D-Link DFE-650TXD, User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
The D-Link DFE-650TXD 10/100Mbps PC Card adapter is an
ideal way to connect your laptop computer to your LAN (Local Area
Network.) After completing the steps in the Quick Install Guide, you
will have the ability to share information and resources - such as
files and printers - and take full advantage of a connected environ-
ment for work and play!
The DFE-650TXD comes with drivers for the most popular oper-
ating systems and can be integrated into a large network. You can
connect your laptop to a network when running Windows 98,
Windows ME, NT 4.0 or 2000.
The D-Link DFE-650TXD 10/100 Ethernet PC Card for notebook
PCs is a credit-card sized Ethernet / Fast-Ethernet adapter for con-
necting a notebook PC to an IEEE 802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet net-
work. The notebook PC must be equipped with PCMCIA (16 bit)
extension bus and Type II PC Card slot(s) compliant.
NOTE: The terms "PC Card" is used throughout this manual to refer to those
objects as defined in the PCMCIA / PC Card standards published by Personal
Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA). The term "slot" as used
in this manual is synonymous with "socket" where the standards use the latter
term in reference to the physical receptacles of a host notebook computer, for
insertion/connection of PC Cards. More information on the standards is available
from PCMCIA's www server at http://www.pc-card.com
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The DFE-650TXD automatically detects the parameters of its
Ethernet environment, and automatically negotiates and determines its
own speed and duplex settings as required for maximum performance
within the environment. (The autonegotiation function is effective only
when the DFE-650TXD is connected to the network by a device
(switch or hub) which also has autonegotiation functionality.)