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Networkinterfacecard installation, Network interface card overview, Etwork – PictureTel III ISA User Manual

Page 15: Nterface, Nstallation, Network interface card overview 1-1, Chapter 1

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NSTALLATION

This chapter describes the 3C509B network interface card (NIC),
provides procedures for installing the NIC, and describes the
correct network cable to use for connecting each version of the
NIC to an Ethernet network.

Network Interface Card Overview

The four versions of the 3Com

®

EtherLink

®

III ISA 3C509B NICs are

shown in

Figure 1-1

. These NICs connect your ISA or EISA PC to an

Ethernet network using up to three different types of media.

Figure 1-1 3C509B Network Interface Cards

Each NIC has a light-emitting diode (LED) called the link LED,
which indicates whether there is an active connection between
the NIC and the hub. See

“Link LED

” later in this chapter for a

more complete description of this function.

AUI port

RJ-45 port

BNC port

3C509B-TPC

3C509B-TP

3C509B-COMBO

3C509B-TPO

LED

LED

LED

LED