Planex FNW-9802-T, User Manual

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Page 3: ...to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the one which the receiver is connect...

Page 4: ...apter which corresponds to your operating system Appendix Troubleshooting Provides solutions for some possible problems that you may encounter with the FNW 9802 T Specifications Provides the technical specifications of the Fast Ethernet Adapter Version 1 0 E Rev A Chapter 7 Diagnostics Utility Explains how to use the Diagnostics Utility to test the Fast Ethernet Adapter Windows 95 Windows 98 Windo...

Page 5: ... 00 950 or 4 00 950a Installation under Windows95 Version 4 00 950b or 4 00 950c Verifying the Installation 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 16 20 Deleting the Driver Setting the Communication Rate Chapter 4 Installation under Windows98 Driver Installation Verifying the Installation Deleting the Driver Setting the Communication Rate Chapter 5 Installation under WindowsNT 4...

Page 6: ...e Diagnostic Utility Running Diagnostics on Network Connectivity Testing the Wakeup On LAN Function Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Enabling TCP IP or NetBEUI Appendix D Enabling FNW 9802 T on a Linux PC 75 78 79 82 84 85 87 7 1 2 3 ...

Page 7: ...or IBM PC compatibles and NEC PC 98NX series PCs with a PCI bus slot The Fast Ethernet adapter complies with IEEE 802 3 10Base T 802 3 u 100BASE TX standards and PCI Rev 2 2 specifications The adapter is equipped with Auto Negotiation function and can automatically detect the appropriate communication rate 10Mbps 100Mbps and duplex mode half full duplex whenever it is connected to a hub with Auto ...

Page 8: ... 4 1x Server Microsoft LAN MANAGER PACKET DRIVER Windows for Workgroups 3 11 1 5 Supported Computers and Networks RJ 45 port A 100Base TX 10Base T twisted pair cable connects to this port WOL connector A WOL cable connects to this three pin type connector to enable the WOL function LK ACT LED This indicator illuminates when there is a valid data link The LED blinks during data transmission recepti...

Page 9: ... be turned on via network and system administrators may benefit from this feature to a great extent For instance the system administrator is no longer required to visit a remote site and install an application to all of the computers there after all the users have left he she can simply power on the computers remotely via a network and do the job to each PC all from the comfort of his her own chai...

Page 10: ...cable to the WOL connector on the adapter and the motherboard 7 Put the chassis cover back on the computer 8 FNW 9802 T The FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter has a RJ 45 STP port to connect to a 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet or 10BASE T Ethernet network Please see the following sections for more information Connecting to a 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet network To connect the FNW 9802 T Adapter to a 100BASE T...

Page 11: ...d double click on Control Panel 2 Double click on the System icon Chapter 3 Installation under Windows95 3 1 Verifying Windows95 version 9 FNW 9802 T To ensure 100Mbps network operation Category 5 UTP cabling is required For 10Mbps network operation use Category 3 or higher UTP cable To connect the Adapter to a hub the cable must be straight type UTP cable e g PLANEX UTP xx 05 and UTP xx DT To con...

Page 12: ...click on the OK button 11 FNW 9802 T 3 Look at the system column on the Information screen in the System Properties window If it shows either 4 00 950 or 4 00 950a as the system version follow the instruction under section 3 2 Installation under Windows95 Version 4 00 950 or 4 00 950a to install If it shows 4 00 950b or 4 00 950c follow the steps described in section 3 3 Installation under Windows...

Page 13: ...setting in accordance with your network administrator s advice and click on the Close button 13 FNW 9802 T 3 You will be asked to specify the target destination directory of the driver files Next insert the supplied driver diskette into a floppy disk drive Type a if the floppy diskette is in drive A as the source directory of the file copy and click on the OK button ...

Page 14: ...Disk will appear while copying Set your Windows95 CD ROM or floppy diskette to the PC and enter its path For CD ROM enter e win95 if the CD ROM is in drive E For floppy diskette enter a if the floppy diskette is in drive A as the directory name and click on the OK button Or if Windows95 is preinstalled on your computer enter c windows options cabs if the hard disk is in drive C 6 After the file co...

Page 15: ...s for the files on FNW 9802 Driver Disk while copying enter a if the floppy diskette is in drive A as the directory name and click on the OK button 17 FNW 9802 T 5 After a while the message The driver for the device found was updated appears Click on the Finish button ...

Page 16: ...m asks for specific files on Windows95 CD ROM insert your Windows95 CD ROM or floppy disk and enter the directory name e g If the CD ROM is in drive E enter e win95 If the floppy disk is in drive A enter a Or if Windows95 is preinstalled on your computer enter c windows options cabs 8 After the file copy has completed you will be asked to restart the computer Remove the driver diskette from the dr...

Page 17: ...rly appears at Device Status the driver has been installed successfully If you don t see FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter below the network adapter and or a or symbol appears next to the icon it means that the driver installation was not successful Delete the driver following the procedure described in 3 5 and reinstall the driver see 3 2 or 3 3 ...

Page 18: ...e System Property window then click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter will be displayed so select this and click on the Delete button 24 FNW 9802 T 23 FNW 9802 T 4 By clicking on the Resource tab you can check the resources I O port IRQ the adapter is using Also make sure that the conflicting devices field is set to No conflict 3 5 Deleting the Drive...

Page 19: ...ese settings follow the procedure below 1 Double click on the My Computer icon and double click on the Control Panel icon 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 Select FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the Property button 4 Click on the Detailed Setting tab If the FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter item does not appear the driver may not have been installed properly If there is an Other De...

Page 20: ...gs Auto Sense The communication rate 100Base TX 10Base T and the communication mode full duplex half duplex are automatically set by the Auto Negotiation function 10BASET The communication rate will be fixed to 10BASE T half duplex 10BASET Full Duplex The communication rate will be fixed to 10BASE T full duplex 100BASETX The communication rate will be fixed to 100BASE TX half duplex 100BASETX Full...

Page 21: ...nd turn on the computer 2 The system automatically detects the Ethernet adapter at Windows98 startup and a New Hardware Append Wizard window appears on the screen Click on the Next button 30 FNW 9802 T 29 Chapter 4 Installation under Windows98 4 1 Driver Installation 3 Select Search for the most appropriate driver for the device in use and click on the Next button ...

Page 22: ...he message The driver file for the following device will be searched appears Click on the Next button 31 FNW 9802 T 4 In the next window you can specify the location of the driver to be installed Check only Specify the search area and remove all check marks from other items Enter a win98 for the search area ...

Page 23: ...r Windows98 CD ROM and click on the OK button 8 After the file copy has completed a massage reading The software needed for the new hardware is installed appears Click on the Finish button 9 You will be asked to restart the computer Remove the driver diskette from the drive and click on the OK button to restart the computer ...

Page 24: ...ure described in 4 1 again 35 FNW 9802 T After the driver installation has completed follow the procedure below to verify that the driver has been installed properly 1 Double click on the My Computer icon and then double click on the Control Panel 2 Double click on the System icon In the System Property window click on the Device Manager tab Click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter a...

Page 25: ...dapter and click on the Property button If the message This device is working properly appears at Device Status it means that the driver has been installed successfully 4 By clicking on the Resource tab you can check the resources I O port IRQ the adapter is using ...

Page 26: ...de then select that and click on the Delete button 39 FNW 9802 T Follow the procedure below to delete the driver of the Ethernet adapter 1 Open My Computer Control Panel and double click on System to get the System Property window Double click on the Device Manager tab in the System Property window then click on the symbol on the left of the network adapter FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter will be...

Page 27: ...lex 100BASETX Full_Duplex The communication rate will be fixed to 100BASE TX full duplex 41 FNW 9802 T 2 You will be asked to confirm your intention to delete so click on the OK button 3 Power off the computer and remove the FNW 9802 T from the computer The initial setting of the communication rate of the FNW 9802 T Adapter is set by Auto Negotiation AutoSense Auto Negotiation automatically sets t...

Page 28: ...tion make sure to implement ServicePack3 on WindowsNT4 0 1 Insert the FNW 9802 T into a PCI slot of your computer and switch on the computer to start WindowsNT4 0 2 Open My Computer and then Control Panel 3 Double click on the Network icon 6 Click on the OK button 7 Click on the OK button again You will be asked to restart the computer Click on the OK button to restart your computer Chapter 5 Inst...

Page 29: ... the searching here and click on the Select from the List button 45 FNW 9802 T 4 The system reports that WindowsNT network is not installed appears Click on the OK button 5 The Network Setup wizard will appear Select Connect to the Network and click on the Next button ...

Page 30: ... supplied driver diskette into your floppy drive Enter a if the floppy diskette is in drive A as the driver path and click on the OK button 9 A screen titled Selecting OEM Option will be displayed Select FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the OK button 47 FNW 9802 T ...

Page 31: ...te The procedure from here on applies only when you selected TCP IP protocol Contact your network administrator and find out which protocols is required 10 Check FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter from Network Adapter and click on the Next button 50 FNW 9802 T 49 FNW 9802 T ...

Page 32: ...12 The next screen allows you to add network services If you want to add click on the Select from the List button to add 52 FNW 9802 T 13 Click on the Next button 51 FNW 9802 T ...

Page 33: ...9802 T 14 The screen to enter the file search location appears Insert the WindowsNT CD ROM into your CD ROM drive and enter the path Enter d i386 for IBM PC compatible or NEC PC 98NX series and d pc98 if the CD ROM is in drive D for NEC PC 9821 series Click on the Continue button 15 The FNW 9802 T setup screen will be displayed Select the communication rate at Media Type and click on the Continue ...

Page 34: ... 17 If you have selected not to use a DHCP server you will be asked to enter an IP address Enter the IP address sub net mask gateway address and other required values Consult with your network administrator and if required set the DNS or WINS addresses After the parameters have been set click on the OK button ...

Page 35: ...You will be asked to enter a work group Enter an appropriate work group name or domain name and click on the Next button 57 FNW 9802 T 19 A message reading The network is ready to start appears Click on the Next button ...

Page 36: ...diskette and click on the OK button to restart the computer 23 After the PC has restarted proceed to 5 2 Verifying the Installation and confirm that the installation was completed successfully 59 FNW 9802 T 21 Click on the Finish button ...

Page 37: ...icon 3 In the Network window click on the Adapter tab 4 Click on the Add button 5 From the list of network adapters click on the Use Disk button 6 Insert the supplied driver diskette into your floppy drive Enter a as the driver path and click on the OK button 5 1 Systems with a network configuration 2 ...

Page 38: ...n titled Selecting OEM Option will be displayed Select FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter and click on the OK button 8 The FNW 9802 T setup screen will be displayed Select the communication rate at Media Type and click on the Continue button By default the communication rate is set to AutoSense ...

Page 39: ... check whether the driver has been installed properly 10 If TCP IP protocol has been installed the IP address entry screen will appear Enter the IP address sub net mask gateway address and other required values and click on the Apply button Consult with your network administrator and if required set DNS and WINS addresses as well When these values have been entered click on the OK button ...

Page 40: ...ed successfully 1 Select Start menu Program Administrating Tool and WindowsNT Diagnostics Program in this order 2 When the diagnostics program has started click on the Resource tab 5 2 Verifying the Installation 3 Click on the IRQ button The FNW 9802 T is displayed as FASTNIC on the Resource screen Confirm that one of the IRQs is allocated ...

Page 41: ... Type from the Property and set Value You can choose one of the following settings Auto Sense The communication rate 100Base TX 10Base T and the communication mode full duplex half duplex are automatically set by the Auto Negotiation function 10BASET The communication rate will be fixed to 10BASE T half duplex 10BASET Full Duplex The communication rate will be fixed to 10BASE T full duplex 100BASE...

Page 42: ... 1 Open My Computer and Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 In the Network window click on the Adapter tab 6 Click on the OK button 7 Click on the Close button You will be asked to restart the computer Click on the OK button to restart your computer 5 4 Deleting the Driver ...

Page 43: ...en Click on the OK button 6 After a while the system reports that the driver file for the following device will be searched By now an item labeled FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter should be visible in the screen Click on the Next button 7 The system reports that no digital signature was found Verify that the model name of the adapter FNW 9802 T is displayed and click on the Yes button Windows2000 ...

Page 44: ...y drive 3 In the My Computer folder on the desktop right click on 3 5 FD A 4 Click left click the Format M item in the menu Select Format and Copy system files items and then click on the Start button 5 After the diskette has been formatted copy the NICDIAG EXE file see Step 1 from the hard disk to the newly formatted floppy disk Running the Diagnostics Utility 1 Set the new floppy diskette to you...

Page 45: ...tination computer RX Count is counted If there is no increase in the TX Count or RX Count while CRC Error ALG Error or COLLISION count does grow check for any problem with the network connection or hub s 5 The diagnostics utility performs the following basic function tests Configuration Test I O Test ID Test Internal Loopback Test External Loopback Test Interrupt Test If the tests pass without a p...

Page 46: ...e FNW 9802 T as well In order to run diagnostics on network connection you need two PCs installed with one unit of FNW 9802 T Network configuration of the PCs must be completed in advance Set one of the computers as the receiver and send a Wakeup On LAN packet from the other computer Press the F3 key to run the diagnostics on Wakeup On LAN The following menu will be displayed 7 3 Testing the Wakeu...

Page 47: ... is working properly with another device Connect to the network and see if the first cable is bad Cannot communicate even when the driver is installed properly and the Link LED is on Check the network protocol setting work group domain setting and other settings in the Control Panel The protocol and the work group domain name need to be the same throughout the entire network If you are using TCP I...

Page 48: ...pecifications Bus Type 32 bit PCI Bus Master PCI Rev 2 2 Data Transfer Scheme Bus Master Access Method CSMA CD 10 100Mbps Standard Conformance IEEE802 3 10BASE T IEEE802 3u 100BASE TX Supported Media UTP STP cables 10Mbps Category 3 or higher 100Mbps Category 5 Port 10 100Mbps RJ 45 port x Speed Configuration Auto Negotiation Flow Control IEEE802 3x full duplex mode LED Indicators LK ACT 10 100 FD...

Page 49: ... Go back to the Help database and enter User ID or ID information as your keyword 6 From the list of related topics select User ID computer name and workgroup Follow the displayed procedure to set the computer name and other related parameters C 2 Enabling NetBEUI 1 Repeat the steps described in Section C 1 above This time however select NetBEUI instead of TCP IP in the Select Network Protocol scr...

Page 50: ...ed D 2 SlackWare3 6 1 Set the FNW 9802 T Fast Ethernet Adapter to the PC and start SlackWare3 6 2 Set the supplied driver disk to the floppy drive and mount the drive mount t msdos dev fd0 mnt 3 Copy all the files in mnt floppy linux to a directory ex temp cp mnt floppy linux tmp 4 Move to the target directory in the example above the tmp directory and enable permission for trans and execute trans...

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