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Verify Each Computers Identification......................................................39

 

Verify Network Adapter Installation.........................................................39

 

Verify Cable Connections .......................................................................41

 

Understanding Indicators........................................................................41

 

Diagnostics and Checking Communications..........................................41

 

Running Diagnostics on the Network Adapter........................................43

 

Pinging your DFE-528TX Card ...............................................................46

 

Contacting Technical Support...............................................................48

 

Specifications.............................................................................................49

 

D-Link Offices.............................................................................................50

 

Limited Warranty .......................................................................................51

 

Registration.................................................................................................55

 

 

Summary of Contents for DFE-528TX

Page 1: ...DFE 528TX Fast Ethernet Adapter for PCI Bus User s Guide Rev_083001F Printed in Taiwan ...

Page 2: ... 5 Feature 5 Flow Control 5 Networking Basics 6 Computer Identification 6 Sharing Files 8 Sharing Printers 14 Networking with Windows 2000 19 Configuring Your Network Settings 19 Configuring your Network Identification 20 Configuring the IP Address for TCP IP 23 Sharing Drives 27 Sharing Folders 30 Sharing a Printer 33 Troubleshooting 39 ...

Page 3: ...39 Verify Cable Connections 41 Understanding Indicators 41 Diagnostics and Checking Communications 41 Running Diagnostics on the Network Adapter 43 Pinging your DFE 528TX Card 46 Contacting Technical Support 48 Specifications 49 D Link Offices 50 Limited Warranty 51 Registration 55 ...

Page 4: ... designed to help you network two computers running Windows 95 98 Windows Me and Windows 2000 in a peer to peer configuration Yet the standards compliant DFE 528TX gives you the flexibility to expand and customize your Ethernet Fast Ethernet network at will The Ethernet standard allows you to connect computers and devices at speeds up to 10 Mbps Fast Ethernet allows speeds up to 100 Mbps A Dual Sp...

Page 5: ...2 Contents of Package 1 DFE 528TX Fast Ethernet Adapter 2 Driver CD 3 User s Manual 4 Quick Install Guide DFE 528TX Fast Ethernet Adapter Package Contents ...

Page 6: ...ditional 10Mbps Ethernet is providing good service For upgrading Fast Ethernet is the clear choice in terms of cost effectiveness as well as convenience and smoothness in transition Category 5 cabling is required for 100Base TX Fast Ethernet in order to provide full duplex operation Full duplex 100Base TX operation allows simultaneous transmission and reception both at 100Mbps thus providing servi...

Page 7: ...uto negotiation will be the DFE 528TX Adapter serving your station installed in your computer and the hub through which it is connected to the LAN The options to be negotiated between the DFE 528TX and its supporting hub includes Ethernet type 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet of 10BASE T Ethernet and duplex mode half duplex being one way at a time or full duplex being simultaneous transmit and receive Sta...

Page 8: ...aster mode is powered by the Bridge Memory Controller of the PCI bus This reduces the CPU role in network operations thus freeing the CPU to service other tasks with resulting improvement in overall computing multitasking performance At the same time it produces superior network throughput by reducing latency waiting for CPU service during transmissions and receptions Feature Flow Control The DFE ...

Page 9: ...o be a comprehensive guide to networking it is just an outline of a few networking basics If you installed your DFE 528TX on computers running Windows 95 you got an opportunity to give each computer a name during the installation of the network system software If you had previously given your Windows 95 computers names or if you are using Windows 98 you may need to verify that each computer has a ...

Page 10: ...fusion will result The computer s name should be 15 or fewer characters with no spaces 3 Type the workgroup name this computer will be a part of in the Workgroup box All of the computers on your network should have an identical Workgroup name 4 The Computer Description box is optional You may enter a description that will help you identify this computer on your network Then click OK 5 Repeat this ...

Page 11: ...puter You will be able to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and even password protect them The steps below will enable you to share specific files and folders with other computers on your network 1 On your Desktop right click the icon Network Neighborhood and select Properties from the context menu ...

Page 12: ...9 This dialog box is where you will configure most of your computers network settings It is also available through the Network icon in the Control Panel 2 Click the File and Print Sharing button ...

Page 13: ...o my files 4 Click OK on the File and Print Sharing dialog box 5 Click OK on the Network dialog box 6 Provide the Windows 95 98 installation CD or diskette s if prompted or direct Windows to the proper location of the installation files Reboot if prompted ...

Page 14: ...CD ROM drive so your other computer that does not have one can read CD s Both of these processes are the same Only the disk drives and folders that you specifically identify as shared will be accessible to other computers on your network 8 Find the disk drive or folder you want to share with Windows Explorer or the My Computer icon on your desktop 9 Right click on the disk drive or folder icon and...

Page 15: ...te open save copy move and delete files on the disk or in the folder Depends on Password gives other computers access conditional upon the password they provide Passwords allow you to apply a level of security to your shared disk drives and folders Another computer user will be required to enter the password you designate here before accessing the disk drive or folder Two passwords are used to giv...

Page 16: ... drives and folders to a drive letter on another computer For example on a computer where you are accessing a shared folder from another computer inside Windows Explorer right click and select Map Network Drive You will then be able to assign an available drive letter Checking Reconnect at logon allows Windows to map this network drive each time you start your computer ...

Page 17: ...uters on your network can be very convenient allowing you to print from any computer on the network The steps below will enable you to print with other computers on your network 1 On your Desktop right click the icon Network Neighborhood and select Properties from the context menu ...

Page 18: ...hers to print to my printer s 3 Click OK on the File and Print Sharing dialog box 4 Click OK on the Network dialog box 5 Provide the Windows 95 98 installation CD or diskette s if prompted or direct Windows to the proper location of the installation files Reboot if prompted ...

Page 19: ...e network and select Sharing 8 Click Share As and provide a Share Name to identify the printer to other computers on the network Comment and Password are optional Click OK 9 Shared printers become Network Printers for other computers on the network For a computer to access a Network Printer the device driver or software for that printer must be installed and pointed to the proper location of the p...

Page 20: ... printer on the computer it is connected to 10 Go to a computer that does not have the printer connected to it Go to START SETTINGS PRINTERS 11 Double click the Add Printer icon 12 The Add Printer Wizard will appear 13 Choose Network printer Click Next ...

Page 21: ... OK after you have selected the desired printer Finish the installation by continuing the Add Printer Wizard normally 15 You may now use the Network Printer as if it was connected directly Note the computer that the printer is connected to must be ON to use the printer If you find this inconvenient devices known as Network Print Servers are available from multiple vendors including D Link A Networ...

Page 22: ...follow the instructions for installing and configuring protocols You cannot network your computers until the protocols are installed and properly configured Your network Identification is the unique name given to each computer on your network The names shown in the screen shots are only examples The names you choose must be unique to each computer The names assigned in this step are the names that...

Page 23: ...20 Configuring your Network Identification Follow these steps to configure your DFE 528TX card for networking 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click on the System icon ...

Page 24: ...21 3 Select the Network Identification tab and then click Properties ...

Page 25: ...hip of the Workgroup you are configuring The Computer name can be any name you wish to call your PC Each PC will need to have a unique computer name The Workgroup name will need to be the same for all PCs on the same network Click OK Click OK in the System Properties window ...

Page 26: ...ng the IP Address for TCP IP Follow these steps to configure your DFE 528TX card for networking 1 Go to Start Settings Network and Dial up Connections 2 Right click on Local Area Connection then click on Properties ...

Page 27: ...24 3 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 28: ... 4 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears Make sure that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected Click OK Note Repeat this step for each computer that will be added to this network ...

Page 29: ...CP IP Properties window appears Make sure that Use the following IP address is selected 2 Specify your IP address e g 192 168 0 1 and your Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 and click OK The IP address shown is an example You can substitute another IP address as long as it is unique follows the same format as the one shown in the example and the IP address is in the same subnet as your local network ...

Page 30: ...ber 1 to number 2 The Subnet mask for computer B will have to be the same as computer A with 255 255 255 0 4 After entering the IP address and Subnet mask click OK and close the TCP IP Properties Box Note Windows 2000 does not have to reboot to activate the changes in IP addresses However it is always a good idea to reboot after making changes to Network Settings Sharing Drives Follow these steps ...

Page 31: ...28 3 Right click on the drive you want to share and select Sharing 4 Select the Sharing tab on the Local Disk Properties Window Select Share this folder and click New Share ...

Page 32: ...appear in My Computer and Network Neighborhood set the maximum number of users and make a comment then click OK 6 Choose the Share Permissions tab and set limits on the share as needed The default settings allow all users to read and write to the hard drive Click OK ...

Page 33: ...indicating that it is a shared drive Sharing Folders Follow these steps to share a folder 1 You must be logged in as a member of the Administrators Server Operators or Power Users groups to perform these operations 2 Double click the My Computer icon to open it ...

Page 34: ...31 3 Double click on the Local Drive that contains the files to be shared Click Sharing ...

Page 35: ... to the folder you want to share and right click on it Choose Sharing Change the settings under the Sharing tab to Share this folder Set the Permissions on the folder and the number of users who can access the file ...

Page 36: ...d entering the information Sharing a Printer Follow these steps to share a printer 1 All printer sharing instructions assume that you have a printer on one machine that is connected to the Local Area Network Go through this procedure on the computer the printer is connected to 2 Go to Start Settings Printers ...

Page 37: ...34 3 Right click on the printer you want to share and select Sharing 4 Under the Sharing tab change the value from Not Shared to Shared As and click OK ...

Page 38: ...nd underneath it indicating that it is now shared Follow these steps to access the printer from all other computers on the network repeat as needed for each computer 5 Go to Start Settings Printers 6 Double click on the Add Printer icon ...

Page 39: ...36 7 Click Next at the Add Printer Wizard screen 8 Select Network printer to make the printer available as a resource on the network ...

Page 40: ...37 9 At this screen click Next to Browse for a printer 10 Select the printer and click Next to continue ...

Page 41: ...38 11 Click Yes and then click Next 12 Click Finish to complete the printer installation ...

Page 42: ...n Networking Basics to ensure that each computer on your network has a unique Computer Name and identical Workgroup Verify Network Adapter Installation If your Network Adapters were not properly installed including the Network System Software or device drivers your network will not function properly Use these steps to verify that your Network Adapters are properly installed 1 Double click the Syst...

Page 43: ... the steps for this computer If you see symbols such as a yellow exclamation point or red X over the icon adjacent to D Link DFE 528TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter your adapter is not installed properly or may have a problem Double click the D Link DFE 528TX Fast PCI Adapter to read the explanation of the problem This information will be helpful if you require technical support from D Link ...

Page 44: ...hat can give you information about your network traffic and help you determine problems when troubleshooting Your DFE 528TX s have two indicators labeled ACT and LINK on their back panels A steady green LINK light indicates a good connection with the Hub A flashing green ACT light indicates that the Network Adapter is sending or receiving data Diagnostics and Checking Communications Included on th...

Page 45: ...or additional help 5 Adapter Basic Diagnostic will determine if any problems exist with a DFE 528TX 6 Network Diagnostic will determine if any problems exist with your network or connections To use Network Diagnostic please run the diagnostic program on both computers in MS DOS mode One computer must be designated the Master and the other designated the Slave ...

Page 46: ...lick Start then Shut Down and finally select Restart the computer in MS DOS mode 2 Insert the CD ROM labeled DFE 528TX PCI Ethernet Adapter Driver Program into the D drive The D drive represents the CD ROM drive 3 Type in D to specify the CD ROM drive Then type diag and hit enter The screen on the following page will appear ...

Page 47: ...ter the diagnostics by hitting the space bar 5 Go to View Current Configuration hit enter and check the Ethernet Address for the card If the address is A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 FF FF FF FF FF or any single alphanumeric pair all the way across that is an indication of a defective card ...

Page 48: ...on board diagnostics on the card 7 Once the diagnostics has run for a while hit the Esc key to back out of the diagnostic program Note The Diagnostic Program will run continuously until you ESC out Remove the CD ROM and reboot the computer ...

Page 49: ...at a specific computer is available Since all computers on the network must have a unique IP address getting a reply means that a computer is on the network and that they can communicate If they can communicate then the hardware and cabling is fine If you cannot ping another computer then there is a problem with the hardware Check the cabling and adapter installation If you are unable to network e...

Page 50: ...he IP address to be pinged i e 192 168 0 24 In this case computer B with the IP address 192 168 0 24 is being pinged from computer A Press Enter to begin pinging If the connection is good you will receive four Reply from messages Type exit at the prompt to return to Windows ...

Page 51: ...vailable Monday through Friday from 6 00 a m to 6 00 p m PST Web http www dlink com E mail support dlink com Phone 949 788 0805 option 4 If you are a customer residing outside of the United States please refer to the list of D Link locations that is included in this manual Thank you for purchasing this product We like to receive feedback from our customers concerning our products Please take a mom...

Page 52: ...Interface PCI 2 2 compliant Ports One RJ 45 Diagnostic LEDs Link Activity Available Drivers NDIS3 4 5 Windows 95 98 NT4 0 2000 32 bit ODI Netware 2 x 4 x 5 0 Server Packet Driver Linux Temperature Operating 0 C to 55 C Storage 25 C to 55 C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Compliances CE Class B FCC Class B VCCI Class B C Tick Safety UL Power Consumption 0 8W 240mA 3 3V max ...

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Page 54: ...the defective Hardware at no charge to the original owner Such repair or replacement will be rendered by D Link at an Authorized D Link Service Office The replacement Hardware need not be new or of an identical make model or part D Link may in its discretion may replace the defective Hardware or any part thereof with any reconditioned product that D Link reasonably determines is substantially equi...

Page 55: ...e The claim must include a written description of the Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow D Link to confirm the same The original product owner must obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number from the Authorized D Link Service Office and if requested provide written proof of purchase of the product such as a copy of the dated purchase invoice for the pro...

Page 56: ...ICE RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT RELATING TO WARRANTY SERVICE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY EVEN IF D LINK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THE SOLE R EMEDY FOR A BREACH OF THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFECTIVE OR NON CONFORMING PRODUCT GOVERNING LAW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of ...

Page 57: ... and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interface c...

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