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EtherFast ® Series 10/100 Network In a Bo x Model No.: FENSK05 v2 User Guide.
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Linksys EtherFast ® Series 10/100 Network In a Box Introduction The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box The Linksys 10/100 Netw ork In a Box comes with e verything you need to get a net- w ork up and running in minutes.
10/100 Network In a Box Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Y ou will install one EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card into each computer you wish to netw ork.
The Hub’ s Ports 1-5 P orts 1-5 are where you will connect y our PCs to the hub . It is through these ports that network information is exchanged. Uplink Y ou can expand y our netw ork by connecting y our hub to another hub, switch, router or Broadband modem through the Uplink port.
10/100 Network In a Box 5. Once y our EtherF ast EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card is f irmly in place , secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting scre w . 6. Replace y our PC's co ver . 7. Connect one end of a twisted-pair cable to y our PC at the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card's RJ-45 por t.
10/100 Network In a Box 9 Windows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysically installing the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer , follo w these instructions to install the network dri ver .
10/100 Network In a Box Linksys EtherFast ® Series 4. Select "Search for the best dri ver for your de vice (Recommended). ” Click Next. 5. Select "Flopp y disk driv es".
10/100 Network In a Box 13 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 12 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the W indo ws 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , and then double-click the Netw ork icon.
10/100 Network In a Box 15 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 14 8. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of y our computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other com- puter names on the netw ork. 9. T ype the name of your w orkgr oup in the W or kgr oup box.
10/100 Network In a Box 17 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 16 14. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a User name and P assw ord . Make up a user name and pass w ord (if you ha ven’ t already) and click OK . Do not click the Cancel button or Escape ke y .
10/100 Network In a Box 19 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 18 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 V ersion B 1. While the Update Device Driver W izar d windo w is visible (pre vious page), put the EtherF ast Card 10/100 LAN Card Dri ver Disk into your flopp y driv e and click Next .
10/100 Network In a Box 21 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 20 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windo ws 95 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , and then double-click the Netw ork icon.
10/100 Network In a Box 23 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 22 8. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of y our computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other com- puter names on the netw ork. 9. T ype the name of your w orkgroup in the W or kgroup bo x.
10/100 Network In a Box 25 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 11. Optional : Choose the Access Contr ol tab . Ensure that Shar ed-level access contr ol is selected. If the setting is on User-Lev el access control and you can’ t change it, skip to problem 5 in the Troub leshooting section on page 45.
10/100 Network In a Box 27 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 26 3. The Install Hardwar e Device Drivers dialog bo x will appear . Whe n Ethernet Contr oller is displa yed , select “Searc h for a suita ble driver f or your device (Recommended)” . Click Ne xt .
10/100 Network In a Box 7. The Completing the F ound New Hardwar e Wizard dialog bo x will appear .The follo wing adapter name will be sho wn: Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4). Click Finish . 8. Remo v e the driv er disk from the floppy dri ve.
10/100 Network In a Box 31 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 30 3. Click on the Select fr om list... button to select a netw ork adapter . 4. Click on the Ha ve Disk button. Inser t the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk into driv e A. T ype a: into the box on y our screen and hit OK .
10/100 Network In a Box 33 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 32 8. A list of services will appear . Click Next to appro ve these services, fol- lo w ed by Ne xt again. 9. NT will probabl y ask you to suppl y your original W indo ws NT CD-R OM or setup disks.
10/100 Network In a Box 35 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 34 13. Click Finish . When asked if you w ant to restar t your computer , remov e the Driv er Disk and click Ye s . 14. Once your PC has rebooted and y ou are logged in, doub le-click the Netw ork Neighborhood icon on y our desktop.
10/100 Network In a Box 37 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 36 3. When the list of a vailab le netw ork adapters appears, click the Ha ve Disk button. 4. Put the EtherF ast Card disk into driv e A. T ype a: into the box on your screen and click OK . 5. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4) entry in the window that appears.
10/100 Network In a Box 10. Remo ve your Dri ver Disk and CD-R OM and click Ye s to restar t your PC. 11. Once your PC has rebooted , double-click the Netw ork Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Ensure that y ou ha ve access to the netw ork. If you do, your card has been properl y installed.
10/100 Network In a Box 41 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 40 5. If the LAN dri ver is not located in the default director y , specify the f ile's path on the command line. The LO AD command prompts you for the con- f iguration parameters if they are not supplied on the command line.
10/100 Network In a Box 13. Ar row do wn the list that appears and choose which protocols y ou want to install. Press F10 to sa ve. 14. Highlight Sa ve P arameters and Load Driv er . Press Enter . 15. Y our PC will examine the netw ork. This may tak e a few minutes.
10/100 Network In a Box 45 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 44 5. On the Access Control T ab, User Level Access is selected, but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible . • Y ou previousl y had your primary network lo gon set to Client for NetW ar e Networ ks .
10/100 Network In a Box 47 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 46 • Click on the IRQ Steering tab . Remo ve the check from Use IRQ Holder and click OK . W indo ws will ask you to restart the PC (if it doesn’ t ask you, then reboot the PC manuall y). • After the computer boots up, W indo ws will tr y to re-detect the PCI Steering.
10/100 Network In a Box 49 Appendix Sharing Y our Files and Printers Overview By sharing your f iles and printers, other PCs on your netw ork will be able to access the resources on your PC. Before sharing your f iles and printers, you should prepare y our computer to be used with an y f ile ser vers that ma y be on the netw ork.
10/100 Network In a Box 51 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 50 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 V ersion A 1. W indo ws 95 will detect the EtherF ast card and display a Ne w Har dwar e F ound windo w . 2. Slide the EtherF ast Card Driv er Disk into drive A.
10/100 Network In a Box 53 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 52 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT If you are installing the EtherF ast 10/100 Card in a W indo ws 95 or 98 PC that you plan on lo gging into a NT domain ser ver , follo w the directions belo w .
10/100 Network In a Box 55 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 54 4. Remov e any instance of the name Linksys in the bo x. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys , NetBEUI…Linksys , and TCP/IP…Linksys . Also remo v e Client for Micr osoft Networ ks , Client for NetW ar e Networ ks , and F ile and Printer Sharing for Micr osoft Networks .
10/100 Network In a Box 57 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 56 Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Star t button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then dou- ble-click the System icon.The System Properties windo w will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab .
10/100 Network In a Box 59 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 58 Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 95 & 98 There ma y be times when y ou might need to manually install missing W indo ws netw orking components. 1. Click on Start , Settings , then Control P anel .
10/100 Network In a Box 61 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 60 N N o o t t e e : : Some PME-sup- porting motherboards may not requir e the WOL wire to be con- nected.
10/100 Network In a Box 63 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 62 Sending a Magic Packet In order to use W OL you need to kno w the MA C address of the card you wish to “wak e”. If you don’ t kno w the MA C address of the PC you are on, turn to page 48 to lear n how to run the EtherF ast Card’ s diagnostic program.
10/100 Network In a Box 65 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 64 No Changes Allowed Y our PC may not allo w you to change the IRQ v alue(s) of the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONL Y be able to use the IRQ and I/O v alues that hav e been pre-assigned to each slot.
10/100 Network In a Box 67 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 66 • • S S t t r r a a i i g g h h t t - - T T h h r r o o u u g g h h C C a a b b l l i i n n g g • • C C r r o o s s s s - - O O v v e .
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.
10/100 Network In a Box 71 Linksys EtherFast ® Series 70 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 Netw ork in a Box, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below .
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