Intel ETHEREXPRESS PRO/100, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation Guide Intel PRO 100 Family of Adapters ...

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Page 3: ...i Intel PRO 100 Family of Network Adapters Installation Guide April 2000 ...

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Page 5: ... Only 13 DOS and Windows 3 1 Setup for Novell NetWare DOS ODI Clients 13 Responder Testing on the Network Optional 14 UNIX Banyan VINES and Other Operating Systems 14 Duplex Mode Optional 15 Manually Configuring for Full Duplex 15 Join a Virtual LAN 17 Adding a VLAN in Windows NT 4 0 18 Adding a VLAN in Windows 2000 18 General Configuration Notes 19 Intel Priority Packet Overview 19 Prioritizing N...

Page 6: ...dapter Specifications 28 Adapter Attributes 29 Network Software License Agreement 31 Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty 32 Returning a Defective Product 32 Intel Adapter Money Back Guarantee North America Only 32 Limitation of Liability and Remedies 33 FCC Compliance Statement 33 Canadian Compliance Industry Canada 34 Manufacturer Declaration 34 VCCI Class B Statement 34 Intel Automated Customer S...

Page 7: ...icking Shut Down 2 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord Then remove its cover WARNING Turn off and unplug power to the computer before removing its cover Failure to do so could shock you and may damage the adapter or com puter 3 Remove the cover bracket from a PCI busmaster or CNR adapter slot by unscrewing the screw which secures it Most computers have busmaster enabled slots If you ha...

Page 8: ...odular jacks on each end 2 To configure the adapter continue with the procedures specific to your operating system outlined in the section Configure the Adapter and Install the Drivers Connect the Wake on LAN Power Cable Optional NOTE The Wake on LAN feature and Wake on LAN cable are only available on PRO 100 S and PRO 100 Management Adapters They are not available on PRO 100 Client Adapters or PR...

Page 9: ...ct attachment 3 Locate the WOL connector on your motherboard The location varies depending on the vendor and model of motherboard The WOL connector is usually located near other power connectors such as the LED connectors 4 Connect the other end of the WOL cable to the connector on the mother board as shown in the diagram 5 Some computers may require you to change a setting in your computer s BIOS...

Page 10: ...lan html See the Troubleshooting and FAQs section later in this guide for general trouble shooting and a listing of common problems and solutions for Wake on LAN operability Make a Setup Floppy Disk Optional If you need to use a floppy disk to install the adapter drivers use the MAKEDISK BAT utility located in the MAKEDISK directory on the Intel adapter CD MAKEDISK operating system destination whe...

Page 11: ...ng the Network Drivers 1 From the Control Panel double click the System icon 2 Click the Device Manager tab 3 Double click Other Devices or Network Adapters in the list area 4 Double click a PCI Ethernet Controller 5 Click the Driver tab then click Update Driver 6 Click Next at the Update Device Driver Wizard 7 Select Display a list of all the drivers and click Next 8 Insert the Intel adapter disk...

Page 12: ...ation files are typically located on your CD ROM drive at Win95 After restarting Windows 95 connect to your network by double clicking the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop Windows Troubleshooting If you can t connect to a server or if Windows 95 98 reports an error after you double click Network Neighborhood try the suggestions here first then turn to the Troubleshooting and FAQs section i...

Page 13: ...river you should install the driver that is included on the Intel adapter CD to ensure you have the complete set of features for your adapter as described in this guide You can install this driver manually using the following instructions 1 Insert the Intel adapter CD in the CD ROM drive If the Intel Product Setup Autorun screen appears you may close it 2 From the Control Panel double click the Sy...

Page 14: ...her install the adapter after the installation of Windows NT is complete or install the adapter software from a floppy installation disk created from the Intel adapter CD using the MAKENT BAT file on the root of the CD When running the MAKENT BAT batch file you may see an error message indicating that a CAT file could not be copied Ignore this message Windows NT Version 4 0 Only After putting the ...

Page 15: ...select the adapter and click the Diagnostics tab then click Run Tests For additional information click Help in the PROSet window Check with your LAN administrator you may need to install supplemental networking software Novell NetWare 5 x Only Use the NWCONFIG program to install the Intel adapter driver in Novell Net Ware 5 x For Novell NetWare 4 2 see the Novell NetWare 4 2 Only section later in ...

Page 16: ...E Prior to installing either load DOS or NetWare drivers from your com puter s CD ROM drive or create a floppy disk from the CD using the MAKEDISK BAT utility See the Make a Setup Floppy Disk section earlier in this guide 1 From the NetWare console type LOAD INSTALL and press Enter 2 From the Installation Options screen choose Driver options and press Enter 3 Choose Configure network drivers and p...

Page 17: ... automatically configure the adapter Resource configura tion is complete when the DOS prompt appears You can now continue with the procedure below If your computer displays an error during startup it may require additional steps to configure a PCI adapter See the PCI Installation Tips section later in this guide for more information Run Setup to Install Network Drivers Setup can automatically inst...

Page 18: ...INK statement in your NET CFG is correct for the new adapter Verify that the frame type in your NET CFG file matches your network Test the adapter by running diagnostics in Setup Additional testing is available by using a responder see the next section Check the readme files Responder Testing on the Network Optional Setup can test the adapter more thoroughly if there is a responder on the network ...

Page 19: ... following sections because it defaults to half duplex Half duplex The adapter performs one operation at a time it either sends or receives NOTE If an adapter 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 NWay standard duplex con figuratio...

Page 20: ... CFG file add the following keywords to the Link Driver section For the PROTOCOL INI file add these keywords anywhere FORCEDUPLEX 2 SPEED 100 or 10 if 10BASE T Setting Full Duplex in NetWare Servers For each adapter in AUTOEXEC NCF edit the LOAD command and add the following options you must include the equal sign for servers FORCEDUPLEX 2 SPEED 100 or 10 if 10BASE T For more information see the r...

Page 21: ...e same network protocol or a cross functional team working on a joint project Joining workers with VLANs forms logical working groups VLANs are normally only configurable at the switch The Intel adapter soft ware however permits you to configure a NetWare server with up to 64 VLANs and 55 VLANs for Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 To set up VLAN membership your adapter must be attached to a switch ...

Page 22: ...wise the VLAN driver may not be correctly enabled or disabled 1 Create a VLAN on the switch Use the parameters you assign there to join the VLAN from the server See your switch documentation for more information 2 In PROSet click the Virtual LAN tab Note that VLANs cannot be assigned to adapters that are already in an Adapter Team 3 Under the Virtual LAN tab click the ADD button If this is the fir...

Page 23: ...Packet is available on the Intel adapter CD in the PRTPKT directory Prioritizing Network Traffic Priority Packet lets you set up priority filters to send information from critical nodes or applications with an indicated priority By prioritizing traffic at the host or entry point of the network network devices can base forwarding decisions on priority information defined in the packet Priority Pack...

Page 24: ...sing IEEE 802 1p tagging are The other devices receiving and routing 802 1p tagged packets must support 802 1p The adapters on these devices must support 802 1p adapters using the Intel 82558 or later Ethernet controller All PRO 100 and PRO 100 S Manage ment Adapters support 802 1p PRO 100B Client Adapters using the 82557 Ethernet controller do not The adapter s cannot be assigned to an adapter te...

Page 25: ...atures with PROSet depending on your adapter model PROSet runs when you double click the Intel R PROSet Control Panel or when you double click the Intel PROSet system tray icon In Windows NT you can also start PROSet from the Network Control Panel by clicking the Properties button in the Adapters tab Intel Boot Agent The Intel Boot Agent is a software product that allows a personal computer to boo...

Page 26: ...rupts IRQs and or memory addresses for ISA adapters This prevents PCI cards from trying to use the same settings ISA cards are using Check your PCI BIOS setup program There may 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 Enable the PCI slot In some PCI computers you must use the PCI BIOS setup program...

Page 27: ...re physically removing the adapter card 1 From the Control Panel double click the System icon select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button 2 Expand the Network Adapters listing by clicking the plus sign in front of it Highlight the adapter listing you want to remove and press the Del key 3 Follow the instructions in the section Put the Adapter in the Computer at the start of this ma...

Page 28: ...0 meters with 100BASE TX for signal timing reasons This complies with the EIA 568 wiring standard Troubleshooting and FAQs If the Adapter Can t Connect to the Network Make sure the cable is installed properly The network cable must be securely attached at both RJ 45 connections adapter and hub The maximum allowable distance from adapter to hub is 100 meters If the cable is attached and the distanc...

Page 29: ...ake sure the duplex mode setting on the adapter matches the setting on the switch Make sure you have the correct type of cable between the adapter and the hub 100BASE TX requires two pairs Some hubs require a cross over cable while others require a straight through cable Make sure you ve loaded the correct network drivers ACT LNK Flashing The adapter is sending or receiving network data The freque...

Page 30: ...PROSet window Frequently Asked Questions FAQs The computer hangs when the drivers are loaded Change the PCI BIOS interrupt settings See PCI Installation Tips for more information If you are using EMM386 it must be version 4 49 or newer this version ships with MS DOS 6 22 or newer Diagnostics pass but the connection fails or errors occur At 100 Mbps use Category 5 wiring and make sure the network c...

Page 31: ...ections uses regular telephone wir ing instead of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cabling It uses RJ 11 rather than RJ 45 connectors and so cannot be intermixed It requires no hubs routers or switches typically associated with an ether net network The wiring can span up to 500 feet Can a home phoneline network co exist with telephone equipment and modems Yes The same wiring can be used for ...

Page 32: ...or 100 Mbps 1 Mbps 82562EH based Phoneline Desk top Adapters and Network Connections only Interrupt Levels PCI INTA PCI INTA SRAM Transmit Receive Buffer 6 Kbytes N A built in to ICH2 chipset Power Require ments 1 73 Watts 5 0VDC for the PRO 100 S and PRO 100 Management Adapter 1 06 Watts 5 0VCS for the PRO 100 Client Adapter 0 3 Watts 3 3 VDC Isolation Voltage 200V RMS 200V RMS Operating Temper a...

Page 33: ... Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet Controller Increased performance and improved adapter reliability Uses Intel 82562 based Ethernet Controller Intel Sin gle Driver technology with full driver suite One driver suite across Intel 10 100 adapters for simplified setup and maintenance on Windows 95 98 2000 UNIX LINUX NetWare and Windows NT systems 1 Full duplex support Enables easy transition from shared medi...

Page 34: ...sed Phoneline Network Connections and Desktop Adapters PRO 100 VM only supports Alerting Standards based IPSec sup port Helps protect sensitive data traveling on the LAN Optimized for Win dows 2000 Specifically designed for Win dows 2000 in collaboration with Microsoft to run encryp tion on your network without compromising performance DES and 3DES encryption algorithms Provides the highest level ...

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Page 36: ... the adapter product with either new or reconditioned parts and any adapter product or part thereof replaced by Intel becomes Intel s property Repaired or replaced adapter prod ucts will be returned to you at the same revision level as received or higher at Intel s option Intel reserves the right to replace discontinued adapter products with an equivalent current generation adapter product Returni...

Page 37: ...t in such applications by Licensee or Sublicensees Software Software provided with the adapter product is not covered under the hardware warranty described above See the applicable software license agreement which shipped with the adapter product for details on any software warranty FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de...

Page 38: ... appareils numériques de Class B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur Appareils Numériques NMB 003 édictée par le Ministre Canadien des Communications Manufacturer Declaration This certifies that the Intel network adapter shipped with this manual complies with the EU Directive 89 336 EEC using the EMC standards EN55022 Class B and either EN50082 1 or EN55024 This product also meets ...

Page 39: ... DOS prompt To do so insert the Intel adapter disk in a disk drive switch to that drive and type SETUP README and then press Enter Web and Internet Sites Support http support intel com Network Products http www intel com network Corporate http www intel com FTP Host ftp download intel com FTP Directory support network adapter Customer Support Technicians US and Canada 1 916 377 7000 7 00 17 00 M F...