Linksys FENSK05 v2 - Manuals

Page 3 - Introduction; The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box; Table of Contents

Linksys EtherFast ® Series 10/100 Network In a Box Introduction The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box The Linksys 10/100 Network In a Box comes with everything you need to get a net-work up and running in minutes. Plug in the cards, attach the provided network cables,install the software dri...

Page 4 - Getting to Know the EtherFast; The Card’s LEDs; Contents for the 10/100 Network in a Box

10/100 Network In a Box Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card You will install one EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card into each computer you wishto network. The Card’s LEDs Link/Act The Link LED will illuminate when the card has been suc-cessfully connected to a ...

Page 5 - The Hub’s Ports; Uplink; The EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Hub; The Hub’s LEDs; PWR; The 100 LED will illuminate if the port is operating at

The Hub’s Ports 1-5 Ports 1-5 are where you will connect your PCs to the hub.It is through these ports that network information isexchanged. Uplink You can expand your network by connecting your hub toanother hub, switch, router or Broadband modem throughthe Uplink port. If the Uplink port is being ...

Page 6 - Once your EtherFast EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is firmly in place,; secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw.; Connect one end of a twisted-pair cable to your PC at the EtherFast; Installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN; Overview; your PC’s power cord.

10/100 Network In a Box 5. Once your EtherFast EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw. 6. Replace your PC's cover. 7. Connect one end of a twisted-pair cable to your PC at the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card's RJ-45 port. 8. Plug t...

Page 7 - Windows 98 Installation & Setup; Controller hardware in your computer.; operating system to work with the EtherFast Card.

10/100 Network In a Box 9 Windows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After physically installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer,follow these instructions to install the network driver. The installation proce-dure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version ...

Page 8 - A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the; Under no circumstance are you to click; Cancel; or; Refer to the chart below to help guide you through the process.

10/100 Network In a Box Linksys EtherFast ® Series 4. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).” Click Next. 5. Select "Floppy disk drives". Click Next to continue. 6. A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Etherne...

Page 9 - Network Component Configuration; Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's; The Network window will appear. Click on the Configuration tab. A; the; File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing win-

10/100 Network In a Box 13 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 12 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then double-clickthe Network icon. 2. The Network window will appear. Click on the Con...

Page 10 - select I want to be able to give others access to my files.

10/100 Network In a Box 15 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 14 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other com-puter names on the network. 9. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The Workgroup nam...

Page 12 - Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version B; Windows 95 will f ind the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter; Windows 95 Installation & Setup; There are different versions of Windows 95:; Windows 95 will automatically detect the

10/100 Network In a Box 19 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 18 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version B 1. While the Update Device Driver Wizard window is visible (previous page), put the EtherFast Card 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk into your floppydrive and click Next. 2. Windows 95 will f ind the Lin...

Page 13 - Once you are back at the Windows 95 desktop, click on your taskbar's; Delete

10/100 Network In a Box 21 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 20 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windows 95 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then double-clickthe Network icon. 2. The Network window will appear. Click on the Con...

Page 14 - OK button. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks; should now appear in the list of installed components.

10/100 Network In a Box 23 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 22 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in theComputer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other com-puter names on the network. 9. Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box. The Workgroup name...

Page 15 - Click the OK button. Your system may or may not ask you for your; • If you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood, skip to

10/100 Network In a Box 25 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab. Ensure that Shared-level access control is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access controland you can’t change it, skip to problem 5 in the Troubleshooting sectionon page 45. 12. Click the OK ...

Page 16 - Windows 2000. Log in with administrative rights if you are asked to.

10/100 Network In a Box 27 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 26 3. The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear. WhenEthernet Controller is displayed, select “Search for a suitable driver for yourdevice (Recommended)”. Click Next. 4. The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear. Select “Spe...

Page 17 - The Driver File Search Results dialog box will appear. Click Next.

10/100 Network In a Box 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box willappear.The following adapter name will be shown: Linksys LNE100TXFast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4). Click Finish. 8. Remove the driver disk from the floppy drive. The Windows 2000 driver installation is complete...

Page 18 - Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX; Setup; To install the network driver for an NT 4.0 Server or Workstation; Control Panel, and then double-click on the

10/100 Network In a Box 31 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 30 3. Click on the Select from list... button to select a network adapter. 4. Click on the Have Disk button. Insert the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk into drive A. Type a:\ into the box on your screen and hitOK. 5. Highlight the Linksys L...

Page 19 - NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM; appropriate CD-ROM drive letter) in the box and click Continue.

10/100 Network In a Box 33 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 32 8. A list of services will appear. Click Next to approve these services, fol- lowed by Next again. 9. NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM or setup disks. If so, place your Windows NT CD-ROM in your CD drive.If th...

Page 20 - the Driver Disk and click Yes.; Once your PC has rebooted and you are logged in, double-click the; The Windows NT Installation and Setup of the EtherFast 10/100 LAN; NT will copy the necessary network

10/100 Network In a Box 35 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 34 13. Click Finish. When asked if you want to restart your computer, remove the Driver Disk and click Yes. 14. Once your PC has rebooted and you are logged in, double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Ensure that you haveacces...

Page 21 - Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX

10/100 Network In a Box 37 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 36 3. When the list of available network adapters appears, click the Have Disk button. 4. Put the EtherFast Card disk into drive A. Type a:\ into the box on your screen and click OK. 5. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100...

Page 22 - When NT asks you for the media type. Choose the AutoSense option.; NT will probably ask you to

10/100 Network In a Box 10. Remove your Driver Disk and CD-ROM and click Yes to restart your PC. 11. Once your PC has rebooted, double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Ensure that you have access to the network. If youdo, your card has been properly installed. • If you had previo...

Page 23 - BIND IPX TO LNE100TX NET=XX; The loading and binding are complete. The server is ready.; Select LAN Driver Options and press Enter.; Novell NetWare Server Setup

10/100 Network In a Box 41 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 40 5. If the LAN driver is not located in the default directory, specify the f ile's path on the command line. The LOAD command prompts you for the con-f iguration parameters if they are not supplied on the command line. 6. At the server command ...

Page 24 - The loading and binding is complete. The server is ready.; nwconfig; INS to Install an unlisted driver.; Specify a directory path box, type

10/100 Network In a Box 13. Arrow down the list that appears and choose which protocols you want to install. Press F10 to save. 14. Highlight Save Parameters and Load Driver. Press Enter. 15. Your PC will examine the network. This may take a few minutes. 16. You may be prompted several times for a n...

Page 25 - choose a user level for security reasons.; Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98; Windows can’t locate the driver for the EtherFast Card device.

10/100 Network In a Box 45 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 44 5. On the Access Control Tab, User Level Access is selected, but Shared LevelAccess is grayed out and not accessible. • You previously had your primary network logon set to Client for NetWare Networks. On the Configuration tab of the Network P...

Page 26 - • Click on the IRQ Steering tab. Remove the check from Use IRQ Holder; • After the computer boots up, Windows will try to re-detect the PCI; • Choose Start, Find, Computer and type the name of the computer in the; • Now make sure that the you are using the same protocol(s) and work-

10/100 Network In a Box 47 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 46 • Click on the IRQ Steering tab. Remove the check from Use IRQ Holder and click OK. Windows will ask you to restart the PC (if it doesn’t askyou, then reboot the PC manually). • After the computer boots up, Windows will try to re-detect the PC...

Page 27 - Appendix; Sharing Your Files and Printers; • Read-Only access lets other users view the f iles on; Running the Card’s Diagnostics; Safe mode command prompt only option. Press Enter on

10/100 Network In a Box 49 Appendix Sharing Your Files and Printers Overview By sharing your f iles and printers, other PCs on your network will be able toaccess the resources on your PC. Before sharing your f iles and printers, you should prepare your computer tobe used with any f ile servers that ...

Page 28 - Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version A; steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network.; be installed on other PCs. Consult your printer’s documentation.

10/100 Network In a Box 51 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 50 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version A 1. Windows 95 will detect the EtherFast card and display a New Hardware Found window. 2. Slide the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into drive A. 3. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufactu...

Page 29 - Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT; Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button.; Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Windows 98 setup; The NetWare portion of your Windows setup is complete.

10/100 Network In a Box 53 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 52 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT If you are installing the EtherFast 10/100 Card in a Windows 95 or 98 PCthat you plan on logging into a NT domain server, follow the directionsbelow. 1. Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Win...

Page 30 - Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes

10/100 Network In a Box 55 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 54 4. Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys, NetBEUI…Linksys, and TCP/IP…Linksys. Alsoremove Client for Microsoft Networks, Client for NetWare Networks, andFile and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Network...

Page 31 - Starting Over in Windows 2000

10/100 Network In a Box 57 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 56 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then dou- ble-click the System icon.The System Properties window will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab. 3. Click the Device Manager button. The Dev...

Page 32 - components are installed.; The Network Adapters category should be removed from the Device

10/100 Network In a Box 59 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 58 Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows95 & 98 There may be times when you might need to manually install missingWindows networking components. 1. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon...

Page 34 - Sending a Magic Packet; Enter to begin the test.; Check to ensure that the PC has woken up.; Turn off your PC and remove the power cable

10/100 Network In a Box 63 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 62 Sending a Magic Packet In order to use WOL you need to know the MAC address of the card youwish to “wake”. If you don’t know the MAC address of the PC you are on,turn to page 48 to learn how to run the EtherFast Card’s diagnostic program. 1. T...

Page 35 - No Changes Allowed; Linux, Open Source and Beta Operating Systems

10/100 Network In a Box 65 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 64 No Changes Allowed Your PC may not allow you to change the IRQ value(s) of the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONLY be able to use the IRQ and I/Ovalues that have been pre-assigned to each slot. The popular BIOS fromPhoenix, for example, d...

Page 36 - Crimping Your Own Network Cables

10/100 Network In a Box 67 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 66 • • S Sttrra aiig gh htt--T Th hrro ou ug gh h C Ca ab blliin ng g • •C Crro os ss s--O Ov ve err C Ca ab blliin ng g Crimping Your Own Network Cables Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cat...

Page 37 - Full Duplex

10/100 Network In a Box 69 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 68 10/100 LAN Card Specifications Model Numbers: LNE100TX v4 System: PCI 2.1 (or higher) compliant PC Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1 & 2.2,ACPI, PC99 Protocol: CSMA/CD Ports: One Combo RJ-45 10BaseT/100BaseTX Speed: Full Duplex 2...

Page 38 - Customer Support; 0/100 5-Port Workgroup Hub Specifications

10/100 Network In a Box 71 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 70 Customer Support For help with the installation or operation of your EtherFast 10/100 Networkin a Box, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers orInternet addresses below. Customer Support (800) 326-7114(949) 261-1288 Infor...