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Using the NDIS 2 Driver With Windows 95, MS-DOS NIC Driver
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8. Select Network Adapter, and then click OK to access the Select Device window. 9. Click Have Disk to access the Install From Disk dialog box. 10. Insert the NIC driver diskette 2 into drive A, and click OK. The system reads the files on diskette and then displays the Select Network Adapters window. 11. Select 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100Mb Ethernet Adapter, and click OK to access the PCI Ethernet Controller Properties dialog box. 12. Click OK to access the Network dialog box. Enter your computer name and workgroup/domain. Then click Close. 13. Click OK in the Insert Disk dialog box. 14. When prompted for the location of additional files, specify the c:\windows\options\cabs directory on your hard-disk drive or the \win95 directory on your CD-ROM drive. Then click OK to access the System Properties dialog box, and click OK. 15. Remove the diskette from drive A. Click the Start button, click Shutdown, and then click Restart the Computer. 16. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system. Using the NDIS 2 Driver With Windows 95 To install the NDIS 2 NIC driver in systems running Dell-installed Windows 95 Service Release 2 or a Windows 95 operating system not installed by Dell, perform the following steps: 1. Install the Windows 95 NIC driver. See the appropriate instructions for your Windows 95 operating system found earlier in this chapter. 2. Start the Windows 95 operating system. 3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click the Control Panel. Then double-click the Network icon. 4. In the Network window, select 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100Mb TX Ethernet Adapter, and then click Properties. 5. Select Real Mode (16bit) NDIS driver, and click OK to return to the Network window. 6. Click OK, and then click Yes to restart your system. MS-DOS NIC Driver To connect your system to and configure it for use on an Ethernet network, you must complete the following steps: 1. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell Accessories program group or folder) to make a diskette copy of the NIC drivers installed on your hard-disk drive. 2. Connect the network cable to the back of your computer. See "Network Cable Requirements" found earlier in this chapter for detailed instructions. 3. Verify that the NIC is enabled in the System Setup program. See "NIC" in Chapter 2 for more information. 4. Configure the NIC, and install the network drivers by running the 3Com Install program (install.exe), located on the NIC driver diskette 1. 5. Run the Network Interface Test Group (3c90xcfg.exe), located on the NIC driver diskette 1. 4-6 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-ProfileSystems Reference and Installation Guide