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    EtherFast ® Series 10/100 L A N Card Use this guide to install any LNE100TX-based Linksys product User Guide LNE100TX v4 test doc.qxd 3/22/00 4:11 PM Page 1[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series T able of Contents Introduction 1 Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card 3 Installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card 4 Windows 98 Installation and Setup 7 Windows 95 Installation and Setup 16 Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 24 Windows NT 4.0 Installation and Setup 28 Novell Client32 Setup for Windows 95 & 98 3[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards Introduction The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card F ast Ether net is a relativ el y new standard of netw orking built specif icall y for speed-intensi ve netw ork applications like video-conferencing, multimedia de velopment, imaging, and comple x databases. Capable of sending and receiving data at 100 megabits-per -s[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Package Contents for the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card • One EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card(s) • One W ake-On-LAN wire (per card) • One 3.5” Dri ver Disk • One User Guide and Registration Card 2 LNE100TX v4 test doc.qxd 3/22/00 4:11 PM Page 2[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 L A N Card LEDs Link/Act The Link LED will illuminate when the card has been suc- cessfully connected to a netw ork and flicker when data is being transmitted or recei ved o ver the netw ork. 100 The 100 LED will illuminate when the card is operating at 100Mbps. If the 100 LED is no[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Installing the EtherFast 10/100 L A N Card Overview Each EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card is equipped with an RJ-45 por t that auto- matically adjusts to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds, allo wing your PC to attach to either F ast Ether net (also kno wn as 100BaseTX) or regular 10BaseT Ethernet network se gments without additiona[...]

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    5. Once y our EtherF ast EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card is f irmly in place , secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting scre w . 6. Replace your PC's co ver . 7. Connect one end of a twisted-pair cab le to y our PC at the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card's RJ-45 por t. 8. Plug the other end of the cable into one of y our ne[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 9. Reconnect your PC’ s po w er , then po w er on your computer . Y our com- puter will automatically reco gnize the card and assign it a unique IRQ ("inter rupt") and I/O address. The card installation is complete. Next, y ou m ust conf igure y our PC’ s operating system to w or k with the EtherF ast Card. ?[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 7 Windows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer , follo w these instructions to install the netw ork dri ver . The installation proce- dure for the netw ork dri ver will v ary slightl y depending on which v ersion of W indo ws 98 you are using[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 4. Select "Search for the best dri ver for y our de vice (Recommended). ” Click Next. 5. Select "Flopp y disk dri ves". Click Ne xt to continue. 6. A window will open sa ying that W indo ws is now ready to install the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter driv er (seen on the next page). Click Next . 8 N [...]

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    • If your PC asks for the Linksys Setup or Driver Disk • If you are asked to supply your Windows 98 Installation Files or Disks • If you are asked for a file that includes “LNE100TX” in its name • If you receive a V ersion Conflict error 1. Click O O K K . 2. Ensure that the D D r r i i v v e e r r D D i i s s k k is in your PC’ s flo[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 10 8. W indo ws will f inish installing the software onto y our PC. Click Finish . 9. When asked if y ou w ant to restart your PC, remo v e the Dri ver Disk and click Ye s . If you are using the W indo ws CD-R OM, lea v e it in y our PC. Y ou ma y need it later . 10. If W indo ws does not ask you to restart your PC, click t[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 11 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the W indows 98 desktop, click on y our taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , and then double-click the Netw ork icon. 2. The Netw ork windo w will appear . Click on the Conf iguration tab . A windo w similar to the one belo w will [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 12 4. If you'd like others to be ab le to access the f iles on your PC's hard driv e, select I w ant to be ab le to giv e others access to m y f iles . 5. If you'd like to share y our printer with other users on the netw ork, select I want to be a b le to allo w other s to print to m y printer . 6. Click the [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 13 8. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of your computer in the Computer Name bo x. Choose a name that is unique from the other com- puter names on the netw ork. 9. T ype the name of your w or kgr oup in the W or kgr oup bo x. The W orkgroup name should be the same W orkgroup Name in use by all of the o[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 14 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab . Ensure that Shared-le v el access contr ol is selected. If the setting is on User -Lev el access contr ol and you can’ t change it, skip to problem 5 in the Troub leshooting section on page 46. 12. Click the OK button. Y our system ma y or ma y not ask y ou for your W indo [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 14. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a User name and P assw or d . Make up a user name and pass w ord (if y ou ha v en’ t already) and click OK . Do not click the Cancel button or Escape ke y . Clicking either of these buttons will prev ent y ou from logging into the netw ork. If the logon does no[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 16 Windows 95 Installation & Setup Overview After installing the EtherF ast hardware in y our computer , follo w these instructions for installing the network dri v er . The installation procedure for the netw ork dri ver will v ary slightl y depending on the version of W indows 95 you are using and y our current system[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 17 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 V ersion B 1. While the Update Device Driver W izar d windo w is visible (pre vious page), put the EtherF ast Card 10/100 LAN Card Driv er Disk into your flopp y driv e and click Ne xt . 2. W indo ws 95 will f ind the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4) dri ver o[...]

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    4. When asked if y ou w ant to restart your PC, remo v e the Dri ver Disk and click Ye s . If you are using the W indo ws CD-R OM, lea v e it in y our PC. Y ou ma y need it later . 5. If W indo ws does not ask you to restart your PC, click the Start button, choose Shut Do wn , choose Restart , then click Ye s . The Windo ws 95 V ersion B driv er in[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 19 Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the W indo ws 95 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , and then double-click the Netw ork icon. 2. The Netw ork windo w will appear (ne xt page). Click on the Conf iguration tab . A window similar to the one b[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 20 3. Click on the Conf iguration tab, follo w ed b y the File and Print Sharing button. The F ile and Print Sharing windo w will appear . 4. If you'd lik e others to be able to access the f iles on your PC's hard dri ve, select I w ant to be ab le to giv e others access to m y f iles . 5. If you'd like to sh[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 21 8. Click on the Identif ication tab . The windo w on the next page will appear . T ype the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other computer names on the net- w ork. 9. T ype the name of y our w orkgr oup in the W or kgr oup box. The W orkgroup name should be the sa[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 11. Optional : Choose the Access Contr ol tab . Ensure that Shar ed-le vel access contr ol is selected. If the setting is on User-Le v el access control and you can’ t change it, skip to problem 5 in the T roubleshooting section on page 46. 12. Click the OK button. Y our system ma y or ma y not ask y ou for y our W indo w[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 23 14. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a username and pass- w ord. Make up a username and passw ord and click OK . Do not click the ESC or Cancel buttons, or you w on't be able to lo g onto the netw ork. If the a lo gon does not appear or if it does not allo w y ou to lo g on, refer to problem[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer , follow these instructions to install the network dri v er . The installation procedure for the netw ork dri ver will v ary slightly depending on which v ersion of W indo ws 2000 you are using, and o[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 3. The Install Hardw are Device Driv ers dialog bo x will appear . Wh e n Ethernet Contr oller is display ed , select “Sear ch f or a suita b le driver for your device (Recommended)” . Click Ne xt . 4. The Locate Driv er F iles dialog bo x will appear . Select “Specify a loca- tion” . Click Next . 25 LNE100TX v[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 5. When the F ound New Hardwar e Wizard bo x appears , inser t the Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 Driver Disk into y our flopp y dri ve. In the “ Cop y manu- factur er’ s f iles fr om “ f ield , type “ A:W in2000 ”. Click OK . 6. The Driv er F ile Sear ch Results dialo g bo x will appear . Click Ne xt . 26 LNE100TX v4[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 7. The Completing the F ound New Hardwar e Wizard dialog bo x will appear .The following adapter name will be sho wn: Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4). Click Finish . 8. Remo v e the dri v er disk from the flopp y dri ve. The Windo ws 2000 driv er installation is complete. If y ou w ant to shar e f[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 28 Windows NT 4.0 Installation & Setup Overview The follo wing instructions will set up the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card in a computer running NT 4.0 ser ver/w orkstation. Y ou should ha ve y our original W indo ws NT CD-ROM handy during the installation, as y ou might be asked to suppl y it. Alw a ys contact y our netw o[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 29 3. Click on the Select from list... button to select a netw ork adapter . 4. Click on the Ha v e Disk button. Inser t the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk into dri ve A. T ype a: into the box on y our screen and hit OK . 5. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4) entry in the windo[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 30 6. The adapter will be added to the list of installed Netw ork Adapters. Click Next . 7. Place check marks beside each listed netw ork protocol that y ou wish to install. See your Microsoft W indo ws NT user guide or talk to your netw ork administrator for more informa- tion about netw ork protocols. When you're f i[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 31 8. A list of ser vices will appear . Click Next to appro v e these services, fol- lo w ed b y Ne xt again. 9. NT will probabl y ask y ou to suppl y your original W indo ws NT CD-R OM or setup disks. If so, place your W indo ws NT CD-R OM in your CD dri v e. If the CD-R OM loads a pop-up windo w , close it. T ype D:[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 32 11. NT will cop y the necessary network driv ers to y our PC. When the cop ying is complete, you will see a list of installed bindings. Change the bindings settings if needed and click Next . Click Ne xt again. 12. Choose either W orkgr oup or Domain , depending on the type of netw ork you're setting up. (Y our Micr[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 33 13. Click Finish . When asked if y ou w ant to restart your computer , remo ve the Driv er Disk and click Ye s . 14. Once your PC has rebooted and y ou are lo gged in, doub le-click the Netw ork Neighborhood icon on y our desktop. Ensure that y ou ha v e access to the netw ork. If y ou do, your card has been properl[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Installing the EtherFast Network Driver if Networking is Already Installed The follo wing steps will install the EtherF ast Card’ s driv er softw are on y our PC, enabling y our PC to properl y communicate with the card. Remember that y ou m ust be logg ed on as a netw ork administr ator to continue . 1. Click on Start , [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 35 3. When the list of a v ailab le netw ork adapters appears, click the Ha ve Disk button. 4. Put the EtherF ast Card disk into drive A. T ype a: into the box on your screen and click OK . 5. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4) entry in the window that appears. Click OK . LNE100TX v4 t[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 6. When NT asks you for the media type. Choose the A utoSense option. When f inished , click on OK . Click Close . 7. NT will probabl y ask y ou to supply y our original W indows NT CD-R OM or setup disks. Direct W indo ws NT to the proper location (most likel y D:i386 ). 8. Click on the Pr otocols tab . Add any protocols [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 10. Remo v e y our Driv er Disk and CD-R OM and click Ye s to restar t your PC. 11. Once your PC has rebooted , double-click the Netw ork Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Ensure that y ou ha v e access to the netw ork. If y ou do, your card has been properl y installed. • If you had pr e viously installed any NT se[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Novell Client32 Setup for Windows 95 and 98 Overview Y ou must install No v ell Client32 driv ers connecting to a 4.x or 5.0 server while in W indows 95. If you ar e using W indo ws 98 , y ou must obtain the latest version of Client32. The installation is very similar to that of W indo ws 95 OSR2. F ollo w the OSR2 (version[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards The Client32 installation will be different, depending on the v ersion of W indo ws that you are using. • If you are using W indo ws 98, click Next . Choose Sear ch for the best driver for your de vice (r ecommended) and click Next again. Skip to step 5. • If a windo w appears that is titled Ne w Har dw ar e F ound[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 40 8. Double-click on No v ell NetW ar e Client32 and make any setting changes as necessary . When y ou're f inished , sa v e your changes and reboot. The Client32 driv ers ha v e been installed. Y ou should no w be a ble to access y our No v ell NetW are netw or k thr ough the Netw ork Neighborhood icon. If you w ould[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards Novell NetWare Ser ver Setup Overview The EtherF ast Card network dri v er will be automaticall y installed during all of the follo wing NetW are installation procedures. During the setup you ma y want to refer to y our NetW are Installation Manual for help. • T o Install the NetW are 5.x Ser ver software on y our PC[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 42 5. If the LAN driv er is not located in the default directory , specify the f ile's path on the command line. The LO AD command prompts you for the con- f iguration parameters if they are not supplied on the command line. 6. At the ser ver command line, type (for example): LOAD c:LNE100NBI31X.NLM LOAD c:LNE100MS[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 43 7. Add the LO AD and BIND statements to y our server's A UT OEXEC.NCF f ile so that the LAN driver loads automaticall y each time y our server is started up. The loading and binding is complete. The server is r ead y . Installing a 5.x Server 1. On the PC in which y ou installed the EtherF ast card , simultaneo[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 14. Highlight Sa ve P arameter s and Load Driv er . Press Enter . 15. Y our PC will e xamine the netw ork. This may tak e a fe w minutes. 16. Y ou may be prompted se v eral times for a netw ork on w hich to bind IPX to LNE100TX_1. Accept the def ault numbers if you are not sure w hich values to assign. 17. When asked Do you[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 45 Troubleshooting T roub leshooting hints for W indo ws can be found below . If y ou are using W indo ws NT , NetW are, or another network operating system, skip to the Card Diagnostics instructions on page 49. T roubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98 1. Windows doesn’t detect new hardw are with the EtherFast Ca[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 46 5. On the Access Control T ab , User Level Access is selected, but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible . • Y ou previousl y had your primary netw ork lo gon set to Client f or NetW ar e Networ ks . On the Configuration tab of the Networ k Pr operties window , ensure that your primary netw ork lo gon is[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 47 10. In Network Neighborhood you can only see computers running the same operating system as your computer (i.e ., your PC is running Windows 95 and it can only see other Windows 95 computers and not any computer running Windows 98). • Choose Start , Find , Computer and type the name of the computer in the windo w [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 48 • Click on the IRQ Steering tab . Remo ve the check from Use IRQ Holder and click OK . W indo ws will ask you to restart the PC (if it doesn’ t ask you, then reboot the PC manuall y). • After the computer boots up, W indo ws will tr y to re-detect the PCI Steering. Continue rebooting the PC until W indo ws stops de[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards Running the Card’ s Diagnostics If you suspect that there ma y be a problem with the F ast Ether net Card , or if you need to identify the card’ s MA C address, you can use the DIA G diagnos- tic program on the EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card Driv er Disk. T o r un the program, star t up your computer in DOS. The progra[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 50 Appendix Sharing Y our Files and Printers Overview By sharing your f iles and printers, other PCs on your netw ork will be ab le to access the resources on your PC. Before sharing your f iles and printers, you should prepare your computer to be used with an y f ile ser vers that ma y be on the netw ork. If y ou are not u[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 51 6. If you w ant to assign access pass w ords, type the pass w ords into the Pass w ord bo x es. 7. When you're done, click on the A ppl y button, follo wed b y OK . Repeat steps 1-7 for any dri v e or folder y ou desire to share on the netw ork. Y ou ha ve successfully ena b led File Sharing on y our PC. Y our [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 52 Installing the Driver in Windows 95 V ersion A 1. W indo ws 95 will detect the EtherF ast card and displa y a Ne w Har dw ar e F ound windo w . 2. Slide the EtherF ast Card Driv er Disk into drive A. 3. Select Driver fr om disk pr ovided by har dwar e manufactur er , then click OK . 4. When asked for the location of the [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 53 Novell NetW ar e 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 or 95 The instructions below e xplain ho w to set up the re gular 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 softw are instead , follow the instructions on page 38. 1. F ollo w the W indows 95 setup ins[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 54 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT If you are installing the EtherF ast 10/100 Card in a W indo ws 95 or 98 PC that you plan on lo gging into a NT domain server , follow the directions belo w . 1. F ollo w the W indows 95 setup instructions or the W indo ws 98 setup instructions 2. Start up W indo ws. Click on Start [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 55 Starting Over in Windows 95, 98 or 2000 If you e xperience installation dif f iculties, you ma y need to re-install all of the W indo ws networking components from scratch. The instr uctions belo w explain ho w to give y our PC a clean s w eep so that y ou can start the EtherF ast Card’ s softw are installation o [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 56 4. Remov e an y instance of the name Linksys in the bo x. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys , NetBEUI…Linksys , and TCP/IP…Linksys . Also remo v e Client for Micr osoft Netw or ks , Client f or NetW ar e Networ ks , and F ile and Printer Sharing f or Micr osoft Networks . In some cases, remo ving one of these component[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 57 6. When you are done remo ving all the unnecessary components, click OK . When asked to restart, click No . 7. Retur n to the W indows Control P anel. Double-click on the System Icon. The System Properties window will appear . Click on the Device Manag er Ta b . 8. Scroll down to the Netw ork Adapters item and expan[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Star t button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then dou- ble-click the System icon.The System Properties windo w will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab . 3. Click the Device Manager button. The Device Manager windo w will open. 4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Network Adapte[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 5. Right-click on LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter . A menu box should open (belo w). 6. First, choose Disable. 7. When asked if you w ant to Disable the de vice, click Y es. 8. Right-click on the LNE100TX F ast Ethernet Adapter again. This time, select Uninstall.... Click OK. 9. The Network Adapters category should be [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 60 Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 95 & 98 There ma y be times w hen you 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 or k icon. The Netw ork windo w appears. 3. Click on the Conf iguration tab[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click on the Add button. Choose Pr otocol and click on the Add button. Select Manufactur er and choose Micr osoft . Under the Netw ork Protocol box, highlight IPX/SPX-compatible pr otocol . Click OK .The computer will begin cop ying f iles to your system. When the installation is complete, y[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 62 N N o o t t e e : : Some PME-sup- porting motherboards may not requir e the WOL wire to be con- nected. Check your PC’ s documentation for more information. Installing and Configuring W ake-On-LAN Overview Onl y install the W ake-On-LAN wires if your motherboard supports remote wak e-up e vents. Improperl y connecting [...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 63 Setting Up Y our EtherFast LAN Card for Wak e-On- LAN Use 1. T urn off y our PC and remo v e the po w er cable from the w all. Use the picture belo w to locate where the W OL wire plugs into your EtherF ast LAN Card. 2. Connect one end of the 3-pin W ake-On-LAN wire to the EtherF ast LAN Card. 3. If your EtherF ast [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 64 Sending a Magic Packet In order to use W OL you need to kno w the MA C address of the card y ou wish to “w ake”. If y ou don’ t kno w the MA C address of the PC you are on, turn to page 49 to lear n ho w to run the EtherF ast Card’ s diagnostic program. 1. T urn off the PC on which y ou w ant to test the W OL fea[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 65 About Plug-and-Play PCI T echnology The EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card is designed to r un in a 32-bit desktop com- puter 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 technolo gy that allo ws special Plug-and-Pla y e xpansion card[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 66 No Changes Allowed Y our PC may not allo w you to change the IRQ v alue(s) of the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONL Y be able to use the IRQ and I/O v alues that ha ve been pre-assigned to each slot. The popular BIOS from Phoenix, for example, does not generall y allo w you to modify BIOS-assigned IRQ settings. Jum[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 67 T wisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Cate gory 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso v er cab les are used for connecting a hub to anothe[...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 68 • • S S t t r r a a i i g g h h t t - - T T h h r r o o u u g g h h C C a a b b l l i i n n g g • • C C r r o o s s s s - - O O v v e e r r C C a a b b l l i i n n g g Crimping Y our Own Network Cables LNE100TX v4 test doc.qxd 3/22/00 4:15 PM Page 68[...]

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    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Cards 69 Specifications Model Numbers: LNE100TX v4 LNE100TXu v4 (LAN Card & Cable) LNE10005 v4 (LAN Card 5-Pack LNE10010 v4 (LAN Card 10-Pack) LNE10020 v4 (LAN Card 20-Pack) LNE10060 v4 (LAN Card 60-Pack) LNE100A0 v4 (LAN Card 100-Pack) System: PCI 2.1 (or higher) compliant PC Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1 [...]

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    Linksys EtherFast Series 70 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of y our EtherF ast 10/100 LAN Card , contact Linksys Customer Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com We b http://www .linksys.com FTP Site ftp.l[...]

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    © Cop yright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reser v ed. Printed in the USA. http://www .linksys.com LNE100TX v4 test doc.qxd 3/22/00 4:16 PM Page 71[...]