Manual

4
CHANGING CONFIGURATION
SETTINGS
This chapter describes how to display and change
configuration settings for the 3C900B NIC using
3Com diagnostic programs.
Before you change the settings, contact your system
administrator.
Table 4-1 lists the configurable options for the 3C900B
NIC, the default setting for each option, and other settings
that are available for each option.
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The 3C900B NIC supports full-duplex at 10 Mbps. If the
switch that you are connected to supports autonegotiation
and full-duplex, the 3C900B NIC automatically runs in
full-duplex mode.
Table 4-1 Option Settings
Option Default Setting Available Settings
Network Driver Optimization Normal Minimized CPU Utilization,
Maximized Network
Performance, Normal
Full-Duplex Half-Duplex Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex
Boot PROM Disabled Disabled, 64K, 128K
Media Type Auto Select 10BASE-T (10Mb/s), Auto Select,
10BASE-2 (10Mb/s), AUI
(10Mb/s)
PACE (Windows 95 and
Windows NT 4.0 only)
Disabled Enabled, Disabled