3Com TokenLink 3C359 Instruction Manual

Part No. 09-1332-001
Published July 1998
T
OKEN
L
INK
V
ELOCITY
XL
PCI NIC R
ELEASE
N
OTES
These release notes provide 3Com
®
TokenLink Velocity
®
XL
PCI network interface card (3C359 NIC) information on the
following topics:
■
3C359 NIC compatibility with some platforms
■ NBI NLM file copy procedure for NetWare server
installations
■
Corrections to the user guide
3C359 NIC Compatibility
3Com tested the 3C359 NIC on over 100 different
computer platforms. You can view the list of successfully
tested platforms at the 3Com World Wide Web site:
http://www.3com.com/
During quality assurance testing, the following computers
exhibited compatibility issues:
■
AST Bravo MS-T (models 5133, 5200)
■
Compaq Proliant 800
■ DEC Venturis 5/75
■ IBM PC 330 (models 6560, 6575)
■
NEC PowerMate V133
If you experience a compatibility problem, 3Com
recommends making the following changes to your
system’s configuration to resolve the issue. You can try any
of these steps or all of them.
1 Move the 3C359 NIC to another PCI slot, preferably
one close to the motherboard.

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2 Add a second PCI device to your system.
3 Disable power management.
3Com recommends that you use the NetBEUI or TCP/IP
protocol stacks when installing the 3C359 NIC in a
Windows 95 client attaching to a Windows NT server.
NetWare Server Installations
When installing the 3C359 NIC in a NetWare 4.x server,
copy the NBI.NLM file from the NETWARE\NWSERVER\4.1X
directory on TokenDisk
®
diskette #1 or the TokenDisk CD.
When installing the 3C359 NIC in a NetWare 3.12 server,
copy the NBI31X.NLM file from the
NETWARE\NWSERVER\3.12 directory on TokenDisk
diskette #1 or the TokenDisk CD.
In either case, the destination directory should be the same
directory used for the driver.
User Guide Corrections
The TokenLink Velocity XL PCI Network Interface Card
User Guide (part number 09-1116-000) contains the
following errors.
NDIS 2.01 Driver Installation Instructions
The filename TLNKPN2.DOS should be TLPN2.DOS . On
page 5-2, change step 3 from:
copy a:\ndis2\dos\tlnkpn2.dos c:\temp
to:
copy a:\ndis2\dos\tlpn2.dos c:\temp
Wake-up On LAN Capability
The user guide states on page 1-3 that the 3C359 NIC
supports Wake-up On LAN capability as described in the
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface/OnNow (ACPI)
specification. The NIC does not support this capability.

User Guide Corrections 3
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