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Learning About the NICs
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The following table outlines the features of the 3C905CX-TX-M and 3C905C-TX-M NICs.
3C905B NICs
The 3C905B NICs connect your PCI-compliant PC to either a 10 Mbps Ethernet network
or a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network.
The 3C905B NICs support a suite of desktop and network management features, including:
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Remote Wake-Up
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Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software
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3Com Connection Assistant software
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Dynamic
Access
LAN Agent for traffic prioritization and remote monitoring (RMON
and RMON2)
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0s
Features Supported 3C905CX-TX-M NIC 3C905C-TX-M NIC
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RJ-45 connector for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX
✔✔
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Remote Wake-Up
✔✔
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3Com Connection Assistant software
✔✔
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DMI 2.0s
✔✔
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Integrated boot ROM with Managed PC
Boot Agent (MBA) software
✔✔
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Traffic prioritization
✔✔
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Remote monitoring (RMON and RMON2)
✔✔
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Efficient multicast control
✔✔
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Remote system alerts
✔✔
A
C
T
LIN
K
Remote Wake-Up
connector
MBA Boot ROM
TX DATA
ACT
10
100
L
N
K
3C905CX-TX-M 3C905C-TX-M