Introduction
The Asanté 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter is fully
compliant with IEEE standards. It implements 32-bit PCI
Rev2.1 specifications including ACPI and PCI power
management features. Its auto-negotiation feature
seamlessly integrates your high performance PC in an
Ethernet network.
Features
• Conforms to IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet 100Base-Tx
and IEEE802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T standards
• 32-bits PCI bus Rev 2.1 specifications compliant
• Auto-negotiation for 10/100 Mbps and half/full
duplex operation mode
• Supports ACPI and PCI power management
• Visual Diagnostic LEDs – 10Mbps Link/Activity
and 100 Mbps Link/Activity indicators
• Full driver support for most popular network
operating systems
• Emission Verified – FCC Part15 Class B, CE Class B,
VCCI Class B
Network Drivers Support
In the driver diskette, the file, named "install.doc",
provides installation information for various network
operating systems.
• Microsoft Windows 95/98
• Microsoft Windows NT
• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
• NDIS Driver
• Linux
*Drivers for other popular operating systems are available on
Asante’s website, www.asante.com
LED Indicators
Figure 1 shows two indicators, which indicate the presence
of station 10 Mbps Link/Activity and 100 Mbps Link/Activity
status for verification and diagnostic purposes.
Figure 1:
LED indicators
LED
10 Mbps Link/Activity 100 Mbps Link/Activity
OFF
• Power off
• Power off
• 100 Mbps link up
• 10 Mbps link up
ON
• 10 Mbps link up
• 100 Mbps link up
BLINK
• Data packet being
• Data packet being
•
transmitted
•
transmitted
•
or received in 10 Mbps
•
or received in 100 Mbps
Table 1:
Status of the indicators
10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PCI LAN Adapter
User’s Guide
10/LNK/ACT
100/LNK/ACT
