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NE2000 Ethernet Card Jumper Settings

I also have a genuine Novell NE2000 Ethernet card that I use at times. Again, I keep losing the scrap page that has the jumper settings listed on it, so here they are. This card has both BNC (thin Ethernet) and a AUI (thick Ethernet) connectors on it.

I/O Base Address - W9 & W10

Note: W11 is not used for the base I/O address.
AddressW9W10
0x300
On
On
0x320
Off
On
0x340
On
Off
0x360
Off
Off

IRQ Selection - W12 to W15

IRQW12W13W14W15
2
On
Off
Off
Off
3
Off
On
Off
Off
4
Off
Off
On
Off
5
Off
Off
Off
On

Connector Type - W1 to W8

To select the connector type, use jumpers W1-W8. The selection of this connector type depends on the use of thin Ethernet cable (BNC connector) or thick Ethernet cable (DIX connector), sometimes referred to as twisted pair connection depending on cable hardware.

The bottom is referring to the edge of the network board with the gold fingers that insert into the system-board expansion slot. Jumpers W1-W8 have three pins each. The bottom two rows must be jumpered for BNC connector type (This is a default setting). For DIX connector type, jumper the top two rows. Notice, the physical location of jumpers will correspond to the location of the connectors at the end of the network board.

Remote Booting - W11

This jumper is used to select whether the card will remote boot the PC. I haven't used it, and leave it in the Off position.

Timing Issues - W16

This jumper sits all by itself and helps to resolve some timing issues. With some machines using Chips and Technologies chipset there is a slight bus-timing difference. Microcode for the NE2000 was modified to help compensate for the timing problem dependent on whether W16 is jumpered or not. This has not been documented as a problem with NetWare Lite. However, if you suspect a timing problem and have the fore mentioned chipset, remove jumper from W16.