3COM 3C589D User Manual

LAN PC Card
User Guide

Part No. 09-1349-000/BO695D
Published April 1998

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ONTENT

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BOUT THIS GUIDE

Introduction 1
How to Use This Guide 1
Conventions 2

1

I

NTRODUCTION

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

I

NSTALLING THE

Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-2

LAN PC C

ARD

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3

I

NSTALLING THE NETWORK DRIVER

Before You Install the Network Driver 3-1

Which Driver Installation Instructions Should You Use? 3-1

Windows 95 3-1

Which Windows 95 Version Are You Running? 3-2
Windows 95 Version 4.00.950A 3-3
Windows 95 Version 4.00.95B 3-3

Confirming Installation 3-5
Windows NT 3-5

Windows NT 4 Installation without Networking

Installed 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

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T

ROUBLESHOOTING

Testing the 3C589D PC Card 4-2
Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts 4-3
Troubleshooting Tips 4-4

5

C

HANGING CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Changing Power Management with Windows 95 5-2
Changing Configurations Settings with DOS 5-2
Configuration Settings Descriptions 5-3

CIS Memory Address 5-3

I/O Base Address 5-3

Interrupt Request Level 5-4

Transceiver Type 5-4

Network Driver Optimization 5-4

Power Management 5-4

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BOUT 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

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PECIFICATIONS

Specifications B-1

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LOSSARY

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LASS

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ERTIFICATION STATEMENT

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BOUT THIS

A

Introduction

This guide describes how to install, configure, and
troubleshoot the LAN PC Card (referred to as the 3C589D
PC Card in this guide).

If the information in the README.TXT file on the
diskette shipped with your product differs from the
information in this guide, follow the instructions in the
README.TXT file.

How to Use This Guide

The following table shows where to find specific
information in this guide.

If you are looking for: Turn to:

Overview Chapter 1
Installation and cabling Chapter 2
Network driver installation Chapter 3
Troubleshooting Chapter 4
Changing Configuration Chapter 5
Card Services information Appendix A
Specifications Appendix B
Technical support Appendix C
Definition of terms Glossary

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EtherDisk

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BOUT THIS GUIDE

Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list text and icon conventions that are
used throughout this guide:

Table 0-1

Convention Description

Text represented as

screen display

Text represented as

commands

Italics Italics

Text Conventions

This typeface

on your terminal screen, for example:

Login:

This typeface is used to represent commands that you

enter, for example:

A: Install [Enter]

[Enter] means to press the Enter or Return key.

are used to denote

is used to represent displays that appear

new terms

or

emphasis

.

Table 0-2

Icon Type Description

Notice Icons

Information Note Information notes call attention to

important features or instructions.

Caution Cautions alert you to personal safety risk,

system damage, or loss of data.

1

I

NTRODUCTION

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

The 3C589D PC Card complies with the PC Card standard
and operates in PCs containing Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association (PCMCIA) Release 2.0 or 2.1
Type II or Type III slots.

3C589D PC Card

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HAPTER

1: I

NTRODUCTION

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 is the connector.

Figure 1-2

3CXE589DC LAN PC Card

Features

Features

Parallel Tasking® II architecture for greater network

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speed.

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Power savings (when there is no network activity, the
3C589D PC Card turns off power to itself).

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Compliance with 10BASE-T and 10BASE2 standards.
Integrated Card Services support.

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“Hot Swap” support (you can remove and replace the
PC Card without rebooting the PC if you have Card
Services installed).

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Driver support for Microsoft® (NDIS) and Novell®
NetWare® (ODI) networks.

Automatic PC Card configuration (AutoLink™ program)

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for Novell NetWare DOS ODI.

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Windows® 95 Plug and Play support.

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EtherDisk® diskette containing the 3C589D PC Card

software, network drivers, and text files that contain
technical information about the 3C589D PC Card.

Network management capabilities using 3Com’s

■

Transcend® PC Link SmartAgent™
the

3Com T ranscend PC Link SmartAgent Software User

Guide

for more information.)

software. (Refer to

1-3

Requirements

Make sure your PC meets the following requirements:

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The EtherDisk diskette contains a README.TXT file that
describes important information that became available
after this guide was printed.

PC Card (PCMCIA) Type II or Type III card slot and a
3 1/2-inch diskette drive.

Windows or DOS 3.1 and higher.
80386 or higher processor.
450 K of lower memory available to run the installation

software.
Access to a network port for a network connection.

Call your MIS representative to get a network port.

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1: I

NTRODUCTION

Network Driver Installation Options

You must install the network driver on the
that allows the PC Card to work with your network operating
system. The PC Card works with the following network
operating systems:

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Novell NetWare

NDIS 2.01 and NDIS 3 network operating systems

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including:

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Microsoft Windows 95

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Microsoft Windows NT

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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups

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Banyan® VINES

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Microsoft LAN Manager

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IBM LAN Server

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Artisoft™ LANtastic®/AI

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DEC® PATHWORKS

Network driver installation is described in Chapter 3. Ask
your MIS representative or system administrator which type
of network operating system you are using.

®

®

EtherDisk

diskette

Troubleshooting

The PC Card software contains a DOS diagnostic program,
as described in chapters 4 and 5.

The DOS program performs the following functions for
Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups environments:

Runs diagnostics

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Allows you to change and display settings.
Detailed troubleshooting information is provided in

Chapter 4.

Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support

Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Support

You can manage the PC Card using 3Com’s Transcend PC
Link SmartAgent software. Refer to the

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, utilities, and
application programs. The 3C589D PC Card supports Card
Services, but does not require it to operate.

Card Services assigns the I/O Base Address, Interrupt
Request Level, and CIS Memory Base Address for the
3C589D PC Card. For more information about Card
Services, see Appendix A.

To install the PC Card, go to Chapter 2.

1-5

Transcend PC Link

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NSTALLING THE

LAN

2

PC C

This chapter describes how to install the 3C589D PC Card.

Install LAN PC Card

Connect network
cable to PC Card

Connect network

cable to network

Figure 2-1

ARD

3C589D PC Card Installation

Unpack the PC Card. If any of these items are missing,
contact your authorized network supplier immediately.

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LAN PC Card or LAN PC Card with XJACK Connector

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PC Card cable and network cable
LAN PC Card User Guide

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■

EtherDisk

For instructions on returning a product to 3Com, please
refer to the Limited Warrantly in this guide.

diskette

2-2 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE LAN PC CARD

Connecting the LAN PC Cards

1 Remove all PC Cards from your 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 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.

3 If you are connecting the 3C589D-COMBO PC Card for

10BASE-T connections, connect the PC Card COMBO
cable to the PC Card.

Connecting the LAN PC Cards 2-3

a Attach one RJ-45 network cable to the RJ-45 port on

the PC Card COMBO cable.

b Insert the other RJ-45 connector 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 COMBO

cable port.

b Connect the BNC 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.