3COM Remote Network Adapter User Manual

®

Fast EtherLink®adapters:

Ensuring an easy migration path to
high-speed networking

Guide to 3Com
Desktop, Portable,
and Remote Network

EtherLink III adapters:

Delivering superior performance
and value to the desktop

EtherLink III PC Cards: Providing
superior performance and flexibility
for the notebook

TokenLink®III and TokenLink

™

Velocity

outstanding price/performance
for Token Ring

TokenLink III PC Cards:

Featuring excellent price/perfor­mance and ease of use for the
notebook

FDDILink

affordable performance and fault
tolerance for PCI and EISA servers

adapters: Featuring

™

adapters: Providing

Adapters

For Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring,
FDDI, ATM, and ISDN Connectivity

ATMLink™adapters: Offering
high performance and a smooth
migration to ATM networking

3Com Impact™ISDN digital
modems and adapters: Providing

high-speed remote network access

Adapter support: Fast adapter
support anytime, from anywhere.

W HY CHOOSE 3COM NETWORK ADAPTERS?

Because 3Com can meet all your needs for personal computer connectivity
with a complete range of high-performance, reliable adapter products:
world-renowned desktop adapters; high-performance PC Cards; and
high-speed ISDN digital modems and adapters.

Desktop Products—
Performance and Value

Whether you manage a large and com­plex network or a few dynamic work­groups, 3Com has the right solution for
your network. Choose industry-leading
adapters offering the best price/perfor­mance, manageability, ease of use,
and reliability for Fast Ethernet,
Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and
ATM networks.

3Com EtherLink®III adapters, the
world’s most popular Ethernet cards,
are unbeatable for performance
and value. 3Com’s exclusive
Parallel Tasking®technology supports
Fast EtherLink 10/100 adapters and
EtherLink III adapters, ramping up
your network’s performance while
driving down its costs.

TokenLink®III adapters and
TokenLink Velocity™PCI adapters are
your best price/performance solution
for Token Ring. TokenLink III adapters
build value by guaranteeing 100-per­cent compatibility with IBM®drivers
and applications; the TokenLink
Velocity adapter is the high-perfor­mance choice for your PCI computers.

FDDILink™adapters bring fault toler­ance and increased bandwidth to your
PCI and EISA servers as well as high­performance workstations. Count
on FDDILink adapters to transfer a
large amount of data with low CPU
utilization.

3Com ATMLink™adapters offer you a
smooth transition from your legacy sys­tem to high-performance ATM. The
adapters support LAN Emulation,
allowing you to scale up to ATM incre­mentally without interrupting your net­work’s activity. Plus, you get complete
end-to-end 155 Mbps connectivity,
from the desktop to the backbone.

Portable Products—
Performance and Flexibility

When you are on the road or working
at a remote site, you can count on
3Com for connectivity. 3Com
EtherLink III and TokenLink III
PC Cards ensure you fast and easy
network connections, giving you the
performance from your notebook that
you have on your desktop. With 3Com
PC Cards, you have the convenience
and flexibility of fast, easy installation
and use, along with guaranteed
compatibility with leading notebook
computers.

The EtherLink III LAN PC Card is a
credit card-size package that delivers
full Parallel Tasking performance that
outpaces competitors’ cards by up to 46
percent. It installs automatically
through Windows®95’s plug-and-play
feature; for PCs running DOS or
Windows 3.1, 3Com’s AutoLink™soft­ware automatically configures the card.

The EtherLink III LAN+Modem PC
Card is the fastest Ethernet PC card
you can buy combined with the fastest

28.8 Kbps modem. In addition to high­speed access, the modem’s leading­edge 16-bit technology gives you maxi­mum modem performance and connec­tion reliability. Intelligent diagnostics
in 3Com’s unique AutoIQ™eliminate
notebook installation problems, giv­ing you hassle-free installation.

The 3Com TokenLink III PC Card
adapter has all of the great features of
TokenLink III adapters—fast and con­venient setup, great manageability, full
IBM compatibility, and proven reliabil­ity. Plus, this credit card-sized adapter
easily beats the competition for hassle­free installation and ease of use.

Remote Access Products—
High-Speed Network Access

When you want to surf the Net,
telecommute, or connect after hours
to your company’s network, let 3Com
Impact™ISDN external digital
modems and ISA adapters bring you
easy and fast access.

The 3Com Impact ISDN external dig­ital modem, using Multilink PPP
(Point-to-Point Protocol), gives you a
lightening-fast transfer rate of up to
128 Kbps—four times faster than
today’s fastest analog modems. This
easy-to-use modem provides simulta­neous fax, voice, and data capability,
with the added convenience of an
analog voice port. Plus, its step-by­step installation software gets you
online quickly—so you are ready to
browse the Web or access your cor­porate LAN, without waiting.

The 3Com Impact ISDN ISA adapter
provides a direct interface to your
PC’s internal bus. And with Multilink
PPP, it gives you the highest possible
transmission speed for remote LAN
access—128 Kbps. From your remote
site, you have the high-speed network
access you need to quickly transfer
large data files and e-mail messages.
This ISDN ISA adapter emulates an
Ethernet adapter to give you full
compatibility with corporate LANs,
and is the industry’s easiest to install.

Why buy 3Com adapters?

Because 3Com gives you complete con­nectivity solutions unsurpassed for per­formance, value, quality, manageability,
and reliability.

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How Parallel Tasking
Maximizes Performance in
Ethernet Environments

For premium performance, without a
price premium, choose an adapter
based on 3Com’s patented Parallel
Tasking architecture.

All Fast EtherLink and EtherLink III
adapters include Parallel Tasking, the
third generation in Ethernet adapter
technology. 3Com’s exclusive Parallel
Tasking technology incorporates
several innovations that improve your
network’s data throughput.

First it overlaps, or pipelines,
processing tasks to speed data
transmission and reception. For
example, a Fast EtherLink or
EtherLink III adapter begins writing
the first portion of a data frame onto
the wire before it has completed
reading it from PC memory.

Secondly, Parallel Tasking continually
adjusts the timing of interrupts to

eliminate the lag that slows down
other adapters. Thirdly, Fast EtherLink
and EtherLink III adapters automati­cally tune and optimize themselves
for their operating environments,
resulting in maximum performance
within any system configuration.

By standardizing on Fast EtherLink
and EtherLink III adapters, you can
deliver dramatic performance advan­tages to network users throughout
your organization. Implement Parallel
Tasking architecture on PCs with ISA,
PCI, EISA, MCA, or PC Card buses.
Improve throughput on virtually any
Fast Ethernet or Ethernet network—
whether it is running a NetWare,
Windows, or UNIX®operating system,
whether it is connected by thin coax
or twisted-pair cabling. Wherever you
want peak performance for an afford­able price, plug in a Fast EtherLink or
EtherLink III adapter.

Parallel Tasking architecture is
implemented on all Fast EtherLink

®

TOP SPEED IN
FAST ETHERNET

AND ETHERNET

ENVIRONMENTS

and EtherLink III adapters as a single
ASIC. By reducing the number of
adapter components, 3Com’s ASIC
design delivers higher-performance
adapters with greater reliability,
lower prices, and unmatched value.

Fast EtherLink and EtherLink III
adapters consistently outperform
other vendors’ Ethernet adapters, as
shown in independent tests conduct­ed by LANQuest Labs and PC
Magazine, as well as other third­party benchmarks. For a copy of
Parallel Tasking test results, call
1-800-NET-3Com in the United States,
or your local 3Com office or reseller.

SECOND-GENERATION ADAPTER

THIRD-GENERATION ADAPTER

WITH

PARALLEL TASKING

Start to Finish:
Parallel Tasking
is Faster

Parallel Tasking, a unique 3Com­developed architecture, can more
than double data throughput speed.

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®

3

F AST ETHERLINK ADAPTERS

3Com Fast EtherLink 10/100 adapters
set the industry standard for
performance. With 3Com’s exclusive
Parallel Tasking technology, you
can get maximum speeds at both
10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.

Fast EtherLink 10/100 Family: Providing superior
performance and an easy migration path to high­speed networking.

Dual-speed Fast EtherLink PCI and
EISA adapters deliver maximum
network performance to your high­performance PCs and servers. They
also ensure a smooth migration to
high-speed networking.

By employing 3Com’s
Parallel Tasking architecture,
Fast EtherLink 10/100 adapters
let you run at the fastest data
throughput rates in both 10BASE-T
and 100BASE-T environments.
You can move from 10 Mbps to
100 Mbps simply by moving the
adapter cable connection to a
100BASE-T hub port. The adapter
auto-senses the hub-port speed and
reconfigures with no hardware or
software changes.

Turn to Fast EtherLink adapters
when you’re looking for:

■

Superior performance. By

completing separate tasks in
parallel—and transferring data with
maximum efficiency—3Com’s
Parallel Tasking architecture
provides superior performance at
both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.

■

Easy migration. Fully

compatible with 10BASE-T
equipment, the Fast EtherLink
adapter maintains the IEEE 802.3
protocol. Install the adapter once,
and it auto-senses the hub speed to
automatically operate with all major
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX hub
types—switched or shared.

■

Guaranteed compatibility. The

Fast EtherLink PCI adapter is
guaranteed compatible with
PCI-compliant PCs (or your
money back!)

■

Easy installation and

management. Use 3Com’s

AutoLink auto-installation software
to complete a NetWare client
installation in less than three
minutes. To simplify day-to-day
operation, Fast EtherLink adapters
provide SNMP and DMI manage­ability as well as LEDs that show
link integrity, activity, and speed of
operation.

■

High reliability. State-of-the-art

design and ASIC hardware integra­tion have earned 3Com adapters a
worldwide reputation for top
quality. Fast EtherLink adapters are
also backed by a lifetime warranty.

■

Best value. Only the

Ethernet leader can offer the
industry’s top performance and
extensive functionality at such an
attractive price.

■

Support for Windows 95 and

plug-and-play PCs. Fast EtherLink

adapters automatically support
plug-and-play PCs, and provide
seamless Windows 95 support.

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H OW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FAST ETHERLINK ADAPTERS

WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER

10BASE-T: Category 3,4 PCI Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink PCI
or 5 UTP on two pairs up (All PCI-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C595-TX
to 328 ft/100m

EISA Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink EISA

(All EISA-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C597-TX

100BASE-TX: Category 5 PCI Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink PCI
UTP on two pairs up to (All PCI-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C595-TX
328 ft/100m

EISA Fastest data throughput rates in both Fast EtherLink EISA

(All EISA-bus PCs) 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T environments. 3C597-TX

Save on Quantity Orders

Fast EtherLink EISA adapters available in 5-packs; Fast EtherLink PCI adapters available in 5-, 20-, and 60-packs.

FAST ETHERLINK ADAPTER SUPPORT

Fast EtherLink

3Com TriROM (BootP, RPL, Netware, RomShield) ▼
3Com NFS with DPA* ▼
3Com OSI/ES with DPA* ▼
3Com TCP with DPA* ▼
Artisoft LANtastic* ▼
AT&T LAN Manager* ▼
Banyan VINES* ❍
Beame & Whiteside BW-TCP, BW-NPS* ▼
BSDi BSD/OS
Century Software Tiny Term* ▼
Crynwr/Clarkson Packet Driver* ▼
DCA/Tiara 10Net* ▼
DEC Pathworks* ▼
Essex Systems TCP/2* ▼
Frontier Tech FTAM, x.25, x.400, TCP* ▼
FTP Software PC/TCP* ▼
Hayes LANstep* ▼
IBM OS/2 LAN Server* ▼
James River Group ICE.TCP* ▼
Lanworks TriROM (BootP, RPL, Netware, RomShield) ▼
Linux Linux 1.2 ▼
Locus Computing PC Interface, PC Xsight* ▼
McAfee RomShield Anti-Virus ■
MicroPort UNIX System VR4 ▼
Microsoft LAN Manager* ▼
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups* ▼

PCI 3C595-TX

EISA 3C597-TX

▼

Fast EtherLink

PCI 3C595-TX

Microsoft Windows NT* ▼
Microsoft Windows NT for Power PC ▼
Microsoft Windows 95 ▼
NetManage Chameleon, IPX/link, Newt* ▼
Network Research Corp. Fusion* ▼
Novell LAN Workplace DOS* ▼
Novell NetWare 386 3.x Server* (2.x ,3.x, 4.x) ▼
Novell NetWare ODI Client* (2.x ,3.x, 4.x) ▼
Novell NetWare 4.0x Server* ▼
Novell Netware Requester for OS/2 ▼
Novell UnixWare ▼
Pacer PacerLink* ▼
Performance Tech Power Lan* ▼
Polygon poly-COM, poly-LINK* ▼
Polygon poly-NET, poly-STAR* ▼
Santa Cruz Operation LAN Manager for UNIX ▼
Santa Cruz Operation NFS, Open Desktop, OSI ▼
Santa Cruz Operation TCP/IP for UNIX ▼
SunSelect PC-NFS* ▼
Sun SunSoft Interactive 386/xi SRV3 ▼
Sun SunSoft Solaris 2.0 for X.86 ▼
Touch Communications OSI* ▼
University of Illinois NCSA Telnet* ▼
University of Illinois PCbridge, PCroute* ▼
Walker, Richer & Quinn Reflections* ▼
The Wollongong Group Pathway Access* ▼

EISA 3C597-TX

▼ board supportedtin development ❍ client only

■

available in TriROM and BootWare Plus only

*Drivers for this product are available on the EtherDisk

are available from independent software vendors.

The product names above are the trademarks of their respective companies.

®

diskette shipped with each Fast EtherLink adapter or 5-pack; other product drivers

5

E THERLINK III ADAPTERS

The EtherLink III Parallel Tasking Family:
The world’s most popular Ethernet adapters.

The EtherLink III family
of network adapters delivers
the superior performance of
Parallel Tasking architecture
to PCs with ISA, PCI, MCA,
EISA, and PC Card buses.
The adapters support twisted
pair and coaxial Ethernet
connections.

3Com EtherLink III Parallel
Tasking adapters deliver outstand­ing value, reliability, and compati­bility, as well as the fastest through­put of any network interface card
available today.

EtherLink III Parallel Tasking
adapters set the standard for data
transfer speeds by simultaneously
performing multiple processing
tasks. With an EtherLink III adapter
in your PC or notebook, you get
the fastest data throughput, regard­less of the PC bus type used.
3Com offers EtherLink III models
for ISA, MCA, EISA, PCI, and
PC Card buses.

You’ll want to have EtherLink III
adapters if you’re looking for:

■

Superior performance.

EtherLink III Parallel Tasking
adapters consistently outperform
competing adapters, in all major
environments including NetWare,
Windows 95, Windows NT,
Banyan VINES.

®

™

and

■

32-bit bus mastering. High-

performance EtherLink III PCI
and EISA adapters provide 32-bit
bus mastering, giving you a wide
data path, fast transfers, and low
CPU utilization. With Parallel
Tasking, they also provide the
fastest data throughput. This makes
them ideal for both servers and
multitasking clients.

■

Speed and safety for portables.

The EtherLink III PC Card and
LAN+Modem PC Card (the PC
Card with a 28.8 Kbps modem)
pack the fastest performance into a
credit card-sized package. And
you’re safe wherever you go—they
are guaranteed compatible with a
wide range of notebooks with and
without Card Services, are simple
to install, and conserve power and
time between battery charges.

■

Unsurpassed ease-of-use.

3Com’s AutoLink auto-installation
software automates installation and
configuration tasks for DOS and
Windows 3.1. For NetWare LANs,
a single menu choice completes the
installation, including the down-

loading of NetWare Universal client
files from the server.

■

Support for Windows 95 and

plug-and-play PCs. EtherLink III

adapters automatically support
plug-and-play PCs, and provide
seamless Windows 95 support.

■

Extensive compatibility.

EtherLink III adapters are the
world’s most popular cards. You
can count on the fullest range of
Ethernet software support in the
industry.

■

Proven reliability. For

optimal reliability, all EtherLink III
components are integrated into one
ASIC. Furthermore, 3Com backs all
EtherLink III adapters with a
lifetime warranty.

■

Superior manageability.

Driver-integrated SmartAgent

®

intelligent agents provide powerful
SNMP and DMI manageability
using 3Com’s Transcend

®

WorkGroup Manager or Enterprise
Manager for Windows applications.

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H OW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ETHERLINK ADAPTERS

WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER

Unshielded ISA Highest-performance, easiest-to-install, EtherLink III
Twisted Pair (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) and low-cost 16-bit ISA adapter. 3C509B-TP
(UTP) AUI and RJ-45 connectors.

For 10BASE-T only environments the twisted- EtherLink III
pair only adapter offers great value. RJ-45 3C509B-TPO
connector.

PCI Highest-performance 32-bit PCI 10 Mbps EtherLink III

(All PCI-bus PCs) bus mastering adapter. RJ-45 connector. 3C590-TPO

EISA Highest performance, low-cost 32-bit EISA EtherLink III

(All EISA-bus PCs) 10 Mbps bus mastering adapter. 3C592-TPO

RJ-45 connector.

Micro Channel (MCA) Highest-performance, low-cost EtherLink III

(All MCA-bus PS/2s and PCs) 16/32-bit MCA adapter. 3C529-TP

PC Card Highest-performance PC Card adapter EtherLink III

(All PCs with a PCMCIA slot) available. RJ-45 and BNC connectors. 3C589C-TP

Highest-performance PC Card with EtherLink III
fastest analog modem (28.8 Kbps). 3C562-TP*

Mixed UTP ISA Highest-performance, easiest-to-install, EtherLink III
and Coax (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) low-cost 16-bit adapter. AUI, RJ-45, 3C509B-COMBO

and BNC connectors.

PCI Highest-performance 32-bit PCI 10 Mbps bus EtherLink III

(All PCI-bus PCs) mastering adapter. AUI, RJ-45, and BNC 3C590-COMBO

connectors.

EISA Highest performance, low-cost 32-bit EISA EtherLink III

(All EISA bus-PCs) 10 Mbps bus mastering adapter. AUI, RJ-45, 3C592-COMBO

and BNC connectors.

PC Card Highest-performance PC Card adapter EtherLink III

(All PCs with a PCMCIA slot) available. RJ-45 and BNC connectors. 3C589C-COMBO

Highest-performance PC Card adapter EtherLink III
with fastest analog modem (28.8 Kbps). 3C562-COMBO**

Coax ISA Highest-performance, easiest-to install, and EtherLink III

(All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) low-cost 16-bit ISA adapter for coax-based 3C509B

networks. AUI and BNC connectors.

PCI Highest performance, low-cost 32-bit PCI EtherLink III

(All PCI-bus PCs) 10 Mbps bus mastering adapter. 3C590-COMBO

AUI, RJ-45, and BNC connectors.

EISA Highest performance, low-cost 32-bit EISA EtherLink III

(All EISA-bus PCs) 10 Mbps bus mastering adapter. 3C592-COMBO

AUI, RJ-45, and BNC connectors.

Micro Channel (MCA) Highest-performance, low-cost EtherLink III

(All MCA-bus PS/2s and PCs) 16/32-bit MCA adapter. 3C529

Save on Quantity Orders

In addition to selling its adapters individually, 3Com packages its adapters to provide you with maximum cost savings.
All EtherLink adapters are available in 5-packs. 3C529 and 3C529-TP (EtherLink III 16/32-Bit MCA adapters) are also available in 30-packs; 3C509B, 3C509B-TP,

3C509B-TPO, and 3C509B-COMBO (EtherLink III 16-Bit ISA adapters) are also available in 20-, 60-, and 100-packs. 3C590-TPO, 3C590-COMBO (EtherLink III PCI Bus
Master adapters), and 3C595-TX (Fast EtherLink 10/100 PCI adapters) are also available in 20- and 60-packs. Each multi-pack includes one diskette (3
one manual.

*These products are currently qualified for Canada and the United States only. Versions for other countries are scheduled to ship by mid-1996.
**Available mid-1996.

1

/2 inches) and

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E THERLINK ADAPTER SUPPORT

EtherLink III ISA 3C509B,

EtherLink III PCI 3C590, EISA 3C592

MCA 3C529

(and Fast EtherLink)

EtherLink III

LAN+Modem

EtherLink III PC Card 3C589C

PC Card 3C562

3Com NFS with DPA* ▼▼▼▼
3Com OSI/ES with DPA* ▼▼▼▼
3Com TCP with DPA* ▼▼▼▼
3Com TriROM (BootP, RPL,

Netware, RomShield) ▼▼
Artisoft LANtastic* ▼▼▼▼
AT&T LAN Manager* ▼▼▼▼
Banyan VINES* ▼❍❍❍
Beame & BW-TCP,

Whiteside BW, NPS* ▼▼▼▼
BSDi BSD/OS ▼▼

▼

Century
Software Tiny Term* ▼▼▼▼

Crynwr/Clarkson Packet Driver* ▼▼ ▼
DCA/Tiara 10Net* ▼▼▼▼
DEC Pathworks* ▼▼▼▼
Essex Systems TCP/2* ▼▼▼▼
Farallon Phone Net Talk* ▼
Frontier Tech FTAM, x.25, x.400, TCP* ▼▼▼▼
FTP Software PC/TCP* ▼▼▼▼
Hayes LANstep* ▼▼▼▼
IBM AIX for PS/2 ✖
IBM OS/2 LAN Server* ▼▼▼▼
James River

Group ICE.TCP* ▼▼▼▼
Lanworks TriROM (NetWare, RPL,

BootP, RomShield) ▼▼
Linux Linux 1.2 ▼▼ ▼

▼

Locus Computing PC Interface,

PC Xsight* ▼▼▼▼
Lynx Lynx Os ▼
McAfee RomShield Anti-Virus ■■
MicroPort UNIX System VR4 ▼
Microsoft LAN Manager* ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups* ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows NT* ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows NT for Power PC ▼▼ ▼

†

Microsoft Windows 95 ▼▼▼▼
NetManage Chameleon, IPX/link,

Newt* ▼▼▼▼

EtherLink III PCI 3C590, EISA 3C592

EtherLink III ISA 3C509B,

MCA 3C529

(and Fast EtherLink)

EtherLink III

LAN+Modem

EtherLink III PC Card 3C589C

PC Card 3C562

Network
Research Corp. Fusion* ▼▼▼▼

Novell LAN Workplace DOS* ▼▼ ▼
Novell NetWare 286 2.x Server* ▼
Novell NetWare 386 3.x Server* ▼▼ ▼
Novell NetWare ODI Client*

(2.x, 3.x, 4.x) ▼▼▼▼

Novell NetWare Requester

for OS/2* ▼▼ ▼

▼

Novell NetWare 4.0x Server* ▼▼ ▼
Novell Netware 4.1 Universal

Server* ▼▼
Novell UnixWare ▼▼ ▼
Pacer PacerLink* ▼▼ ▼
Performance Tech Power LAN* ▼▼ ▼
Polygon poly-COM, poly-LINK* ▼▼▼▼
Polygon poly-NET, poly-STAR* ▼▼▼▼
Santa Cruz LAN Manager

Operation for UNIX ▼▼ ▼
Santa Cruz NFS, Open

Operation Desktop, OSI ▼▼ ▼
Santa Cruz

Operation TCP/IP for UNIX ▼▼ ▼
SunSelect PC-NFS8* ▼▼▼▼
Sun SunSoft

Interactive 386/xi SRV3 ▼▼ ▼
Sun SunSoft

Solaris 2.0 for X.86 ▼▼ ▼

▼

SysKonnect SK-Passport 2.0 ▼
Touch

Communications OSI* ▼▼▼▼
University

of Illinois NCSA Telnet* ▼▼ ▼
University

of Illinois PCbridge, PCroute* ▼▼ ▼
Walker, Richer

& Quinn Reflections* ▼▼▼▼
The Wollongong

Group Pathway Access* ▼▼▼▼

▼ board supportedtin development ❍ client only ■ available only in TriROM and BootWare Plus✖3C529 only
*Drivers for this product are available on the EtherDisk

available from independent software vendors.

†

8

Ships with Windows NT

The product names above are the trademarks of their respective companies.

®

diskette shipped with each EtherLink adapter or 5-pack; other product drivers are

3Com Ensures You the Easiest
Adapter Installation Ever

Whether you use Windows 95 or AutoLink
software, 3Com adapters make your
installation the easiest ever.

Plug-and-Play Support for
Windows 95

When you work in the Windows 95 environ­ment, adapter configuration is effortless
with a 3Com adapter that supports
Windows 95 and its plug-and-play* feature.
Installation is as simple as plugging in
your 3Com adapter; Windows 95 auto­matically detects and configures the card.
The computer and Windows 95 seam­lessly adjust to the new configuration with­out your having to set IRQs or I/O port
addresses.

What’s more, when you install an
EtherLink III PC Card or TokenLink III 16/4
PC Card, you can install and remove it
while your computer is powered on, “hot
swapping” your adapter. Immediately
after you insert the adapter, Windows 95
recognizes its type, capabilities, and
requirements, then loads the appropriate
plug-and-play–compliant driver—without
requiring you to restart the system.

AutoLink Software for NetWare

When you work with DOS/Windows 3.x
clients in a NetWare server environment,
3Com AutoLink software automatically
configures your adapter.

Even better, AutoLink software ships free
with 3Com Fast EtherLink, EtherLink III,
TokenLink III, and TokenLink Velocity
adapters.** With AutoLink, you can com­plete adapter configuration and install
NetWare client files in about three min­utes for NetWare clients running
DOS/Windows 3.1. AutoLink works with
or without a network present. If a
NetWare server can be found, AutoLink
looks for a custom or updated configura­tion to install to the client. If no server is
present, AutoLink quickly installs Novell’s
Universal (VLM) client right from the
3Com diskette.

AutoLink provides time-saving, worry-free
auto-installation and auto-configuration,
so that even a nontechnical person can
easily achieve the perfect configuration
right away.

* The TokenLink III ISA and EISA versions are not
plug-and-play.
** Not available for TokenLink III EISA versions.

LOG ON IN

MINUTES:

3COM SIMPLIFIES
FAST ETHERNET,
ETHERNET,

AND TOKEN RING

ADAPTER
INSTALLATION

With your 3Com adapter or PC Card in
the Windows 95 environment, you can
move into the Network Neighborhood
effortlessly and take advantage of
Windows 95’s wide range of networking
capabilities.

9

T OKENLINK III AND TOKENLINK VELOCITY ADAPTERS

3Com TokenLink III and
TokenLink Velocity Token Ring
adapters feature unsurpassed
price/performance and ease­of-use.

The TokenLink III Family and TokenLink Velocity Adapter:
Leading price/performance network adapters for all your
Token Ring needs.

With 3Com TokenLink III adapters,
you get the cost-effective and
reliable solutions you’d expect
from 3Com, plus 100-percent
compatibility and unprecedented
ease-of-use in Token Ring
environments.

With the TokenLink Velocity PCI
adapter you get a winning combina­tion of high performance with low
CPU utilization and competitive
pricing.

TokenLink III and TokenLink
Velocity adapters carry a lifetime
warranty that assures reliable
operation.

Turn to the TokenLink III adapter
family for:

■

Guaranteed IBM compatibility.

All TokenLink III adapters ensure
100-percent compatibility with
IBM shared-memory adapters and
drivers, or your money back.

■

Fast, easy installation.

TokenLink III adapters come with
AutoLink software that lets you
complete your adapter installa­tion—including downloading of
NetWare client files—in about three
minutes. Completely software
configurable, TokenLink III
adapters also include an on-board
universal boot PROM so you can
easily download drivers from popu­lar network operating systems.

■

Full management. TokenLink III

adapters give you SNMP and DMI
management all the way to the
desktop with 3Com’s Transcend
WorkGroup Manager.

Look to the TokenLink Velocity
PCI adapter for:

■

High performance. The 32-bit

bus mastering interface achieves
burst speeds up to 132 Mbytes/sec
with the industry’s lowest CPU
utilization.

■

Easy installation. The 3Com

TokenLink Velocity adapter is fully
compliant with the PCI plug-and­play standard to reduce installation
time. It includes 3Com’s AutoLink
software for DOS and Windows 3.1
environments. It is also equipped
with automatic media detection and
connection status LEDs to simplify
installation and reconfiguration.

■

Superior price/performance.

Priced to deliver 32-bit perfor­mance without the 32-bit price, the
TokenLink Velocity adapter gives
you outstanding price/performance.

■

Your choice of buses and

wiring. TokenLink III adapters

support ISA, EISA, and PC Card
buses, all with twisted-pair (STP
and UTP) network connections.

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H OW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOKENLINK III ADAPTERS

WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER

Unshielded ISA 8/16-bit, 100% IBM compatible, auto- or TokenLink III 16/4
Twisted Pair (UTP) (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter. Excellent 3C619C
and Shielded price/performance, and the easiest-to-
Twisted Pair (STP) install.

EISA 32-bit, 100% IBM compatible, auto- or TokenLink III 16/4

(All EISA-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter. Excellent 3C679

price/performance.

PC Card 16-bit, 100% IBM compatible adapter TokenLink III 16/4

(All PCs with a PCMCIA slot) with superior hot-swapping capabilities. 3C689

Transparent Card Services support.
The fastest and easiest-to-install and use.

PCI 32-bit, high performance, auto- or TokenLink

(All PCI-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter. Velocity PCI

Supports plug-and-play, Low CPU 3C339
utilization. Excellent price/performance.

Save on Quantity Orders

In addition to selling its adapters individually, 3Com packages its adapters to provide you with maximum cost savings.
All 3C679 (TokenLink III 16/4 EISA adapters) and 3C689 (TokenLink III 16/4 PC Card adapters) are available in 5-packs. 3C619C (TokenLink III 16/4 ISA adapters)

are available in 10- and 60-packs. 3C339 (TokenLink Velocity PCI adapters) are available in 10 packs.
Each multi-pack includes one set of diskettes (5-

1

/4 and 3-1/2 inches, or 3-1/2 inches only for ISA and PC Card adapters) and one manual.

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T OKENLINK III AND TOKENLINK VELOCITY ADAPTER SUPPORT

TokenLink Velocity

TokenLink III 16/4

TokenLink III 16/4

16-bit ISA 3C619C

TokenLink III 16/4

16-bit PC Card 3C689

TokenLink Velocity

32-bit EISA 3C679

PCI 3C339

3Com 3+Open DOS LAN

Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 ▼▼▼▼

3Com 3+Open OS/2 LAN

Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 ▼▼▼▼
3Com NFS with DPA ▼▼▼▼
3Com OSI/ES with DPA ▼▼▼▼
3Com TCP with DPA ▼▼▼▼
Attachmate Extra Windows ▼▼▼▼
Banyan VINES 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.5 ▼▼▼▼
DCA IRMA Workstation

for Windows ▼▼▼▼
DCA Microsoft Select

Communications Server ▼▼▼▼
DCA Microsoft Select

Communications

Workstation ▼▼▼▼
IBM APPC/PC 1.1 ▼▼▼▼
IBM AS/400 PC Support,

Client Access/400 ▼▼▼▼
IBM Asynchronous

Communications Server ▼▼▼▼
IBM Asynchronous

Connection Server ▼▼▼▼
IBM Bridge Program

Local Token Ring

Bridge/DOS ▼▼
IBM Communications

Manager/2 ▼▼▼▼
IBM DOS LAN Requester ▼▼▼▼
IBM LAN Manager 1.1, 2.0 ▼▼▼▼
IBM LAN Network Manager ▼▼▼▼
IBM NetBIOS (LAN Support

Program) 1.10, 1.12,

1.2, 1.3 ▼▼▼▼

IBM OS/2 Database

Manager v. 1.2 ▼▼▼▼
IBM OS/2 E.E. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 ▼▼
IBM OS/2 LAN Server 1.0,

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ▼▼▼▼
IBM OS/2 Office Vision/2 ▼▼▼▼
IBM PC LAN Program 1.2, 1.3 ▼▼▼▼
IBM Personal Communications/

3270 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ▼▼▼▼

IBM Remote Initial

Program Load ▼▼

IBM TCP/IP for

DOS, TCP/IP for OS/2 ▼▼▼▼

IBM 3270 Emulation

Program 3.0.x ▼▼▼▼

TokenLink III 16/4

16-bit ISA 3C619C

IBM 3270 Workstation

Program ▼▼

Microsoft DOS LAN Manager

1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 ▼▼▼▼

Microsoft LAN Manager Remote

Program Load, DOS
and OS/2 ▼▼

Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager

1.1, 2.0, 2.2 ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft SNA Server v. 21.1 ▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows NT ▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.1, ▼▼▼▼
Microsoft Windows 95 ▼▼▼▼
Novell ELS NetWare Levels

I & II 2.1x ▼▼

Novell LAN Workplace for

DOS v. 5.0 ▼▼▼▼

Novell NetWare 286 2.1x ▼▼
Novell NetWare 386

3.0, 3.1x, 4.0 ▼▼▼
Novell NetWare Advanced 2.1x ▼▼
Novell NetWare Client for

DOS/MS Windows ▼▼▼▼

Novell NetWare Client for

OS/2 ▼▼▼

Novell NetWare Lite 1.0x ▼▼▼▼
Novell NetWare Remote Boot

Facility * DOS, OS/2 ▼▼
Novell NetWare for SAA ▼▼▼▼
Novell SFT NetWare 2.1x, 2.2 ▼▼
Novell 3270 Workstation

for DOS ▼▼▼▼
Novell 3270 Workstation

for Windows ▼▼▼▼
Santa Cruz UNIX v. 3.0

Operation Open Server ▼▼
Sunsoft Interactive

386/xi SVR3 ▼▼
Sunsoft Solaris

2.0 for x.86 ▼▼

Walldata Rumba Office for

Windows ▼▼▼▼
Wollongong Pathway Access

Release 3.2 for

DOS and Windows ▼▼▼▼

TokenLink III 16/4

TokenLink III 16/4

32-bit EISA 3C679

16-bit PC Card 3C689

PCI 3C339

▼ board supported

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*Operates only on TokenLink III and IBM TROPIC chip adapters
The product names above are the trademarks of their respective companies.

FDDILINK ADAPTERS

The FDDILink Family: Setting the standard for
affordability in high-performance adapters.

An affordable package of
high-performance and fault
tolerance for servers and
workstations with the PCI or
EISA bus. 3Com FDDILink
adapters deliver low CPU
utilization and advanced
network resiliency.

3Com FDDILink adapters give you
affordable performance and fault
tolerance for high-speed, high­bandwidth networks. FDDILink
adapters transfer a large amount of
data from peripherals to the LAN
with very low CPU utilization,
using bus mastering and an on­board 128-KB RAM buffer to meet
the demands of high-performance
workstations and network servers.

Look to the FDDILink adapter
family for:

■

High performance. Prepare

yourself for a smooth and fast ride.
FDDILink adapters can clock
transfer rates of 75 Mbps in
NetWare servers, with only
25-percent CPU utilization.

■

Low-cost FDDI/CDDI.

FDDILink adapters’ support for
STP and standards-based UTP
brings FDDI to the server cluster at
a price well below that of competi­tive adapters. You also save
because the high performance and
low CPU utilization of FDDILink
adapters allow each server to
support more users.

■

Interoperability. FDDILink

adapters are 100-percent FDDI
ANTC tested, and allow interoper­ability with SDDI or pre-SDDI
de facto standards, Fiber X3T9.5
standards, as well as the TP-PMD
standard v2.0.

■

Easy installation. FDDILink

adapters are simple to install
with 3Com’s friendly and compre­hensive menu-driven configuration
software.

■

Wide-ranging compatibility.

NetWare 3.1x and 4.x, NDIS 2.01
and Windows NT drivers on the
3Com FDDIDisk are bundled with
the adapter to provide hardware and
software compatibility.

■

Advanced Network Resiliency.

FDDILink EISA adapters feature
3Com’s Resilient Home
Architecture (RHA), which allows
the installation of multiple
FDDILink adapters in a server, and
when attached to multiple hubs,
creates MAC-level resilient links.
The PCI Fiber DAS adapter pro­vides the same redundancy with the
use of a single adapter.

■

Reliability. Operate with the

confidence of knowing that
FDDILink adapters are so reliable
that 3Com backs them with a
lifetime warranty.

■

The wiring you need. Supporting

EISA and PCI buses, FDDILink
adapters are available for Type 1
shielded twisted-pair (STP),
Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair
(UTP), and glass fiber networks.

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H OW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FDDILINK ADAPTERS

WIRING TYPE BUS TYPE ADVANTAGES 3COM ADAPTER

Fiber EISA High performance 32-bit EISA adapter FDDILink-F

(All EISA-bus PCs) provides maximum throughput with low 3C771A

CPU utilization. MIC connector.

PCI High-performance 32-bit PCI adapter FDDILink PCI Fiber SAS

(All PCI-bus PCs) optimizes network power and provides 3C795

maximum throughput with low CPU
utilization. MIC connector.

32-bit PCI adapter delivers reliable, FDDILink PCI Fiber DAS
cost-effective 100 Mbps FDDI connectivity. 3C796
Two fiber connectors.

Shielded EISA Provides connectivity for FDDILink EISA FDDILink-STP
Twisted Pair (STP) (All EISA-bus PCs) adapters, 32-bit bus master with 3C775A UTP Adapter

33 MB burst transfers, 100 Mbps with 3C772 STP
performance. DB-9 connector. Media Module.

Unshielded EISA 32-bit EISA adapter provides reliable, FDDILink-UTP
Twisted Pair (UTP) (All EISA-bus PCs) standards-based, cost-effective 3C775A

100 Mbps CDDI connectivity.

PCI 32-bit PCI adapter provides reliable, FDDILink PCI UTP SAS

(All PCI-bus PCs) standards-based, cost effective 3C797

100 Mbps CDDI connectivity.

FDDILINK ADAPTER SUPPORT

FDDILink PCI

FDDILink

3C771A, 3C775A

3Com LAN Manager v2.0 ▼▼
DEC Pathworks for DOS ▼
DEC Pathworks for OS/2 ▼
FTP Software PC/TCP ▼
Microsoft LAN Manager ▼▼
Microsoft Windows NT ▼▼
Microsoft Windows 95 ▼▼

33C795, 3C796,

3C797

Novell LAN Workplace ▼▼
Novell Netware ODI Client (2.x, 3.x, 4.x) ▼▼
Novell NetWare 386 3.x ▼▼
Novell NetWare 4.x Server ▼▼
Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2 ▼▼
SCO SCO UNIX ▼
Sun PC-NFS ▼

FDDILink

3C771A, 3C775A

FDDILink PCI

33C795, 3C796,

3C797

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▼ board supported
The product names above are the trademarks of their respective companies.

ATMLINK ADAPTERS

The ATMLink Family: Providing high performance for
bandwidth-intensive applications, and a smooth migra­tion to ATM enterprise networking.

3Com ATMLink adapters,
based on ATM Forum stan­dards, offer high performance
for Sun workstations and
PCI-bus computers.

With 3Com’s ATMLink adapters
you can make a smooth transition
from your legacy system to state­of-the-art ATM networking.
ATMLink adapters support ATM
Forum LAN Emulation which inte­grates ATM with legacy systems
across the enterprise. This lets you
scale up to ATM incrementally, giv­ing you maximum performance
with minimal disruption of ongoing
network activity.

Whenever you’re ready, you can
link ATMLink adapters with the
3Com CELLplex

™

family of ATM
and Ethernet/ATM switches and the
LinkSwitch

™

2700 Ethernet/ATM
workgroup switch to provide your
organization with complete end-to­end 155 Mbps connectivity.

Turn to the ATMLink adapter
family for:

■

High performance. ATMLink

SBus adapters support 1024 virtual
connections (VCs), while the PCI
version supports 2048 VCs; both
achieve optimal efficiency and per­formance through hardware-based
segmentation and reassembly
(SAR) and AAL5.

■

Complete end-to-end solution.

You can link ATMLink adapters
with the 3Com CELLplex family of
ATM and Ethernet/ATM switches
and the LinkSwitch 2700
Ethernet/ATM workgroup switch
for complete end-to-end 155 Mbps
connectivity from the desktop to the
backbone.

■

Bandwidth for demanding

applications. Your bandwidth-

intensive applications, such as
imaging, video, and 3D-modeling,
benefit from the high performance
of 3Com’s ATMLink architecture.

■

Interoperability. To ensure inter-

operability between your legacy
LANs and ATM systems, ATMLink
adapters conform to relevant
ATM Forum standards, including
UNI 3.0/3.1, ILMI, IP over ATM
(SBus only), and LAN Emulation
specifications.

■

Multiple Virtual LANs. Support

for Multiple LAN Emulation
Clients (LECs) allows ATMLink
adapters to participate in Multiple
Virtual LANs.

■

Traffic management. Extensive

VBR, CBR, and UBR traffic shap­ing and congestion mechanisms
give you exceptional virtual con­nection traffic management.

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3COM IMPACT ISDN ADAPTERS AND MODEMS

3Com Impact ISDN external
digital modems and ISA
adapters are easy to install
and use, and give you the
fastest dial-up network
access at speeds of
up to 128 Kbps.

The 3Com Impact Family: High-speed dial-up network
access and easy installation.

The 3Com Impact family of high­performance ISDN adapters and
modems deliver today’s fastest
dial-up network access. Using
Multilink PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol), 3Com Impact digital
modems and adapters transmit
information at speeds up to 128
Kbps, four times faster than the
fastest analog modem.

The 3Com Impact ISDN external
digital modem gives your
Macintosh or IBM-compatible PC
high-speed Internet or remote
LAN connectivity, along with an
analog port for simultaneous
voice, fax, and data capability.

The 3Com Impact ISDN ISA
adapter connects directly to your
PC’s internal data bus for maxi­mum throughput and emulates an
Ethernet adapter to give you full
compatibility with corporate
LANs.

Look to the 3Com Impact ISDN
external digital modem and ISA
adapter family for:

■

Fast dial-up access. With

Multilink PPP, the 3Com Impact
ISDN modems and adapters com­bine both ISDN B channels into a
single 128 Kbps data pipe to give
you a dial-up Internet or LAN con­nection at four times the speed of
the fastest analog modems.

■

Easy to install. 3Com Impact

products come with step-by-step
graphical installation software for
ease of installation. 3Com Impact
ISDN adapters and digital modems
support the plug-and-play standard
so, there are no jumpers or switch­es to set.

■

Optimized for your application.

Choose the ISDN platform that
meets your needs: the 3Com
Impact ISDN external digital
modem connects to your comput­er’s serial port to give you simulta­neous voice, fax, and data. The
3Com Impact ISDN ISA adapter
attaches directly to our PC’s inter­nal ISA bus to give you maximum
throughput—128 Kbps.

■

Standards compliance. The

3Com Impact ISDN external digi­tal modem, certified for use in
North America, supports both the
V.120 protocol and Async-Synch

™

PPP conversion, ensuring compati­bility with Internet service
providers and remote access
servers. The 3Com Impact ISDN
ISA adapter ships with standard
LAN drivers to support popular
operating systems over IP, IPX,
and NetBEUI protocols. And it
supports a variety of international
ISDN signaling standards.

■

Third-party software support.

3Com Impact ISDN external digi­tal modems support most stan­dards-based dial-up communica­tions software. 3Com Impact
ISDN ISA adapters support a
range of third-party software,
including NetWare 3.x., 4.x., LAN
Manager,

™

and Windows for

Workgroups 3.11.

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3COM IMPACT FAMILY COMPARISON

Features

Multilink PPP for fast dial-up access ✔✔
DOS and Windows installation software ✔✔
Standards-based for wide compatibility ✔✔
Built-in NT1 for easy installation (North America) Option ✔
International ISDN signaling support ✔
Direct bus interface for maximum throughput ✔
Compression for improved performance Future (Stac-over ISDN) V.42bis (analog modem only)
Software configurable—no jumpers or switches! ✔✔
Windows 95 plug-and play ✔✔

Emulates a LAN connection (LAN drivers included) ✔
Compatible with a variety of communications ✔

programs (supports AT command set)
Simultaneous voice/fax and data ✔
Integrated V.32bis fax/modem for backwards compatibility Option
Multi-platform support (PC, Macintosh, UNIX, laptops) ✔
Bandwidth on-demand and spoofing with AccessBuilder 4000-ISDN ✔
Warranty Lifetime One Year

ISA Adapter External Digital Modem

Support

Standards Compliance

Automatic Protocol Selection (QuickSelect) N/A ✔
Async-Sync Point-to-Point Protocol conversion N/A ✔
V.120 ✔
Voice and G3 fax ✔
V.32bis, V.42 error correction, V.42bis data compression Analog modem option
Bridging Control Protocol (BCP) ✔
Compression Control Protocol (CCP) Future
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) ✔✔
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) ✔✔

ISDN Signaling

National ISDN-1 ✔✔
AT&T and Northern Telecom custom ✔✔
Euro-ISDN ✔
VN3 ✔
Circuit switched data ✔✔
Circuit switched voice ✔

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3COM IMPACT ISDN ADAPTERS AND MODEMS

64 Kbps28.8 Kbps 128 Kbps14.4 Kbps2400 bps

Analog Modems

One 
ISDN 
Channel



Two 
ISDN 
Channels
(Multilink 
PPP)

Digital 
Modems
and
Adapters

ISDN digital modems and adapters are four times as fast as the fastest analog modems—
and nearly 50 times as fast as many analog devices.

3Com Impact External Digital Modems and Adapters
Give You Speed and Reliability

Basic ISDN Advantages

ISDN service—offered by major
telephone companies around the
world—offers many advantages
over analog telephone connections.

Performance and Economy

ISDN is fast. Using a single tele­phone connection, Basic Rate ISDN
provides two B channels for digital
calls, each carrying up to 64 Kbps
of data or voice communication.
Combining the two channels via
Multilink PPP creates a 128 Kbps
data pipe between two sites.

For Internet users and teleworkers,
ISDN speeds the process of locat­ing data resources and download­ing files. ISDN saves money, too,
by reducing telephone line usage
time and associated charges. A
data file that takes four minutes to
transmit with the fastest analog
modem (28.8 Kbps) takes less than
one minute with an ISDN external
digital modem or ISA adapter
using Multilink PPP.

With ISDN, calls connect in a mat­ter of seconds. Analog modems
must negotiate the speed that the
telephone line will support, which
can take up to 30 seconds to set up
a connection.

Digital Reliability

ISDN is a digital technology, trans­mitting 0s and 1s over the tele­phone line instead of modem tones.
As a result it is inherently very reli­able, like an audio CD or a CD­ROM. By contrast, analog phone
lines pick up noise from their sur­roundings, which can block connec­tions, slow transmission, and cor­rupt data.

Multilink PPP—Getting the
most out of ISDN

To give you the highest possible
transmission speed over an ISDN BRI
connection, all 3Com Impact adapters
and digital modems support the
Multilink PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
and IETF Internet Standard. With
Multilink PPP on both ends of a BRI
connection, two 64 Kbps ISDN chan­nels are combined into one 128 Kbps
data pipe, without additional hard­ware or lines from your ISDN
provider.

Multilink PPP, combined with 3Com’s
bandwidth on-demand technology,
lets you utilize your ISDN resources
how and when you need them. In
cooperation with 3Com’s
AccessBuilder 4000-ISDN, your 3Com
ISDN ISA adapter can automatically
open a second B channel to handle a
sudden transmission load, then trans­parently close the second connection
when network requests are satisfied.
Just as easily, a Multilink PPP session
makes room for an outgoing voice call
or fax transmission starting over the
3Com Impact external modem’s
Phone Out port, then resumes full
bandwidth when the call or fax ends.

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Compared with other ISDN multiplex­ing schemes, the Multilink PPP stan­dard offers superior flexibility and
interoperability, giving you transpar­ent channel aggregation—simply and
inexpensively. And with 3Com’s con­tinuing support for Multilink PPP you
can count on interoperability for all
your ISDN networking, now and in the
future.

C OUNT ON 3COM FOR FAST, EASY ADAPTER SUPPORT

Get adapter support quickly and easily through
3Com’s automated on-line systems.
At anytime. From anywhere.

Support

3Com’s automated on-line systems
bring fast, reliable, technical infor­mation as close as your telephone.

When you’re faced with real time
problems demanding instant
solutions, you can rely on the
3ComBBS (Bulletin Board System)
to download software
drivers, fixes, and diagnostic
programs.

When you need that picture that’s
worth a thousand words—typically
an installation or configuration
drawing—call the 3ComFacts

sm

fax system and the image you
request will appear on your desk
in minutes.

In short, 3Com’s automated sys­tems provide dependable support
for all 3Com adapters 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.

3Com World Wide Web

Visit the 3Com web site for
detailed information about 3com
products and adapter drivers, as
well as technical tips and answers
to frequently asked questions. The
web site also provides direct access
to 3ComFacts.

You can access 3Com’s home page
on the Internet with a web browser
application such as Netscape
Navigator
for us at http://www/3com.com.

™

or NCSA Mosaic.™Look

3ComBBS (Bulletin
Board System)

■

Software drivers

■

Technical tips

■

Product information

■

Diagnostic programs

■

Software patches and fixes

You can use the 3ComBBS to
download files whenever you need
them.

How to Access 3ComBBS

Set your modem to 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit, and no parity, then use the follow­ing list to find the appropriate baud
rate and telephone number:

Australia: Up to 14400 baud

61 2 9955 2073

France: Up to 14400 baud

33 1 69 86 69 54

Germany: Up to 9600 baud

49 89 62732 188

Hong Kong: Up to 14400 baud

85 22537 5608

Italy: Up to 9600 baud

39 2 2730 06 80

Japan: Up to 14400 baud

81 3 3345 7266

Singapore: Up to 14400 baud

65 534 5693

Taiwan: Up to 14400 baud

886 2 377 5840

U.K.: Up to 28800 baud

44 144 227 8278

U.S.: Up to 28800 baud

408 980 8204

3ComFacts FAX System

3ComFacts is a round-the-clock fax
service system divided into two
sections: CardFacts

®

and NetFacts.

CardFacts for Adapters

■

Installation diagrams

■

Configuration drawings

■

Troubleshooting instructions

■

Developer information

■

The latest Driver Compatibility
Guide

NetFacts for System Products

■

Data sheets (also available by
calling 800-NET-3Com in the
U.S. or your local 3Com office)

■

Technical articles

How to Access 3ComFacts

You can access 3ComFacts from
anywhere in the world using the
international access numbers.

International Access

Hong Kong: 8522537 5610
U.K.: 44 144 227 8279
U.S.: 408 727 7021

Local access is also available with­in the following countries using the
phone numbers below.

Local Access

Australia: 1 800 123 853
Denmark: 800 17319

Finland: 98 001 4444

France: 05 90 81 58

sm

Germany: 0130 81 80 63

Italy: 1678 99085

Netherlands: 06 0228049

Norway: 800 11062

Sweden: 020 792954

U.K.: 0800 626403

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3Com Corporation has helped more than 30 million people gain access to critical information
through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large enterprises, small offices, and homes,

®

3Com products provide a scalable architecture to meet the connectivity needs of today’s
users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one of the data network­ing industry’s largest and fastest growing companies. 3Com’s innovative manufacturing, mar­keting, sales and support simplify communication, optimize network reliability and protect
customer investments.

3Com Corporation

P.O. Box 58145
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145
Phone: 800-NET-3Com
or 408-764-5000
Fax: [phone]

World Wide Web:

http://www.3com.com

3Com ANZA

ANZA East

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

ANZA West

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

3Com Asia Limited

Beijing, China

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Shanghai, China

Phone: [phone] Ext. 6115
Fax: [phone]

Hong Kong

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Indonesia

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Korea

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Malaysia

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