3Com 3C905B-TX

3Com 3C905B-TX 03-0172-410 C

(Est.) release date: 1998
Country of manuf.: USA

Interface: PCI

ID: 10b7:9055 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: PCI\VEN_10B7&DEV_9055

Chip 1: 3Com 40-0483-004

Linux driver
3c59x

Ethernet ports: 1
Ethernet connector: 8P8C
Ethernet speed capability: 100M
Auto-MDIX capability unspecified

Power LED color / function tag
none
Media connection/activity LED color / function tag
yes
Media speed LED color / function tag
yes
Media duplex LED color / function tag
no

Flags: Has Boot ROM socket, Has WOL connector

OUI: 00:10:5A (1 E, -)

Fast EtherLink XL PCI 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Adapter

This particular card has a P/N of 03-0172-410 C. The unit's S/N is 6QR1D040ED.

The 3Com logo, all the model / product info, "10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Adapter", and "(C)1998 3Com Corporation" is silkscreened on the top of the card.

The 3Com Ethernet controller is marked with...

• Parallel Tasking II
• Performance
• 3Com 40-0483-004
• 9842S 17318437
• LUCENT 40-04834

"10/100 Mbps Signalling Rate", "FAB 02-0172-002 REV A", and "COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS: 5268899, 5307459, 5434872, 5485584, 5530874, 5568469" is etched onto the back of the bottom layer of the board.

• Patent US 5268899 A: Apparatus for generating pseudo-random numbers in a communication system, or other system involving a shared resource
• Patent US 5307459 A: Network adapter with host indication optimization
• Patent US 5434872 A: Apparatus for automatic initiation of data transmission
• Patent US 5485584 A: Apparatus for simulating a stack structure using a single register and a counter to provide transmit status in a programmed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts
• Patent US 5530874 A: Network adapter with an indication signal mask and an interrupt signal mask
• Patent US 5568469 A: Method and apparatus for controlling latency and jitter in a local area network which uses a CSMA/CD protocol