Linksys FENSK05 manual

10/100 Netw ork In a Bo x Use this guide to install this Linksys product: FENSK05 EtherFast 10/100 Netw ork In a Box EtherFast Series User Guide[...]

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Contents Intr oduction 2 About PCI 4 Hard war e Setup 6 Windo ws 98 Setup 11 Windo ws 95 Setup 18 Windo ws NT 4.0 Setup 26 Windo ws F or W orkgr oups 33 No v ell NetW ar e 35 Client32 Setup 38 3.12 Server 41 4.x Server 43 5.0 Server 44 Ho w to Use W ake-On-LAN 46 Appendix W indows 98 and 95 Client Setup F or W indows NT 4.0 50 W indows 98 and 95 Cl[...]

Intr oduction If you'v e wanted to connect y our computers together to share f iles, applications, CD-ROM dri ves, hard disks, printers, and more, look no further! The 10/100 Netw ork In a Box comes with e verything you need to get up and running in just a few minutes. Just plug in the cards, attach the pro vided 100BaseTX cables, install the [...]

turn on any computer with a W OL network card to per- form after-hours tasks or to access f iles. The ultimate in managed 10/100 netw orking is yours! If y ou don’t ha ve W OL suppor t on your motherboard or you ha ve no need for it, don’ t worr y - - your EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card will operate normally an ywa y . The 10/100 F ast Ether net Ne[...]

About Plug-and-Play PCI T echnology The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card is designed to r un in a 32-bit desktop computer equipped with PCI expansion slots. The card is built to the PCI 2.1 standard. Short for P eripheral Components Inter connect , PCI is a technology that allo ws special Plug-and-Pla y expan- sion cards to be automatically conf igured b[...]

2. If loading the EMM386.EXE program in your PC's CONFIG.SYS, you MUST use v ersion MS-DOS 6.22 or abo ve. If you load an older EMM386.EXE pro gram (belo w DOS 6.22), your PC will hang up w hile loading the netw ork dri ver . 3. When using NT , set your BIOS PCI settings to MAN- U AL. NT is not a Plug-and-Pla y OS, and will not usual- ly reco [...]

Har dwar e Setup Before Y ou Begin The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Cards are equipped with an RJ-45 port that automatically adjusts to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds at any duple x. Also kno wn as N- wa y technology , the card's auto-sensing mechanism allo ws you to attach y our computer to either F ast Ethernet (also known as 100BaseTX) or re gula[...]

Using the Wake-On-LAN Feature The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card suppor ts both Magic P acket and Link Change remote wake-up e vents. Only install the W ake-On-LAN wires if your mother- board supports remote wake-up e vents. Improperl y con- necting the wire or connecting it to a socket on the motherboard other than the designated 3-pin socket can dama[...]

5. Carefully slide the EtherF ast card into your PC's slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's con- tacts. After the card is f irmly in place, secure its fasten- ing tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting scre w . 6. Replace your PC's co ver , then tur n on your computer . If your computer has a plug-and-pl[...]

Expanding Y our Network in the Future If you w ant to add additional computers to your netw ork in the future, all you need are more EtherF ast 10/100 cards and 100BaseTX cables. Simpl y plug the new card(s) into your computer and run a cable from the card to one of the 5-P ort hub's open por ts. F or even greater expandability , the 5-P ort H[...]

Preparing to Install the Software Setting up the EtherF ast card's software in volves installing a netw ork dri ver onto y our computer . The driv er will allo w the card to communicate with your Netw ork Operating System softw are package, or NOS. P opular NOSs include W indows 98, Windo ws for W orkgroups, Windo ws 95, W indows NT , No vell [...]

W indows 98 Setup After installing the EtherF ast hardware in y our comput- er , follo w these instr uctions for installing the network driv er . The installation procedure for the netw ork driver will vary slightl y depending on the version of W indows 98 you are using and y our current system conf iguration. If at any time during the installation[...]

5. The following windo w will appear , make sure that "Flopp y disk driv es" is selected , and click Next to con- tinue. 6. W indo ws will begin searching your dri ves for the cor- rect device dri vers. A message will appear that reads W indows found the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter driver . Click on Finish . 7. W indo ws 98 wi[...]

Pr eparing Windo ws 98 F or Use on a Networ k -- Step 1 Once you are back at the Windo ws 98 desktop, you can make an y necessary changes to your system's netw ork settings by clicking on y our taskbar's Star t button, then Settings , then Contr ol P anel , and then the Networ k icon. The Netw ork windo w will appear . Click on the Conf i[...]

Pr eparing Windo ws 98 for Use on a Netw ork - - Step 2 Before enabling F ile and Printer Sharing, you should prepare your computer to be used with an y f ile servers that ma y be on the netw ork. Using the Card with a NetW are File Serv er 3.11 or 3.12 Click on My Computer , Contr ol P anel , and Netw ork . Change the Netw ork Lo gon to Client for[...]

Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing 1. Start up W indows 98. If y ou are asked to lo g in, be sure to giv e your correct username and passw ord. 2. T o set up sharing for the f irst time on a computer, click on Start , Settings , Control P anel , then double- click on Netw ork . 3. Click on the Conf iguration tab, follo wed b y the File and P[...]

Enabling File Sharing After follo wing steps 1-5 on the pre vious page, double- click on your My Computer icon. A window of a vail- able disk dri ves will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the driv e that you w ant to make a vailab le to other users. Click on Sharing , follow ed by the Sharing tab . Click on Shar e As . In the S[...]

How T o Share Printers After follo wing steps 1-5 on page 15, double-click on your My Computer icon. Click on the Printers folder . A windo w of a v ailable printers will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the printer that you want to share with other users. Click on Sharing , fol- lo w ed b y the Sharing tab . Click on Shar e As[...]

W indows 95 Setup After installing the EtherF ast hardware in y our comput- er , follo w these instr uctions for installing the network driv er . The installation procedure for the netw ork driver will vary slightl y depending on the version of W indows 95 you are using and y our current system conf iguration. There are cur rently tw o versions of [...]

Windows 95 V ersion A Setup 1. W indo ws 95 will detect the EtherF ast card and dis- pla y a New Hardw are F ound windo w as sho wn below . 2. Put the EtherF ast Card software disk into dri ve A. Using your mouse, select the Driver fr om disk pr o vided by har dwar e manufacturer option on the screen, then click OK . When asked for the location of [...]

Windows 95 V ersion B Setup 1. While the Update Device Dri ver W izard windo w is visible, put the EtherF ast Card software disk into driv e A and click on Next . 2. When the next windo w appears, click on the Other Locations button. T ype a: in the Location box and click on the OK but- ton. W indo ws 95 will f ind the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ether[...]

Pr eparing Windo ws 95 F or Use on a Networ k -- Step 1 Once you are back at the Windo ws 95 desktop, you can make an y necessary changes to your system's netw ork settings by clicking on y our taskbar's Star t button, then Settings , then Contr ol P anel , and then the Networ k icon. The Netw ork windo w will appear . Click on the Conf i[...]

Pr eparing Windo ws 95 for Use on a Netw ork -- Step 2 Before enabling F ile and Printer Sharing, you should prepare your computer to be used with an y f ile servers that ma y be on the netw ork. Using the Card with a NetW are File Serv er 3.11 or 3.12 Click on My Computer , Contr ol P anel , and Netw ork . Change the Netw ork Lo gon to Client for [...]

Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing 1. Start up W indows 95. If y ou are asked to lo g in, be sure to giv e your correct username and passw ord. 2. T o set up sharing for the f irst time on a computer, click on Start , Settings , Control P anel , then double- click on Netw ork . 3. Click on the Conf iguration tab, follo wed b y the File and P[...]

Enabling File Sharing After follo wing steps 1-5 on the pre vious page, double- click on your My Computer icon. A window of a vail- able disk dri ves will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the driv e that you w ant to make a vailab le to other users. Click on Sharing , follow ed by the Sharing tab . Click on Shar e As . In the S[...]

How T o Share Printers After follo wing steps 1-5 on page 23, double-click on your My Computer icon. Click on the Printers folder . A windo w of a v ailable printers will appear . Using your right mouse button, click once on the printer that you want to share with other users. Click on Sharing , fol- lo w ed b y the Sharing tab . Click on Shar e As[...]

W indows NT 4.0 Setup The instructions that follow e xplain ho w to set up an NT 4.0 server/w orkstation. Y ou should ha ve your original Windo ws NT CD-ROM handy during the installation, as you might be ask ed to supply it. Alw a ys contact your netw ork administrator or consult your NT documentation if y ou ha ve questions. T o install the networ[...]

1. After clicking on Ye s , the Netw ork Setup W izard windo w will appear . 2. Put a checkmark next to the W ir ed to the networ k option , then click on Next . 3. When the next screen appears, click on the Select fr om list... button to select a netw ork adapter . 4. When the list of a vailab le network adapters appears, click on the Ha ve Disk b[...]

6. Click Next , then put checkmarks ne xt to all of the netw ork protocols that you w ant to install. See your Microsoft W indo ws NT user guide(s) or talk to your netw ork administrator for more information about net- w ork protocols. When you're f inished , click on Next . 7. Choose the services that you want to install. Y our Microsoft NT u[...]

10. NT will cop y the necessary network dri vers to y our computer . When the cop ying is complete, you will see a list of installed bindings. Y ou can change the bindings settings as necessary if needed. When all of the settings are acceptable, click on Ne xt , then Next again to start the NT netw ork. 11. When asked to do so, enter your computer&[...]

Installing the EtherFast Netw ork Driver in NT 4.0 Since NT netw orking is already installed , you'll onl y need to install the EtherF ast Card netw ork adapter and conf igure your netw ork settings to get NT networking up and running. T o do this: 1. Click on Start , Settings , Control P anel , then dou- ble-click on the Netw ork icon. 2. Whe[...]

6. When NT asks you for the media type or type of cabling, choose A utoDetect and click OK . 7. Choose the services that you want to install. Y our Microsoft NT user guide(s) contain information about ho w services work. When you're f inished , click on Next , follo wed b y Next again. 8. NT will probabl y ask you to supply y our original W in[...]

10. NT will cop y the necessary network dri vers to y our computer . When the cop ying is complete, you will see a list of installed bindings. Y ou can change the bindings settings as necessary if needed. When all of the settings are acceptable, click on Ne xt , then Next again to start the NT netw ork. 11. When asked to do so, enter your computer&[...]

W indows for W orkgr oups Setup After installing the EtherF ast card hardware in y ou com- puter , follo w the instr uctions below to install the EtherF ast Card's W indo ws for W orkg roups netw ork driv er from the card's softw are disk. Before attempting the installation, you should ha ve your original W indo ws for W orkg roups disks [...]

After the Sharing windo w appears, use your mouse to put a checkmark next to an y of the follo wing options that you w ant: ... give others access to my files. ... allow other s to print to my printer(s). 6. When you're f inished , click the OK button. When the Netw ork Setup windo w reappears, click OK . 7. Enter your User Name , W orkgroup ,[...]

Novell NetW ar e Setup The instructions below co ver the follo wing versions of No vell NetW are: · NetW are workstations for DOS & Windo ws 3.x · Client32 for W indo ws 95 & W indows 98 · 3.12, 4.x, and 5.0 NetW are Ser vers If you ha ve a version or type of NetW are not sho wn abo ve, r un the README program on the EtherF ast Card disk[...]

3. When you type install, a ne w directory called DIA G will be created on your C: dri ve, and the DIA G setup and diagnostic program will be copied to it. 4. When you're ready to run DIA G, just type the follo w- ing commands from the DOS command prompt (C:>) and press Enter after each one: c: cd c:diag diag After typing the diag command [...]

During the installation, your AUT OEXEC.B A T and CONFIG.SYS f iles will be automatically modif ied. The old versions of these f iles will be sav ed as A UT OEX- EC.LNK and CONFIG.LNK for later retriev al if you need to rev ert to them in the future. When the installation is complete, press OK , then select Exit from the menu to return to DOS. The [...]

Novell Client32 Setup for W indows 95 and 98 Client32 driv ers are required for connecting to a 4.x or 5.0 server while in Windo ws 95 only . If you ar e using W indows 98 , you must obtain the latest version of Client32. The installation is very similar to that of W indo ws 95 OSR2. Follo w the OSR2 (version B) instructions below . When asked for [...]

There are cur rently tw o versions of W indo ws 95: · the original release (version A) · a later release (also kno wn as OSR2, or version B) The Client32 installation procedure will vary from this point forward depending on the v ersion of W indows that you're using. If you are using Windo ws 98, click Next . Chose Sear ch for the best drive[...]

8. Click on the Other Locations or Specify Location button when it appears. Put the EtherF ast card disk into driv e A. T ype a:client32 and press Enter . Windo ws 95 will locate the client driv er . Click on the Finish button. If you recei ve a Msgsr v32 er ror message, don't w or r y -- just click on the Ignor e button. Some versions of the[...]

Installing a 3.12 Server The EtherF ast Card netw ork driv er is installed during the NetW are installation process. During the setup you ma y want to refer to y our NetW are 386 v3.12 Installation Manual for help. Y ou will also be using Conf igDisk during the setup. 1. Make a directory in the DOS par tition of your f ile server called LNE100. 2. [...]

5. At the ser ver command line, type: LOAD c:LNE100NBI31X.NLM LOAD c:LNE100MSM31X.NLM LOAD c:LNE100ETHERTSM.NLM LOAD c:LNE100LNE100TX.LAN 6. Bind a protocol to the driv er . F or example: BIND IPX TO LNE100TX NET=XX where XX is the lo gical network address for the frame type in your LO AD command. The load and binding are complete. The ser [...]

Installing a 4.x Server The EtherF ast Card netw ork driv er is installed during the NetW are installation process. During the setup you ma y want to refer to y our NetW are 386 v4.0 installation Manual for help. Y ou will also be using Conf igDisk during the setup. At the NetW are prompt (indicated by the server name), run the INST ALL.NLM pro gra[...]

Installing a 5.0 Server F ollow these directions to set up a No vell NetW are 5.0 server . 1. Insert the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card pro gram disk into driv e A. 2. At the NetW are prompt, run the INST ALL.NLM pro- gram by typing: <server name>: LO AD INST ALL and press Enter . 3. Select the Maintenance/Selectiv e Install option and press Ente[...]

The setup is complete. If you notice e xcessiv e “Tx FIFO Underflo w” or “Rx FIFO Overflo w” counts on your server in the LAN/W AN menu of your driv er custom counters and you ha ve a PCI computer with a Saturn or Mercur y chipset, try using the keyw ord TURBO w hen loading the driv er . F or example, type: LO AD LNE100TX FRAME=ETHERNET_II [...]

W ake-On-LAN The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card suppor ts both Magic P acket and Link Change remote wake-up e vents. Magic P acket is a type of W ake-On-LAN ev ent devel- oped by AMD . Basicall y , an administrator can send a “wak e-up” packet to a specif ic MAC address on the net- w ork. That computer then boots up and the administra- tor can perf[...]

There are also tw o dif ferent types of Remote W ake-Up compatible motherboards -- high po wer and lo w po w er . Remote W ake-Up is a little different than PME, but both ev ents achie ve the same goal. Of course, e very LAN is built differentl y , and ev ery administrator uses different softw are to manage the network. The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN ca[...]

Setting Up Y our EtherFast LAN Card f or Wake- On-LAN Use 1. Use the diagram below to locate the W OL pins and the jumpers on the EtherF ast LAN Card. 2. Connect one end of the 3-pin W ake-On-LAN wire to the EtherF ast LAN Card. 3. No w you need to set the jumpers on y our card according to whether y our motherboard supports R WU- high, R WU-low , [...]

Once your jumpers are set, be sure to write do wn the MA C address of the netw ork card. It is either silkscreened on the card itself or it is noted on a sticker attached to the card. If no MA C address is gi ven with the card , you can either run the card’ s diagnostics (page 59), or run one of the programs described in the next section. Install[...]

Appendix Windows 98 or 95/NT 4.0 Client Setup If you are installing the EtherF ast LAN Card in a W indo ws 95 or 98 PC that you plan on logging into a NT 4.0 f ile ser ver , follow the directions belo w . 1. F ollow the Windo ws 95 setup instr uctions or the W indo ws 98 setup instr uctions 2. Start up W indows. Click on Start , Settings , then Con[...]

If Access Control is g ray ed out and cannot be selected , refer to Problem 5 in the T roubleshooting section. 7. When you’ re done, click OK . When ask ed if you want to restart your PC, choose to do so. The NT por- tion of the W indo ws setup is complete. 51 Appendix[...]

Novell 3.x Client Setup for W indows 98 or 95 The instructions below e xplain ho w to set up the regular No vell NetW are 3.x client for use on a W indo ws 98 or 95 PC. If you are installing NetW are’ s Client32 software instead , follo w the instructions on page 38. 1. F ollow the Windo ws 95 setup instr uctions or the W indo ws 98 setup instr u[...]

T wisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and widely compatible, and is highl y recommended. Categor y 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is [...]

T o f igure out which wire is wire number 1, hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ-45 tip (the part that goes into a wall jack f irst) is facing aw ay from y ou. Flip the clip so that the cop- per side faces up (the springy clip will no w be parallel to the floor). When looking do wn on the coppers, wire 1 will be on the far left. Cablin[...]

T r oubleshooting T roubleshooting hints for Windo ws can be found belo w . If you are using Windo ws NT , NetW are, or another net- w ork operating system, skip to the Card Diagnostics instructions on page 58. T roubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98 Pr oblem 1 : Windo ws doesn’ t detect new hardw are with the EtherF ast Card hardware instal[...]

Pr oblem 3 : The W indo ws Logon screen doesn’ t appear after you restart your computer . Solutions Click on Start , Shut Do wn , then Close All Pr ograms and Log on as a Different User . If this doesn’ t solve the problem, y our PC’ s manuf acturer may ha ve disabled W indo ws’ netw orking. Contact your computer’ s manu- facturer for hel[...]

Solutions Make sure that the cab les are connected cor rectly . Make sure you are getting Link or Activity lights on both the EtherF ast Card and your hub . T ry changing to a new cable that y ou kno w is working. Y our w orkgroup name may be dif ferent from other com- puters on your netw ork. Make sure each PC on the net- w ork is using the same w[...]

Running the Car d’ s Diagnostics If you suspect that there ma y be a problem with the EtherF ast Card , you can use the DIA G diagnostic pro- gram on the EtherF ast Card disk to test the card's inter- nal and external netw ork functions. T o r un the program, star t up your computer in DOS. The program onl y w orks in standard DOS – it w o[...]

time. Unless you ha ve tw o PCs with the same card , don't enable this test. 4. When you'v e selected the desired tests, press Alt-T to begin the testing c ycle. The word P assed will appear next to each test that is successful. T o repeat the testing cycle, press Alt-R and select the number c ycles you'd like to test. If the card fa[...]

Starting Over in W indows Installing Windows Network Components fr om Scratch If you e xperience installation diff iculties, you ma y need to re-install all of the W indo ws networking components from scratch. The instr uctions below e xplain ho w to giv e your PC a clean s weep so that y ou can start the EtherF ast Card’ s software installation [...]

In some cases, remo ving one of these components may in turn automatically remo ve other components as w ell. 6. F or PCs with Dial-Up Networking and/or an A OL adapter , remo ve any instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all Clients, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Netw orks. Do not 61 Appendix[...]

remo ve Dial-Up Adapter , A OL Adapter , TCP/IP- Compatible Pr otocol-A OL Adapter or TCP/IP- Compatible Pr otocol-Dial-Up Adapter . 7. When you are done remo ving all the unnecessar y components, click OK . When asked to restart, click No. 8. Return to the W indows Control P anel. Double- click on the System Icon. The System Proper ties win- do w [...]

63 12. When you’ re f inished , click on the Close button, shut do wn W indows, and restart your computer . 13. After your computer has restarted , tur n to page 11 for W indo ws 98 or page 18 for W indows 95 and fol- lo w the setup instructions. Appendix[...]

64 Manually Installing the Network Components in W indows There ma y be times when y ou might need to manuall y install missing W indo ws networking components. 1. Click on Start , Settings , then Control P anel . 2. Double-click the Netw ork icon. The Network win- do w appears. 3. Click on the Conf iguration tab . Make sure that the follo wing net[...]

Client for Micr osoft Networ ks If you plan on connecting to an NT f ile ser ver or peer- to-peer netw ork, click on the Add button. Highlight Client and click on Add . In the Netw ork Client box, highlight Client for Micr osoft Networ ks and click OK . Client for Netw are Netw orks If you plan on connecting to a No vell NetW are work- station, cli[...]

LEDs LNE100TX EtherFast 10/100 Netw ork Card LINK The card has been successfully connected to a liv e port on a hub or switch ACT Denotes the card’ s activity . Netw ork packets are being transmitted or receiv ed when this LED is flickering 100 When ON, the card is operting at 100Mbps When OFF , the card is operating at 10Mbps FDX When ON, the ca[...]

Specifications Model 10/100 Netw ork In a Box P art No. FENSK05 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1, 2.2, ACPI Card Bus T ype 32-bit PCI Modes Half and Full Duplex Cards: Full Duplex 200/20Mbps Hub: Half Duplex 100/10Mbps WOL Support Remote W ake-Up (high and low po w er), P ow er Management Event Po r t s Cards: 1 RJ-45 Dual-Speed 10/100 Hu[...]

Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card , contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Bulletin Board 949-261-2888 (33.6K, 8-N-1) Email support@linksys.com We b http://www .linksys.com FTP Site ftp.l[...]

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