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Summary of Contents for POCKET ETHERNET ADAPTER III

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Page 3: ...the equipment to ensure compIiancewith FCC rules Xircom reserves the right to make improvements and or changes in the products and programs described in thisUser s Guide at any time without notice The...

Page 4: ...Contents 8 Other RequiredEquipment 8 PocketEthernetAdapter 111 Instollation 9 Instollationof Model PE3 1OB2 9 Instollationof Model PE3 1OBT 10 Instollationof Model PE3 1O K 10 Connectingthe PocketEthe...

Page 5: ...ExtendedSewices 44 IBMOS 2 LANSewer Version 2 0 45 IBMOS 2 ExtendedEditimVersions 1 2 or 1 3 46 MicrosoftLANManager 48 MicrosoftWindowsfor Workgroups 49 NCSATelnet 49 NovellNetWare 50 NovellNetWareli...

Page 6: ...onfigmtionandDiagnostics providesinformation on Adapter configuration and diagnostics with instructionsfor runningthe Adapter selftest and interpretingtest results SoftwareSetupand Operation explainsh...

Page 7: ...hnicalSupport 818 878 7618 Bulletin Board System 24hour access SOO 4384526 Toll freesales and product information bnada Keating TechnologiesInc 25 Royal Crest Court Suite 200 Markham Ontario Canada L3...

Page 8: ...em BBS containing product information and the latest versionsof network drivers To use the BBS set up your modem to xxxxx N B l where xxxxx is your modem smaximum speed N is no parity 8 is data bits a...

Page 9: ...Warranty and thisWarranty will be automatically void if there has been any 1 tamperingwith the Adapter sexternal label containingthe Adapter sserialnumber 2 attemptto remove the label or to open the...

Page 10: ...Contactyour local Xircom supplieror Xircom regional centerfor shippinginstructions h The statementsin t h i sWarranty are the only warranty made by Xircom for the Adapter and Software i XLRCOM DISCLrL...

Page 11: ...Some statesor countriesdo not allow exclusiono r limitation of incidental or consequentialdamages so the above limitations or exclu sionsmay not apply m This Warranty gives you specific legal rightsan...

Page 12: ...eliminatesthe need to open the computercase to installan internalcard Xircom Adapters are ideal for notebook laptop and desktopcomputer userswho need a flexibleLAN connectivity solution XircomAdapters...

Page 13: ...skette call Xircom sales at 800 438 4526in North America or contact your local Xircom supplieror Xircom regional center Novell NetWare using the OD1driver Artisoft LANtastidAI version 4 1 DECnet DOS D...

Page 14: ...rs provided on the currentversion of the Xircom Network Drivers diskette POwEgEDON FORTBEDRIVERToLOAD ModelPE310B2 For t h i nEthernet and IEEE802 3 1OBASE 2 with BNC connector BNC T connectoralso sup...

Page 15: ...connector ModelPE3lOBC Weight Mode PE3 10BT andPE31OB2 2 2oz 62 ModelPFi310BC 2 9oz 82 2 Opemthg Temperatwe Range 3 2 O F to 122OF 0 C to 50 C StorageTemperatmeRange OF to 176OF 4OOC to SOOC Memory S...

Page 16: ...bleto a length of 33 inches 0 84m See the Hardware Ins aUa tionsectionfor details Wd Marmt AC PowerAdapter The wall mount AC power adapteris a standard powerblock unit with the specificationsl i s t e...

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Page 18: ...of operation UNPACKINGAND INSPECION After opening the Pocket Ethernet Adapter IlI box remove the contents and make certain that all parts are includedand that none has been damaged duringtransportatio...

Page 19: ...om supplieror Xircom regionalcenter andrctmnitimmediately whencallingTechntcalSupport OTHER REQUIREDEQUIPMENT To i n s t a l lthe Pocket Ethernet Adapter III you need the following 1 A supportedlocal...

Page 20: ...abling to the BNC connector on the Pocket Ethernet Adapter IIIas shown in Figure 3 If the Adapter is located at the end of a cablesegment attach a 5 h h m terminator to the open end of the T connector...

Page 21: ...n Figure 4 2 Plug the otherend of the modular data cableinto a network access port usually a wall connection Figure4 AWiTwistedPoirCoblingtoModelp E 5 1OBT INSTANATIONOFMOMLPE3 1OBC COMBINATION Follow...

Page 22: ...r with the Xircom logo and indicatorlights on the top The two parallelport attachmentscrews on the Adapter alignwith the holes on each side of the parallel port connector 3 Rotate the redband tractor...

Page 23: ...times the rate of a standardparallel port All Xirmm LANAdapters are compat ible with Enhanced Parallel Port technology A utility program is supplied with the Pocket Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1to enableEPP...

Page 24: ...Adapter IIIto the left of the network connector See Figure 6 3 Plug the AC power adapter into a standardelectricaloutlet On Models PE3 10B2 and PESlOBT the LED indicatorclosest to the red tractorband...

Page 25: ...left of the network connector See Figure 6 3 Plug otherend of the AC Phantom Power Cable into the pin PS 2 style keyboadmouse port on the computer See Figure 7 4 Plug the mouse or keyboard cable if re...

Page 26: ...COMPUTER POWEREDOFF I ADAPTER ATTACHED TO PARALLELPORT Fgte7 ConnectingtheAC phantom PowerCableto11 Computer 15...

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Page 28: ...cinformation see the error messages in Appendix A DIAGNOSTICINDICATOR LIGHTS The indicator lights on the top of the Pocket EthernetAdapter III case function differently accordingto the model being use...

Page 29: ...Indicator lightsforModelPEN061 How toDisableLinklntegrityOnModel PE3 10BT The Pocket Ethernet Adapter IIIdefault setting is link integrityenabled Link integrity must be disabled for operationon non 1O...

Page 30: ...om logo The LED closest to the red band displays solid green to indicate l i n kintegrity enabled for unshieldedtwisted pair networks only otherwiseit is off m enetworkdriver must be loaded before the...

Page 31: ...hether EPP hadware has been identified on your machine EPP COM Run t h i sversionfrom the DOS command line or add it to anAUT0EXEC BAT or network starcup BAT file Add to the DOS CONFIGSYSfile to imple...

Page 32: ...ive and directory to which you copied EPP sYS 3 Save the modified C0NFIG SY S file 4 Reboot the PC usingtheEPPutilitywith K 2 To use EPP OS2 in your OS 2 CONFIG SYS file 1 Copy EPP OS2 from the Xircom...

Page 33: ...unit and the node nddress EXECUTINGTHESELFTEST Use the following stepsto execute the selftest 1 I n s t a l lthe PocketEthernetAdapter IIIhardware according to the iristructions containedin the Inska...

Page 34: ...Hadwae EEPROM Init adMemoryTests The Hardware test verifies that the Adapter is powered on and properly connectedto the parallel port The EEPROM test readsthe EEPROM and verifies EEPROM data this is w...

Page 35: ...t EPP modes For an optimal transferrate the unit should be in EPP or bidirectional mode E 3 l reports the mode of your parallel port including Enhanced Parallel Port mode if the EPP utility EPP COM or...

Page 36: ...et Adapter III Use the copy to installthe software 3COMM P E N 36m 3 Openversions 1 sfor DOS NDlS driver 1 Install your 3 0penworkstation softwareaccordingto the manufacturer s instructions selectingt...

Page 37: ...INKII shouldbe changed to BINDINGS XIRCOMNET 6 Save the file and reboot the PC 3Cm3 openvenklls lafor OS 2 NDISdriver 1 Install your 3 0penworkstationsoftware according to the manufacturer s instructi...

Page 38: ...to edit your PROTOC0L INIfile 0 Add the followingfragment to the ADAPTERSsection 0 In the PROTOCOLSsectionof the PROT0COL INI file replace all referencesto the 3Com 3C503binding with mc ohI _nJ E T Fo...

Page 39: ...ter and press Enter 2 Complete the installationand exit the INSTALL program 3 Copy the file PE3AILAN COMfrom the ARTISOFTdirectoryon the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to C LANTASTI 4 Using an ASCII...

Page 40: ...kingcopies of the StarGROUPClient installdiskettds using the DOS DISKCOPYprogram 2 Copy the file XIRAlT35 NIFfrom the A m 5 directoryof the Xircom Network Drivers disketteinto the DOS DRIVERS2 directo...

Page 41: ...irectoryof the StarGROUP Client i n s t a l ldiskette 3 Create a XlRAlT34 directoryon the StarGROUPClient install kette asfollows 4 Copy the PROTOCOL INIfde from the A n 3 4 directoryon the Xircom Net...

Page 42: ...itor edit the CONFIG SYSfile to include the following lines DEVICE C VINES PRO DOS I C VINES DEVICE C VINES PE3NDIS EXE 6 change to the VINES directory 7 Type PCCONFIG and select Network Card Settings...

Page 43: ...e path to the PROTOC0L INI file type A DEC 7 Complete NETSETUP and return to the DOS prompt 8 Reboot the PC DECPATHWORKS VERSION4 0 NMSDRMR 1 Run NETSETUP 2 Select Ethernetboard 3 Select Other 4 Selec...

Page 44: ...3 Using an ASCII text editor edit the C STARTNET BAT file Replace each Occurrence of DU with PE3DLL as in the following example Replace DLL IRQ 2 T 2 with PE3DLL Xircom sPE3DLL EXE is a selfanfiguring...

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Page 46: ...py the file PE3PD COMfrom the PKTDRV directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directorywhere your W a t c h fdes are stored 3 This step not required for W a t c h versions 3 0 and later U...

Page 47: ...arlier than3 0 only DEVICE C LW IFCUST SYS 3 Create a directory called NDIS on your hard disk asfollows MD NDIS 4 Copy the files PE3NDIS EXE and PROTOC0L FTPf r o mthe NDIS directory on the morn Netwo...

Page 48: ...s disketteto the PC TB directoryspecified in the PCflCP i n s t a l lprocedures 3 This step not requiredfor P W C P versions 2 10and later Using anASCII text editor add the following linesto your CONF...

Page 49: ...c PcTcP IpcoST SYs 3 Create a d i r e c t o r ycalled NDIS onyour hard disk as follows 4 Copy the files PE3NDIS EXE and PROTOCOL FTPfrom the NDIS d i r e c t o r yon the Xircom Network Drivers disket...

Page 50: ...ST SYS DEVICE path 1FCUST SYS where W h I is the drive and directoryspecifiedat the PCDCP installation 3 Copy the following files from the OD1directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the PC T...

Page 51: ...0 and later Using an ASCII text editor add the following linesto your CONFIGSYS file DEVICE path IPCUsT sYs DEVICE path IFCUST SYS w h e r e p h lis the drive and directory specifiedin the PC TCP inst...

Page 52: ...OS 2 from the NDIS directory on the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the drive and directory you are using for your HP LANManager workstationfiles 3 Using an ASCII t e x teditor replace all referenc...

Page 53: ...instructionsreferto the prompts and messages displayedwith the ConfigurationAid automated install softwareprovided with the LAN SupportProgram 2 If a message appearsduringthe LAN SupportProgram instal...

Page 54: ...ectory on the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to the root directory of your hard disk or boot diskette 10 Change to the L A directoryon your hard disk or boot diskette 11 Use anASCII text editorto edi...

Page 55: ...EtherLink 1 1Network Adapter completethe installation and reboot When you reboot you will receive messages indicatingthat you do not have a 3Com EtherLink II adapterinstalled Ignore these messages and...

Page 56: ...ionfor an Advanced LAN Requester installation 2 When installing and configuringthe Requester component under Select Requester Services choose Neitherof the above for messaging services unless you h o...

Page 57: ...twork Drivers window type in the path A NDIS then i n s e r tthe Xircom Network Driversdiskette in drive A and follow the prompts 5 On the Optionswindow again select Configure workstationand choose Se...

Page 58: ...llows Change the line DEVICE CMLIB EMlWC OS2 to read DEVICE CMLIB PE3NDIS OS2 3 Save the fde 4 Change to the cMLIB d i r e c t o r y 5 Use an ASCII text editorto open and edit the PROTOC0L INIfile as...

Page 59: ...ager using setup 2 When prompted to selectthe availablenetwork adapterdriver choose OtherDriver at the bottomof the screen 3 When prompted insert the Xircom Network Drivers diskette 4 Select XircomPoc...

Page 60: ...al Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA It can be used with PE3PD COM Xircom sPacket Driver which can be found in the PKTDRV directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers diskette After installing the...

Page 61: ...ollowing files from the OD1 directory on the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to the appropriate directory of your hard disk or networkboot disk IlsL COM PE30DI COM IPXODI COM NETx ExE NET CFG 2 To sta...

Page 62: ...l documentation NetWmReqrmterfor 05 2 vanions 2 x These instructionsexplain how to load the Xircom network driver as part of the NetWare Requester installation process 1 Run the Netware Requester INST...

Page 63: ...lle 1 I n s t a l lNetware Requester for OS 2 and choose any Ethernet adapter for example NE2 2 Using an ASCII text editor edit the CONFIG SYSfde as follows Replace the line specifying the Ethernetada...

Page 64: ...eboot the PC 7 Change to the E directoryand type STARTNETto start the network on that station 0512 See entriesunder IBM OS 2 OD1DRMR See the alphabeticallisting of network operatingsystems for those t...

Page 65: ...structions 3 Rename the frle PROTOC0L NFSin the C LANMAN directory tr PROTOCOL INI U s e an ASCII text editor to edit the PR0TOCOL IMfile as follows Replace the items your mac module1 drivername YOuRw...

Page 66: ...CP does not includethe packet driver for the Xircom Pocket Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 selectthe Proprietary driver Then after INSTALLcompletes copy the Xircom packet driver PE3PD COM fromthe PKTDRV direct...

Page 67: ...ger and MSNETnetworks There are two NDIS driver packages available from UB XNS BNSmIS and TCP BNS NDIS These packages used with a Xircom NDIS driver providefdesthat support both DOS and OS 2workstatio...

Page 68: ...ASCII text editor to modify your PROTOC0L N file as follows For each protocolthat you want to bind set the protocoldefinition area of the PR0TOCOL INI file to BINDINGS WLOOP At the end of the file ad...

Page 69: ...nual Before rebootingthe PC continuewith the following steps 2 Use an ASCII text editorto m o d i f y the CONFIG SYSfile After the statementthat reads DEVICE C PATHPQAY POQTCP SYS add the lines DEVICE...

Page 70: ...com Network Drivers disketteto the PATHWAY directoryon your hard disk or boot diskette LSL COM PE30DI COM IPXODI COM NBTx ExE NET cFG Foradditkdpmmekrsthat mOD1driver telertodppedk 3 Change to the PAT...

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Page 72: ...fieda nonexistentparallel port duringinstalla tion or a Pocket Ethernet Adapter III device driver is already loaded Repeat the installation procedure pocLetEthemetAdapterIIIlddnssEEPROMann dabk The Po...

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Page 74: ...CfkRJWDM E m at the DOS prompt m Selftest diagnostic program EI P COM DOS command line utility that enables Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode on EPP capable computers DOS configuration program that enab...

Page 75: ...alink driver for use with DECnet DOSor PCSA 3 x Protocol initialization segment M S L A D O S D R I V W S X I R C O M PE3NDISXXE NDIS driver for DOS PROTOCOLINI Protocol initialization segment MSLA DO...

Page 76: ...D1 driverfor Novell NetWare Requester for os 2 Link supportmodule NetWare shellfor use with DOS 3 x or higher OD1confiption file DOS only Allows operationof Novell NetWare concurrentlywith a packet dr...

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Page 78: ...R PARAMITERS The Xircom Artisoft driverPE3AILAN COM is self configuringand thereforef i n d sits own LPT and interruptvalues and correctly selects bidirectionalor non bidirectionalmode under most cir...

Page 79: ...ze in decimal notation 574 1500 defaultis 1500 IOADDRESS requhs an VO address in hexadecimal notation 0x240to 0x380 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration LINKDISABLEdisablesl i n kint...

Page 80: ...F T2 or LFT3 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration I requires a number designatingthe parallelport hardware interrupt forexample INT 5 or INT 7 Default if parameternot specified is au...

Page 81: ...follows XIRCOEDJET DRIVERNAME XIRCOMS When the PE3NDIS command is executed the Adapter will automatically find and use an appropriate parallel port and interruptvalue and select bidirectionalor non b...

Page 82: ...t if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration Use 0 zero to force the Adapter into a polled mode IOADDRES requires an VO addressin hexadecimal notation 0x240to 0x380 Default if parameternot specifi...

Page 83: ...sto Ethernet frame type 802 2 the NET CFG file suppliedon the Xircom diskettesetsboth 802 2and 802 3 Thereforethe Xircom NET CFG file mustbe used if your networkframe type is 802 3 To change any param...

Page 84: ...hich the Adapter is connected LPT1 LFT2 or LFT3 Default if parameter not spedied is autoconfiguration INT requires a space followed by a number designatingthe parallel port hadware interrupt for examp...

Page 85: ...on how to i n s t a l l the packet driver with your network Most installations should be able to use the default settingslisted below To changethe defaultsettings use the appropriatekeywordsand settin...

Page 86: ...atingthe padel port hardware interrupt for example INT 5 or INT 7 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration Use 0 zero to force the Adapter into a polled mode IOADDRESS requires an VO add...

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Page 88: ...4 BNC connector 2 3 9 T connector 2 3 7 8 9 Bulletin Board System vii C Cable fault indicator 17 19 Cabling network 3 8 9 10 Clicking sound parallel port Collision indicator 17 19 Combination card Mod...

Page 89: ...athway Access for DOS 58 44 42 Edition 46 Services 44 Version 2 0 45 Requester 44 Workgroups 49 for OS 2 51 driver 54 E EEPROM test 23 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode 12 20 24 utility 12 2O 63 Equipme...

Page 90: ...enable disable 18 Local printer access 3 M Media interface 2 3 Memory size 4 Memory test 23 Messages error 61 Microsoft LAN Manager 48 Mini DIN connector 6 pin 14 15 Models Adapter 2 specifications 3...

Page 91: ...e 4 OS 2 drivers seeIBM OS 2 P Package contents 7 8 Packet driver 53 command parameters 74 FlT W a t c h 35 rnPC TCP 37 NCSA Telnet 49 OD1and 40 51 Tenset TCP 55 attachmentscrews 11 connection to 11 e...

Page 92: ...54 Support technical vi 5 T T connector BNC 2 3 7 Technical support vi Telephone numbers Xircom vi Telnet NCSA 49 Tenset TCP 55 Terminator 50 ohm 8 9 10 Test results diagnostic 23 24 Tests diagnostic...

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