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    Instant EtherFast © Series 10/100 USB Network Adapter Model No.: USB100TX User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. 10/100 USB Network Adapter is a reg- istered trademark of Linksys. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egis- tered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Link[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter Appendix 35 Client for Microsoft Setup for Windows 98 35 Novell NetWar e 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 36 Starting Over in Windows 98 37 Starting Over in Windows 2000 41 Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 43 Linux, Open Source & Beta Operating Systems 44 T wisted Pair Cabling 45 Crimping Y our Own [...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter Package C • One 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter • One Standard USB Cable • One Dri ver Diskette • One User Guide and Registration Card Windows & Computer Compatibility T o use this device, y ou must hav e Microsoft W indows 98, Millennium, or 2000 installed on your PC. If y ou do not hav e W indows 98 or W indo ws[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 4 TX/RX The TX/RX LED will flicker whene ver netw ork data is passing through the 10/100 USB Network Adapter . LINK The Link LED will illuminate Green when the 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter is connected to a network at 10Mbps, and it will illuminate Orange when it’ s connected at 100Mbps. The USB Icon (below) generall y i[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 6 Installing the EtherFast 10/100 USB Network Adapter Overview The follo wing instr uctions will help you ph ysically connect your computer to your netw ork through your USB Netw ork Adapter . After you ph ysically install the adapter , you ha ve to then install the adapter’ s driv er software onto your computer and con[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 8 W indows 98 Installation & Setup Overview After ph ysicall y installing the 10/100 USB Network Adapter in your comput- er , follow these instructions to install the netw ork driver . The installation pro- cedure for the netw ork driver will v ar y slightly depending on w hich version of W indows 98 y ou are using, a[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 10 6. A windo w will open saying that Windo ws is no w ready to install the Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 USB Networ k Adapter dri ver . Click Next . 7. W indows will be gin copying the dri ver f iles to your PC. Refer to the chart belo w to help guide you through the process. • If your PC asks for the Linksys Setup or Driv[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 12 Network Component Configuration 1. Once y ou are back at the W indo ws 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , 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 below will appear [...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 14 6. After ensuring that all of the listed netw ork components are installed on your system, in the Primary Networ k Log on box select Client for Micr osoft Netw orks . 7. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other com- puter na[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 16 13. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a User name and P asswor d . Make up a user name and pass w ord (if you ha ven’ t already) and click OK . Do not click the Cancel button or Escape [ESC] key . Clicking either of these buttons will pre vent y ou from lo gging into the netw ork. If the logon does[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 7. When you're done, click on the A pply button, follo wed b y OK . Repeat steps 1-7 for an y driv e or folder you desire to share on the netw ork. Y ou ha v e successfully ena bled File Sharing on y our PC. Y our selected driv es can no w be accessed b y other networ k users. If a user tries to access one of y our p[...]

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    4. In the f ollo wing screen, y ou will direct Windo ws to the proper location for the dri ver . Select “Search for the best driver for y our device (Recommended)” and click the box beside Specify a location. In the bo x belo w , type “ A:WinME ”. Then, click Next. 4. A windo w will open sa ying that Windo ws is no w read y to install the [...]

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    1. Once y ou are back at the W indo ws Millennium desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings , then Control P anel , 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 below will appear . There may be other compo- nents listed in addition [...]

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    7. Click on the Identif ication tab . T ype the name of y our computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other computer names on the net- w ork. 8. T ype the name of y our w orkgr oup in the W orkgr oup box. The W orkgroup name should be the same W orkg roup Name in use by all of the other PCs on the netw ork. Do NOT c[...]

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    13. A Logon windo w will appear , requiring you to enter a User name and P asswor d . Make up a user name and pass w ord (if you ha ven’ t already) and click OK . Do not click the Cancel button or Escape [ESC] key . Clicking either of these buttons will pre vent y ou from lo gging into the netw ork. If the logon does not appear or if it does not [...]

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    7. When you're done, click on the A pply button, follo wed b y OK . Repeat steps 1-7 for an y driv e or folder you desire to share on the netw ork. Y ou ha v e successfully ena bled File Sharing on y our PC. Y our selected driv es can no w be accessed b y other networ k users. If a user tries to access one of y our passw ord-pr otected driv es[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 30 3. The Install Har dwar e Device Driver s dialog bo x will appear . When Linksys USB Adapter is display ed , select “Searc h for a suitab le driver for my device (Recommended)” . Click Ne xt . 4. The Locate Driver Files dialog bo x will appear . Select the “Specify a location” option and insert the Driver Disk [...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 6. The Driver F ile Searc h Results dialog box will appear . Click Next . 7. The Completing the F ound New Har dwar e W izar d dialog bo x will appear . The follo wing adapter name will be shown: Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 USB Networ k Adapter . Click Finish . 8. Remo ve the Dri ver Disk from the flopp y drive. The EtherF [...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter • Click on the NetBIOS tab . Put a check next to I want to ena b le NetBIOS o ver IPX/SPX and click OK . Click OK again. • After W indows f inishes copying the appropriate f iles, restar t your com- puter . When you’ ve retur ned to the desktop, open Netw ork Neighborhood or m y network places and look for the other[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 36 Novell NetW are 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 The instructions below e xplain how to set up the re gular No vell NetW are 3.x client for use on a W indows 98 PC. 1. F ollo w the W indows 98 setup instructions. 2. Start up W indo ws 98. Click on Start , Settings , then Control P anel . Double-click on Netw ork . The N[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 38 4. Remov e any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys , NetBEUI…Linksys , and TCP/IP…Linksys . Also remo v e Client for Micr osoft Networ ks , Client for NetW are Netw or ks , and F ile and Printer Sharing for Micr osoft Networ ks . In some cases, remo ving one of these components [...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 40 8. If Network Adapter s is listed , then expand it b y clicking on the plus [+] sign and remo ve all de vices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at any point y ou are asked to restart the computer, click No ). 9. If Other Devices is listed , click the plus [+] sign beside it. Remo ve Linksys EtherF ast 10/10[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 42 5. Right-click on Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 USB Networ k Adapter . A context menu should open (see the e xample belo w). 6. First, choose Disable . 7. When asked if you w ant to disable the de vice, click Ye s . 8. Right-click on the Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 USB Networ k Adapter again. This time, select Uninstall... .[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 44 IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click the Add button. Choose Pr otocol and click the Add button. Select Manufactur er and choose Microsoft . Under the Netw ork Protocol box, high- light IPX/SPX-compatib le pr otocol . Click OK . If you’ ve added all the com- ponents you require, click OK again. The computer will begin co[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 46 • Straight-Through Cabling •Cross-Over Cabling Crimping Y our Own Network Cables Linksys EtherFast ® Series 45 T wisted-Pair Cabling There are dif ferent grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through[...]

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    10/100 USB Network Adapter 48 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 USB Netw ork Adapter, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 E-mail support@linksys.com We b http://www .linksys.com FT[...]

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    © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]