3Com 3C319 - Manual (Page 76)

8-8 C HAPTER 8: M ANUALLY I NSTALLING M ISCELLANEOUS N ETWORK D RIVERS
Using IBM Drivers
Since the 3C319 NIC is fully IBM-compatible you can use
drivers for IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapters.
Obtain IBM token ring drivers for the 3C319 NIC in one
of the following ways:
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Copy the IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapter drivers
supplied with your network operating system.
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Use the IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapter drivers in IBM’s
LAN Support Program version 1.2 or later.
With IBM drivers, use only IBM-compatible settings.
To use the IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapter drivers supplied
with your network operating system, copy them to your
PC and follow the instructions that accompany the
network operating system.
Using Remote Program Load (RPL)
The Remote Program Load capability included with the
3C319 NIC allows you to load boot images from Novell
NetWare, IBM LAN Server, Microsoft LAN Manager, and
Banyan VINES servers.
If RPL is enabled on the NIC and on the network server,
the PC can boot from a server on the token ring network
using the configured NIC. This eliminates the need to
use local drives or diskettes.
RPL can be disabled to allow the PC to boot from its hard
disk using 3Com’s 3TRDIAG program. You can also use
IBM’s installation and RPL operation documentation for
3C319 NIC procedures.
The RPL capability can only be used with:
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I/O base addresses A20h or A24h
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Shared RAM address D8000