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PF-16 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card User’s Manual.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al ii Regulatory com pliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits f or a Class B digital device pursuant to P art 15 o f the FCC Rules. This equip- me nt also com plies w ith CE EN55022 C lass B an d VCC I V3 Clas s B specifications .
••! ••••••• Preface iii Table of contents Regulatory compliance ......................................................................... ii Table of contents ..........................................................................
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al iv Netw are 3.X/4.X client ................................................................................... 26 Microsof t LA N Mana ger ......................................................
1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank y ou for purchasing the PCMCI A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card. This high- speed Ethernet netw ork adapter card comp lies with the PCMCIA Type I I standard and uses a fem ale RJ-45 adapter to connect to the network.
2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter covers inserting y our Ethernet Card in the notebook ’s PCMCIA port, and connecting the card to a network . What’s in the pack age Please ensure that the following item s are included in y our pack- age.
••! ••••••• —Hardw are installati on ! 3 Inserting the Ethernet Card These instr uctions apply to mos t notebook computers . For detailed information on ins erting PC cards into your notebook, c onsult the notebook user ’ s manual.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 4 ! 10/100M b p s E t he r n e t Figure 2-2: Connecting the RJ-45 adapter 3. Connect the RJ-45 adapter to the network. You can connect the Ethernet adapter cable to a port on a hub or to a RJ-45 phone jack with another male- t o-m ale RJ-45 line or connector.
••! ••••••• —Hardw are installati on ! 5 Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs The following illustration shows the Ethernet Card RJ- 45 con- nector LEDs:.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 6 ! 10/ 100Mb p s E th er n et Figure 2-5: Disconnecting the RJ-45 cable Wa r n i n g ! Do not pull on the RJ-45 cable to disconnect the RJ-45 con- nector from the car d.
7 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT The following sections cov er PCMCI A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driv er installation in the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating system s.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 8 ! 3. Insert the driv er disk and click Next to continue the instal- lation. Windows searches for the driver and the following screen appears: 4. Click Finish . Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard disk.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for Win 95/9 8/NT ! 9 Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the Ethernet Card drivers for Windows 98. 1. Insert the Ethernet Card into an av ailable PCMCI A slot on your notebook (refer to page 3 “I nserting the Ethernet Card” ).
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 10 ! 5. Ensure that the Microsoft Window s Update box is un- checked, and ensure that the Floppy disk drives box is checked. 6. Insert the driv er disk into your floppy disk driv e and click Next .
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for Win 95/9 8/NT ! 11 Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0 This installation procedure assumes that you hav e installed the network com ponent on your com puter.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 12 ! 4. Click Add to add a new adapter. The following screen ap- pears: 5. Click Have Disk . The following screen appears: 6. Type “A:WI NNT40” where “A” is your floppy drive letter.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for Win 95/9 8/NT ! 13 8. Select the desired IR Q Level, I /O Port Address and Con- nection Type. You must select an IRQ and I/O port address that is not being used by ano- ther device; other wise, you will hav e a system co nfli ct erro r.
14 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Driver installation for DOS environments This section covers PCMCI A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for DOS env ironm ent operating sy stem s. System Requirem ents Hardwa re Requirements Notebook equipped with T ype II PC Card slot and PC Card controller (compliant Rev.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 15 Quick installation This section gives a brief ov erview of the installation process. For a more detailed description, refer to page 16, “The Install Pro- gram ”.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 16 ! 5. Insert the PCMCI A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card into the PCMCIA socket (refer to pag e 3). Then attach the network cable to the card. 6. Restart your com puter and connect to your network .
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 17 Press [Enter] to continue the installation. The program prom pts you for the directory where y ou want to in- stall the driver files. You can choose the default directory name or enter a new nam e.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 18 ! Auto configuration To use auto configuration, you m ust hav e Card and Socket service drivers installed. Refer to your com puter user’s manual for infor- mation.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 19 PCM C I A 10/ 10 0M bps Ethe r net C ard I ns t al l at io n Pr ogr am SE LECT I NG DRI VERS Select the netwo rk drivers th at you w an t to inst all .
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 20 ! Interrupt sel ect The first subm enu is the In terrupt subm enu. Move the cursor to the interrupt of your choice and select it by pressing <Enter>. In- terrupts av ailable for your PCMCI A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card include 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 21 Memory space select Move the cursor to the desired mem ory space address and press <Enter>. Available m emo ry space addresses are D000H, D400H, D800H, and DC00H.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 22 ! the driver. I f you do not have the Sock et and Card Services pro- gram , please contact your notebook vendor.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 23 The In stall program will autom atically add a line to your CONFIG .SYS file using the following syntax and form at: DEVICE=[path_name] CARDGO.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 24 ! Driv er installation The following sections cover installation of the client driv er for Windows NT 3.51, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netware 3X/4X, Microsoft LAN Manag er, and Artisoft LAN tastic Version 6.
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 25 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Follow these instructions to install the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 client for your Ethernet Card: 1. Run IN STALL.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 26 ! Netwa re 3.X/4.X cli ent Follow these instructions to install the Netware 3.X/4.X client for your Ethernet Card: 1. Run the IN STALL program, and select the Netware ODI Drive r .
••! ••••••• —Driver installation for DOS environments ! 27 9. Click OK . The messag e “Configuration Com plete” ap- pears. 10. Click Save , then press <F3> to exit. Artisoft LANtastic version 6.
28 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Installation for Linux This section covers the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for the Linux env ironment operating system . Before you install the PCMCIA 10/100 Ethernet c ard Linux driver , you must firs t configure the PCMCIA interface in your Linux working env ironment.
••! ••••••• —Installatio n for Lin ux ! 29 Installing the driver for Linux Follow these instructions to install the driver for the Linux op- erating sy stem : 1.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 30 ! card “PCMC IA 10/100 Ethernet Card” version “PCM CIA”, “10/100 Ethernet Card” bind “pcnet_cs” 6. Configure the PC MCI A NI C interface using the following syntax: vi network.
31 Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Troubleshooting Q&A for W indow s environments These guidelines giv e you tips to deal with some problem s on us- ing Ethernet Card. I f the problem s rem ain unsolv ed, contact your dealer for assistance.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 32 ! Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51 Question : Does the driver s upport “ hot-swap ” on NT 4.0 and 3.51? A nswer: W indows NT 4.0 and 3.51 don ’ t support hot swapping.
33 Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Enabler program error messages CARDGO.EXE Here is the list of error m es sages the CARDGO .EXE m ay display. Error Message Solution [Error 1] “The PCM CIA controller is not present or recognized” There is no PCM CIA con- troller on your computer.
PCMCIA 10/100 Mbp s Eth ern et PC Ca rd User ’s Manu al 34 ! Error Message Solution [Error 7] “The memory address specified is invalid. Change to another one” Valid memory addresses are D000, D400, D800, and DC00. [Error 8] “Enabler has been regis- tered” The client driver has al- ready been registered.
35 Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Specifications Standards Compliance: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T , 802.3u 100Base-TX Card Size: 5.0mm Type II Connection Mode: Full or Half duplex for both 10 an.
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