3Com 3C905CX User Manual

Also see for EtherLink 3C900B: Installation and operating instructions User guide

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Booting From the Network334 If your PC has more than one NIC installed, open the Network Interface Card (NIC) listbox and select the NIC to be configured.5 Click the Configuration tab.The Configuration screen appears.6 Under Network Parameter, select the setting to be changed.For a description of each setting, click the question mark (?) in the upper right cornerof the screen, move it over a setting, and click once.7 Open the Set Value list box and select a new value from the list of available options.Repeat the process to change any other configuration setting.To undo changes and return the settings to their previous values, click Undo Changes.To return the settings to the factory default settings, click Set Factory Defaults.8 Click OK to save the changes and exit the program.Booting From the NetworkThis section explains how to use the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) to boot from the network.The MBA allows the PC to boot from the server rather than from its local hard drive.Previously available only on a boot ROM on the NIC, the MBA software is now available onthe EtherCD, where it can be used as a bootable CD. When you boot the PC with theEtherCD, MBA uses the NIC to do a network boot, allowing the PC to be managed in thepreboot stage.Using the EtherCD to Boot from the NetworkThese instructions apply to NICs that do not contain a boot ROM.If the NIC installed in your PC does contain a boot ROM and you want to use the EtherCDinstead of the boot ROM to boot from the network, you must first either disable the bootROM on the NIC (see “Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting” on page 35 forinstructions), or place the CD-ROM drive before the boot ROM in the order of bootdevices on the PC. (The order of boot devices can be modified through the PC BIOS setup.Refer to your PC documentation for instructions.)NOTE: Click Help to obtain general information about the function of a screen. Toobtain specific information about any topic on a screen, click the question mark (?)in the upper right corner of the screen, move it over a topic, and click once.NOTE: For detailed information on using, configuring, and troubleshooting theMBA, refer to the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide, located with the MBAsoftware on the EtherCD.NOTE: The default MBA configuration setting on the EtherCD is the PXE bootmethod. If you need another boot method, you must create a bootable MBAfloppy disk or CD containing the new boot method. For instructions, see the“MBA on Disk” section in the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide located withthe MBA software on the EtherCD.