IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters, Installation Manual

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Page 4: ...o the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication IBM may make improvements and or changes in the product s and or program s described in this publication at any time It is possible that this publication may contain reference to or information about IBM products machines and programs programming or services that are not announced in your country Such re...

Page 5: ...pter when Installing Windows NT 10 Windows NT Version 4 0 11 Windows NT Version 3 51 11 Windows NT Troubleshooting 11 DOS and Windows 3 1 Setup for Novell NetWare DOS ODI Clients 12 Responder Testing on the Network Optional 13 NetWare 3 11 3 12 Client 32 UNIX Banyan VINES and Other Operating Systems 13 Appendix A IBMSet An Overview 15 Note about Adapter DOS Diagnostics 15 Appendix B Duplex Mode Op...

Page 6: ...omputer hangs when the drivers are loaded 32 Diagnostics pass but the connection fails or errors occur 32 The LNK LED does not light 32 The ACT LED does not light 32 The adapter stops working without apparent cause 32 The Wake on LAN feature is not working 32 The LNK LED does not light when you connect the power 33 Testing the Adapter Using the Diagnostics 33 IBM Product Support 33 Web Sites for S...

Page 7: ...trol Council for Interference VCCI Statement 45 Korean Class B Communication Statement 45 Electronic Emission Notices for Category 3 and 4 Data Grade Cables 46 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement 46 Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement 46 Avis de conformité aux normes d Industrie Canada 46 European Norm EN Statement 46 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interferenc...

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Page 9: ...etting up teaming options Appendix E Hot Plug Support on page 29 describes the function of hot plugging Ethernet adapters Appendix F Troubleshooting and Testing the Adapter on page 31 describes troubleshooting procedures and how to contact IBM product support Appendix G Priority Packet An Overview on page 35 describes this traffic prioritization utility Appendix H PCI Installation Tips on page 37 ...

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Page 17: ... 4 Remove all cables from your computer to the connected devices Note Make sure that you label the cables for correct reconnection later 5 Follow the instructions provided in your computer manual for removing the cover or otherwise accessing the adapter slots 6 Remove the screw and cover for the appropriate PCI Busmaster capable expansion slot Refer to your computer manual Keep the cover to use ag...

Page 18: ... ON the connected devices and the computer If you want to run the adapter diagnostics at this point see Testing the Adapter Using the Diagnostics on page 33 for details Using the Correct Adapter Cable To operate your network reliably at 100 Mbps you must use Category 5 data grade cables with this adapter Although Category 3 or 4 might appear to work you might experience intermittent loss of data F...

Page 19: ... off and unplug power to the computer before installing the WOL cable Failure to do so could damage the adapter or computer The WOL connector on your motherboard is live when the computer is plugged in to a power outlet Likewise always unplug the computer prior to removing an adapter from the computer Your adapter is shipped with the 08L2559 2 way Wake on LAN cable Connecting the 2 Way Wake on LAN...

Page 20: ...up program to enable the Wake On LAN feature Check your computer manual or contact your dealer for more information 8 If you are installing more than one adapter repeat steps 6 7 and 8 on page 2 for each adapter that you want to install Otherwise continue with step 9 Note In the U K by law the power cord must be connected before the telephone line cable 9 Replace the cover on the computer connect ...

Page 21: ...llowed by v 48 bit universally administered address UAA or MAC address of the adapter to be woken up repeated eight or more times Eight repetitions are required more than eight are acceptable If you are not familiar with Wake on LAN operation you can refer to the following documents on the Web v Wake on LAN at www pc ibm com infobrf iblan html v Wake up to Wake on LAN at www networking ibm com eji...

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Page 23: ... and press Enter If any drivers are already loaded a list of them appears 4 Choose Select an additional driver and press Enter A list of drivers appears 5 Insert the IBM Installation and Drivers CD ROM or diskette and press Insert to install an unlisted driver 6 Specify the correct path to your media if necessary by pressing F3 Press Enter to search the diskette or CD ROM To install from the CD ty...

Page 24: ...efaults Select Save parameters and load driver to continue 9 To install an additional adapter press Esc to go back to Select an adapter to install Then repeat steps 7 through 9 for each additional adapter that you want to install 10 To complete the driver installation process go back to the Installation Options panel by pressing Esc until you see it 11 Select Exit to return to the console prompt N...

Page 25: ...en see Appendix F Troubleshooting and Testing the Adapter on page 31 if necessary v Make sure that you are using the drivers that are on the CD ROM that ships with this adapter v Make sure that the driver is loaded and that the protocols are bound Check the Device Properties list for trouble indicators an X or symbol v Test the adapter with the IBMSet advanced configuration utility that was instal...

Page 26: ... driver Recommended and continue to click Next at each dialog box until the driver files are copied 9 When Windows has finished copying drivers click Close and restart your computer Note For troubleshooting information see Windows Troubleshooting on page 9 Windows NT Automatic Configuration PCI computers automatically detect and configure PCI compliant adapters while booting The adapter IRQ level ...

Page 27: ...nufacturer and then click Continue 4 Insert the IBM Installation and Drivers CD ROM or diskette in the appropriate drive specify that drive and click OK 5 Select Netfinity 10 100 Ethernet Adapter and click OK Drivers and utilities are then installed 6 The TCP IP Configuration dialog box appears Enter the appropriate information and click OK Remove the installation disk 7 When prompted restart Wind...

Page 28: ...s for other network operating system drivers 1 If your computer already has network drivers installed restart the computer without loading them If the drivers are loaded from the AUTOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYS file type REM in front of each line that loads a network driver Or with DOS 6 x or later press F5 as DOS starts to bypass the drivers 2 Insert the IBM Installation and Drivers CD ROM or diskette...

Page 29: ...nal Setup can test the adapter more thoroughly if there is a responder on the network while you run the tests 1 Go to a computer on the network with a comparable PCI adapter installed 2 Run the appropriate configuration program for the installed adapter and set it up as a responder 3 Return to the computer that has the new adapter Run Setup and test the adapter by running diagnostics NetWare 3 11 ...

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Page 31: ...er and click Properties in the Network control panel From the IBMSet panel as shown in Figure 4 you can view the following information v View adapter parameters such as MAC Address and IP Address v View Network Link status such as speed duplex mode and activity v Check the device driver level used for the adapter v Obtain IBM Web support information Note about Adapter DOS Diagnostics Besides the A...

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Page 33: ...dapter is running at 100 Mbps and half duplex your potential bandwidth is higher than if you run it at 10 Mbps and full duplex Manually Configuring for Full Duplex If your switch supports auto negotiation with the N way standard duplex configuration is automatic and no action is required on your part However many currently installed switches do not support auto negotiation Check with your network ...

Page 34: ...indows 98 While running Windows 95 or WIndows 98 1 Double click IBMSet from the Control Panel 2 Click Settings 3 In the Network Speed list box click 10 or 100 according to the speed of your network 4 In the Duplex Mode list box click Full 5 Click OK 6 Restart Windows Setting Full Duplex in Other Operating Systems Refer to the OTHER TXT readme file in the OTHER directory on the IBM Installation and...

Page 35: ...ur adapter must be attached to a switch that has VLAN capability You also need to use Windows NT 4 0 or later or Novell NetWare 4 1x or later For more information about VLANs refer to the switch documentation or the VLAN readme files on the IBM Installation and Drivers CD General Configuration Notes v Windows NT versions prior to 4 0 do not support VLANs v VLANs require NT 4 0 with Service Pack 3 ...

Page 36: ...toslot a name eng frame ethernet_802 2 Bind ipx to virtual adapters Note Do not bind protocols to the CE100SW driver bind ipx to eng net 2 Where vlanmode Specifies if VLANs are enabled Specify 1 to enable VLANs or 0 to disable The default is disable 0 slot Specifies the number of the PCI slot in which your adapter is installed for example slot a If you do not know the slot number load the driver w...

Page 37: ...ptions cannot be implemented on adapters that have been configured for VLANs NetWare can support teaming options and VLANs on the same adapters Setting Up Adapter Fault Tolerance Note Use the procedure in this section if you are setting up AFT only If you setting ALB or FEC use the procedures in those sections The AFT option runs automatically when you run ALB or FCE Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT pr...

Page 38: ... team 3 Select the Advanced Settings tab 4 Adjust parameters as required Select Help for more information Deleting a Team Note The frame type for each adapter in the team reverts to Auto when a team is deleted 1 Double Click the Network icon on the Control Panel 2 On the Adapters tab select the AFT team to be deleted 3 Select Remove A confirmation box is displayed Select Yes to confirm deletion 4 ...

Page 39: ...ormation 2 Modify the lines to match your server s requirements 3 Save the AUTOEXEC NCF file and restart your computer Deleting a Team To delete a team in AFT or ALB mode comment out the preceding lines and restart the server Setting Adaptive Load Balancing Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a simple and effective way to balance the transmission load of your server among two to four Netfinity 10 100 E...

Page 40: ... TXT on the IBM Configuration and Drivers diskette and paste them into the appropriate files These commands assume the IBMAFT NLM and CIBMFE LAN files are in the system directory SYS SYSTEM of your server Files must be copied from the IBM Configuration and Drivers diskette to your server s hard drive Note The Adapter Load Balancing driver IBMAFT NLM must be loaded before the Netfinity 10 100 Ether...

Page 41: ...ffic across adapters as needed Adapter teams configured for FEC also provide the benefits of AFT To use FEC you must have two or four Netfinity 10 100 Ethernet Adapters configured to your server as an FEC team and be linked to the same FEC enabled Cisco switch Setting Fast EtherChannel in Windows NT 4 0 1 Double click the Network icon on the Control Panel 2 On the Adapters tab select a Netfinity 1...

Page 42: ...b frame ethernet_802 2 name sec_802 2 Bind ipx to 1st Adapter bind ipx pri_802 2 net 2 Set the 2nd Adapter to be a Fast EtherChannel Partner to the 1st adapter aft fec a b Where slot Specifies the slot where your Netfinity 10 100 Ethernet Adapter is installed If you do not know the slot number load the driver without it NetWare will prompt you with available PCI device numbers a Specifies the prim...

Page 43: ...Note Only NCP NetWare Core Protocol IPX packets are load balanced Under FEC all protocols can be load balanced Appendix D Teaming Options 27 ...

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Page 45: ...e open hot plug PCI slots Hot Swap With the server running and with an adapter fault tolerant team in place also known as a fail over team if one of the adapters in the team fails you can swap the failing adapter with a new adapter without having to shut down or reboot the server For details on how to set up and run IBM Hot Plug follow the Readme and instructions in the Hotplug directory of the In...

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Page 47: ...e adapter and switch are receiving power v The cable connection between the switch and adapter is good Off This can be due to one of the following causes v The adapter is not sending or receiving network data v The adapter and switch are not receiving power v The cable connection between the switch and adapter is faulty v You have a driver configuration problem Flashing The adapter is sending or r...

Page 48: ...vers 2 Check all connections at the adapter and the switch 3 Try another port on the switch 4 Make sure that the duplex mode setting on the adapter matches the setting on the switch 5 Make sure that you have the correct type of cable between the adapter and the hub 100BASE TX requires two pairs Some hubs require a crossover cable while others require a straight through cable The ACT LED does not l...

Page 49: ... Help in the IBMSet window IBM Product Support The following IBM product support is available v Internet Service You can use the Internet to download software updates troubleshooting tips installation notes and more Contact the IBM Networking Web site at www networking ibm com support v IBM Product Support 1 800 772 2227 for IBM HelpCenter 1 800 237 5511 for IBM Support Services 1 800 565 3344 for...

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Page 51: ...ch increase the packet size and indicate a priority level When these packets are sent out on the network the higher priority packets are transferred first Priority packet tagging also known as Traffic Class Expediting allows the adapter to work with other elements of the network such as switches and routers to deliver priority packets first 802 1p tagging enables you to assign specific priority le...

Page 52: ...e HPQ does not provide the precise priority levels of 802 1p tagging it does assign traffic as either high or low priority and sends high priority packets first Therefore if there are multiple applications on a system sending packets the packets from the application with a filter are sent out first HPQ does not change network routing nor does it add any information to the packets To assign HPQ you...

Page 53: ...ng to use the same settings that ISA cards are using Check your PCI BIOS setup program There might be IRQ options such as Enable for ISA Reserve for ISA or Disable for PCI This option is sometimes in the Plug and Play area of the BIOS setup v Enable the PCI slot In some PCI computers you must use the PCI BIOS setup program to enable the PCI slot This is especially common in PCI computers with the ...

Page 54: ...ver two pairs of Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet wiring One pair is for transmit operations and the other for receive operations Segment lengths are limited to 100 meters with 100BASE TX for signal timing reasons This complies with the EIA 568 wiring standard Boot Agent The Boot Agent is a utility program that is stored in a flash memory chip on the adapter allowing the adapter to remotely boot t...

Page 55: ...ite Select RPL for legacy style remote booting PnP BEV Boot Selections are Disable and Enable Select Disable for normal remote boot operation Select Enable if you want to use the computer BIOS boot sequence instead of the Boot Agent Default Boot Selections are Local and Network If you select Local the Boot Agent will attempt to boot from a local drive first then attempt to boot from the network if...

Page 56: ...ve it ahead of the hard drive in the boot sequence Some computers require manual intervention to execute the Boot Agent Look for an informational note on the computer monitor after power on that instructs you about executing a network boot 40 Netfinity 10 100 Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide ...

Page 57: ...errupt Levels PCI INTA SRAM Transsmit Receive Buffer 6 KB Power Requirements 1 06 Watts at 5 0 V dc Isolation Voltage 200 V rms Operating Temperature 0 to 55 degrees C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Diagnostic LEDs Activity Link 100 Mbps Diagnostic Software v On board v IBMSet Setup v Responder Compliance Certification v Safety UL v FCC Class B v CE Immunity v C tick Australian Copyright IBM Cor...

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Page 67: ...nstallation Windows NT 3 51 11 installation Windows NT 4 0 11 installation Windows NT automatic 10 installation tips PCI 37 L label Ethernet address 3 M MAC address 3 N NetWare 3 11 13 NetWare 3 12 13 node address 3 notices electronic emission 43 electronic emission notices 46 European Norm EN statement 46 Japanese VCCI statement 47 Korean communications statement 47 safety viii 43 Taiwanese warni...

Page 68: ... connecting 3 warranty 48 Windows 3 1 Setup for Novell NetWare 12 Windows 95 push installation for 38 Windows 95 removing an adapter in 38 Windows 95 installation 8 Windows 98 installation 9 Windows NT 3 51 installation 11 Windows NT 4 0 installation 11 Windows NT automatic installation 10 Windows NT troubleshooting 11 wiring fast Ethernet 38 Y Y2K vii 52 Netfinity 10 100 Ethernet Adapters Install...

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