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    10/100 Ethernet PC Card for CardBus Model DFE-660TX User’s Guide Rev. 01 (Novem ber, 1997) 6DF E660.01 Printed in Taiw an RECYCLABLE[...]

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    Trademarks Copy rig ht  D -L ink Corpora tion. Contents subjec ted to re vi sion w ithout prior notic e. D-Link is a regist ered trademark of D-Link Corp oratio n / D-Link Systems, Inc. A ll othe r tra dem ar ks be long to the ir ow ne rs. Copy right Statement No part of this publica tion m a y be r eproduc ed in a ny f orm or by any me ans or u[...]

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    This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subjec t to the f ollowing two c onditions: (1) This dev ice may not ca use harm ful int erf erence, an d (2) Thi s device must accept any interference recei ved, including interfe rence tha t ca use unde sired oper ation. LIM I TED WARRANTY Hardw are: D-L ink w arr ants its hardw are[...]

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    Wa rranty serv ice m ay be obtaine d by contacting a D-L ink of fic e f or a Return Mater ial Author ization ( RMA ) numbe r. See list of off ice locations at the end of this manua l. If a Product R egistr ation Ca rd has not bee n prev iously sent, pr oof of purcha se, suc h as a copy of the dated purcha se invoice , must be prov ided. Once a n RM[...]

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    WARRANTI ES EXCLUSI VE I f the D- Link product does not operate as warranted abov e, the custom er's sole rem edy shall be, at D- Link' s option, repair or replacem ent. T he foreg oing warranties and rem edies are exclusive and are in lieu of all other w arranties, expressed or im plied, either in fact or by operation of law, statutory o[...]

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    T able of Contents 1. INTRODUCTIO N ............................................................. 1 General D escri ption ............................................... 1 About Fast Et hernet ..................................................... 2 About Autoneg otiation .................................................. 3 LED Indicat or s ........[...]

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    1 Introduction Thank you for choosing D-Li nk DFE-660TX, the value leader among Ethernet / F ast Ethernet adapters for CardB us notebook PCs. This chapt er provides a general des cription of DFE-660TX features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation inst ructions are given in C h apters 2 and 3. General Description The D[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 2 Introduc tion its envi ronment. (The aut onegotiat ion functi on is effect ive only when t he DFE-660TX is connected to the netw ork by a device (switch or hub) which also has autonegotiation functionality.) Inside i ts compact cas e, the D-Link DFE-660TX holds an Ethernet controller, network pr[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Introduc tion 3 100Bas e-FX (usi ng two fiber-optic s trands). The DFE-660TX provides half-duplex 100Base-TX operation (in Cat egory 5 t wis ted-pair cabl e environments). It does not provide 100Base-T4 or 100B ase-FX operation. To provide for traditional 10Mbps Ethernet operation in tw iste d-pai[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 4 Introduc tion Auton egotiation between d evices within an Ethern et LAN is similar in concept , but much briefer. The two devi ces involved i n the autonegotiation will be your DFE-660TX and the switch or hub through whi ch it i s connected int o the LAN. (Switc hes ordinaril y provide for auton[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Introduc tion 5 LED Indicators The media coupler features three LED indicators: 1. 10/100 Indicat or Steady green indicates Fast Ethernet selected. Dark indicates 10Mbps Ethernet selected. 2. Half /Ful l Indicator Steady green indicates Full-Duplex selected. Dark indicates Half-Duplex selected. 3.[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 6 Introduc tion • Autonegotiat ion per IEEE 802.3u specifi cation • No manu a l setu p switches –– fu lly autom a tic co nfigur atio n • Power consumpt ion 2 watts (max.) • Laser-welded stainless steel case • RJ -45 connector with auto-det ection of netw ork speed • Software s uppo[...]

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    2 Hardware Installation Unpack and Inspect NOTE: Under ordinary circum stances, the DFE-660TX will not be affected by static charge as m ay be received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circum-stances where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge, it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a ground befo[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 8 Har dware Installa tion In the event t hat any ite m is mi ssi ng, or if you find any mismat ch or damage, promptly contact your dealer for correction. Hard w are Installation Follow these four s teps to ins tall the DF E-660TX: Step 1 Insert th e DFE-660TX Under t he PC Card standard and the co[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 9 It is most usual for the lower one of the two slots in the stack to be designated Slot 1, but there are exceptions. In the subsequent procedure for DFE-660TX software installation, it might be useful for you to know whether your DFE-660TX is installed in Slot 1 or Slot 2.[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 10 Har dware Installa tion the plug. See the following section, " Rem ove the DFE-660TX." Step 3 Connect to t he Network M edium Make the network connecti on by running a UTP cable from the supporti ng s witch or hub t o your media coupl er. Simply plug one end (RJ -45 plug) of the cable[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 11 engaged (and latched) in the back-end receptacle of the DFE-660TX, the media adapter has a good cable connection to the supporting hub, and the support ing hub is power on and functioning properly, then the medi a coupl er’s Ln/Act LED glows steady green ("Linkage[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 12 Har dware Installa tion D ep res s cl i p w i n g s wh i l e u n p l u g g i n g t h e co n n ecto r ⊗ D on' t p ull t he c o nne c to r w it hou t d e p r e ssing t he c lip w in g s WARNING: Pulling the coupler plug out of its receptacle w ithout depressing the clip wings will cause da[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Har dware Installa tion 13 protrude from the PC Card s lot. Grip its protruding end between your fingers and wi thdraw it from t he PC C ard slot . Connect the Netw or k Cabl e Cat egory 5 UTP cable is good enough to qualify under bot h the Fast Ethernet cablin g rules and the trad itional Eth ern[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 14 Har dware Installa tion Make t he netw ork connect ion by pluggi ng one end of the cable into the R J-45 receptacle of the media coupler, and the other end into a port of the s upporting hub.[...]

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    3 Software Installation Hardware installation as described in Chapter 2 must be com pleted before you proceed with software installation. Instruct ions for software inst allation are given as README fil es on the D-Link DFE-660TX Software Di skette. The dis k ett e also holds the Installation Director program, which helps you access the inst allat [...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 16 Softwar e Installatio n During your Inst allati on Director run, if you choos e DOS as your station OS, th en in some cases In stallation Director will p rovide additional services. In s uch cases, you will be prompted to select a target di rectory for storage of s o ftware modul es that Instal[...]

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    A T roubleshooting Troubl eshooti ng the Hardw are Installation If you experience any problems with the hardware install ation, first ascertain that all network cable connections are firm, that the proper grade of cable is used for the network connection, and that the cable makeup is correct (straight –– without un-needed cros sovers in the con[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 18 Troubleshoot ing Proceed as follows: 1. Exit Installation Director. Ex amine the CONFIG.SYS file in the root di rectory of your notebook PC 's startup dri ve (hard drive). Ascertain that CONFIG.SYS contains a DEVICE statement for Extended Memory Manager (EMM). Such a stat ement should res [...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide Troubleshoot ing 19 If you have not been through all of t hose steps, t hen you should not be reading this . You should be i n Chapter 3, Software Installa tion. And you should be stayi ng on track with your Quick Ins tall run. Conti nue reading here only if your Quick Instal l run is act ually ob[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 20 DFE-660TX S pec i f i c at ions storage. The i nstall ation program als o adds commands to the computer's AUTOEXEC .BAT file, so that each time the computer is subsequent ly booted up (and you then make certain choices in the start up menus, if any), the dri vers and relat ed modules are a[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide DFE-660TX S pec i f icati ons 21 • Ethernet 10B ASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 s tandard for 10Mbps base band CSMA/ CD local area network Jump er less Har d ware Auton e g otiation fun ctionality Media interface: RJ-45 LAN Chip Set: • Interface controller, DC-21143 • Transceiver interface, LXT-97[...]

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    DFE-660TX Fas t Et hernet PC Card User's Guide 22 DFE-660TX S pec i f i c at ions • NDIS 2.0 for IBM W rap Serv er, Lan Server, and Communication M anager 1.x • NDIS 2.0 for M icroSoft Lan M anager for DOS • NDIS 2.0 for M icroSoft Network Client 3.0 for DOS • NDIS 2.0 for W IN/TC P PathW ay Access • NetW are Lite • NetW are DOS OD[...]

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    Offices U.S. A. D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC. 5 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 USA TEL: 1-714-455-1688 FAX: 1-714-455-2521 CANADA D-LINK CANADA, INC. 2180 Dunwin Drive, Unit # 6, Mississ auga Ontar io, L 5L 5M8, Canada TEL: 1-905-828-0260 FAX: 1-905-828-5669 U.K. D-LINK (EUROPE) LTD. D-Link House, 6 Gar land Road, Stanmore, L ondon HA7 1DP U. K. TEL: 44-181-235-55[...]

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    DFE-660 Seri es Fast E thernet P C Card User's Guide 24 DFE-660TX S pec i f icati ons 2F, No.233-2 Pao- Chiao Rd, Hsin-Tien, T aipei, T aiwan, R.O. C. TEL: 886-2-916-1600 FAX: 886-2-914-6299[...]