Bert Sainz wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
 > Kenneth Abrams wrote in a message to Denis Tonn:
 >  KA> We had this problem with the 3Com PNP cards even with just DOS.
 >  KA> Putting a 3C509 in one of our first pc's with a PNP bios, we
 >  KA> found that the settings on the card would change pretty much
 >  KA> between every boot, making it impossible to configure the
 >  KA> netware client. Fortunately, you can disable PNP on them, which
 >  KA> is the only way we ever got that box on the network.
 > How do you disable PNP on those cards?  (FWIW I don't currently have a
 > machine here that has a PnP bios...)
 BS> Run 3c5x9cfg from disk one of the two disks that came with the 
 BS> card. 
Two disks?  I only got one (though I got it in both 3.5 and 5.25 formats...)!
 BS> You can get the latest disk set from the 3com internet site. 
I don't have web access,  just email here.
 BS> To run the configuration you must have no NIC drivers loaded. 
 BS> Easiest is to boot from a DOS bootable disk.
That's usually the way I do it.
 BS> I keep one with that file and the 3c9x5cfg that is bootable. I 
 BS> suggest you also check the card address and set it to 300h and 
 BS> set the interrupt to 10 or 11. 
That sounds about right to me,  I think that's the way I've been setting 
em.
 BS> They are usually configured to interrupt 3 which is a pain 
 BS> since it conflicts with the com ports.
That makes no sense at all,  since I don't know of any computer that doesn't 
come with at least a couple of com ports.
 BS> Hmmm... I think you need a few other files in a bootable disk. 
 BS> I don't have that disk here but at work. I forgot how I set it 
 BS> up. I think I just took a copy of disk one and deleted several 
 BS> directories that did not relate to the plain configuration.
They sure put a lot of stuff on there,  don't they!
 BS> Then I copied all files to a bootable diskette. 
Since I do this sort of thing so seldom I don't find it a hassle to use a 
bootable disk and then stick the other one in there.  If I can find it!
I've got one of those cards in this machine,  and one in the machine out in 
the other room.  Also a 16-port hub sitting on top of the tower here,  with 
only the one wire running into it so far.  But I've got three more of those 
cards,  and plan to have some fun with this stuff...   
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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