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AsantéF AST ™ 10/100 and AsantéNIC ™ -PCI PCI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide.
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AsantéF AST ™ 10/100 and AsantéNIC ™ -PCI PCI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 November 1995 Part Number 06-00220-01 Rev .
Copyr ight Notice Copyright 1995 b y Asanté T echnologies, Inc. All rights reser ved. No par t of this manual, or any associated artwor k, software, pr oduct design or design concept, ma y be copied,.
DRAFT T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 AsantéF AST 10/100 Adapter for PCI .
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DRAFT 1 Intr oduction Conv entions This manual describes the installation procedures for tw o products: ❏ AsantéF AST 10/100 adapter for PCI ❏ AsantéNIC-PCI adapter It also applies to two platf or ms: ❏ PC compatible ❏ Apple P ower Macintosh Most of the information applies to both products and platf or ms.
Page 1-2 Introduction The AsantéF AST 10/100 adapter for PCI f eatures are: ❏ 32-bit bus mastering design allows maximum through- put without loading the host CPU. ❏ Installs easily with plug and pla y auto-configuration through the PCI BIOS (system R OM).
Page 1-3 PCI Local Bus The AsantéNIC-PCI adapter f eatures are: ❏ 32-bit bus-mastering design provides maximum through- put without loading the host CPU. ❏ 132 Mbps data transf er rate through the 32-bit PCI bus. ❏ Easy to install - plug and play self-configur ation.
Page 1-4 Introduction One of the advantages of the PCI bus is that it is pr ocessor independent. The Asanté PCI adapters are capable of working with both PCI-based PC and P ower Macintosh computers. PCI devices are also self configuring, making them very easy to install and use.
2 Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter Installing the Adapter The follo wing instr uctions explain ho w to install the Asanté PCI adapter . ∆ Note: Y ou do not need to set any jumpers or switches on the adapter . 1 T ur n the power off and remove the computer co ver .
Page 2-2 Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter Connecting the Adapter to the Networ k The AsantéF AST 10/100 adapter provides a single RJ-45 port for connecting the adapter to your netw ork. Using NW ay™ auto-neg otiation, the adapter will sense the hub's speed and set the adapter to run at either 10Mbps or 100Mbps.
Page 2-3 Configuring the Adapter Configur ing the Adapter Self-Configuring the Adapter One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices ar e self-configur ing. The Asanté PCI adapter is designed to utilize this featur e. T o configure the adapter , plug it into a PCI slot with bus-mastering capa bil- ity .
Page 2-4 Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter This means that after power up initialization, the adapter will automatically connect at the appropriate speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps) and/or Full Duplex without user inter vention. The Full Duple x operation can only be configur ed with a hub or a switc h product that supports it.
3 Installing Network Drivers Netw ork Operating Systems Supported After installing, configur ing and testing the Asanté PCI adapter , you ar e ready to install networ k dr ivers and work with y our network operating system.
Page 3-2 Installing Network Drivers Installing Netw ork Specific Driver s Nov ell NetW are 3.x Client This section shows you ho w to install Novell NetW are version 3.
Page 3-3 Installing Network Specific Drivers 8 Remove the Driver Disk fr om the flopp y drive. 9 Restart your computer . 10 T o run NetW are, type the follo wing four commands, (in the fol- lowing sequence) at the C:NETWARE prompt: LSL ASANTPCI IPXODI NETX 11 Change to the netw ork drive (usually F), and log in to your net- work .
Page 3-4 Installing Network Drivers 8 When prompted, insert the appropr iate NetW are Client Install disk and press Enter . 9 Press Enter to e xit to the DOS prompt.
Page 3-5 Installing Network Specific Drivers 10 In the “Cop y manufacturer's files from:” te xt box, type: A:WIN95 11 Click OK button. 12 Select “ AsantéF AST Ether net Adapter” then click OK. 13 Click OK button in the Netw ork window .
Page 3-6 Installing Network Drivers 10 Select Unlisted or Updated Networ k Adapter from the list. 11 Click the OK button or press Enter . The Install Driver window appears. 12 Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into drive A. 13 T ype the follo wing in the text box: A:WFW (The te xt A: may already be pr ovided for you.
Page 3-7 Installing Network Specific Drivers 25 T ype the follo wing in the text box: A:WFW (The te xt A: may already be pr ovided for you.) 26 Click the OK button or press Enter . A message window appears stating that Networ k Setup has mod- ified the CONFIG.
Page 3-8 Installing Network Drivers A:WIN_NT35 (if you’ re using Windows NT version 3.5) 8 Press Enter . The Select OEM Option window appears with AsantéF AST 10/100 Adapter or AsantéNIC-PCI Adapter as options. 9 Select the appropriate PCI adapter .
Page 3-9 Installing Network Specific Drivers 3 Double-clic k the AsantéF AST Installer icon or the AsantéNIC-PCI Installer icon and click OK when the Installer banner appears. 4 The Easy Install dialog box then appear s. ➪ Important: T o properly install the Open T ransport driver , you must use the Installer progr am.
Page 3-10 Installing Network Drivers 12 Click Sav e. ∆ Note: T o verify the Ethernet connection, you can use the Chooser . This displays the availability of networ k printer s, file ser vers, and/or shared disks, verifying that you are connected to the netw ork.
4 T r oubleshooting LED Indicator s Overview The figure below shows the LED indicators that illustrate the presence of Link Integrity (LI), Data T raffic (TX), 100Mbps operation and 10Mbps opera- tion for installation v er ification and diagnostic purposes.
Page 4-2 T roubleshooting Link Integrity LED (AsantéF AST 10/100 and AsantéNIC-PCI) The green Link Integ r ity (LI) LED indicates a valid connection to the net- wor k. If link integ r ity is not detected, there is a link failure and the LI LED will be off.
Page 4-3 LED Indicators 100Mbps Operation LED (AsantéF AST 10/100 Onl y) The green 100Mbps (100) LED indicates the configur ation of the adapter for 100Mbps (100BASE-TX) operation. 10Mbps Operation LED (AsantéF AST 10/100 Onl y) The amber 10Mbps (10) LED indicates the configuration of the adapter f or 10Mbps (10BASE-T) operation.
Page 4-4 T roubleshooting Using the Diagnostic Progr am The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems on the adapter and provides configuration inf ormation on your adapter . PC Diagnostic Program T o run the dia gnostic progr am on your PC, follow the procedur e below .
Page 4-5 Using the Diagnostic Program If a test fails, chec k that the adapter is seated properly in a PCI bus-mastering slot or tr y installing the adapter in a dif ferent PCI slot and run the tests a gain. 8 Press an y ke y to return to the menu option screen.
Page 4-6 T roubleshooting 8 Double-clic k the AsantéF AST™ T roubleshooter icon or the AsantéNIC-PCI T roubleshooter icon to start the progr am. 9 Click the OK button in the T roubleshooter startup screen.
Page 4-7 Using the Diagnostic Program A dialog box appear s asking whether you want to sav e chang es. 19 Click Sav e. T o run the Asanté Driver Local Statistics (ADLS) progr am on your Po wer Macintosh to display the configur ation information on the adapter , f ollow the procedure below .
Page 4-8 T roubleshooting.
A Specifications AsantéF AST 10/100 Adapter AsantéNIC-PCI Adapter Systems Supported Systems Supported ❏ PCI Local Bus PCs ❏ PCI Local Bus PCs ❏ PCI-based Po wer Macintoshes ❏ PCI-based Po w.
Page A-2 Specifications 100BASE-TX Link Specifications 10BASE-T Link Specifications ❏ Cable: 2 pair s of Categor y 5 unshielded twisted pair or shielded twisted pair (ISO 11801 or ANSI/EIA/TIA 568A) ❏ Cable: 2 pair s of Categor y 3,4 or 5 unshielded twisted pair ❏ Maximum Length: 100 m (328 ft.
B T echnical Support Contacting T ec hnical Suppor t T o contact Asanté T echnical Support: T ec hnical Suppor t Hour s 6:-00 AM to 6:00 PM P acific Standard Time USA, Monday-Friday T elephone (800).
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