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Installing the networkinterfacecard, Nstalling, Etwork – 3Com XL PCI 10 User Manual

Page 11: Nterface, Chapter 1

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This chapter describes the 3Com

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EtherLink

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XL PCI

10 Mbps 3C900B network interface cards (NICs).
Procedures are provided for installing the NIC hardware
and software and connecting each version of the NIC
to an Ethernet network.

Figure 1-1 shows the two versions of the 3C900B NIC.
These NICs connect your PC to a 10 Mbps Ethernet
network using up to three different types of media.

Figure 1-1 3C900B Network Interface Cards

Table 1-1 shows the cable, connector, transceiver,
and maximum network segments for the various
3C900B NIC models.

3C900B-COMBO

3C900B-TPO

LED

LED

RJ-45 port

AUI port

BNC port