This notice applies to the following IBM Token-Ring and Ethernet adapters:
Starting in August 1997, the IBM PC Company will begin to ship new models of Wake On LAN capable systems based on the NLX chassis design. The first such system is the IBM PC300PL. Customers intending to use the Wake On LAN feature of these new systems with any of these Wake On LAN capable IBM Token-Ring or Ethernet adapters will require the use of a new combined Wake On LAN signal and power cable, IBM part number 76H7254.
If you have successfully connected the Wake On LAN cable shipped with your adapter as described in the product's documentation, then you do not need the combined Wake On LAN cable.
The combined Wake on LAN cable is required only for IBM PCs that are scheduled to ship in the third quarter of 1997, in which the customer will want to use one of these Wake On LAN capable LAN adapters and its Wake on LAN function. These new IBM PCs will have a different type of connector for the Wake on LAN cable's connection to the PC; the adapter side of the connection will be the same.
Future shipments of these adapters will include the combined Wake on LAN cable in addition to the original Wake On LAN Cable. These will begin shipping in the same time frame as the new IBM PCs that require the combined cable begin shipping.
If you require the combined Wake On LAN cable, call IBM Product Support at 1-800-426-7299 (in the USA) or any one of the other support numbers listed in the documentation shipped with the adapter. Tell the calltaker that you wish to be sent the combined Wake on LAN signal and power cable, IBM part number 76H7254, for use with any of these Wake On LAN capable LAN adapters. Be sure to provide your name, your company's name, your shipping address, your telephone number, and the quantity of cables required to the calltaker. The calltaker will escalate your request to the Level3 Product Support Organization in the Networking Hardware Division who will ship the cables to you.