Cabletron E21XX Network Adapter

This dialog box is used to select the resources to be used by the Cabletron E21XX adapter.  If the adapter resources you select conflict with the systems, the network adapter may fail to start.  This adapter should be used only in single processor systems to avoid system conflicts.  Please select any of the following, to learn more about each resource:

Interrupt

I/O Port

Base Address

Transceiver


I/O Port

Select the beginning of the I/O port range to be used by the network adapter, the I/O port range cannot be used by another device in your system.  The I/O ports used by the network adapter will start at the I/O port you select and the next 32 I/O ports.


Base Address

Select the beginning of the base address range to be used by the network adapter, the base address range cannot be used by another device in your system.  The memory addresses used by the network adapter will start at the base address you select and the next 2K of memory.


Transceiver

Select the transceiver (media) you would like to use.  The primary transceiver (top media port) is 10BaseT, while the secondary transceiver (bottom media port) varies from adapter to adapter.


Interrupt

Select the interrupt to be used by the network adapter, this interrupt cannot be used by another device in your system.  Interrupts usually already in use by your system include interrupt 4 for COM1,  interrupt 6 for the floppy disk controller,  interrupt 7 for LPT1,  and interrupt 14 for the fixed-disk controller.