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Page 1: ... The ISA Ethernet Adapter Option Diskette 5 25 or 3 5 inch A BNC T type connector shipped only with the IBM LAN Adapter for Ethernet and the IBM LAN Adapter for Ethernet CX The Safety Information manual This document If any item is missing or damaged contact your place of purchase The IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters are for use with an IBM Personal System 2 computer or an IBM compatible machine equipped...

Page 2: ...elease of the IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1993 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Documentation related to restricted rights Use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 3: ...Publications xiii The IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installing the Adapter 1 Items Needed to Install the Adapter 3 Software Prerequisites 10 Placing the Adapter in an Expansion Slot 11 Connecting the Adapter to the Network 11 Configuring the Adapter 16 Running Adapter Diagnostics 25 Changing a Configuration 27 Installing Network Program Device Drivers 28 Installing NetWare Version 2 2 Server Device Dr...

Page 4: ...ing in a Non DOS environment 41 Moving a Configured ISA Ethernet Adapter to Another PC 42 Disabling the ISA Ethernet Adapter 43 Advanced Diagnostics 43 POST and RiPL 46 The POST Function 46 The RiPL Function 50 Appendix B Exceptions to the Installation Procedure 53 The ISA Ethernet Adapters in 8086 8088 Computers 53 Installing the Adapter in a PS 2 Model 25 54 iv IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installa...

Page 5: ...M modification or service of the Product by other than IBM or an IBM Authorized Dealer for this Product To obtain warranty service you must during the Warranty Period present this Product and the proof of original purchase to 1 an IBM Authorized Dealer for the Product or 2 IBM at an IBM Service Exchange Center Any transfer of the Product to another user during the Warranty Period should therefore ...

Page 6: ...ly to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state LIMITATION OF REMEDIES Your sole remedy under this Statement of Limited Warranty shall be IBM s or an IBM Authorized Dealer s performance of warranty service For any claim concerning performance or nonperformance by IBM or an IBM Authorized Dealer under this Statement of Limite...

Page 7: ...inge any of the intellectual property rights of IBM may be used instead of the IBM product program or service Evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products except those expressly designated by IBM are the responsibility of the user IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document The furnishing of this document does not give...

Page 8: ...uency energy and If not Installed and used in accordance with the Instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet ...

Page 9: ...ipment off 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 an IBM authorized dealer or service representative for help Properly...

Page 10: ...t for Class A Equipment Canadian Department of communicati1ns Compliance Statement This equipment does not exceed classi A limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to tak...

Page 11: ...h the standard set by Voluntary Control for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines VCCI with an aim to prevent radio interference in commercial and industrial districts This equipment could cause interference to radio and television receivers when used in and around residential districts Please handle the equipment properly according to the instruction manual Japa...

Page 12: ...ation from each other management may wish to provide isolated cabling or to encrypt the sensitive data before putting it on the network Trademarks The following terms denoted by an asterisk in this publication are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both IBM Personal System 2 Operating System 2 PS 2 OS 2 The following terms denoted by a double asterisk in t...

Page 13: ... Reference SC30 3383 IBM Local Area Network Administrator s Guide GA27 3748 Software publications IBM Local Area Network Support Program User s Guide supplied with the IBM Local Area Network Support Program IBM Operating System 2 Local Area Network Server Network Administrators Reference Volume 1 Planning and Installation Version 2 0 S04G 1032 For assistance in obtaining IBM publications contact y...

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Page 15: ...10 Mbps over IEEE 802 3 Standard 10BASE2 thin coaxial media Installing the Adapter There are some exceptions to the following instructions for installing and testing the ISA Ethernet Adapters Please review the topics discussed in Appendix A and Appendix B before continuing with the installation Situations may be referenced in the appendixes that apply to the installation and testing procedures you...

Page 16: ...s under Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 to make sure that you have installed the adapter correctly Step 7 Follow the instructions under Installing Network Program Device Drivers on page 28 to install the device driver for your network Note If you are installing more than one ISA Ethernet Adapter install the first and be sure it is working before you begin installing the next adapter IBM ISA...

Page 17: ...OS2 File Description configuration diagnostics program messages for CONFIG EXE RPL utility program Additional information about the product exceptions and hints DOS NOIS device driver DOS network information file OS 2 NOIS device driver OS 2 network information file DOS 001 device driver sample network configuration file installation information file installation support file OS 2 001 device drive...

Page 18: ...t file for this directory NOVELL NETWARE NWLlTE directory IBMENIO COM DOS ODI device driver NET CFG sample network configuration file IBMENIO INS installation information file for NetWare Lite One of the following cables not furnished with this adapter see the figure on 11 A Category 3 4 or 5 cable with RJ 45 connectors for use with the telephone twisted pair 10BASE T media in your Ethernet networ...

Page 19: ...drop cable with AUI connectors if your Ethernet network uses external transceivers The maximum length of drop cable between each transceiver is 164 feet 50 meters An IBM PS 2 computer or an IBM compatible computer equipped with ISA The instruction manual supplied with the computer The IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters 5 ...

Page 20: ...ation diagnostics program messages for CONFIG EXE RPL utility program Additional information about the product exceptions and hints DOS NOIS device driver DOS network information file OS 2 NDIS device driver OS 2 network information file DOS 001 device driver sample network configuration file installation information file installation support file OS 2 001 device driver for programmed I O OS 2 001...

Page 21: ... network configuration file NE2000A2 LAN sample network configuration file README NE2 informational text file for this directory NOVELL NETWARE NWLITE directory IBMENIO COM DOS 001 device driver NET CFG sample network configuration file IBMENIO INS installation information file for NetWare Lite o A Category 3 4 or 5 cable with RJ 45 connectors for use with the telephone twisted pair 10BASE T media...

Page 22: ...uration diagnostics program messages for CONFIG EXE RPL utility program Additional information about the product exceptions and hints DOS NDIS device driver DOS network information file OS 2 NDIS device driver OS 2 network information file DOS 001 device driver sample network configuration file installation information file installation support file OS 2 001 device driver for programmed I O OS 2 0...

Page 23: ...rk configuration file sample network configuration file informational text file for this directory NOVELL NETWARE NWLITE directory IBMENIO COM DOS ODI device driver NET CFG sample network configuration file IBMENIO INS installation information file for NetWare Lite An RG 58 standard coaxial cable IEEE Standard 802 3 10BASE2 with bayonet connectors BNCs if your Ethernet network uses thin coaxial me...

Page 24: ... Support Program Version 1 3 or later IBM PC LAN Program PCLP Version 1 34 OS 2 Extended Edition environment IBM OS 2 Extended Edition Version 1 30 2 OS 2 LAN Server environment IBM OS 2 LAN Server Version 2 0 or later OS 2 Extended Services environment IBM Extended Services for OS 2 Version 1 0 Netware from IBM environment Netware from IBM Version 2 2 or Version 3 11 Novell NetWare environment No...

Page 25: ... 2 2 In the space provided across the top of the chart on page 25 record the slot number of the adapter installed 3 Continue with Connecting the Adapter to the Network Connecting the Adapter to the Network 1 Determine the type of cable to be connected to the adapter See the following figure 10BaseT tf J 10Base o o l 00 AUI f Drop Cable Note Only one cable can be connected to the LAN Adapter for Et...

Page 26: ...gth of twisted pair cable between the concentrator and the workstation is 328 feet 100 meters Connect the other end of the cable to the network b Cabling the LAN Adapter for Ethernet or the LAN Adapter for Ethernet CX to a 10BASE2 Network You need an RG 58 standard coaxial cable with BNC connectors Connect the BNC T type connector shipped with the adapter to the adapter See the following figures 1...

Page 27: ...re clearance 2 The maximum length of thin coaxial cable between each repeater is 606 8 feet 185 meters If the computer you are installing is the last in the Ethernet network attach the cable from the Ethernet network to one end of the T connector Attach a 50 ohm terminator to the other end of the T connector See the following figures J Q1 10 I Ir o r J T Connector The IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters 13 ...

Page 28: ...ng is not the last in the Ethernet network attach cables from the Ethernet network to both ends of the T connector See the following figures g QJ Q I I I I I f I l1li 14 IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installation and Testing Instructions ...

Page 29: ...the cable to the adapter Push down the sliding latch on the AUI connector port to lock the cable in place See the following figure Any Media Access Units MAUs or transceivers used on your AUI network can be connected to the adapter without the use of the AUI drop cable 2 Continue with Configuring the Adapter on page 16 The IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters 15 ...

Page 30: ... before configuring the adapters 1 Turn on your computer 2 After the DOS prompt appears insert the option diskette in the A drive Note If you do not have a DOS session available with your operating system refer to Configuring in a Non DOS environment on page 41 3 From the DOS prompt type A and press Enter 4 From A prompt type CONFIG and press Enter The MAIN MENU of the configuration diagnostics pr...

Page 31: ... 20 for more details This message is displayed briefly Searching for cable type please wait If you have attached a cable to your LAN adapter for Ethernet the physical media cable will be automatically selected If you have not attached a cable to your LAN Adapter for Ethernet you can select the physical media cable which will be used by your adapter from the SELECT CABLE INTERFACE window then press...

Page 32: ...nd copied into a text file CONFIG TXT on the option diskette In cases where the Option Diskette is write protected all configuration parameters will still be saved to the adapter s memory b Configure New Adapter Manually Select this option if you wish to manually set any parameter instead of having the parameters set automatically Refer to the list of parameters shown in the chart on page Figure 1...

Page 33: ...n to previous menu and press Enter 6 Continue with Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 Note When you select the option to save the configuration all configuration parameters are automatically saved to the adapter s memory and copied into a text file CONFIG TXT on the option diskette In cases where the Option Diskette is write protected all configuration parameters will still be saved to the ada...

Page 34: ...pt assignments will be updated If you wish to manually set the 1 0 Base Address values and Interrupt assignment select None for this option Available Options None Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Option 9 Option 10 Option 11 1 0 Base Address Description This is the address used by the computer to identify and communicate with each individual adapter Available...

Page 35: ...ISA Ethernet Adapter ex Thin Ethernet LAN Adapter for Ethernet select from TPI 10BaseT Thin Ethernet Thick Ethernet Adapter Architecture Description This adapter can be configured in two architecture modes 1 0 Port or Shared Memory Both modes have their advantages 1 0 port mode provides the maximum compatibility by using the least amount of memory and being NE2000 compatible Shared memory provides...

Page 36: ...press Enter to select the appropriate address Note After you have selected the address it will not be defined until you have performed a cold boot A cold boot is done by turning the power off to your computer waiting 3 to 5 seconds then turning the power back on Figure 1 Part 3 of 3 Manual Configuration Parameters 22 IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installation and Testing Instructions ...

Page 37: ...g steps otherwise go to Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 1 On the MAIN MENU select Display Change Configuration and press Enter 2 On the SELECT ADAPTER I O PORT ADDRESS menu press Enter 3 On the DISPLAY CHANGE ADAPTER CONFIGURATION menu select Advanced Configuration Options and press Enter 4 On the ADVANCED CONFIGURATION OPTIONS menu select the parameter s from those listed in the chart on p...

Page 38: ...is part of the 1OBASE T standard If the ISA Ethernet Adapter is connected to a hub that is not compliant with the 10BASE T standard you must disable the TPI Link Integrity Check Available Options Enabled Disabled Boot PROM Description This parameter allows you to disable the POST RiPL PROM From the BOOT PROM menu press the Tab key to toggle between the available options Note If you have disabled t...

Page 39: ...ne LAN Adapter for Ethernet installed select the 110 Base Address of the adapter on which you want to run diagnostics and press Enter If you have configured the adapter to use the Shared Memory architecture the SHARED MEMORY ADDRESS window will be displayed Copy the Shared Memory Address into the chart on page 25 for later use Press Enter 4 The INITIALIZATION AND DIAGNOSTICS window is displayed an...

Page 40: ... this window and select Return to previous menu from the next window to get back to the MAIN MENU Select Quit and return to DOS from the MAIN MENU Continue with step 7 6 If any test fails record the test and go to Problem Identification on page 33 for more information 7 Continue with Installing Network Program Device Drivers on page 28 26 IBM ISA Ethernet Adapters Installation and Testing Instruct...

Page 41: ...nter 6 From the DISPLAY CHANGE ADAPTER CONFIGURATION menu select whatever parameters you want to change When completed select Save Configuration and perform a cold boot of your computer a old boot is done by turning the power off to your computer waiting 3 to 5 seconds then turning the power back on Note When you select the Save Configuration option all configuration parameters are automatically s...

Page 42: ...operating system environment is NetWare environment IBM NetWare Version 2 2 or Novell NetWare Version 2 2 Server IBM Netware Version 3 11 001 Server or Novell NetWare Version 3 11001 Server IBM Netware DOS 001 or Novell NetWare DOS 001 Novell NetWare Lite IBM Netware with OSI2 or Novell NetWare with OS 2 Other environments IBM DOS workstation or IBM DOS server OSI2 Extended Edition OS 2 LAN Server...

Page 43: ...evice Driver follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Installation of the NetWare Version 2 2 Installing and Maintaining the NetWork manual For step 7 7a 7c follow the instructions for inserting the diskette and selecting the correct driver Installing NetWare Version 3 11 001 Server Drivers The NetWare Version 3 11 001 Server Driver is needed to run in a NetWare Version 3 11 ODI Server environment The...

Page 44: ...rivers The NetWare Lite DOS ODI Device Driver is needed to run in a DOS ODI workstation environment with NetWare Lite The option diskette contains the NetWare Lite DOS ODI Device Driver under the name IBMENIO COM in the NOVELL NETWARE NWLITE directory Refer to the documentation for your network operating system for information on installing and using the device driver in your environment Installin...

Page 45: ...MNEIOP OS2 Refer to the sample NET CFG file shipped on the option diskette for information regarding Custom Keywords For additional information refer to the NetWare Requester for OS 2 manual or the NetWare Requester for OS 2 Version 2 0 manual Installing DOS NDIS Device Drivers The DOS NDIS Device Driver is needed to run in an IBM DOS workstation environment or an IBM DOS Server environment The op...

Page 46: ...installation configuration program to install the OS 2 NDIS Device Driver Refer to the IBM Extended Services for OS 2 2 0 LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration guide or the IBM Operating System 2 Local Area Network Server Version 2 0 Network Administrator Reference Volume 1 Planning and Installation guide for instructions on using the LAN Services installation configuration program When t...

Page 47: ...ignment Boot PROM Check Cause I O conflict in the configuration Shared memory conflict Link status is bad Possible interrupt conflict Two devices mapping to same address Action Change the Base I O address so that no conflicts exist Change the Shared Memory address so that no conflicts exist Verify that all cables are firmly attached and properly terminated Check all cables to verify that they are ...

Page 48: ... traffic moving over the network LEOs on the LAN Adapter for Ethernet TP green LED When this light is on the link to the network is good yellow LED When this light is on there is traffic moving over the network LEOs on the LAN Adapter for Ethernet ex green LED When this LED light is on there is traffic moving over the network yellow LED When this LED light is on there are packet collisions on the ...

Page 49: ...hanged the necessary parameters select the option that allows you to save the configuration 5 Turn off your computer wait several seconds and turn it back on 6 Run the Diagnostics as instructed in Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 once more Note The only time that the Shared Memory Address can be changed is while Running Adapter Diagnostics 7 If all tests return OK the adapter is ready for us...

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Page 51: ...e disabled the Boot PROM the change will not take effect until you have performed a cold boot A cold boot is done by turning the power off to your computer waiting 3 to 5 seconds then turning the power back on 4 Return to the previous menu and save the configuration The Boot PROM is now disabled Continue with Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 Manual Installation for the NDIS Device Driver Whe...

Page 52: ...diskette The NDIS device driver must be configured to match the adapter s configuration The NDIS Device Driver can be configured using DXMAID for LAN Support Program the LAN Services installation configuration program for OS 2 or by manually editing the PROTOCOLINI file A detailed description of the configurable parameters follows 10BASE This parameter specifies the adapter I O Base address that w...

Page 53: ...of the adapter in the memory of the computer The specified location must not conflict with that of any other adapter installed in the workstation or with an address that is used by an expanded memory manager The value entered must be a hexadecimal number between OXC8000 and OXDCOOO and must be a multiple of 4000 The default address is OXDOOOO EXAMPLE RAMADDRESS OXDOOOO This parameter overrides the...

Page 54: ...ur workstation and add the following IBMENI_MOD Drivername IBMENI IOBase ElX24El Interrupt 3 RAMAddress 0Xc0000 Note The parameter values in the PROTOCOL INI file must match the parameter values chosen during configuration and recorded in the chart on page 25 The desired protocol drivers must then be bound to the NDIS device driver by manually editing the BINDINGS statement of those protocol drive...

Page 55: ...n page 25 In the second NDIS device driver section of PROTOCOLINI above the LAN Adapter for Ethernet is in programmed 1 0 mode since the RAMADDRESS statement is absent Configuring in a Non DOS environment If you do not have a DOS session available on your computer work through the following steps to configure your ISA Ethernet Adapter 1 Note the 1 0 Base Address and the IRQ Interrupt Levels of any...

Page 56: ... adapter 6 Return to 5b on page 18 and continue with step 4 Moving a Configured ISA Ethernet Adapter to Another PC When a ISA Ethernet Adapter is configured the values for the Base liD Address and the IRQ Interrupt Assignment are assigned based on the personal computer in which the ISA Ethernet Adapter is installed The values of these parameters are different for each PC For that reason the ISA Et...

Page 57: ...e for that parameter change the 110 Base Address and the Interrupt Assignment to have a value of DISABLED 5 Save the changes and exit the configuration program The ISA Ethernet Adapter is now in disabled mode Once the ISA Ethernet Adapter is disabled you must turn off your computer to remove the card The disable procedure will not work again until you turn off your computer Advanced Diagnostics Th...

Page 58: ...e test 3 If the computer is off turn it on If the computer is on type CONFIG from the A DOS prompt 4 Select the Diagnostics option from the Main Menu of the configuration program 5 Run the Initialization and Diagnostics test as described in Running Adapter Diagnostics on page 25 Make sure that all tests return the message OK If all tests return OK press the Escape key and continue with step 6 If o...

Page 59: ...ced Diagnostics data transfer test is now complete You may repeat the test by repeating steps 9 through 10 To use the network monitor utility 1 Ensure your IBM LAN Adapter for Ethernet is properly installed configured and connected to your network 2 Place the option diskette in the A drive of one of the computers being used for the test 3 If the computer is off turn it on If the computer is on typ...

Page 60: ...ernet Adapters can perform are the Power on Self Test POST and the Remote initial Program Load RiPL functions Note The Boot PROM must be enabled on one of the ISA Ethernet Adapters in order for POST and RiPL to run properly The Boot PROM is enabled upon automatic configuration If you have not configured your ISA Ethernet Adapter see Configuring the Adapter on page 16 and follow the instructions fo...

Page 61: ...ogram fails an error message will appear on the screen The following list indicates the errors that can be returned from the POST program Listed beside each error is the description of the error possible causes for the error and suggested actions to correct the error PROO1 Description POST RPL ROM integrity error Possible Cause ROM not correctly inserted in socket or ROM defective User Action Veri...

Page 62: ...hat the system unit on the computer is working properly Otherwise have the adapter serviced PROOS Description EEPROM integrity error Possible Cause Defective EEPROM User Action Have the adapter serviced PROO6 Description Buffer memory integrity error Possible Cause On card buffer memory is not working properly User Action Have the Adapter serviced PROO7 Description Cable connection error Possible ...

Page 63: ...ion Adapter s not responding or failures detected Possible Cause Unknown error other than those listed above User Action Verify installation performed correctly Otherwise have the adapter serviced When POST errors occur they can sometimes be resolved by performing the adapter installation again verifying that the computer s system unit is working properly or installing the adapter in another compu...

Page 64: ...omputer which does not have a diskette drive only one of the adapters should have the Boot PROM enabled See Disabling the Boot PROM on page 37 for instructions on disabling the Boot PROM You will also need to ensure that the IRQ Interrupt Levels 1 0 Base Addresses and memory configurations of the ISA Ethernet Adapters do not conflict If conflicts exist the computer may fail to boot properly Once a...

Page 65: ...2 for more information In the event of an RiPL failure the following information will appear on your computer s display RPL ROM ADR 0800 5A7F 81701 RPL ROM IRQ 51 RPL ROM PIO 10001 RPL ROM FFC Where RPL ROM ADR The burned in address of the adapter RPL ROM IRQ The IRQ interrupt level that was configured for the adapter RPL ROM PIO The programmed I O address that was configured for the adapter RPL R...

Page 66: ...image to be downloaded to a computer which does not have a diskette drive but has a ISA Ethernet Adapter installed Refer to your network operating system documentation for information on creating boot images RiPL with Novell NetWare If your network operating system is Novell NetWare you will need an RiPL upgrade kit for IBM compatible NetWare RiPL to use the RiPL function of the ISA Ethernet Adapt...

Page 67: ...2000 device drivers provided Refer to the documentation provided with your network operating system for information on the drivers that are available to you If you are able to use the ISA Ethernet Adapters in an 8086 or 8088 based computer work through the following steps to configure the ISA Ethernet Adapters for use 1 Follow the instructions under Configuring the Adapter on page 16 selecting the...

Page 68: ...moval of the option card holder does not affect the operation of the PS 2 Model 25 in any way To install the ISA Ethernet Adapter in a PS 2 Model 25 work through the following steps 1 The option card holder is held onto the PSI2 s system board by one screw Remove the screw using a standard flathead screwdriver 2 Carefully remove the option card holder from the system board 3 Install the ISA Ethern...

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