3LINK-ID Readme

				02/28/96
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Version 2.1 has the following Fixes:
 - The I/O base address does not display while Bus is ISA+PCI
 - 3C589/3C589B not been detected while running DOS 6.22


This program attempts to find certain 3Com Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI
adapters in the system in which it is run.  For those adapters it is 
able to find, it will query the adapter and display all user-configurable 
information that pertains to that adapter model.  At present it is able 
to find and report on the following adapters:

 - 3C503 EtherLink II
 - 3C507 EtherLink 16
 - 3C5x9 family (3C509, 3C529, 3C579 and 3C589 PCMCIA) EtherLink III
 - 3C562 PCMCIA LAN+Modem PC-Card
 - 3C523 EtherLink MC
 - 3C527 EtherLink MC/32
 - 3C59x family (3C590, 3C592, 3C595 and 3C597) EtherLink III Bus Master
	 and Fast EtherLink for EISA/PCI bus
 - 3C603 TokenLink
 - 3C6x9 family (3C619, 3C619B, 3C629, 3C629B and 3C679) TokenLink III
 - 3C77x FDDILink

It does not currently find:
 - 3C501 EtherLink
 - 3C505 EtherLink Plus
 - 3C605 TokenLink Plus

To run 3LINK-ID, type the program name: 3LINK-ID.  There are no command 
line parameters.

3LINK-ID returns a DOS error code, which may be accessed in a batch file.
The error code represents the model of the last 3Com adapter to be found 
in the system.  The models and their codes are:

   3C501		1
   3C503    		2
   3C503/16 		3
   3C505    		4
   3C507 Coax/AUI 	5
   3C507 TP/AUI  	6
   3C523    		7 
   3C527    		8
   3C509 Coax/AUI 	10
   3C509 TP/AUI  	11
   3C509 Coax/TP/AUI	12
   3C509 TP only	13
   3C579 Coax/AUI	14
   3C579 TP/AUI  	15
   3C579 Coax/TP/AUI	16
   3C579 TP only	17
   3C529 Coax/AUI	18
   3C529 TP/AUI		19
   3C529 Coax/TP/AUI	20
   3C529 TP only	21
   3C509B		24
   3C509BTP		25
   3C509BC		26
   3C509BS		27
   3C590    		30	
   3C595 TX  		31	
   3C595 T4  		32	
   3C595 MII 		33	
   3C592    		35	
   3C597 TX  		36
   3C597 T4  		37	
   3C597 MII 		38	
   3C603    		40
   3C605    		41
   3C619    		42
   3C679    		43
   3C629    		44
   3C619B   		45
   3C629B   		46
   3C589		50
   3C589B		51
   3C562		52
   3C589C		53
   3C770	 	60



Known limitations:

 - 3C603 is excluded from the search list as default setting. However, 
   user can use Inclusive search option to search for this kind adapter
   in the system.

 - Adapters which have I/O address conflicts may not be found or be 
   reported incorrectly.
   Example 1: if there are two 3C507 adapters in the system which both 
   have their I/O address set to 300, at least one of the two adapters 
   will not be seen.
   Example 2: if there is a 3C503 and a 3C507 set to the same I/O address,
   the Ethernet address and possibly other configuration information will
   not be reported correctly.

 - 3LINK-ID has not been tested while running it from the network using IPX 
   or ODI drivers.  It has been tested and run successfully from the 
   network while using NDIS 2.01 drivers.

 - 3LINK-ID has not been tested on Token Ring or FDDI adapters while the
   adapter is running on the network.

 - Running 3LINK-ID in an ISA system when a non-3Com adapter is installed
   and is set for an I/O base in the range of 200 to 3F0 hex may cause 
   unpredictable results, e.g. the system may hang, or lose it's 
   network session.

 - 3LINK-ID has been tested on all adapters in a DOS environment only.  


Please send bug reports and comments to Steve Lebus or Philip Chang.

FAX: (408) 764-8955
Internet address: Steve_Lebus@3mail.3com.com
Internet address: Philip_Chang@3mail.3com.com