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INSTALLING THE NETWORK
DRIVERS
This chapter describes how to install the network drivers
required to let the 3C590 PCI adapter operate with your
network operating system. If you are running NetWare 2.x,
3.1x, or 4.x, you can use 3Com’s AutoLink auto installation
feature, which automatically installs all the NetWare DOS
ODI client software, including drivers. If you are running any
other network operating system, follow the driver installation
instructions in the section “Non-NetWare Environments” later
in this chapter. For additional information when using the
menu screens, press [F1] to access Help.
The 3C59X EtherDisk diskette contains the latest versions of
the network drivers available when 3Com shipped the
adapter. It also contains other important information
concerning the 3C590 PCI adapter.
The drivers on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette (3C59X drivers)
are compatible with the following bus master adapters:
Fast EtherLink PCI 10/100BASE-T (3C595) adapters and
EtherLink III PCI 10 Mbps adapters (3C590). The 3C59X drivers
are not backward-compatible with the 3C5X9 family of
EtherLink III adapters (ISA, EISA, or MCA).
To obtain network operating system drivers not included on
the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette, contact the manufacturer of
that network operating system or application. To obtain a list
of supported drivers along with software driver updates and
patches for the drivers on the 3C59X EtherDisk diskette, use
one of the bulletin board services listed in Appendix C,
“Technical Support.” For example, Document 9071 in 3Com’s
CardFacts
fax service contains a list of all available drivers.
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