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iii Contents Introduction................................................................ .............................. 1 Connect the Network Cable ...................................... .............................. 2 Configure the Contr oller and Install Drivers .
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Introduction 1 Intr oduction The OnBoard Ethernet Controller ( O BEC) is an In tel 82558 ethernet controller device and ma y be detected b y softw are as either and Int el EtherExpress PR O/ 100+ or an Intel 82558 ethernet controller . The OBEC ma y be enabl ed or disable d through the BIOS Setup utility .
2 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Connect t he Netw ork Cab le 1. Connect a single n etw ork cabl e to the ethernet port as sho wn belo w . F or 100B ASE-TX, y our netw ork cab le must be Category 5, twisted- pair wiring.
Configure the Controller and Install Drivers 3 Configur e the Contr oller and Instal l Drivers Windows 95 A utomatic Configuration This PCI computer automat ically detects and conf igures the onboard PCI- compliant ethernet contr oller . The BIOS auto maticall y sets the control ler’ s IRQ le vel and I/O addre ss.
4 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Install the PROSet Softw are (Op tional) PR OSet is a n enhanced utility y ou can use to easil y conf igure and test y our OBEC in W indo ws 95. PR OSet also displ ays the computer resources tha t are assigned t o each adapter y ou install.
Configure the Controller and Install Drivers 5 6. Select Netw ork Ada pters and click OK. 7. Click Ha ve Disk. I nser t the Conf iguration and Dri vers disk an d click OK. 8. F oll ow any prompts f or W indo ws 95 installati on disks and restart w hen prompted.
6 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Install Networ k Dr iv ers - Wind o ws NT V ersion 4.0 Only After enab ling the ehternet controller in the computer and starting W indo w s NT , you need to ins tall the correct driv ers.
Configure the Controller and Install Drivers 7 Install Networ k Dr iv ers - Wind o ws NT V ersion 3.51 Only After enab ling the OBEC in the computer a nd star ting W indo ws NT , you need to in stall the correct driv ers and test the controller . 1. Doub le-click the Netw or k icon in the Control P anel.
8 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide • Check the W indo ws NT Eve nt V iew er for er ror messages. • If y ou are attachin g to a NetW are netw ork, check y our frame type and v erify that NetW are client softw are has been installe d.
Configure the Controller and Install Drivers 9 2. Insert the Conf igurat ion and Driv ers disk in a fl opp y driv e, swi tch to that dri ve, and at the DOS prompt, type SETUP E NTER 3. If y ou hav e more than one PCI adapte r in your computer , an adapter selection menu app ears on the screen.
10 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide • T est the adapter b y r unning di agnostics in Setup. Additional t esting is a v ailab le by using a responder (see t he next section) .
Installing Multiple Adapters 11 Instal ling Multiple Adapter s All users: The system’ s 12-digit, he xadecimal Ether net address is printed on a stick er placed on the system board. The Ether net address is so metimes called the node address or the MA C address.
12 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Select Duple x Mode (Optional) Duplex ing is a performance option that l ets you choose ho w the ethernet controller sends and recei ves dat a packets o v er the netw ork.
Select Duplex Mode (Optional) 13 DOS ODI, NDIS 2.01 Clients Edit the NET .CFG or PR O T OCOL.INI f ile. Add these keyw ords t o the Link Dri ver s ection: FORCEDUPLEX 2 SPEED 100 (or 10 if 10B ASE-T) NetW are Ser ver In A UT OEXEC.
14 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Windows 95 1. In the Control P anel, doub le-click the Sys tem icon. 2. Go to the De vice Manager tab and sele ct the controller . 3. Click Properties, then click OK to use the setup pro g ram (PR OSet).
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 15 Choose Ethernet Co ntr oller T eaming Options The onboard PR O/100+ et her net control ler pro vides se ver al options for increasing t hroughput and fault tolerance when running W indo ws NT 4.0 or NetW are 4.
16 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide T o use Adapter F ault T olerance, y ou must ha ve at least tw o PR O/100+ adapters inst alled in yo ur W indo ws NT 4.0 or NetW are 4.x w orkstation or server and the y must be link ed to the same netw ork.
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 17 Setting up Adapter F ault T olerance in NetW are 1. Cop y the follo wing li nes from the EXAMPLES.TXT f ile (on the Conf iguration and Dri ve rs disk) and paste them int o the appropriate f iles. These commands assume the AFT .
18 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide 2. Modify the lines t o match your wor kstation or server’ s requirements. 3. Sa ve the ST AR TUP .NCF and A UT OEXEC.NCF f iles and rest ar t your server . Deleting a T eam T o remo ve a team in AFT , ALB or FEC mode, edit out t he lines abo v e.
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 19 4. Click OK w hen prompted. Y ou’ ll see the Adapter T eaming Conf iguration windo w . 5. F oll ow the instr uctions to ass ign adapters to a team. ALB supports up to tw o adapte r teams, with t w o, three, or four adapter s per team.
20 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Cop y these lines into t he A UT OEXEC.NCF f ile ;- Load LAN driver on 1st controller load e100b slot=7 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=pri_802.2 ;- Load LAN driver on 2nd adapter load e100b slot=8 frame=ethernet_802.
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 21 Setting -Up F ast EtherChannel F ast EtherChannel (FEC) is a performance technolo g y dev eloped b y Cisco to increase y our w orkstation or ser ver ’ s throughput .
22 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Deleting a T eam 1. Doub le-click the Netw or k icon in the Control P anel. 2. On the Adapters tab, s elect the FEC team to delete . 3. Click Remo ve. Y ou’ ll see a c onf ir mation dialo g.
Choose Ethernet Controller Teaming Options 23 Where: slot= the slot in which your PR O/100+ adapter i s installed , such as 7. If y ou don’ t kno w the number , load t he driv er without it. NetW are will prompt y ou with a vai lable PCI de vice numbers.
24 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide T r oublesh ooting and F A Qs If the OnBoard Ether ne t Control ler Can’t Connect to the Network Make Sure the Cab le i s Installed Proper ly The netw ork cab le must be s ecurely at tached at both RJ-45 connect ions (controlle r and hub).
Troubleshooting and FAQs 25 Make Sure Y ou are Using the Cor rect Drivers Make sure y ou’ re usi ng the dri vers that come with this compute r . The driv er f ile name contai ns the letter B (for e xample, E100BODI.
26 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide F requently Ask ed Questions (F A Qs) SETUP .EXE r epor ts the controller is “Not enabled b y BIOS”. • The PCI BIOS is not conf iguring the contr oller cor rectly . T r y “PCI Installat ion Ti ps” on page 28.
Troubleshooting and FAQs 27 The controller stopped working when another adapter was added to the computer . • Make sure the cable i s connected to the contr oller . • Make sur e your PCI BIOS is current. See “PCI Installat ion Ti ps” on page 28.
28 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide T echni cal Info rmation PCI Installation Tips PCI computers a re designed to automatical ly conf igure add-in cards each time the computer s tar ts. Y our PCI computer sets the I/ O address and IRQ le vel for your netw or k controller w hen the computer starts.
Technical Information 29 • Conf igure the slot for le vel-tri ggered inter rupts. The slot the controller is using must be conf igured for le vel-t riggered inter rupts rather than e dge-triggere d inter r upts. Check y our PCI BIOS Setup pro g ram.
30 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ TX PCI LAN Controll er User’s Guide Shared hubs In a shared net work e n vironment, computers are c onnected to hubs called repeaters. All por ts of the repeate r hub share a f ix ed amount of bandwidth, or data capaci ty .
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