Technical Support

3Com provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This appendix describes these services.

Information contained in this appendix is correct at time of publication. For the very latest, we recommend that you access 3Com Corporation's World Wide Web site.


Online Technical Services

3Com offers worldwide product support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through the following online systems:

World Wide Web Site

Access the latest networking information on 3Com Corporation's World Wide Web site by entering our URL into your Internet browser:

http://www.3Com.com/

This service features the latest information about 3Com solutions and technologies, customer service and support, news about the company, NetAge® Magazine, technical documentation, and more.

3Com Bulletin Board Service

3ComBBS contains patches, software, and drivers for all 3Com products, as well as technical articles. This service is available through analog modem or digital modem (ISDN) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Access by Analog Modem

To reach the service by modem, set your modem to 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. Call the telephone number nearest you:

Country

Data Rate

Telephone Number

Australia

up to 14400 bps

61 2 9955 2073

Brazil

up to 14400 bps

55 11 547 9666

France

up to 14400 bps

33 1 6986 6954

Germany

up to 28800 bps

4989 62732 188

Hong Kong

up to 14400 bps

852 2537 5608

Italy (fee required)

up to 14400 bps

39 2 27300680

Japan

up to 14400 bps

81 3 3345 7266

Mexico

up to 28800 bps

52 5 520 7853

P. R. of China

up to 14400 bps

86 10 684 92351

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Singapore

up to 14400 bps

65 534 5693

Taiwan

up to 14400 bps

886 2 377 5840

U.K.

up to 28800 bps

44 1442 438278

U.S.A.

up to 28800 bps

1 408 980 8204

Access by Digital Modem

ISDN users can dial in to 3ComBBS using a digital modem for fast access up to 56 Kbps. To access 3ComBBS using ISDN, use the following number:

408 654 2703

3ComFacts Automated Fax Service

3Com Corporation's interactive fax service, 3ComFacts, provides data sheets, technical articles, diagrams, and troubleshooting instructions on 3Com products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call 3ComFacts using your Touch-Tone telephone using one of these international access numbers:

Country

Telephone Number

Hong Kong

852 2537 5610

U.K.

44 1442 438279

U.S.A.

1 408 727 7021

Local access numbers are available within the following countries:

Country

Telephone Number

Australia

1800 678 515

Belgium

0800 71279

Denmark

800 17319

Finland

98 001 4444

France

05 90 81 58

Germany

0130 81 80 63

Hong Kong

800 933 486

Italy

1678 99085

Malaysia

1800 801 777

Netherlands

06 0228049

New Zealand

0800 446 398

Norway

800 11062

Portugal

0505 442 607

Russia (Moscow only)

956 0815

Singapore

800 6161 463

Spain

900 964 445

Sweden

020 792954

U.K.

0800 626403

3ComForum on CompuServe Online Service

3ComForum contains patches, software, drivers, and technical articles about all 3Com products, as well as a messaging section for peer support. To use 3ComForum, you need a CompuServe account.

To use 3ComForum:

1 .   Log on to your CompuServe account.

2 .   Type go threecom

3 .   Press [Return] to see the 3ComForum main menu.

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