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Page 3: ...amp cloth for cleaning Do not use extra optional attachments unless their use is recommended by the product manufacturer Doing so may cause hazards Do not use this product near water Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table as the product may fall harming people as well as the appliance itself When mounting the product to a wall or shelf be sure to follow the manufacturer s ins...

Page 4: ...roduct overview and parts terminology Please be sure to read this chapter first Chapter 2 Adapter Installation Explains how to install the FW 100TX on your PC Version 1 0 E Rev A Chapter 3 Chapter 6 Driver Installation Explains the driver installation procedure to use the FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter Please read the chapter that corresponds to your operating system Windows95 Chapter 3 Windows98 ...

Page 5: ...gnostic Utility Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Features Parts Terminology Packing List Contents of the Driver Diskette Chapter 2 Adapter Installation FW 100TX Adapter Installation Connecting the Adapter to a Network About Network Cables Chapter 3 Installation under Windows95 Installing the Driver Verifying the Installation Deleting the Driver Setting the Communication Rate Chapter 4 Installation ...

Page 6: ...uto Negotiation support The FW 100TX supports flow control in full duplex IEEE802 3x a feature unavailable in traditional ordinary NICs When combined with a switching hub with IEEE802 3x Flow Control support ex FX 08W the FW 100TX performs flow control in full duplex to prevent packet losses As a PCI bus adapter the FW 100TX is jumperless All resources including I O base addresses and IRQ are auto...

Page 7: ...802 3x flow control in full duplex mode Supplied with Adapter Diagnostics Utility for testing and verifying the adapter configuration The Fast Ethernet Adapter is equipped with a LED indicator as shown in the previous diagram LINK ACT This indicator illuminates when there is a valid data link The LED blinks during data transmission reception on the FW 100TX adapter The product package contains the...

Page 8: ...master 4 Insert the FW 100TX into a PCI extension slot 5 Fix the adapter into the slot using the screws which held the slot cover 6 To install multiple adapters repeat Step 3 through Step 5 7 Put the chassis cover back on the computer 4 The supplied driver diskette contains the following directories To install each driver please see the respective explanation file included in the diskette FREEBSD ...

Page 9: ...the FW 100TX Adapter to a 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet network a Category 5 UTP cable ex PLANEX UTP xx 05 UTP xx DT with an RJ 45 connector at each end is required The maximum cable length is 100m Follow the procedure below to connect to your network 1 Plug one end of the cable into the RJ 45 port of the Adapter 2 Plug the other end into a 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet hub Connecting to a 10BASE T Ethernet...

Page 10: ...e several varieties of Windows95 and the driver installation procedure for this OS varies slightly among these versions Please verify your Windows95 version before proceeding 1 Double click on the My Computer icon and double click on Control Panel Chapter 3 Installation under Windows95 3 1 Installing the Driver ...

Page 11: ...ither 4 00 950 or 4 00 950a as the system version follow the instruction under section Installation under Windows95 Version 4 00 950 or 4 00 950a to install If it shows 4 00 950b or any other version follow the steps described in section Installation under Windows95 Version 4 00 950b 10 2 Double click on the System icon ...

Page 12: ... The system automatically detects the FW 100TX at Windows95 startup and Device Driver Wizard window appears on the screen Click on the Next button FW 100TX FW 100TX 13 12 3 After a while the wizard display FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter as device name Click on the Location button and enter a win95 Then click on the Finish button ...

Page 13: ...indows options cabs FW 100TX FW 100TX 15 6 After the file copy has completed you will be asked to restart the computer Remove the driver diskette from the drive and click on the OK button to restart the computer Note If an exclamation mark is visible next to the FW 100TX item in the Device Manager screen from Control Panel System run the supplied Diagnostics utility For more details please refer t...

Page 14: ...he driver installation was not successful Delete the driver following the procedure described in Section 3 3 and reinstall the driver see Section 3 1 16 2 Double click on the System icon In the System Property window click on the Device Manager tab Click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter and see if FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter is visible ...

Page 15: ... IRQ the adapter is using Also make sure that the conflicting devices field displays No conflict 18 3 Select FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the Property button If a message stating This device is working properly appears at Device Status the driver has been installed successfully ...

Page 16: ... the left side then select that and click on the Delete button 20 Follow the procedure below to delete the FW 100TX driver 1 Open My Computer Control Panel and double click on System to display the System Property window Click on the Device Manager tab in the System Property window then click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter will be displayed so selec...

Page 17: ...to 10BASE T full duplex 6 Click on the OK button 7 Click on the OK button again You will be asked to restart the computer Click on the OK button to restart your computer 22 2 The system asks you whether you really wish to delete the driver Click on the OK button to continue 3 Power off the computer and remove the FW 100TX from the computer The initial setting of the communication rate of the FW 10...

Page 18: ...dows98 1 Insert the FW 100TX into a PCI slot of your computer and turn on the computer 2 The system automatically detects the Ethernet adapter at Windows98 startup and a New Hardware Append Wizard window appears on the screen Click on the Next button Chapter 4 Installation under Windows98 4 1 Installing the Driver ...

Page 19: ...s on Windows98 CD ROM insert your Windows98 CD ROM and specify a path If Drive E is your CD ROM drive enter e win98 If Windows98 has been preinstalled on your PC enter c windows options cabs 3 Select Search for the most appropriate driver for the device in use and click on the Next button 4 In the next window you can specify the location of the driver to be installed Check only Floppy Disk and rem...

Page 20: ...dapter and see if FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter will be visible 4 2 Verifying the Installation 8 After the file copy has completed a massage reading The software needed for the new hardware is installed appears Click on the Finish button 9 You will be asked to restart the computer Remove the driver diskette from the drive and click on the Yes button to restart the computer Note If an exclamation ...

Page 21: ...ce Status it means that the driver has been installed successfully If you don t see FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter below the network adapter but a or symbol appears on the icon it means that the driver installation has not completed successfully Delete the driver following the procedure as described in 4 3 and start the installation procedure described in 4 1 again ...

Page 22: ...on the Device Manager tab in the System Property window then click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter will be displayed so select this and click on the Delete button 4 3 Deleting the Driver 4 By clicking on the Resource tab you can check the resources I O port IRQ the adapter is using Verify that the Conflicting Devices field shows no device conflict ...

Page 23: ...e procedure below 1 Double click on the My Computer icon and then double click on the Control Panel icon 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 Select FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the Properties button 4 Click on the Detailed Setting tab 4 4 Setting the Communication Rate If the FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter item does not appear the driver may not have been properly installed If ther...

Page 24: ...pter 5 Installation under WindowsNT 4 0 5 1 Installing the Driver 5 Select Media Type from the Property and set Value You can choose one of the following settings Auto Sense The communication rate 100Base TX 10Base T and the communication mode full duplex half duplex are automatically set by the Auto Negotiation function 100BASETX The communication rate will be fixed to 100BASE TX half duplex 100B...

Page 25: ...the Select from the List button 7 In the next screen click on the Use Disk button 39 FW 100TX 38 FW 100TX 4 The system reports that WindowsNT network is not installed Click on the Yes button 5 The Network Setup wizard will appear Select Connect to the Network and click on the Next button ...

Page 26: ...re from here on applies only when you selected TCP IP protocol Contact your network administrator and find out which protocols is required 8 Insert the supplied driver diskette into your floppy drive Enter a if the floppy diskette is in drive A as the driver path and click on the OK button 9 A screen titled Selecting OEM Option will be displayed Select FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on t...

Page 27: ...ext button 14 You can specify a search location in the next screen Insert the WindowsNT CD ROM into your CD ROM drive and enter the path Enter d i386 for IBM PC compatibles if Drive D is your CD ROM Drive Click on the Continue button 15 The FW 100TX setup screen will be displayed Select the communication rate via the Duplex Mode screen and click on the OK button ...

Page 28: ... Contact your network administrator and check whether you need to use this server If you do click on Yes If not click on No 17 If you have selected not to use a DHCP server you will be asked to enter an IP address Enter the IP address sub net mask gateway address and other required values for your computer Consult with your network administrator and if required set the DNS or WINS addresses After ...

Page 29: ...ion and confirm that the driver has been installed properly Systems with a network configuration 1 Open My Computer and then Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 In the Network window click on the Adapter tab 20 You will be asked to enter a work group Enter an appropriate work group name or domain name and click on the Next button 21 Click on the Finish button ...

Page 30: ...n the OK button 8 The next screen allows you to select a duplex mode Select the communication rate and click on the OK button 4 Click on the Add button 5 From the list of network adapters click on the Use Disk button 6 Insert the supplied driver diskette into your floppy drive Enter a as the driver path and click on the OK button ...

Page 31: ...ter the IP address subnet mask gateway address and other required values and click on the Apply button Consult with your network administrator and if required set DNS and WINS addresses as well After these values have been entered click on the OK button 9 Back in the Network window click on the Close button ...

Page 32: ...ter the system has restarted proceed to 5 2 Verifying the Installation and check whether the driver has been installed properly Once the driver installation has completed follow the procedure below to verify that the driver has been installed successfully 1 From the Start menu select Program Administrating Tool and then WindowsNT Diagnostics Program 5 2 Verifying the Installation ...

Page 33: ...orts button The FW 100TX is displayed as RTL8139 on the Resource screen Confirm that one of the I O ports is allocated 3 Click on the IRQ button The FW 100TX is displayed as RTL8139 on the Resource screen Confirm that one of the IRQs is allocated ...

Page 34: ...low 1 Double click on the My Computer icon and then double click on the Control Panel icon 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 Click on the Adapter tab 4 Select FW 100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the Properties button 5 Specify the Duplex mode You can choose one of the following settings Auto Sense The communication rate 100Base TX 10Base T and the communication mode full duplex half dup...

Page 35: ...rans in mnt floppy linux to a directory ex temp cp mnt floppy linux rtl8139 c tmp cp mnt floppy linux trans tmp 4 Move to the target directory in the example above the tmp directory and enable permission for trans and execute trans cd tmp chmod 777 trans trans 5 Edit etc conf modules using vi or another editor to add alias eth0 rtl8139 statement vi etc conf modules Chapter 6 Installation under Lin...

Page 36: ...ation and restart your system Network features are enabled after rebooting the system 6 3 TurboLinux4 0 6 Start X Window and use netcfg to configure IP address and other parameters Be sure to enable Activate interface at boot time option startx netcfg 7 Edit etc rc d rc with vi or another editor to add insmod usr src linux modules rtl8139 o statement vi etc rc d rc 8 Restart the system After reboo...

Page 37: ...ATE DOS SYSTEM DISK To run the utility set the driver diskette to your floppy drive and run the following command at DOS prompt C a Press Enter If Drive A is your floppy drive A A chev us Press Enter this step is not necessary for an English PC A setup exe Chapter 7 Diagnostics Utility 7 1 Running the Diagnostic Utility Installing the FW 100TX on a PC preinstalled with TurboLinux4 0 1 Install the ...

Page 38: ...FW 100TX has been installed simply press Enter The main menu will appear 65 FW 100TX 64 FW 100TX The following sections describe all the available options A View Current Configuration This option will display the current configuration of the adapter You can view the following parameters Ethernet Address MAC Address Network Speed Full Duplex I O Base Interrupt Boot ROM Size Device Slot Number Bus N...

Page 39: ...Change Disable Disable Link Change Enable Enable Link Change LAN Wake Signal Active High Active Low Positive Pulse Negative Pulse To change the settings above you also need to modify the motherboard settings so that the WOL setting of the motherboard matches the WOL settings of the FW 100TX B Setup New Configuration Menu This option allows you to modify the current configuration of the adapter The...

Page 40: ...ure one PC as Master and the other PC as Target C Run Diagnostics You can test the basic functions of the adapter in this option The following four tests can be performed Run EEPROM Test Tests the EEPROM on the FW 100TX adapter Run Diagnostics On Board Tests the following aspects of the adapter 1 I O Register 2 Loopback Test If the tests pass without a problem a PASS count is incremented On the ot...

Page 41: ... cable connection maybe bad Check the following points Make sure that the network cable is attached firmly on both the adapter and the hub Ensure that you are not using a crossover cable You need a straight type cable to connect to the network Try replacing the cable with one which is working properly with another device Connect to the network and see if the first cable is bad Cannot communicate e...

Page 42: ...s95 98 NOTE Please consult with your network administrator first and see whether you need to add either of these two protocols If one of these protocols has been already added to your PC you need not go further in this section 73 72 FW 100TX Adjusting Windowws95 98 Network Settings ...

Page 43: ...w Select the Protocol item on the left and click on the Add button 2 Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list and click on NetBEUI in the Networking Protocols list Click on the OK button Now an item labeled NetBEUI should be visible in the Network window Similarly install Microsoft Network Client a Client component and Microsoft Network Sharing Service a Service component if they have not been i...

Page 44: ...Network window Similarly install Microsoft Network Client a Client component and Microsoft Network Sharing Service a Service component if they have not been installed yet Go to Step 1 above and select Client or Service Assigning an IP Address to Your Network Adapter To set up a network with TCP IP protocol you need to assign a unique IP address to all computers in the network 1 In the Network wind...

Page 45: ...dentified in the network 1 From the Start button select Settings and then Control Panel Now double click on the Network icon Click on the Identification tab and enter the three parameters displayed in the screen the last parameter is optional 3 You can enter a desired IP address and subnet mask for the network adapter In this example an IP address that starts with 192 168 a default IP for LAN is u...

Page 46: ...Section B 1 above 3 After you have made all the necessary changes to the Network parameters click on the OK button The PC will ask you whether you wish Computer Name Enter a unique computer name to identify this PC in your network This name will be displayed in the Network Neighborhood window Make sure that each PC has a different computer name Workgroup Enter the name of the network to which this...

Page 47: ...0BASE TX speed modes CANNOT recognize the duplex modes Sometimes a network card or hub with Auto Sensing support may fail to establish a valid link with the FW 100TX Should you encounter this problem please disable the Auto Sensing function of the card or hub and set its transmission mode to 100Mbps half duplex Then reboot the system PC with the network card or hub and see whether a link can be es...

Page 48: ...x flow control Currently most of the network cards on the market do not support this feature PCI s FNW 9800 T and FW 100TX comply with IEEE802 3x flow control ahead of other vendors If either the switch or network interface card does not support flow control the source device PC will continue to send packets to the switch even when its packet buffer is full As a result packets received by the swit...

Page 49: ...ing and receiving parties must support IEEE802 3x Flow Control Appendix E Specifications Standard Conformance IEEE802 3 10BASE T IEEE802 3u 100BASE TX Bus Type 32 bit PCI Bus Master Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps Ethernet 20Mbps Full Duplex Ethernet 100Mbps Fast Ethernet 200Mbps Full Duplex Fast Ethernet LED Indicator LINK ACT Power Consumption 1 4W Max Operating Temperatures 0 40C Operating Humidities...

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