Page 3 - Table of Contents
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Instant EtherFast ® Series Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Linksys Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 1 Package Contents 2 Getting to Know the Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 3 The EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 3 The EtherF...
Page 4 - Package Contents; Introduction
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Package Contents • Two EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards • One EtherFast ® 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch (version 2) • Two Category 5 Network Cables• One 3.5” Driver Disk• One AC Adapter• One User Guide• Quick Installation Guides for all Windows Operating S...
Page 5 - Uplink; Getting to Know the Fast Ethernet; PWR
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 4 Instant EtherFast ® Series 3 100 The 100 LED will illuminate if the port is operating at (per port) 100Mbps. The LED will be off if the port is running at10Mbps. LINK/ACT The LINK/ACT LED will illuminate if the port has an (per port) active network co...
Page 6 - PC’s operating system to work with the EtherFast; Installing the Fast Ethernet; Installing the LAN Card & Cabling; Once your EtherFast
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 5. Replace your PC's cover. 6. Reconnect your PC’s power, then power on your computer. Your com- puter will automatically recognize the LAN Card and assign it a uniqueIRQ ("interrupt") and I/O address. The LAN Card installation is complete. Next...
Page 7 - Installing the Drivers for Windows; Overview; Windows 95 will automatically detect the EtherFast; Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Installing the Drivers for Windows 95 Overview After installing the EtherFast ® hardware in your computer, follow these instructions for installing the network driver. The installation procedure forthe network driver will vary slightly depending on the ...
Page 8 - To use this driver, click the Finish button.; Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version B
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 3. If you clicked the Other Locations button, this window will appear. Enter a:\win95. Windows will begin copying the LAN Card’s driver f iles to yourPC. 4. Once Windows has located the drivers, the following window will appear. To use this driver, clic...
Page 9 - Insert the EtherFast
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 12 Instant EtherFast ® Series 11 Installing the Drivers for Windows 98 Overview After physically installing the LAN Card in your computer, follow theseinstructions to install the network driver. The installation procedure for the net-work driver will va...
Page 11 - Installing the Network Card’s Driver
Instant EtherFast ® Series 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and select Specify a location. Then, type “A:\WINME” in the drop-down boxand click Next. 5. A window will open, notifying you that Windows is searching for the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter driver....
Page 12 - Setup; Control Panel, and then double-click on the; Installing NT Networking & the LAN Card Driver
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Windows NT 4.0 Installation & Setup Overview The following instructions will set up the EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card in a computer running Windows NT 4.0 server/workstation. You should have youroriginal Windows NT CD-ROM handy during the installation...
Page 13 - check marks beside each; EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card entry in the window that
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 20 Instant EtherFast ® Series 19 6. The LAN Card will be added to the list of installed adapters. Click Next. 7. Place check marks beside each listed network protocol that youwish to install. See yourMicrosoft Windows NT userguide or talk to your networ...
Page 15 - the Driver Disk and click Yes.; The Windows NT Installation and Setup of the EtherFast
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 24 Instant EtherFast ® Series 23 Installing the LAN Card Driver if Networking is AlreadyInstalled The following steps will install the EtherFast © 10/100 LAN Card’s driver soft- ware on your PC, enabling your PC to properly communicate with the card.Rem...
Page 16 - Highlight the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card entry in the window that
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 26 Instant EtherFast ® Series 25 6. Windows NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM or setup disks. Direct Windows NT to the proper location (mostlikely D:\i386 ). 7. When Windows NT asks you for the media type. Choosethe Auto...
Page 17 - Installing the LAN Card’s Driver; Start your computer if you haven’t already done so. Log in with; The Windows NT Installation and setup of the EtherFast
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 28 Instant EtherFast ® Series 27 Windows 2000 Installation &Setup Overview After physically installing the EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card in your computer, fol-low these instructions to install the net-work driver. The installation procedurefor the net...
Page 19 - Remove the driver disk from the floppy drive.; Configuring the LAN Card; The Network window will appear. Click on the Configuration tab. A
Instant EtherFast ® Series 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box willappear, indicating that the driver has been successfully installed. ClickFinish. 8. Remove the driver disk from the floppy drive. The Windows 2000 driver installation is complete. If you want to share files or ...
Page 20 - name of your; File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing win-
9. Type the name of your workgroup in theWorkgroup box. TheWorkgroup nameshould be the sameWorkgroup Name inuse by all of the otherPCs on the network.Use the sameWorkgroup Name thatis in use on your othercomputers for ease ofuse. Do NOT click OKwhen you are done. 10. Enter a description of your comp...
Page 21 - Novell NetWare Server Setup
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 36 Instant EtherFast ® Series 35 Novell NetWare Server Setup Overview The EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card driver will be automatically installed dur- ing all of the following NetWare installation procedures. During the setup youmay want to refer to your Net...
Page 22 - Installing a 5.x Server; INS to Install an unlisted driver.; The loading and binding are complete. The server is ready.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 38 Instant EtherFast ® Series 37 Installing a 5.x Server 1. On the PC in which you installed the EtherFast card, simultaneously press CTRL and ESC. 2. When the next screen pops up, select the number for System Console and press Enter. 3. In the System C...
Page 23 - Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting for Windows 95, 98 and Millennium; light No and press Enter.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 40 Instant EtherFast ® Series 39 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting hints for Windows can be found below. If you are usingWindows NT, NetWare, or another network operating system, skip to theLAN Card’s Diagnostics section. Troubleshooting for Windows 95, 9...
Page 25 - Running the LAN Card’s Diagnostics
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 44 Instant EtherFast ® Series 43 Running the LAN Card’s Diagnostics If you suspect that there may be a problem with the EtherFast ® LAN Card, or if you need to identify the LAN Card’s MAC address, you can use the DIAGdiagnostic program on the EtherFast ...
Page 26 - The Printer Sharing setup and installation is com-; Appendix; Sharing Your Files and Printers; • Read-Only access lets other users view the f iles on
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 46 Instant EtherFast ® Series 45 6. If you want to assign access passwords, type the passwords into the Password boxes. 7. When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the n...
Page 27 - The NetWare portion of your Windows Networking setup is complete.; Insert the EtherFast
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 48 Instant EtherFast ® Series 47 Novell NetWare 3.x Client Setup for Windows 95, 98 orMillennium These instructions explain how to set up the regular Novell NetWare 3.xclient for use on a Windows 95, 98 or Millennium PC. 1. Follow the Windows 95 setup i...
Page 28 - Windows 95, 98 or Millennium Client for Windows NT; Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 50 Instant EtherFast ® Series 49 Starting Over in Windows 95, 98, Millennium or 2000 If you experience installation diff iculties, you may need to re-install all of theWindows networking components from scratch. The instructions belowexplain how to give...
Page 30 - Card listing should appear.
Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box 54 Instant EtherFast ® Series 53 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 ...
Page 31 - EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card. A content menu should
8. Right-click on the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card again. This time, select Uninstall.... Click OK. 9. The LAN Cards category should be removed from the Device Manager listing. 10. Close the Device Manager, click the System Properties window’s OK but- ton, and restart your computer. Instant EtherFast ®...
Page 34 - Glossary; 0BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs.; Linux, Open Source, and Beta Operating Systems
Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specif ication for 100 Mbps over two pairs ofCategory 5 UTP or STP wire. Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities orconnectivity to a PC. In a networked environmen...
Page 36 - Specifications; Specifications for LNE100 ver. 5
66 Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box Specifications Model No: LNE100TX ver.5 Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1, ACPI, PC99 Protocol: CSMA/CD Ports: One 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-45 Port Cabling Type: UT Category 5 or better Speed (Mbps): Full Duplex: 20Mbps or 200MbpsHalf-Duplex: 1...
Page 37 - Warranty Information; Environmental
67 Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODEFROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING.RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OFPURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAIDFOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDE...
Page 38 - Contact Information
Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fax 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys....
