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    LAN PC Card User Guide Part No. 09-1349-000/BO695D Published April 1998
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    in other countries. 3Com, CardFacts, EtherDisk, EtherLink, NetFacts, Parallel Tasking, Transcend, and XJACK are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. AutoLink and SmartAgent are trademarks of 3Com Corporation. 3ComFacts and Ask3Com are service marks of 3Com Corporation. Novell and NetWare
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    ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction 1 How to Use This Guide 1 Conventions 2 1 INTRODUCTION Features 1-3 Requirements 1-3 Network Driver Installation Options 1-4 Troubleshooting 1-4 Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support 1-5 Card Services 1-5 2 INSTALLING THE LAN PC CARD Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-2 iii
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    3-6 Windows NT 4 Installation with Networking Installed 3-8 Windows NT Version 3.51 3-9 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 3-10 Before You Begin 3-11 Installing the Network Driver 3-11 AutoLink for Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups, and DOS 3-12 Supported Network Drivers 3-14 4 TROUBLESHOOTING
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    A ABOUT CARD SERVICES Verifying That Card Services Is Installed A-1 Using the 3C589D PC Card Without Card Services A-1 Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts A-1 B SPECIFICATIONS Specifications B-1 GLOSSARY INDEX FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT CE NOTICE v
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    shows where to find specific information in this guide. If you are looking for: Overview Installation and cabling Network driver installation Troubleshooting Changing Configuration Card Services information Specifications Technical support Definition of terms Turn to: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter
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    2 list text and icon conventions that are used throughout this guide: Table 0-1 Text Conventions Convention Text represented as screen display Text Note Information notes call attention to important features or instructions. Caution Cautions alert you to personal safety risk, system damage, or loss
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    1 INTRODUCTION The LAN PC Card shown in Figure 1-1 (referred to as the 3C589D-TP PC Card in this guide) is a network adapter that allows you to connect your PC to an Ethernet network using a 15-pin network cable. Figure 1-1 3C589D PC Card The 3C589D PC Card complies with the PC Card standard and
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    1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The LAN PC Card shown in Figure 1-2 (the 3CXE589DC PC Card in this guide) is a network adapter that allows you to connect your PC to an Ethernet network, using the XJACK® connector. The only difference between the PC Cards
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    SmartAgent™ software. (Refer to the 3Com Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software User Guide for more information.) Requirements Make sure your PC meets the following requirements: s PC Card (PCMCIA) Type II or Type III card slot and a 3 1/2-inch diskette drive. s Windows or DOS 3.1 and higher. s 80386
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    and NDIS 3 network operating systems including: s Microsoft Windows 95 s Microsoft Windows NT s Microsoft Windows for Workgroups s Banyan® VINES® s Microsoft LAN Manager s IBM LAN Server s Artisoft™ LANtastic®/AI s DEC® PATHWORKS® Network driver installation is described in Chapter 3. Ask your MIS
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    Link SmartAgent Support You can manage the PC Card using 3Com's Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software. Refer to the Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software User Guide for more information. Card Services Card Services, which is usually supplied with your PC, coordinates PC Card access to device drivers
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    items are missing, contact your authorized network supplier immediately. s LAN PC Card or LAN PC Card with XJACK Connector s PC Card cable and network cable s LAN PC Card User Guide s EtherDisk diskette For instructions on returning a product to 3Com, please refer to the Limited Warrantly in this
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    notebook computer and turn it on. 2 If you are connecting the 3C589D-TP PC Card, connect the PC Card network cable to the PC Card and to the network port. a Slide the PC Card . 3 If you are connecting the 3C589D-COMBO PC Card for 10BASE-T connections, connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the PC Card.
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    into the network port. c Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. 4 If you are connecting the 3C589D-COMBO PC Card, for 10BASE2 connections, connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the PC Card. You must supply your own BNC T-connector. a Connect the BNC T-connector to the PC Card
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    . b Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. 6 If you are connecting 3CXE589DC LAN PC Card for 10BASE-T connections, follow the instructions above. 7 If you are connecting the 3CXE589DC PC Card for 10BASE2 connections, connect the PC Card COMBO cable to the PC Card.
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    T-connector to the network cable. c Slide the PC Card all the way into the PC Card slot. CAUTION: Do not force the PC Card into the slot or you may bend the pins inside the slot. You may get messages from Windows 95 and Windows NT about installing the network driver. To install the network
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    driver instructions you should use. Instructions are provided in this chapter for each of the following environments: s Windows 95 version 4.00.950 or 4.00.950A s Windows 95 version 4.00.950B (OSR 2) s Windows NT version 4.0 s Windows NT version 3.51 s Windows for Workgroups Proceed to the driver
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    95 OSR2.The W95EL589.INF file loads the correct NDIS 4 driver for Windows 95. The NDIS 3 driver works with standard Windows 95 (versions 4.00.950 or 400.950a), Windows 95 OSR2, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows NT 3.51. The following instructions assume that you have not installed any other network adapter
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    Update Device Driver wizard window appears and states that it has detected the 3Com LAN PC Card. 2 Insert the EtherDisk diskette and click Next to begin driver installation. The following message appears: "Windows found the following updated driver for this device: 3Com EtherLink III PCMCIA (3C589D
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    files, enter the directory path for Windows 95 (typically C:\windows\options\cabs) or insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM. If during installation, the 3Com driver cannot be found, enter A:\ to point Windows to the driver. When installation is complete, Windows 95 prompts for restart. 5 Remove the EtherDisk
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    EtherLink III LAN PC Card to display a description of the 3C589D PC Card and its current status. The dialog box confirms that the PC Card is working properly. 7 Click the Cancel button to leave each dialog box and return to the Control Panel. You've confirmed successful driver installation. Windows NT
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    , and click OK. The Network Adapters list shows the 3Com EtherLink III (3C589D) LAN PC Card with a check mark on it. 10 Click Next to continue. 11 In the Network Protocols list, place a check mark next to each network protocol that Windows NT will use. The TCP/IP transport will already be selected
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    Click Next to install the selected components. 17 The Setup prompt states that Setup needs to copy Windows NT files. 18 Enter the path to the Windows NT installation files and click Continue. This opens the Etherlink III PC Card dialog box. 19 Enter the settings for the PC card. Select the appropriate
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    DRIVER 26 Select the appropriate domain or workgroup name for Windows Networking and click Next. 27 Click Finish to exit the Network Setup Wizard. 28 Remove the EtherDisk diskette from Drive A and click Yes to restart the PC. Windows NT OEM OPTION window opens, select 3Com EtherLink III (3C589D)
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    drive A and restart the PC. The driver installation is complete. To confirm installation, double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel. Click the Adapters tab. If the 3C589D does not appear on the list, see Chapter 4 for troubleshooting procedures. Windows NT Version 3.51 1 Make sure the PC
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    , NetBEUI protocol) in the Windows NT Setup Window. a Click OK. b If prompted, enter the directory name where the NT installation files are located. the included 32-bit driver. To ensure support for WFW v3.11, 3Com includes a 16-bit NDIS 2.0 driver. This driver offers full support for WFW, but may
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    drive A and click OK. A dialog box appears, prompting you to specify the drive or directory where the EL3C589D.DOS driver can be found. 9 Click OK to accept the default directory. Otherwise, if you need to specify the directory, type: a:\ndis2 10 Select 3Com EtherLink III LAN PC Card and click OK.
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    other Card Services devices. For more information, see Appendix A. The driver installation is complete. AutoLink for Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups, and DOS If only one PC Card has been installed, you can use 3Com
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    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 When prompted, type your user name and password. The driver installation is complete.
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    ELPC3.DOS Windows NT (v 4.0/3.51) WINNT.TXT EL589ND3.SYS/EL589ND4 Windows for Workgroups WFWNETWR.TXT (NetWare) 3C589.COM Windows for Workgroups WFWNDIS.TXT (NDIS 2 driver) ELPC3.DOS NetWare and Windows 3.11 NWDOSODI.TXT 3C589.COM NetWare and DOS, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups
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    DOS diagnostic program for your installed PC Card when you need to: s Test for setup/configuration and cabling s Test for PC Card problems s View PC Card statistics If you have already installed the network driver, you need to reboot and boot with a DOS diskette before you run the diagnostic program.
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    and Diagnostic program. The Echo Exchange Window appears. The Echo Exchange Test tests a 3Com adapter running at the same speed as the 3Com adapter. problem may be incorrect option settings, option settings that conflict with the settings of other boards, or improper installation. See "Troubleshooting
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    you are not using Card Services and you are using an device section of the new CONFIG.SYS file: device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems x=DE00-DFFF where x stands for a sample. Refer to the manual that accompanied the memory manager software for additional instructions and information on how to exclude
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    in a PC containing a PC Card standard and PCMCIA Release 2.01/2.1, Type II /Type III slot. s Make sure that the PC Card is correctly installed. Review the installation instructions in Chapter 2. s Inspect all cables and connections. Use the supplied cabling. s Make sure that the I/O Base Address and
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    to set it. Make sure that the Network Driver Optimization mode is set to Windows on the Configuration Information screen, described in Chapter 5. Refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation for more information. s If you experience problems that occur only when using the AutoLink program, display
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    CIS Memory Address I/O Base Address Default Setting Assigned by Card Services Assigned by Card Services Interrupt Request Level Assigned by Card Services Transceiver Type Auto-Sense Network Driver Optimization Windows or OS/2 client Power Management Enabled Available Settings 4 K contiguous
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    3Com EtherLink III LAN PC Card. 5 Click Properties. 6 Click on Enable or Disable power management. 7 Close the windows. The power management status is changed. Changing Configurations Settings with DOS You cannot change configuration settings if Card Services DOS prompt. For instructions, see the
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    EEPROM, but the PC will still use the values Card Services allocated at start-up. The configuration window appears. 6 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the Memory Address The CIS Memory requires a 4 K segment of memory for drivers and an 8 K block when you are running diagnostics. I/O Base Address
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    Sense. If the PC Card cannot automatically sense what type of cable is connected to the network, it will assign Twisted-Pair. Network Driver Optimization Network driver optimization can be selected for a DOS, Microsoft Windows, or IBM OS/2 client, or a server environment. Changing this option to
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    line and usually have a CS or SS in the driver name. Refer to your Card Services documentation for more information. Using the 3C589D PC Card Without Card Services If your PC does not have Card Services, the 3C589D PC Card uses the 3Com point enabler to manage system resources. The point enabler
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    CARD SERVICES The example, type this line in the CONFIG.SYS file: device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems x=DE00-DFFF where x stands for exclude, followed only a sample. Refer to the manual that accompanied the memory manager software for additional instructions and information. 4 Save the CONFIG.SYS
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    B SPECIFICATIONS The following table lists the physical specifications for the 3C589D PC Card. Specifications Table B-1 Range Operating temperature 0 to 55˚C (32 to 131˚F) Relative humidity 5 to 90% noncondensing Card Information Structure (CIS) Memory Size Drivers 4 K Diagnostics 8 K
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    Specifications (continued) Network Cable Specifications UTP Cable Requirements: Category 3 LAN and high-speed data cable (10 Mbps) that meets the -xxx or equivalent cabling Power Requirements Operating voltage +5 V ± 5% @ 50 mA Mean Time Between Failures (hours calculated) 3C589D-TP PC Card 40
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    Address for the 3C589D PC Card. For more information about Card Services, see Appendix A. Driver A program, usually resident in server or workstation memory, that through all, or a portion of, a data communications link or network. A loopback test permits the comparison of a returned signal with
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    and 3Com. A software specification used in network operating systems, such as IBM LAN Server or Microsoft LAN Manager, to create drivers for network adapters. NDIS drivers support multiple protocols and multiple adapters and can be unloaded from memory to conserve conventional DOS RAM space. PCMCIA
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    INDEX Numbers 3Com point enabler A-1 H hot swap support 1-3 A AutoLink program 3-12 for NetWare client installation 1-4 AutoLink.Log file 4-5 avoiding memory manager conflicts A-1 C cabling specifications B-2 Card Information Structure (CIS) memory size A-2, B-1 Card Services 1-5, A-1 CIS Memory
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    setting 5-4 troubleshooting 1-4 V verifying Card Services is installed A-1 W Windows 4-3, 4-5, A-1 Windows 95 installing the network driver 3-1, 3-3 OSR 2 network driver installation 3-3 which version are you running 3-2 Windows for Workgroups installing the network driver 3-10 Windows NT installing
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    and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is expressly approved by 3Com could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Refer to the manual for specifications on cabling types. Users should
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    to the EMC directive of the European Community. Such marking is indicative that this 3Com system meets or exceeds the following technical standards: s EN 55022-"Limits and Methods of Measurement "Declaration of Conformity" in accordance with the above standards has been made and is on file at 3Com.
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LAN PC Card
User Guide
Part No. 09-1349-000/BO695D
Published April 1998