Gigafast EE101-AEX, User Manual

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PCMCIA Fast Ethernet card user’s manual
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Features (for dongle type PC Card)
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Type II credit-card size (5.0 mm)
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Complies with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX and 802.3
10Base-T protocols.
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PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 compliant and later
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PC Card standard 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA interface
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Supports all popular operating systems
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Supports hot swap card insertion and removal
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10/100Mbps auto-sensing
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Full/half-duplex auto-negotiation for both 10Base-T and
100Base-TX
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Switchless configuration setting
Technology overview
LAN
LAN (Local Area Network) is a communications network that
serves users within a confined geographical area. It is made up of
servers, workstations, a network operating system, and a communi-
cations link.
Ethernet
Ethernet is the most widely-used LAN access method, which is de-
fined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared
media LAN. All stations on the segment share the total bandwidth,
which is 10 Mbps (Ethernet), 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet), or 1000
Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). With switched Ethernet, each sender and
receiver pair has the full bandwidth.