Page 5 - Package Contents
turn on any computer with a WOL network card to per-form after-hours tasks or to access f iles. The ultimate inmanaged 10/100 networking is yours! If you don’t haveWOL support on your motherboard or you have no needfor it, don’t worry -- your EtherFast 10/100 LAN Cardwill operate normally anyway. Th...
Page 8 - Before You Begin
Hardware Setup Before You Begin The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Cards are equipped with anRJ-45 port that automatically adjusts to either 10Mbpsor 100Mbps speeds at any duplex. Also known as N-way technology, the card's auto-sensing mechanismallows you to attach your computer to either FastEthernet (also k...
Page 9 - Installing the Hardware
Using the Wake-On-LAN Feature The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card supports both MagicPacket and Link Change remote wake-up events. Only install the Wake-On-LAN wires if your mother-board supports remote wake-up events. Improperly con-necting the wire or connecting it to a socket on themotherboard other th...
Page 10 - Installing the Cabling
5. Carefully slide the EtherFast card into your PC's slot.Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's con-tacts. After the card is f irmly in place, secure its fasten-ing tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw. 6. Replace your PC's cover, then turn on your computer.If your compute...
Page 11 - Expanding Your Network in the Future
Expanding Your Network in the Future If you want to add additional computers to your networkin the future, all you need are more EtherFast 10/100cards and 100BaseTX cables. Simply plug the newcard(s) into your computer and run a cable from thecard to one of the 5-Port hub's open ports. For even grea...
Page 12 - Preparing to Install the Software
Preparing to Install the Software Setting up the EtherFast card's software involvesinstalling a network driver onto your computer. Thedriver will allow the card to communicate with your Network Operating System software package, or NOS.Popular NOSs include Windows 98, Windows forWorkgroups, Windows ...
Page 13 - Windows 98 Setup
Windows 98 Setup After installing the EtherFast hardware in your comput-er, follow these instructions for installing the networkdriver. The installation procedure for the network driverwill vary slightly depending on the version of Windows98 you are using and your current system conf iguration.If at...
Page 17 - Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing
Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing 1. Start up Windows 98. If you are asked to log in, besure to give your correct username and password. 2. To set up sharing for the f irst time on a computer,click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click on Network. 3. Click on the Configuration...
Page 19 - How To Share Printers
How To Share Printers After following steps 1-5 on page 15, double-click onyour My Computer icon. Click on the Printers folder.A window of available printers will appear. Using yourright mouse button, click once on the printer that youwant to share with other users. Click on Sharing, fol-lowed by th...
Page 20 - Windows 95 Setup
Windows 95 Setup After installing the EtherFast hardware in your comput-er, follow these instructions for installing the networkdriver. The installation procedure for the network driverwill vary slightly depending on the version of Windows95 you are using and your current system conf iguration. Ther...
Page 21 - Windows 95 Version A Setup
Windows 95 Version A Setup 1. Windows 95 will detect the EtherFast card and dis-play a New Hardware Found window as shown below. 2. Put the EtherFast Card software disk into drive A. Using your mouse, select the Driver from disk providedby hardware manufacturer option on the screen, thenclick OK. Wh...
Page 22 - Windows 95 Version B Setup
Windows 95 Version B Setup 1. While the Update Device Driver Wizard window isvisible, put the EtherFast Card software disk into driveA and click on Next. 2. When the next window appears, click on the Other Locations button. Type a:\ in the Location box and click on the OK but-ton. Windows 95 will f ...
Page 28 - Windows NT 4.0 Setup
Windows NT 4.0 Setup The instructions that follow explain how to set up anNT 4.0 server/workstation. You should have your original Windows NT CD-ROMhandy during the installation, as you might be asked tosupply it. Always contact your network administrator orconsult your NT documentation if you have ...
Page 32 - Installing the EtherFast Network Driver in NT 4.0
Installing the EtherFast Network Driver in NT 4.0 Since NT networking is already installed, you'll onlyneed to install the EtherFast Card network adapter andconf igure your network settings to get NT networkingup and running. To do this: 1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then dou-ble-click...
Page 37 - Novell NetWare Setup
Novell NetWare Setup The instructions below cover the following versions of Novell NetWare: · NetWare workstations for DOS & Windows 3.x · Client32 for Windows 95 & Windows 98· 3.12, 4.x, and 5.0 NetWare Servers If you have a version or type of NetWare not shownabove, run the README program ...
Page 38 - diag
3. When you type install, a new directory called DIAGwill be created on your C: drive, and the DIAG setupand diagnostic program will be copied to it. 4. When you're ready to run DIAG, just type the follow-ing commands from the DOS command prompt (C:>)and press Enter after each one: c: cd c:\diag ...
Page 43 - Installing a 3.12 Server
Installing a 3.12 Server The EtherFast Card network driver is installed duringthe NetWare installation process. During the setup youmay want to refer to your NetWare 386 v3.12Installation Manual for help. You will also be usingConf igDisk during the setup. 1. Make a directory in the DOS partition of...
Page 45 - Installing a 4.x Server
Installing a 4.x Server The EtherFast Card network driver is installed duringthe NetWare installation process. During the setup youmay want to refer to your NetWare 386 v4.0 installationManual for help. You will also be using Conf igDiskduring the setup. At the NetWare prompt (indicated by the serve...
Page 46 - Installing a 5.0 Server; Select LAN Driver Options and press Enter.
Installing a 5.0 Server Follow these directions to set up a Novell NetWare 5.0server. 1. Insert the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card program diskinto drive A. 2. At the NetWare prompt, run the INSTALL.NLM pro-gram by typing: <server name>: LOAD INSTALLand press Enter. 3. Select the Maintenance/Select...
Page 49 - Motherboard Support
There are also two different types of Remote Wake-Upcompatible motherboards -- high power and low power.Remote Wake-Up is a little different than PME, butboth events achieve the same goal. Of course, everyLAN is built differently, and every administrator usesdifferent software to manage the network....
Page 51 - command; Testing Link Change
Once your jumpers are set, be sure to write down theMAC address of the network card. It is eithersilkscreened on the card itself or it is noted on a stickerattached to the card. If no MAC address is given withthe card, you can either run the card’s diagnostics (page59), or run one of the programs de...
Page 55 - Twisted-Pair Cabling
Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-paircabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and widelycompatible, and is highly recommended. Category 3 is agood second choice. Straight-through cables are usedfor connecting computers to a hub. Crossed cables areused for co...
Page 56 - Cabling Rules
To f igure out which wire is wire number 1, hold thecable so that the end of the plastic RJ-45 tip (the partthat goes into a wall jack f irst) is facing away from you.Flip the clip so that the cop-per side faces up (the springyclip will now be parallel tothe floor). When lookingdown on the coppers, ...
Page 57 - Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting hints for Windows can be found below.If you are using Windows NT, NetWare, or another net-work operating system, skip to the Card Diagnosticsinstructions on page 58. Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98 Problem 1: Windows doesn’t detect new hardware withthe Eth...
Page 68 - LEDs
LEDs LNE100TX EtherFast 10/100 Network Card LINK The card has been successfully connected toa live port on a hub or switch ACT Denotes the card’s activity. Network packets are being transmitted or received when this LED is flickering 100 When ON, the card is operting at 100MbpsWhen OFF, the card is ...
Page 69 - Specifications
Specifications Model 10/100 Network In a Box Part No. FENSK05 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,PCI 2.1, 2.2, ACPI Card Bus Type 32-bit PCI Modes Half and Full Duplex Cards: Full Duplex 200/20MbpsHub: Half Duplex 100/10Mbps WOL Support Remote Wake-Up (high and lowpower), Power Management Event Ports...
Page 70 - Customer Support
Customer Support For help with the installation or operation of yourEtherFast 10/100 LAN Card, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone numbers orInternet addresses below. Customer Support 949-261-1288 Fax 949-261-8868 Bulletin Board 949-261-2888(33.6K, 8-N-1) Email [email protected] We...
Page 71 - a Copyright 1999 Linksys, All Rights Reserved.
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