Linksys ETHERFAST 10/100, User Manual

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Page 3: ...Appendix I Glossary 76 Appendix J Specifications 85 Environmental 85 Appendix K Warranty Information 86 Appendix L Contact Information 87 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 The EtherFast 10 10...

Page 4: ...he EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card from Linksys also features Wake On LAN WOL event management If your PCI motherboard has built in WOL support card supports PME only you ll be able to utilize this unique m...

Page 5: ...should not exceed 100 meters 328 feet Both UTP Category 3 and 5 twisted pair cabling can be purchased at most comput er stores or if you prefer you can crimp your own cables 1 Power off your PC and a...

Page 6: ...e PCI slot s on your motherboard PCI slots are easily identified by their beige or white color Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC then insert the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card into an empty...

Page 7: ...ter will describe the steps necessary to do this The Install Wizard works for installing the drivers under Windows 95 98 Millennium and 2000 To manually install and setup the 10 100 LAN Card on a Wind...

Page 8: ...o the one below will appear While the Update Device Driver Wizard window is visible put the Linksys LNE100TX ver 5 Setup Utility CD into your CD ROM drive and click the Next button Overview 9 Instant...

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Page 10: ...eding page to help guide you through the process 7 The following screen will prompt you for the driver location In the Copy Files From field type D Drivers WIN95 Then click the OK button 8 Windows 95...

Page 11: ...at Client for Microsoft Networks is listed in the Primary Network Logon box 6 Click on the Identification tab The following window will appear Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box C...

Page 12: ...anything at all in Network Neighborhood and have pressed the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen You only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood You see all computers on t...

Page 13: ...o install the network device driver The installation procedure for the network driver will vary depending on which version of Windows 98 you are using and on your current system configuration If at an...

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Page 15: ...WKH QHWZRUN LQDFFHVVLEOH E DQ RQH 24 23 1 Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop click on your taskbar s Start button then Settings then Control Panel and then double click the Network icon 2 Th...

Page 16: ...and restart your PC Remember to remove any disks prior to rebooting 26 25 5 After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on your system in the Primary Network Logon box selec...

Page 17: ...and have pressed the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen You only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood You see all computers on the network except yours and have tried p...

Page 18: ...you want to restart your PC remove any disks from your PC and click the Yes button If Windows does not prompt you to restart do so manually Click the Start button then click Shutdown Choose the Restar...

Page 19: ...u are back at the Windows ME desktop click on your taskbar s Start button select Settings then Control Panel and then double click the Network icon 2 The Network window will appear Click on the Config...

Page 20: ...t all of the listed network components are installed on your system in the Primary Network Logon box select Client for Microsoft Networks 6 Click on the Identification tab Type the name of your comput...

Page 21: ...User name and Password Make up a user name and password if you haven t already enter it here and click the OK button Do not click the Cancel button or press the Escape key Clicking either of these bu...

Page 22: ...ers into the field on your screen and click the OK button 1 After clicking on the Yes button the Network Setup Wizard window will appear 2 When the screen below appears put a checkmark next to Wired t...

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Page 25: ...not already installed networking onto your NT PC please refer to your Windows documentation These steps will install the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card s driver software on your PC enabling your PC to prop...

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Page 27: ...ork driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 2000 you are using and on your current system configuration If at any time during the installation you encounter problems consult th...

Page 28: ...If you want to share files or printers refer to your Windows 2000 documentation 50 49 5 When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears insert the Linksys LNE100TX ver 5 10 100 LAN Card Setup Utility...

Page 29: ...dows XP will automatically install the LNE100TX driver If you want to use the new driver on the LNE100TX v5 1 Setup Utility CD you must update the driver for this device 1 Power up your PC and start W...

Page 30: ...documentation Instant EtherFast Series 6 The Hardware Update Wizard dialog box will appear Select the radio but ton beside Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click the Next button 7...

Page 31: ...possible solutions to problems regarding the installation and operation of the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card If you can t find an answer here check the Linksys website at www linksys com Troubleshooting...

Page 32: ...dows If you are connecting to a DHCP server check your cabling and connec tion If you require TCP IP to be configured check with your network administrator or your Windows documentation for proper set...

Page 33: ...the selected drive Depends on Password allows other users to have Read Only and or Full access to the selected drive depending on the password that you decide to give them Overview 1RWH I RX DUH RQO...

Page 34: ...work users If a user tries to access one of your password protected drives or folders he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read Only or Full Access password Continue on if you wish to share you...

Page 35: ...has a component called Dial Up Adapter skip for ward to step five If it doesn t continue with step four Starting Over in Windows 95 98 or Millennium 1RWH 7KH VFUHHQ VKRWV RQ WKLV SDJH DQG WKH RQHV RQ...

Page 36: ...ystem Icon The System Properties window will appear Click on the Device Manager Tab 8 Scroll down to the Network Adapters listing and expand it by clicking on the plus sign 9 Remove all devices with t...

Page 37: ...emove PCI Ethernet Controller or PCI Ethernet Adapter If Other Devices is not list ed proceed to the next step 11 Click the Close button shut down Windows and restart your computer 12 After your compu...

Page 38: ...Network Components in Windows 95 98 and Millennium There may be times when you will need to manually install missing Windows networking components 1 Click on Start Settings then Control Panel 2 Doubl...

Page 39: ...nstalling the Network Protocols for Windows 95 98 and Millennium 1 From the Start Menu select Settings and bring up the Control Panel From the Control Panel double click on the Network icon 2 Select L...

Page 40: ...for Peripheral Components Interconnect PCI is a technology that allows special Plug and Play expansion cards to be automatically configured by a computer s BIOS Basic Input Output System once they hav...

Page 41: ...the most data Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a given facility in terms of how much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bits per second bps Bit A binary digit...

Page 42: ...W 6HULHV asymmetric transfer rates around 36 Mbps downstream from the Internet to the computer and from 200 Kbps to 2 Mbps upstream from the computer to the Internet CPU Central Processing Unit The co...

Page 43: ...des a programming interface for applications at the ses EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card 80 Unlike e mail programs in which graphics and program files have to be attached FTP is designed to handle binary fil...

Page 44: ...ticular task is called a program The two major categories of software are 82 81 Instant EtherFast Series sion layer layer 5 NetBIOS can ride over NetBEUI its native transport which is not routable or...

Page 45: ...nd application software System software is made up of control programs such as the operating system and database management sys tem DBMS Application software is any program that processes data for the...

Page 46: ...ion of this User Guide If you suspect the product is defective during the warranty period contact Linksys Technical Support in order to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number or contact...

Page 47: ...al Support at one of the phone numbers listed on the Technical Support insert or one of the Internet addresses below E mail Europe europe support linksys com United Kingdom Ireland uks linksys com Lat...