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Instant EtherFast

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EtherFast

10/100

Managed Network

Adapter

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Page 1: ...Instant EtherFast Series EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter Use this guide to install LNE100M User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ON Linksys makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality per formance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to noti...

Page 3: ... s 5 50 0 Running the Control Set 50 General Tab 51 Setting Tab 52 Statistics Tab 57 Diagnostics Tab 62 Table of Contents C Ch ha ap pt te er r 1 1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n 1 1 The EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 1 Features 1 Package Contents 2 Minimum Requirements 2 C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 G Ge et tt ti in ng g t to o K Kn no ow w t th he e E Et th he er rF Fa as st t 1 10 ...

Page 4: ... ng g Y Yo ou ur r F Fi il le es s a an nd d P Pr ri in nt te er rs s 7 78 8 Overview 78 Enabling File Sharing 78 Enabling Printer Sharing 79 A Ap pp pe en nd di ix x D D W Wi in nd do ow ws s 9 98 8 a an nd d M Me e C Cl li ie en nt t f fo or r W Wi in nd do ow ws s D Do om ma ai in n S Se er rv ve er r 8 80 0 A Ap pp pe en nd di ix x E E S St ta ar rt ti in ng g O Ov ve er r i in n W Wi in nd do...

Page 5: ...ff hours The 802 1Q support lets you optimize your network traffic by dividing the network into smaller Virtual LANs while packet delivery is prioritized using 802 1P signaling Easy to Use Plug and Play 10 100 PCI Network Adapter Adapter settings can be managed via SNMP using standard MIB browser Full Duplex Capability at Up To 200Mbps Connects to Both 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mpbs Fast Ethernet Net...

Page 6: ...equipment attached to it Unplug your PC s power cable 2 Remove your computer s outside cover Overview Installing the Adapter and Cabling Instant EtherFast Series Chapter 2 Getting to Know the EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 100 Yellow The 100 LED will illuminate when the Adapter is operat ing at 100Mbps If the 100 LED is not illuminated and the PC is powered on the card is operating at 10...

Page 7: ...ur motherboard PCI slots are easily identified by their beige or white color Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC then insert the Adapter into an empty PCI slot as shown in Figure 3 1 4 Once the Adapter is firmly in place secure its fastening tab to your PC s chassis with a mounting screw 5 Replace your PC s cover Important When installing the Adapter be sure to press it solidly into ...

Page 8: ...pter will describe the steps necessary to do this The Install Wizard works for installing the drivers under Windows 98 Me 2000 and XP To manually install and setup the Adapter on a Windows NT PC refer to Chapter 7 Manual Installation and Setup for Windows NT 1 Start your PC Windows will automatically detect the presence of the Adapter in your PC and bring up the Add New Hardware Wizard screen Sinc...

Page 9: ...low these instruc tions to manually install the network device driver The installation procedure for the network driver will vary depending on which version of Windows 98 you are using and on your current system configuration If at any time during the installation you encounter problems refer to the Troubleshooting section 1 Start up your PC in Windows 98 2 Windows 98 will automatically detect the...

Page 10: ...s Setup Utility CD If you are asked to supply your Windows 98 Installation Files or Disks If you are asked for a file that includes LNE100M or WIN NDI DLL in its name If you receive a Version Conflict error 1 Click OK 2 Verify that the Setup Utility CD is in your PC s CD ROM drive 3 Type d Drivers Win98 in the Copy files from box 4 Click OK 1 Click OK 2 If you have a Windows 98 CD ROM type d win98...

Page 11: ...finish installing the software onto your PC When the screen shown in Figure 5 5 appears click the F i n i s h button 9 When asked if you want to restart your PC as shown in Figure 5 6 remove the Setup Utility CD and click the Yes button If you are using a Windows CD leave it in your PC You may need it later 10 If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC click the Start button choose Shut Down c...

Page 12: ...ption box This box may be left blank Note Your Computer Name and Workgroup Name must both be fewer than 15 characters and should only consist of numbers and letters Figure 5 10 4 If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to give others access to my files from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 5 8 If you d like to share your...

Page 13: ...y others Instant EtherFast Series 17 9 Choose the Access Control tab as shown in Figure 5 11 Verify that S h a r e d l e v e l access control is selected 10 Click the OK button Your system may ask you for your Windows 98 CD ROM or the location of the Windows 98 installation files If it does direct Windows to the appropriate location i e D win98 where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive making sur...

Page 14: ...vice driver If at any time during the installation you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section 1 Start up your PC in Windows Me 2 Windows Me will automatically detect the presence of the PCI Ethernet Controller hardware in your PC 3 Insert the Setup Utility CD into your CD ROM drive while the Add New Hardware Wizard window shown in Figure 6 1 is visible Click the Specify the locatio...

Page 15: ... ton The File and Print Sharing win dow will appear Network Component Configuration Instant EtherFast Series Figure 6 5 6 Windows Me will begin copying the Adapter s driver files onto your PC If Windows Me files are requested click OK and direct Windows to the prop er location e g C windows options install or D win9x where D represents your CD ROM drive 7 If Windows asks you to supply any drivers ...

Page 16: ...left blank Note Your Computer Name and Workgroup Name must both be fewer than 15 characters and should only consist of numbers and letters Instant EtherFast Series Figure 6 8 4 If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to give others access to my files from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 6 6 If you d like to share your p...

Page 17: ...you and you don t see any others Instant EtherFast Series 9 Choose the Access Control tab as shown in Figure 6 9 Verify that S h a r e d l e v e l access control is selected 10 Click the OK button Your system may ask you for your Windows Me CD ROM or the location of the Windows Me installation files If it does direct Windows to the appropriate location i e D win9x where D is the letter of your CD ...

Page 18: ...T docu mentation if you have questions To manually install the network driver for an NT 4 0 Server or Workstation 1 Log in to Windows NT as an administrator 2 Click the Start button select Settings open the Control Panel and dou ble click on the Network icon 3 If you have not pre viously installed Windows NT net working on your computer the mes sage shown in Figure 7 1 will appear If you see this ...

Page 19: ...e added to the list of Network Adapters on the Network Setup Wizard screen shown in Figure 7 7 Click the Next button 8 Make sure that on the following screen shown in Figure 7 8 there is a check mark beside TCP IP Protocol Uncheck any others that may be checked then click the Next button to continue Note If you install the TCP IP protocol refer to your Windows NT docu mentation when installation s...

Page 20: ...e errors in the Event Viewer Note If you need to install the TCP IP Protocol consult your Windows NT documentation Linksys does not provide tech nical support for TCP IP configuration or troubleshooting 32 Figure 7 11 9 Click the Next button to proceed through the subsequent screens If you are asked to supply your original Windows NT CD ROM or setup disks place your Windows NT CD ROM in your CD dr...

Page 21: ... installed according to the Windows NT documentation If you have not already installed networking onto your NT PC please refer to your Windows documentation These steps will install the Adapter s driver software on your PC enabling your PC to properly communicate with the Adapter Remember that you must be logged on as a network administrator to continue 1 Click the Start button and select Settings...

Page 22: ... properly installed on your PC Figure 8 1 35 6 If Windows NT asks you to supply your original Windows NT CD ROM or setup disks direct Windows NT to the proper location most likely D i386 where D represents the letter of your CD ROM drive See Figure 7 16 7 When the screen shown in Figure 7 17 appears remove any disks and click the Yes button to restart your PC 8 Once your PC has rebooted double cli...

Page 23: ...ll appear as shown in Figure 8 5 Click the Next button to continue Figure 8 4 Figure 8 5 3 The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 8 2 When Ethernet Controller is displayed select Search for a suit able driver for my device Recommended and click the Next button 4 The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 8 3 Select Specify a location an...

Page 24: ...Series 7 The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 8 6 Click the Finish button to complete the installa tion 8 Remove any disks from your drives The Windows 2000 driver installation is complete If you want to share files or printers refer to your Windows 2000 documentation 39 Overview Installing the Adapter s Newest Driver Important Prior to proceeding ...

Page 25: ... Manager tab select the Adapter and click Properties The Properties screen displays five tabs General Advanced Driver Resources and Power Management These five tabs are described in this sec tion As these are Windows screens some of the information differs by operat ing system 42 Overview Instant EtherFast Series 3 On the next screen as shown in Figure 9 2 select Search for the best driver in thes...

Page 26: ...ncrease in PC performance Instant EtherFast Series The General Tab shown in Figure 10 1 shows some general information about the Adapter and allows you to enable or disable it Device Type This shows the type of device in this case a Network Adapter Manufacturer This shows that you are using a Linksys Network Adapter Location This shows in which PCI slot the Adapter has been installed Device Status...

Page 27: ...c is heavy but it will also use system memo ry Instant EtherFast Series Connection Type Shown in Figure 10 4 this allows you to choose the speed at which your network is running If connecting to an auto sensing network where data is transmitted at different speeds select Auto Negotiation Flow Control This allows for more effi cient transfer of data and should only be selected when connected to net...

Page 28: ...izard Update Driver Before clicking this button to update the Adapter s drivers make sure that you ve downloaded the new driver from www linksys com Instant EtherFast Series Transmit Buffers The Transmit Buffer shown in Figure 10 8 is used to regulate the flow of data frames between adapters and protocol stacks Although the default setting of 64 is usual ly acceptable increasing the number may imp...

Page 29: ...11 2 Select Launch NIC Control Set to run the Control Set Instant EtherFast Series The Resources Tab displays resources assigned to the Adapter by your Windows operating system and any IRQ conflicts that might exist The Driver Tab shown in Figure 10 11 allows the Adapter to save power when not in use There are two ways in which the Adapter does this Allow this device to bring the computer out of s...

Page 30: ...eral informa tion of your computer including Computer Name User Name Network Group Operating System and OS Version as shown in Figure 11 4 Click the Adapter EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter to continue There are four tabs through which the Control Set is used General Setting Statistics and Diagnostics Each tab is described in this chapter The General Tab will display the Adapter s current ...

Page 31: ...ies 802 1p Q Tagging Shown in Figure 11 7 enabling this feature allows for quality of service pack et tagging when connected to a network switch that supports quality of service Therefore this feature should only be enabled when connecting to such a switch If connect ing to a switch that does not support quality of service disable this fea ture Connection Type Shown in Figure 11 8 this allows you ...

Page 32: ...e identified by the Adapter Instant EtherFast Series Network Address Shown in Figure 11 11 the Network Address selection is set to Not Present by default This setting is the Adapter s MAC Address and should only be changed when no other device with the same MAC Address is present in the network Receive Buffers The Receive Buffer Figure 11 12 is used to regulate the flow of data frames between adap...

Page 33: ...is the amount of bytes received across the network from all nodes Broadcast Frames Rx This is the amount of frames received across the net work from all nodes Rx CRC Error This shows the amount of incoming packets that failed the cyclical redundancy check Tx Packets Queued This shows the amount of packets scheduled to be transmitted based on queue configuration Instant EtherFast Series The Statist...

Page 34: ...ion at least once Frames Tx Fail Max Collision This shows the number of frames not trans mitted due to excessive collisions Frames Rx Fail Overrun This shows the number of frames not received due to overrun errors on the Adapter Frames Tx Fail Underrun This shows the number of frames not trans mitted due to underrun errors on the Adapter Frames Tx without detection of the collision detect heartbea...

Page 35: ...be cautioned once you start your test s that the Adapter will cease to function while testing Instant EtherFast Series OTHERS Shown in Figure 11 17 the Others statistics are as follows Hardware Status This shows the Adapter s present status Media Support This displays the media type s supported by the Adapter Media in Use The shows the media type presently in use by the Adapter Maximum Lookahead S...

Page 36: ...lot of your computer Check that the Adapter is securely inserted into the appropriate slot Try inserting the Adapter into an alternate PCI slot You may have previously aborted a new hardware setup Follow the direc tions in the Appendix E Starting Over in Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP The motherboard in your system might not be Plug and Play compatible your PC s Plug and Play settings may not be enabled...

Page 37: ...tocols are missing refer to the Appendix F Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 and Me to install any needed protocol s 66 EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 65 4 After entering a username and password a window appears that reads No Domain Server could be found to validate your Username and Password Click the Start button select Settings and open the Control Panel Double clic...

Page 38: ...ndows 98 and Me if you need to add this protocol Bring up the properties of the IPX SPX compatible protocol by clicking the Start button selecting Settings opening the Control Panel then double clicking the Network icon Choose the Configuration tab and highlight IPX SPX compatible Protocol Click on the Properties but ton To install NetBIOS click on the NetBIOS tab Put a check next to I want to ena...

Page 39: ...es and their functions RMON Remote Network Monitoring provides standard information that a network administrator can utilize to monitor check and troubleshoot an array of local area networks LANs This appendix describes how to install and uti lize these programs To utilize RMON SNMP must already be installed on your system Follow the instructions below to install SNMP for your operating system 1 C...

Page 40: ...nstallation may not work if per formed under a different version of Windows NT Instant EtherFast Series 5 Browse to your CD ROM drive shown as d in Figure B 5 Open the Resource Kit fold er Open the netad min folder Open the SNMP folder Within this folder select the file named snmp inf and click the OK button 6 The next screen shown in Figure B 6 will show the path you have cho sen to select the sn...

Page 41: ...ssic Mode only If you are not running Windows XP in Classic mode change it to Classic mode while installing SNMP Otherwise screens will appear different and the installation may not work as described 1 Click the Start but ton select Settings and open the Control Panel Then double click the Add Remove Programs icon as shown in Figure B 12 Instant EtherFast Series 1 Click the Start but ton select Se...

Page 42: ... will install and you will be asked to restart your computer Reboot at this time Now proceed to Utilizing the Adapter s SNMP Agent in this appendix In order to utilize SNMP functions you much use a third party SNMP appli cation that includes a MIB browser such as HP Openview or SNMPC You may see the screens shown in Figures B 16 and B 17 indicating the cur rent statistics and information of RMON c...

Page 43: ...drive or folder that you want to make available to other users 3 Click on Sharing select the Sharing tab Click on Share As 4 In the Share Name box enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar ing This can be any drive on your PC floppy drive hard drive CD drive zip drive etc 5 Decide on the type of access that you want to give other users Read Only access allows other users to view the files ...

Page 44: ... drives or folders can now be accessed by other network users If a user tries to access one of your password protected drives or folders he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read Only or Full Access password Continue on if you wish to share your PC s printer over the network 1 Double click on the My Computer icon 2 Double click the Printers folder A window of available printers will appear ...

Page 45: ... 1 3 If the Configuration box has a component called Dial Up Adapter skip for ward to step five If it doesn t continue with step four Starting Over in Windows 98 or Me 82 Figure E 1 EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 81 Instant EtherFast Series 3 Optional Click on the Access Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected do not choose User level access control If Access Co...

Page 46: ...e any instance of the name Linksys all IPX SPX protocols all NetBEUI all Clients and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Do not remove Dial Up Adapter AOL Adapter TCP IP Compatible Protocol AOL Adapter or TCP IP Compatible Protocol Dial Up Adapter 6 When you have completed the removal of all unnecessary components click the OK button When asked to restart click the No button 7 Return t...

Page 47: ...et work click the Add button Highlight Client and click Add Choose Microsoft as the manufacturer in the Network Client box Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK Instant EtherFast Series Note You will likely need your Windows CD ROM to install net wo...

Page 48: ...facturer highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocol highlight TCP IP Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK Appendix G Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98 and Me 1 From the Start Menu select Settings and open the Control Panel From the Control Panel shown in Figure G 1 double click...

Page 49: ... you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolving IRQ or other hardware con flicts consult your computer s manual or contact your PC s manufacturer for BIOS setup and configuration directions Here are some general guidelines to follow when installing a PCI card such as the Adapter into your computer 1 The Adapter should be used in a 32 bit PCI slot that supports PCI Bus Mastering It cannot be ...

Page 50: ...rFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 91 If you need to configure your PC s BIOS in order to resolve an IRQ or other conflict with the Adapter there are a few possibilities No Changes Allowed Your PC may not 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...

Page 51: ... of capabilities and functionalities Backbone The part of a network that connects most of the systems and net works together and handles the most data Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a given facility in terms of how much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bits per second bps Bit A binary digit The value 0 or 1 used in the binary numbering system Also the s...

Page 52: ...Series CPU Central Processing Unit The computing part of the computer Also called the processor it is made up of the control unit and ALU CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection The LAN access method used in Ethernet When a device wants to gain access to the net work it checks to see if the network is quiet senses the carrier If it is not it waits a random amount of time before r...

Page 53: ...tions and other information technology devices The term arose as a way to dis tinguish the box and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things The program came to be known as the software HTTP HyperText Transport Protocol The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World Wide Web Its primary function is to estab lish a...

Page 54: ... called a program The two major categories of software are 100 EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 99 Instant EtherFast Series There are two NetBIOS modes The Datagram mode is the fastest mode but does not guarantee delivery It uses a self contained packet with send and receive name usually limited to 512 bytes If the recipient device is not listen ing for messages the datagram is lost The Se...

Page 55: ...l programs such as the operating system and database management sys tem DBMS Application software is any program that processes data for the user A common misconception is that software is data It is not Software tells the hardware how to process the data Storage The semi permanent or permanent holding place for digital data STP Shielded Twisted Pair Telephone wire that is wrapped in a metal sheat...

Page 56: ...OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS 104 EtherFast 10 100 Managed Network Adapter 103 Appendix L Specifications System PCI 2 2 compliant PC Standards IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u PCI 2 2 ACPI Protocol CSMA CD Ports One RJ 45 Speed Full Duplex 20 200Mbps Half Duplex 10 100Mbps Cabling Category 5...

Page 57: ...tp www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com Linksys does not provide technical support for Linux BSD or other freeware and open source operating systems Although many Linksys products have been proven to perform well under Linux and other freeware operating systems technical support for setup and troubleshooting is not provided For informa tion on where to find device drivers and setup instruction...

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