Planex FW-100TX, User Manual

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About Auto-Negotiation
The FW-100TX supports "Auto-Negotiation" feature. This technology
automatically sets the best possible bandwidth when a connection is
established with another network device (usually at Power On or Reset).
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This is accomplished by detecting both the transmission mode and speed
immediately after both devices are connected. With this technology, the
F W-100TX can handle both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX devices in either
Half- or Full-Duplex mode.
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There is a non-standardized technology called "Auto-Sensing". Unlike
Auto-negotiation, Auto-sensing detects only the 10BASE-T - 100BASE-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 established between the
device and the FW-100TX.
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to restart the system. Select "Yes" to restart the computer. If the PC
prompts for Windows CD-ROM, set your Windows Install CD-ROM to the
CD-ROM drive.
After the system has restarted, enter your password to log on to the network.
Double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon to access other PCs on
your network.
Appendix C
About-Negotiation