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At a glance
Enhance your desktop and network performance with the 3Com 3C509B-Combo Network Interface Card utilizing 3Com patented Parallel Tasking and Parallel Tasking II technology. With the 3C509B-Combo card, you can take advantage of your existing infrastructure by connecting to the network via one of the 3 interfaces (RJ-45, BNC or AUI) which are standard integrated features on this award winning card. The 3Com 3C509B-Combo Etherlink III ISA Ethernet Network Interface Card offers:

• Dynamic self-tuning drivers
• Parallel Tasking Technology
• 3 Standard integrated network interfaces (RJ-45, BNC and AUI)
• 3Com tested for compatibility with all industry standard ISA-Bus compliant PCs
• Plug-and-Play Windows 95 Support
• AutoLink auto-installation software
• Windows based configurations and diagnostics utility
• Access to 3ComBBS and 3ComFactsSM systems

Warranty
Product not warranted. Warranty is provided by the original manufacturer.

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

• Bulk packaged 100 Units/Container

Product marketing and FRU part number(s)
Part numbers applicable to: Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Latin America, United States

• Marketing part number: 01N0500
• FRU part number: 01N0502

This specific part is not currently supported in the following countries: Taiwan, Peoples Republic of China, Korea, Russia, Israel, India, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Argentina, Mexico, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.

Product dates
Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Latin America, United States

• Announce Date: 7/02/1999
• Planned Availability Date: 7/02/1999

Technical Specifications
Performance specifications as known at time of announcement
Cabling requirements

• 10BT (RJ-45 Ethernet)
• 10B5 (AUI Thick Ethernet)
• 10B2 (BNC Thin Ethernet) cable for network connectivity

Maximum recommended network cegment

• 10BT - 100M (328ft)
• 10B5 - 500M (1,640ft)
• 10B2 - 305M (1,000ft)

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement

Height

• 6.14 inches
• 15.6 cm

Width

• 3.95 inches
• 10.0 cm

Operating temperature

• between 0 degrees Celcius and 70 degrees Celcius
• between 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 158 degrees Fahrenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating: between 10% and 90% (non-condensing)

Hardware requirements
3Com Etherlink III Network Interface Cards are 3Com guaranteed to be compatible with ISA-Bus compliant systems.


Note: For the latest updates on the compatible systems, please refer to the Accessories Compatibility Guide.

Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported.

Supported software
Available software drivers:

• Novell NetWare Client, DOS ODI, OS/2 ODI, ODI32, Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x server drivers
• Packet Driver, NDIS 2.01, NDIS 3, NDIS 4, DOS
• Microsoft Windows 3.x, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4 for DEC Alpha
• Banyan VINES Server
• SCO UNIXWARE 7, SCO OPEN SERVER 5
• LINUX, BSDI UNIX
• SunSoft Solaris