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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI-Express[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Express User Manual (v1.00 / 24 May , 2004) Visit our web site: http://www .s yskonnect.com[...]

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    4 Copyright  SysKonnect GmbH, 2004. All right s reserved. This manual refers to the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base- T Adapter , PCI Express. It describes the hard ware and software inst allation and the functi onality of th e adapter . Contents are subject to chan ge. Product an d brand names are (registered) tr ademarks of their appropriat[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Conventions The following conventions apply in th is manual. W arnings and Notes Font S tyles applied Used to indicate a potential ly hazardous situati on which , if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury . Example: dangerou s voltage. Used to indi cate a pote ntially hazard o[...]

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    6 Conventions[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss T able of Contents Conventions 5 W arnings and Note s 5 Font S tyles applied 5 Safety Precautions 13 Avoid ing injuries 13 Avoid ing damage 13 1 Inst allation of the Network Adapter 15 2 Connection of the Network Adapter 17 T ransmission Distances 17 Connection to the Networ k 17 3 Inst all[...]

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    8 T able of Contents 6 Importa nt Information 39 T echnical Support 39 Returning an Adap ter for Repair 39 Additional Document ation and Updates 40 T echnical S pecifications 41 Appendix A. License and W arranty Informa tion 43 The Americas, Asia, Austra lia, New Zealand, Pacific 43 Europe 44 Deutschl and, Schweiz, Ös terreich, Liechtenstei n 45[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss T able of Figures Figure 1: Insertion of the adapter into the compu ter 16 Figure 2: Connection of the RJ-45 cable / plug 18 Figure 3: Location of the LEDs 38[...]

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    12 T able of Figu res[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Safety Precautions T o protect yourself from injuries and avoid damage of th e device, alw ays observe th e follow- ing safety instructions when installing the network adapter . Avoiding injuries T o avoid po tential shock haz ards: • Do not carry out any inst allation, maintenance, or (r[...]

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    14 Safety Precautions[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 1 Installation of the Network Adapter The insta llation procedure in Hot- Plug systems may diffe r from the following. For Hot-Plug systems read the correspond ing documentation. Hav e the computer manual read y and if nec- essary , a key and/or screwdriver to open the cover an d remove the[...]

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    16 1 Instal lation of the Network Adapter Figure 1. Insertion of the adapter into the computer[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 2 Connection of the Network Adapter This chapter describes the physical connection of the network adapter to the network. Gener- al instructio ns for driv er installation are given in chapter 3 "Installation of the Driver Software". T ransmission Distances The maximum transmission[...]

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    18 2 Connection of the Networ k Adapter Figure 2. Connection of the RJ-45 cable / plug[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 3 Installation of the Driver Software The network drivers ar e located in the appropr iate product directory on the enclosed inst alla- tion CD-ROM. This directory is organized into a number of subdirectories for the various oper- ating systems. The subdirectories cont ain the driver files [...]

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    20 3 Installation of the Driver Software Windows SysKonnect of fers drivers for Windo ws NT 4.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Add itionally , a value added p ackage is available for Windows 2000, Windows XP an d Windows Server 2003 enabling Virtual LAN (VLAN) and Link Aggregation su pport. This packag[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Windows 21 Windows 98 Second Edition SysKonnect of fers an NDIS 5.0 32-bit Miniport driver fo r the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/ 1000Base-T Adap ter , PCI Express, sup porting Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE). This driver only support s Windows 98 SE and Windows Me. With PCI Express[...]

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    22 3 Installation of the Driver Software 7. T ype the p ath to the driver , e.g. e:SK-9E21DWindowsWinME , where ”e” is the des- ignation of the CD-ROM drive on your system. 8. Click N EXT . The window “Location of driver” is displayed. 9. Click N EXT to continue the installation. The menu “Windows has finis hed installing the new hardw[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Windows 23 "SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Pack ages for Windows 20 00, Windows XP and Win- dows Server 2003". The installation procedure for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is identical. It is de- scribed for Windows XP . T o install the driver , proceed as follows: 1.[...]

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    24 3 Installation of the Driver Software 7. Click N EXT . The window “Readme Inform ation“ is displayed. 8. Click N EXT . The window “Destination Folder“ is displaye d. 9. Select a folder wher e the a pplication is to be installed. The default destination folder is Program Files SysKonnec t, on the partition where the operating system is[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Linux 25 After the sour ces have been installe d, they can be found in a directory named ei ther /usr/src/linux-a.b.c or /usr/src/linux . 4. Usually , the directory /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to the target kernel sou rce tree but i n some cases yo u ma y need to create it manu ally w[...]

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    26 3 Installation of the Driver Software 18. Execute the command: make modules . 19. Execute the command: make modules_install . 20. If you use “lilo” as a boot loader , execute the command: make bzlilo . If no errors occurred, the new kernel is inst alled in the “root” directory . 21. Go to the “root” dire ctory by executing the comman[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Sun Solaris (x86) 27 Sun Solaris (x86) The Solaris x86 driver su pports the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1 000Base-T Adapter , PCI Express, on Solaris 7 and higher . There are two tools for inst alling the driver packag e: • ”pkgadd”, which runs from the command line • ”admintool”[...]

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    28 3 Installation of the Driver Software The message “ Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface adapters installed (y/n)? ” is displayed. 9. If yes, type y . If no, type n. 10. Press <Enter> If you have typed y in step 9, repeat steps 6 to 8. If you have typed n , c ontinue with step 1 1. 1 1. When the message “ Do you wan[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Novell NetW are 29 If you have typed n , continue with step 16. 16. When the message “ Do you want to continue with the installation of <SKGEsol> [y, n,?] ” is displayed, type y . The driver package is installed. ”Admintool” will prompt you to reboot after successful in st all[...]

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    30 3 Installation of the Driver Software 1 1. T o copy the driver to the server , select Y ES . If an older v ersion of a Sy sKonnect driver is installed on the syst em, the messa ges “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM<driver name.LAN? ” and “ Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM<driver name>.LDI? ” are displaye d. 12. T o continue, select[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 4F e a t u r e s The SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/10 00Base-T Adapter , PCI Express, constitutes a follow- up model of the SK- 9521 V2.0 Adapter Family . It is compliant to th e latest PCI Express 1.0a standard an d supports a PCI express single lan e (x1). For information about other SysKon [...]

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    32 4 Feature s Operating System Support The drivers for the SysKon nect SK-9E21D 10/ 100/1000Base-T Ada pter , PCI Express, sup- port the following operating systems: • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second E dition, Windows M illennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 • Linux kernel 2.4.13 and highe r stable versions • N[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support 33 Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support The SysKonnect SK-9E21 D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter , PCI Express, support s promiscu- ous mode for analyzers. By default, th e promiscuou s mode is turned of f. In addition , the adapter support s multicast for spe[...]

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    34 4 Feature s Reliability The SysKonnect SK-9E21 D 10/100/1000Base-T Ad apter , PCI Express, comes with a variety of reliability features. They aim at maintainin g a connection as long as possible. This is reached by redund ant or grouped links ( link aggregation). The driver functio ns help to monitor the health of adap ters and their port s enab[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Virtual LAN (VLAN) support 35 Redundant Switch Failover Beyond the features required for link aggregation in the I EEE 802.3ad st andar d, SysKonnect drivers support an additio nal failover feature, the so-called Redundant Switch Failover (RSF). If a switch fails completely , R S F can move[...]

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    36 4 Feature s a network group, even if they are distributed over several buildings. Colleagues working on the same project can be united in a common VL AN, even if they belong to dif ferent dep art- ments in different buildings or even different location s. Other netw ork groups can be ma de in- visible to these user s. Using Virtual LANs can impr[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 5 T roubleshooting Searching for errors Problem What to do Another expansion card fails to work af- ter the network adapter has b een in- stalled Make sure all cables are connected to th e correct expansion cards. Make sure the expa nsion cards are correctly inserted. Check if any internal [...]

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    38 5 T roubleshooting LED Displays Once the driver h as been installed, the adapte r is operational. The cur rent status and speed are indicated by the LEDs. Figure 3. Location of the LEDs The LEDs of the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Ada pter , PCI Express, have the following meaning: Marking on bracket Color S tat us Description ACT/LINK [...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss 6 Important Information T echnical Support If you encounter any problems, read the relevant sectio ns of the manual and the readme files on the CD-ROM. If you cannot solve your problems, consult ou r technical support. If you contact our techn ical support engineers, have the following info[...]

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    40 6 Important Information 3. Return the form to us. We will send you a unique reference number and inform you if the pr oduct is still under warranty . 4. Send us the faulty pro duct packed in an antist atic bag, with a copy of the comple ted form enclosed in its original pack aging (or comparable packagin g). 5. Write the referenc e number issue [...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss T echnical S pec ification s 41 T echnical Specifications Network inte rface st andard IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u (Ethernet an d Fast Ethernet) IEEE 802.3ab and IEEE 802.3z (Gig abit Ethernet) IEEE 802.3x (Flow-contro l and Auto-negotiation) IEEE 802.1p (Quality of Services) IEEE 802.1q and[...]

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    42 6 Important Information[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Appendix A. License and W arranty Information The Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Dear Customer , if you acquired your SysKonn ect product in the UNITED ST A TES, CANADA or any other country in the AMERI CAS, ASIA, AUSTRA- LIA, NEW ZEALAND, P ACIFIC, the following license an[...]

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    44 Appendix A. License and W arranty Information No other Warranties SysKonnect Inc. disclaims all other warrant ies or liabilities with respect to the SOFTW ARE, the HARDW ARE, the accompanying Prod - uct Manual(s) and other written materi als and any other accessories. No Liability for Co nsequential Damages SysKonnect Inc. does not warrant the s[...]

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    SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Expre ss Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein 45 SysKonnect warrants th at NETWORK INTERF ACE CARDS will be free from defect s in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 5 years from the da te of rece ipt, that NETWORK INFRASTRUCTUR E COMPONENTS (e.g., hubs[...]

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    46 Appendix A. License and W arranty Information Sie dürfen weder die Handbücher des Produkt es noch anderes schriftli ches Begleitmat erial zur Software oder Hardwar e kopieren. Weitere Besc hränkungen Sie dürfen die Soft ware oder Hardware weder vermieten noch verlei hen, aber Sie dürfen die Rech te aus diesem SysK onne ct Lizenz- und Kaufve[...]

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    Please visit: www .syskonnect.com SysKonnect GmbH Siemensstrasse 23 D-76275 Ettlingen Support: +49 7243 502 330 E-mail: support@syskonnect.de[...]