Chapter 4
Connecting to the Network
The E100 Enhanced Performance Card provides a single RJ-45 port for
connecting the card to your EtherNet network. Using auto-negotiation,
the E100 card senses the hub’s speed and sets the card to run at either
10Mbps or 100Mbps.
IMPORTANT:
Connection to a 100BASE-TX hub for 100Mbps operation
requires a Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The maximum
length from the 100BASE-TX hub to the E100 card is 100 meters. Connection
to a 10BASE-T hub for 10Mbps operation requires a Category 3,4, or 5 UTP
cable.
Connecting UTP Cable
Follow this procedure to connect your SuperMac S900 to a network
that implements Ethernet over UTP cable using the RJ-45 connector.
1.
Make sure that your SuperMac S900 computer is turned off.
2.
Plug the RJ-45 connector on one end of your UTP cable into the
E100’s RJ-45 Ethernet port.
3.
Plug the other end of your UTP cable into the network hub or RJ-
45 wall outlet that supports UTP Ethernet.
4.
Turn on your computer.
Configuring the E100 Card to the Network
One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices are self-config-
uring. The E100 card is design to utilize this feature.