Anybody know how to specify the speed for a 3COM 3CSOHO-TX network card (or ANY 3COM NIC, for that matter)?

[Viper GTS]

Got a customer on the line whose 3COM NIC is refusing to autodetect the speed through his network. It detects fine through a crossover to his router, but not through his hub. I've fixed this many times in the past by setting the speed from auto-detect to specify either 10 or 100 baseT half duplex... But I can't find the damn setting for this NIC. I have a 3COM NIC in my PC here as well, & I'm not showing the option here either... Where the *$&$#! is it?

:|

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[Shmorq]

I don't know what OS you're using, but under Win2K, it's Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connection > Local Area Connection > Properties > Configure > Advanced > Media Type.

 

[Viper GTS]

This is 98 SE...

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[Vinny N]

Under Windows 9X, start, settings, control panel, network.

double-click the NIC, choose the "advanced" tab.

The speed should be one of the properties, you should have several choices including 10mbit, 100mbit, and autodetect.

There should also be a duplex mode property, you should have choices of full, half, or autodetect.

 

[Viper GTS]

I know that it's normally there, but the only options he has (and I have) are:

Adapter PCI Bus Number
Adapter PCI Slot Number
NDIS Driver Version

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[Vinny N]

Hmmm, some 3com NICs include some sort of control panel or diagnostics right? Anything of that sort available to manipulate the speed?

 

[Viper GTS]

BINGO! Vinny got it...

3COM NIC Doctor, on the Start Menu.

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Why the hell can't they just put it in the same place everybody else does?

Thanks!

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