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Using Integrated Devices 4-3
The maximum number of workstations (not counting concentrators) on a net-
work is 1024.
For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators
on one network segment is four.
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This subsection provides instructions for configuring or reconfiguring the computer’s
integrated NIC under the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
™
MS-DOS
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NOTE: The NIC drivers for systems running a Dell-installed Windows NT 4.0 or Win-
dows 95 operating system are automatically detected and installed. Instructions for
reconfiguring the NIC driver are included in the following subsections.
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NOTE: If you are installing the Windows NT 4.0 operating system for the first time, you
must install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and the Bus-Mastering enhanced inte-
grated drive electronics (EIDE) device drivers prior to installing the Windows NT 4.0 NIC
driver.
To connect your system to, and configure it for use on, an Ethernet network, follow
these steps:
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See “Network Cable Requirements” found earlier in this section for more
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See Chapter 2, “Using the System Setup Program,” for more information.
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For information on administrative users and privileges, see your Windows NT
documentation.
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