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10/100 Network

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FENSK05

EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box

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Page 1: ...10 100 Network In a Box Use this guide to install this Linksys product FENSK05 EtherFast 10 100 Network In a Box EtherFast Series User Guide...

Page 2: ...MENTATION Linksys makes no war ranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documenta tion and all accompanying software and speci...

Page 3: ...Server 43 5 0 Server 44 How to Use Wake On LAN 46 Appendix Windows 98 and 95 Client Setup For Windows NT 4 0 50 Windows 98 and 95 Client Setup For Novell NetWare 3 x 52 Twisted Pair Cabling 53 Cabling...

Page 4: ...megabits per second over 4 wires in half duplex mode and 200Mbps in full duplex Fast Ethernet technology is at least 10 times faster than traditional 10BaseT networks Built to run with the fastest vi...

Page 5: ...ng 5 Port Workgroup Hub includes a switched distance extender uplink port that is capable of sending data up to 100 meters over a 100BaseTX connection As long as the other four ports on the hub are ru...

Page 6: ...omatical ly assigned There is no way to change a Plug and Play card s IRQ and other settings outside of the BIOS menu s that your computer provides If the resources that are assigned to your EtherFast...

Page 7: ...t allow you to change the IRQ value s of the PCI slot s In this case you will ONLY be able to use the IRQ and I O values that have been pre assigned to each slot The popular BIOS from Phoenix for exam...

Page 8: ...gory 5 unshielded twisted pair for use with both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX network segments The cable that runs from your computer s EtherFast card to your hub should not exceed 100 meters 328 feet in len...

Page 9: ...your PC and any peripheral equipment attached to it Remove the power cord or turn off the master switch on the back of the PC 2 Remove your computer s outside cover 3 Open up your computer and locate...

Page 10: ...ir cable into the EtherFast card s RJ 45 port Plug the other end of the cable into the EtherFast 10 100 Auto Sensing 5 Port hub You can plug the cable into any one of the five RJ 45 ports If you are c...

Page 11: ...port are joined internal ly This means that if you plan on using the uplink port you ll need to disconnect any cables that are connected to port 1 To uplink the 5 Port hub simply insert a standard 100...

Page 12: ...ps Windows NT or Novell NetWare you will find the EtherFast card s network driver setup instructions printed in this user guide Turn now to the appropriate section of this booklet to install the Ether...

Page 13: ...installation you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section on page 55 of this guide To install the network driver 1 Start up your computer and Windows 98 2 Windows 98 will automatically d...

Page 14: ...ly your original Windows 98 installation or setup disks insert the CD ROM or disks as needed and direct Windows 98 to the proper location If Windows asks you to supply a driver that starts with the le...

Page 15: ...on the Configuration tab Make sure that the following network components are installed Client for Microsoft Networks Client for Netware Network Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter IPX SPX compatibl...

Page 16: ...he Card with a Windows NT File Server Click on My Computer Control Panel and Network Change the Primary Logon to Client for Microsoft Network Double click on the Client for Microsoft Networks Check th...

Page 17: ...haring window will appear 4 Decide what type of resources you d like to make available on the network If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be ab...

Page 18: ...er users view the files on your PC Full access lets users create change or delete files on your PC Depends on Password lets users have Read Only and or Full access depending on the password that you d...

Page 19: ...you want to assign a password to the printer so only certain users can access it type a password in the Password box When you re done click on the Apply button followed by OK Your printer s are now sh...

Page 20: ...release also known as OSR2 or version B The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on the version of Windows 95 that you are using To install the network driver 1...

Page 21: ...f the files type a and click OK 3 Windows 95 will copy the appropriate network driv ers to your computer If 95 asks you to supply your original Windows 95 installation CD ROM or setup disks insert the...

Page 22: ...lick on the Finish button Windows 95 will begin copying a number of files to your computer If 95 asks you to supply your original Windows 95 installation CD ROM or setup disks insert them into your co...

Page 23: ...k on the Configuration tab Make sure that the following network components are installed Client for Microsoft Networks Client for Netware Network Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter IPX SPX compati...

Page 24: ...iled instructions see page 52 Using the Card with a Windows NT File Server Click on My Computer Control Panel and Network Change the Primary Logon to Client for Microsoft Network Double click on the C...

Page 25: ...haring window will appear 4 Decide what type of resources you d like to make available on the network If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be ab...

Page 26: ...er users view the files on your PC Full access lets users create change or delete files on your PC Depends on Password lets users have Read Only and or Full access depending on the password that you d...

Page 27: ...you want to assign a password to the printer so only certain users can access it type a password in the Password box When you re done click on the Apply button followed by OK Your printer s are now s...

Page 28: ...ter your username and password if asked to do so 2 Click on Start Settings Control Panel and then double click on the Network icon 3 If you have not installed Windows NT networking on your computer be...

Page 29: ...elect a network adapter 4 When the list of available network adapters appears click on the Have Disk button Insert the EtherFast Card disk into drive A Type a winnt into the box on your screen and pre...

Page 30: ...ick on Next 7 Choose the services that you want to install Your Microsoft NT user guide s contain information about how services work When you re finished click on Next followed by Next again 8 NT wil...

Page 31: ...your computer s Computer Name Then choose either Workgroup or Domain depending on the type of network you re setting up Your NT user guide s explain the difference between Workgroups and Domains When...

Page 32: ...Panel then dou ble click on the Network icon 2 When the networking window appears click on the Adapters tab Click on the Add button 3 When the list of available network adapters appears click on the...

Page 33: ...de s contain information about how services work When you re finished click on Next followed by Next again 8 NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD ROM or setup disks Supply th...

Page 34: ...your computer s Computer Name Then choose either Workgroup or Domain depending on the type of network you re setting up Your NT user guide s explain the difference between Workgroups and Domains When...

Page 35: ...ick on the Network Setup icon 2 Click on the Networks button Choose Install Microsoft Windows Network then click OK 3 In the Network Setup window click on the Drivers button followed by Add Adapter 4...

Page 36: ...ick OK Your Windows for Workgroups user guide s explain these entries in more detail 8 If Windows for Workgroups asks you to provide any of your original Windows setup disks supply them as needed When...

Page 37: ...e EtherFast Card s Novell worksta tion drivers is accomplished with a program on the EtherFast Card disk called DIAG DIAG will copy the appropriate network drivers to your computer generate a NetWare...

Page 38: ...o use your mouse to click on the AutoInstall button if you prefer 6 Next using the arrow keys on your keyboard high light the DOS ODI Workstation option and press Enter 7 Enter the directory in the De...

Page 39: ...es will be saved as AUTOEX EC LNK and CONFIG LNK for later retrieval if you need to revert to them in the future When the installation is complete press OK then select Exit from the menu to return to...

Page 40: ...all and or configure your Client32 drivers for use with the card 1 If Novell s Client32 drivers are already installed on your computer do the following to remove any network adapter settings that may...

Page 41: ...ars that is titled Device Driver Wizard instead you are using version B Skip to step 7 below 4 You are using version A Click OK Click on the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer option t...

Page 42: ...com puter 10 After rebooting your PC click on Start Settings Control Panel and double click on the Network icon Double click on Novell NetWare Client32 and make any setting changes as necessary When y...

Page 43: ...THERTSM NLM a netware server 3 12 LNE100TX LAN 3 Following the Load LAN Driver Module instructions in your Novell NetWare 386 v3 12manual start NetWare and configure the server if you haven t already...

Page 44: ...LOAD c LNE100 ETHERTSM NLM LOAD c LNE100 LNE100TX LAN 6 Bind a protocol to the driver For example BIND IPX TO LNE100TX NET XX where XX is the logical network address for the frame type in your LOAD c...

Page 45: ...ur keyboard to insert a new driver Put the EtherFast card s program disk 2 into drive A or B 4 Press F3 and specify the driver path If the EtherFast Card disk is in drive A for example type a netware...

Page 46: ...ss Enter 5 Press the Ins key to specify other drivers that you wish to install 6 Press F3 and specify the driver path A NETWARE SERVER 5 0 then press Enter 7 The LNE100TX LAN driver should appear in t...

Page 47: ...erflow counts on your server in the LAN WAN menu of your driver custom counters and you have a PCI computer with a Saturn or Mercury chipset try using the keyword TURBO when loading the driver For exa...

Page 48: ...s trig gered by any change in the EtherFast card s link state If you have Wake On LAN networking set up on the PC plugging an active network cable into the LAN Card will cause the PC to turn itself on...

Page 49: ...ours or on weekends thus saving administration time user downtime and the overall hassle of performing multiple tasks by hand Motherboard Support As mentioned earlier WOL compatible motherboards can o...

Page 50: ...s on your card according to whether your motherboard supports RWU high RWU low or PME Keep in mind that the jumpers are numbered backwards the numbers read right to left and down to up If your motherb...

Page 51: ...both cases the MAC address will be displayed 1 Turn off the PC on which you want to test the WOL feature Go to another PC on the network and log in 2 Go to an MS DOS prompt click on Start Run then typ...

Page 52: ...Networks Tells your PC to log into an NT 4 0 server where you already have a username and password set up Windows Logon Log in without a password or log into both NT and Novell NetWare servers in ord...

Page 53: ...d out and cannot be selected refer to Problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section 7 When you re done click OK When asked if you want to restart your PC choose to do so The NT por tion of the Windows setu...

Page 54: ...Primary Logon Box choose Client for NetWare Networks 4 Under the The following network components are installed box highlight Client for NetWare Networks and click on the Properties button 5 The Clien...

Page 55: ...rimp your own Category 5 cables can be pur chased or crimped as either straight through or crossed A Category 5 cable has 8 thin color coded wires inside that run from one end of the cable to the othe...

Page 56: ...meters 328 feet Computers should never be connected directly together on a network They should always be connected to a hub Only two 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hubs can be cascaded or uplinked together To...

Page 57: ...ecurely inserted into the appro priate slot You may have previously aborted a new hardware setup Follow the directions on page 60 The motherboard in your system might not be Plug and Play compatible y...

Page 58: ...lowing Network Components are Installed box highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button Once you are in the Client For Microsoft Networks Properties window make sure tha...

Page 59: ...ot have enabled File and Printer Sharing To do so go to Windows 95 or 98 installation The network card might not be setup properly Try rein stalling the card Skip to page 60 Problem 8 Network Neighbor...

Page 60: ...that is shown next choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only If you re using NT boot up your PC with a DOS boot disk or Windows Recovery Disk 1 Insert the EtherFast Card into drive A Then from the DOS comm...

Page 61: ...ccessful To repeat the testing cycle press Alt R and select the number cycles you d like to test If the card fails the Peer to Peer Ping or Bandwidth tests any network problems that you are experienci...

Page 62: ...op click on the Start Button highlight Settings click on Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network Icon 3 Look at the box with the text that reads The follow ing network components are installed 4 I...

Page 63: ...automatically remove other components as well 6 For PCs with Dial Up Networking and or an AOL adapter remove any instance of the name Linksys all IPX SPX protocols all NetBEUI all Clients and File and...

Page 64: ...em Icon The System Properties win dow will appear Click on the Device Manager Tab 9 Scroll down to the item Network Adapters and expand it by clicking on the plus or minus sign next to it 10 Remove al...

Page 65: ...finished click on the Close button shut down Windows and restart your computer 13 After your computer has restarted turn to page 11 for Windows 98 or page 18 for Windows 95 and fol low the setup inst...

Page 66: ...he Network icon The Network win dow appears 3 Click on the Configuration tab Make sure that the following network components are installed Client for Microsoft Networks Client for Netware Network Link...

Page 67: ...acturer and choose Microsoft Click OK IPX SPX compatible Protocol Click on the Add button Choose Protocol and click on the Add button Select Manufacturer and choose Microsoft Under the Network Protoco...

Page 68: ...n OFF the card is operating in half duplex at a speed of either 100 or 10Mbps EFAH05W EtherFast 10 100 Auto Sensing 5 Port Workgroup Hub POWER Indicates that the hub is receiving power 100 10COL Indic...

Page 69: ...Half Duplex 100 10Mbps WOL Support Remote Wake Up high and low power Power Management Event Ports Cards 1 RJ 45 Dual Speed 10 100 Hub 5 RJ 45 Dual Speed 10 100 Cabling 10BaseT Category 3 or 5 UTP STP...

Page 70: ...rFast 10 100 LAN Card contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below Customer Support 949 261 1288 Fax 949 261 8868 Bulletin Board 949 261 2888 33 6K 8 N 1 Em...

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