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N-FX-xx-03 NIC User Guide
Configuration
For motherboards with automatic PCI configuration:
No specific setup is needed. (You can enter the system BIOS setup menu to view or specify the
interrupt (INT) line of the PCI slots.)
For motherboards with bus master and interrupt jumpers:
Enable bus master operation in a selected PCI slot and select an INT request line (IRQ) level,
using the appropriate motherboard jumper.
Enable I/O on the N-FX, PCI slot.
PCI Bus System and Configuration
Ensure that the PCI machine supports master slots, INT multiple sharing, and timing
compatibility.
DO NOT install N-FX in PCI slave slots. Please refer to your PC system manual and select the
appropriate configuration settings.
When installing multiple N-FX modules in a server station, you can correctly configure the IRQ
settings of the PCI slot.
Up to four N-FX modules can be installed in a PCI file server, running a NetWare operating
system.
N-FX server modules share the same INT line with the driver supporting multiple INT services at
a time. The IRQ of each N-FX module should not conflict with other boards.
Operation in full duplex (default) or half-duplex mode is configured by LAN driver options. The
operating mode should match the working status of the remote link device.
Use EMM386 version 4.49 or higher, and install both DOS and EMM386 from the same DOS
package to avoid software problems.
Wake-on-LAN (WoL)
This section outlines the methods for configuring WOL based on the type of PCI bus in the PC.
Wake-on-LAN is implemented using a special network message called a magic packet. The magic packet
contains the MAC address of the destination computer. The listening computer waits for a magic packet
addressed to it and then initiates system wake-up. The magic packet is sent on the data link (OSI layer 2)
and is broadcast to all NICs using the network broadcast address (the IP-address is not used).
The
Technical Specifications
section of this manual shows:
Wake-ON-LAN supports magic packets only:
PCI 2.1 implemented via the 3-PIN WOL connector (WOL cable needed)
PCI 2.2 implemented directly via PME# signal (no WOL cable needed)
Note that PCI 2.2 does not use the WOL cable; the WOL function is done via the PCI slot.
For PCI 2.1, these slots do require the use of a WOL cable, and you are installing the N-FX-xx-03 in a
PCI 2.1 slot and you want to use the WOL feature, use the provided WOL cable The WOL cable TN part
number is 4100 (included with the N-FX-xx-03).
Most versions of Microsoft Windows integrate WoL functionality into the Device Manager, available in the
Power Management tab of each network device. Often, the correct BIOS configuration is also required for
WoL to function. In Windows Vista and higher, you can determine how the OS was powered up by
running the
powercfg
/
lastwake
command in a CMD prompt to list the "Wake Source". The WoL event
should also be logged in the System Event log. In Linux, WoL may be changed with a subfunction of the
ethtool
command.
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