connection at the same time. Changing Configuration Y ou can change the I/O base address, interrupt r equest (IRQ), memory range, transceiver type, NDIS driver version, and network optimization using Windows 98[...]

34 C HAPTER 4: C HANGING C ONFIGURATION Changing Network Driver Optimization, Duplex, NDIS Driver V ersion, or T ransceiver T ype 1 Install the LAN PC Car d and connect it to the network (Chapter 1) and install the driver (Chapter 2). 2 Double-click the Control Panel icon. 3 Double-click the Network icon. 4 Select the 3Com Megahertz LAN PC Car d. 5[...]

5 D YNAMIC A CCESS D ynamic Acces s software adds intelligence to 3Com PC Cards for impro ved per formance , management, and control of your network. D ynamic Access software 1.5 is an advanced network driver that integrates dRMON, F ast IP , T raffic Prioritization, and Efficient Multicast Control support. ■ T raffic Prioritization pr ovides [...]

36 C HAPTER 5: D YNAMIC A CCESS Using Dynamic Access Softwar e V ersion 1.5 with the Edge Monitor System The Edge Monitor System operates as described in the T ranscend dRMON Edge Monitor System User Guide. Follow the instructions in the Release Notes and the user guide. The new software for the end nodes should be installed according to the instru[...]

37 Setting a dRMON Passwor d T o promote secure monitoring with dRMON, you can set a password for the dRMON Dynamic Access softwar e. If you do not choose to set a password, the end node PCs will have the default password for the Edge Monitor . Use this same password for the Dynamic Access softwar e. T o set the password for secur e monitoring: 1 R[...]

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A S PECIFICATIONS T able 5 PC Cards Specifications Network Interface 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network Physical Dimensions Length 3.370 in (85.6 mm) Width 2.126 in (54 mm) Height Type II, 0.197 in (5.0 mm) Weight 0.86 oz. (24.4 g) Environmental Operating Range Operatin[...]

40 A PPENDIX A: S PECIFICATIONS Mean Time Between Failures (hours calculated) 70 ˚C (158 ˚F) mobile environment 25 ˚C (77 ˚F) mobile environment 128, 694.33 hours 342, 367.70 hours FCC Certification Part 15, Class B[...]

B T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 3Com provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This appendix describes these services. Information contained in this appendix is correct at time of publication. For the very latest, 3Com recommends that you access the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site. Online T echnical Services 3C[...]

42 A PPENDIX B: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT T o connect to the 3Com FTP site, enter the following information into your FTP client: ■ Hostname: ftp.3com.com (or 192.156.136.12 ) ■ Username: anonymous ■ Password: <your Internet e-mail address> A user name and password are not needed with Web browser software such as Netscape Navigator and Intern[...]

Support from Y our Network Supplier 43 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service The 3ComFacts automated fax service provides technical articles, diagrams, and troubleshooting instructions on 3Com products 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Call 3ComFacts using your T ouch-T one telephone: 1 408 727 7021 Support fr om Y our Network Supplier If additional assist[...]

44 A PPENDIX B: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT Below is a list of worldwide technical telephone support numbers: Country Telephone Number Asia Pacific Rim Australia China From anywhere in China: From Shanghai: Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines P.R. of China Singapore S. Korea From anywhere in S. Korea: From Seoul: Taiw[...]

Returning Products for Repair 45 Returning Products for Repair Before you send a pr oduct dir ectly to 3Com for r epair , you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number . Products sent to 3Com without RMA numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’ s expense. T o obtain an RMA number , call or fax: Latin [...]

Latin America 1 408 326 2927 1 408 326 6883 U.S. and Canada 1 800 876 3266, option 2 1 408 326 7120 Note: RMA forms (except Europe) are available on CardFacts. Dail 408 727-7021. All other locations 408 492-1790 408 326-7120 Country Telephone Number Fax Number[...]

I NDEX Numbers 3Com bulletin board service (3Com BBS) 42 3Com URL 41 3ComFacts 43 A AutoLink program 19 B bulletin board service 42 C cabling specifications 39 troubleshooting 29 Card Information Structure (CIS) memory size 39 changing I/O, IRQ or memory range 25, 33 CIS Memory Address 32 configuration changing 33 displaying 33 configuration set[...]

2 I NDEX resolving 25, 26, 34 Interrupt Request Level setting 32 I/O Base Address setting 32 IRQ 25 K KnowledgeBase 24 L LEDs 23 M mean time between failures 40 memory 25 N NetW are DOS ODI client driver 19 network supplier support 43 O online technical services 41 P physical dimensions 39 power requirements 39 R release notes 24 returning products[...]

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