SMC Networks SMC9462TX User's Manual
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1. Follow the remaining Windows 2000 instructions to complete the installation 2 5 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Novell NetWare Installation NetWare Server 5 0 2 6 Installing the LAN driver is part of the NetWare installation process Use the following instructions with those in the NetWare installation manual to install the driver You will need the SMC SuperDisk during this procedure Shutdown your computer and install the EZ Card 1000 network card in a PCI slot Connect the card to the network using UTP cable 1 Turn your computer on and boot it to the NetWare 5 0 console prompt 2 Atthe NetWare console prompt enter the command load nwconfig to start the install utility The Installation Options dialog box is displayed 3 Select the Driver Options menu item and press enter The Driver Options dialog box is displayed 4 Select the Configure Network Drivers menu item and press enter The Additional Driver Actions dialog box is displayed 5 Insert the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette into the A drive 6 Select the Load an additional driver menu item option and press Enter The Select a driver dialog box is displayed Press the Ins key to Install an unlisted driver A dialog box indicating the A drive will be scanned for drivers is displayed Press Enter to continue 7 Press Enter to select the SMC9462 LAN from the Select a driver to install dialog box A message as2. B 1 CABLES B 2 Caution Each wire pair must be attached to the RJ 45 connectors in a specific orientation Figure B 1 illustrates how the pins on the RJ 45 connector are numbered Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins Figure B 1 RJ 45 Connector Pin Numbers 10BASE T 100BASE TX Pin Assignments With 10BASE T 100BASE TX cable pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data and pins 3 and 6 for receiving data The and signs in the tables below are used to represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair RJ 45 Pin Assignments Pin Assignment 1 Tx 2 Tx 3 Rx 6 Rx 1000BASE T Pin Assignments The table below shows the 1000Base T pinouts for a CABLES straight through cable connection These ports require that all four pairs of wires be connected Note that for 1000Base T operation all four pairs of wires are used for both transmit and receive Connector A Connector B 1 lt nn gt 1 2 lt gt 2 3 gt 3 6 amp gt 6 4 lt gt 4 5 lt gt 5 7 amp gt 7 8 lt gt 8 B 3 CABLES APPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS Bus Interface 32 bit and 64 bit bus master PCI Interrupt INTA Network
3. INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD System Requirements Before you install the EZ Card 1000 card check your system for the following requirements 4 4 4 A PC and BIOS that support the PCI Local Bus Specification v2 2 or later An available bus mastering 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Category 5 or 5e UTP cable with RJ 45 connectors An IEEE 802 3ab compliant Gigabit Ethernet device installed in your network Note If you are installing in an older PC model Pentium or earlier upgrade the BIOS to the latest version Inserting the Network Card WARNINGS This network adapter requires a PC and BIOS that support the PCI Local Bus Specification v2 2 or later If you are installing in an older PC model upgrade the BIOS to the latest version Network cards are sensitive to static electricity To protect the card avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card Backup your SuperDisk driver diskette and use the copy as the working diskette to protect the original from accidental damage Switch off the computer unplug the power cord and remove the computer s cover Select an available 32 bit bus mastering PCI slot and remove the cover bracket 1 5 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD Use a 64 bit PCI slot if your PC supports this standard f using a 32 bit PCI slot the end of the card s edge connector will be exposed Be careful that it does not touch any
4. button 12 Remove the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette from your floppy drive 13 Restart your computer to initialize the network function Note CA WINDOWS is the directory where your Windows 98 system is located 2 15 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Other Installations Refer to the installation documents on SMC s SuperDisk for instructions on installing drivers for use with other operating systems Please note that new releases of SMC drivers and operating systems may result in procedures slightly different than those described in this chapter Latest Drivers 2 16 The SuperDisk contains the latest drivers available at shipping time If more recent versions of these drivers are available you can download them from SMC s Web site Refer to the back cover of this user guide CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE NETWORK CARD Configuration This section describes the configuration procedure in a Windows environment When you install the Windows driver the configuration utility is also installed You can run this utility by clicking on the Properties button for the card in the Network control panel applet Using this utility you can peform the following procedures View the adapter s status Configure the adapter s advanced properties such as link parameters and Jumbo Frame support Network Card Information Select the Properties tab in the utility window to view
5. Installation 2 6 NetWare Server 50 du vn mine ici tan SO 2 6 NetWare Server Ll its 2 8 Linux 2 2 X or Later Installation 2 10 Manual Loading and Configuration 2 10 Automatic Installation 2 12 Windows 98 Installation 2 14 Other Installations 5 2 test mede mE LE 2 16 Latest Drivers 44 0 baies ae sue fd dde sal s BES 2 16 Configuring and Testing the Network Card 3 1 Configuration c ow dat de os 3 1 Network Card Information 3 1 Auto Negotiation 3 1 iv Network Type sss p fee deem et ot s 3 2 Network Address 3 2 Jumbo Frame Size w sve RR A 3 2 IEEE Compliance nica nes au seems 3 2 Receive Buffer 3 3 Transmit Buffer 3 3 Troubleshooting A 1 PCI Compan Di its Sat oe See ot bya ex A 1 Solutions for Common Problems A 3 Network Card Installation Problems A 3 Network Connection Problems A 4 Cables 44422299 9 sseisit sec s ete sas B 1 Cable Specifications Luna sin ue ERR T B 1 Twisted Pair Cable and Pin Assignments B 1 10BASE T 100BASE TX Pin Assignments B 3 1000BASE T Pin Assignments B 3 Specifications coincida C 1 Software Driv
6. Japan VCCI Class B COMBS Bini EEEBIES SESOCCI OsXSs I amp O 22ABBSEdEBCI COME FERRERA EBIELTUEFA COMBA TAHT LES SUS ERA E LT fsR hnhecxsEISERSDEdRCITCOCLAPBUSE ANY FRU ERAS IT HE DD CIEL UHSUTRU EL CT eU Australia AS NZS 3548 1995 Class B ACN 069 351 613 SMC contact for products in Australia is SMC Communications Pty Ltd Suite 18 12 Tryon Road Lindfield NSW2070 Phone 61 2 94160437 Fax 61 2 94160474 TABLE OF CONTENTS Installing The Network Card 1 1 Introduction i duds a a Mist ER URB EA ES 1 1 Hardware Description 1 2 LED Indicators Ru airada bo 1 3 Package Contents 2 Reges han ga i 1 4 S perDisk Contents due aii mire 1 4 System Requirements 1 5 Inserting the Network Card 1 5 PCI Configuration na aaa AA 1 7 Connecting Category 5 Cable 1 8 Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable 1 8 Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE T 1 8 Connecting UTP Cable cir sean 1 9 Installing and Configuring Network Drivers 2 1 Windows NT 4 0 Installation 2 1 First Time Installation 2 1 Secondary Installation 2 3 Further Configuration 2 4 Windows 2000 Installation 2 5 Novell NetWare
7. the network card status information and to set a locally administered network address Auto Negotiation This field lets you set the speed duplex capabilities and flow control for the adapter If auto negotiate is chosen the adapter compares capabilities with its link partner and chooses settings common to both The adapter will try to use the settings specified on the configuration page first If the link partner cannot match these settings lower settings are tried If the link partner has a fixed 3 1 CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE NETWORK CARD configuration the switch will sense the link speed but will default to half duplex If the link partner is configured to full duplex the adapter will not connect correctly resulting in high error rates and inefficient communication Therefore auto negotiation should be disabled when connecting to a card with fixed configuration Network Type This field is used to select link speed and duplex capabilities of the adapter When auto negotiate is disabled these are the settings of the card The default value is Auto Network Address This field lets you set a local network MAC address to override the permanent MAC address that is stored in EEPROM on the card This feature is useful if the adapter is being used in a test environment However for normal use it is recommended to retain the factory set Permanent MAC address Jumbo Frame Size The adapter can be configured to use
8. 8 guidelines 1 7 RJ 45 pin assignments B 3 specifications B 1 card installation 1 5 Category 5 cable 1 8 checklist of contents 1 4 compliances i configuration Linux 2 10 Windows 98 2 14 Windows NT 2 4 connection guidelines 1 7 connections Category 5 cable 1 8 UTP cable 1 9 contents of package 1 4 D driver diskette 1 4 driver files 1 4 1 7 INDEX driver installation 2 1 new or updated 1 7 other 2 16 Windows 95 2 14 Windows 98 2 14 E EMC safety compliance i F files on driver diskette 1 4 H hardware troubleshooting A 3 host requirements 1 5 I indicators 1 3 installation instructions 1 5 Linux 2 10 NetWare Server 5 0 2 6 other systems 2 16 problems A 3 Windows 2000 2 5 Windows 98 2 14 L LED indicators Model SMC9462TX 1 3 LEDs 1 3 Linux driver installation 2 10 Index 1 INDEX N NetWare Installation 2 6 NetWare Server 5 0 2 6 network status LEDs 1 3 P package contents 1 4 PC requirements 1 5 PCI bus specification 1 5 compatibility A 1 configuration 1 7 pin assignments B 1 R RELEASE TXT file 1 7 requirements of system 1 5 RJ 45 connector 1 2 B 2 RJ 45 ports pinouts B 3 S specifications cable B 1 static electricity warning 1 5 SuperDisk 1 4 1 7 2 16 system requirements 1 5 T TCP IP installation 2 2 EZ Card 1000 models 1 2 Index 2 troubleshooting common problems A 3 hardware problems A 3 network connection A 4 PCI compatibility A 1 twisted p
9. ALLING THE NETWORK CARD Connecting Category 5 Cable To connect to a 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet device use the RJ 45 connector on the network card and Category 5 5e or better UTP cable This connection can be made directly to the device or indirectly via a wall outlet that has the proper wiring for an RJ 45 connector Connections can be made for a distance of 100m 328 ft It is recommended that for all critical connections or any new cable installations Category 5e enhanced Category 5 cable should be used The Category 5e specification includes test parameters that are only recommendations for Category 5 Therefore the first step in preparing existing Category 5 cabling for running 1000Base T is a simple test of the cable installation to be sure that it complies with the IEEE 802 3ab standards Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable Installed Category 5 cabling must pass tests for Attenuation Near End Crosstalk NEXT and Far End Crosstalk FEXT This cable testing information is specified in the ANSI TIA EIA TSB 67 standard Additionally cables must also pass test parameters for Return Loss and Equal Level Far End Crosstalk ELFEXT These tests are specified in the ANSI TIA EIA TSB 95 Bulletin The Additional Transmission Performance Guidelines for 100 Ohm 4 Pair Category 5 Cabling When testing your cable installation be sure to include all patch cables between switches and end devices Adjusting Existing Catego
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11. EZ Card1000 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Network Card High performance for instant access to network resources 1000BASE T model for Category 5 UTP Supports PCI 32 and 64 bit bus master architectures Full duplex operation for up to 2 Gbps of bandwidth IP TCP and UDP checksum off loading capability reduces CPU overhead 90609 User Guide SMC SMC9462TX Networks EZ Card 1000 User Guide From SMC s EZ line of feature rich workgroup LAN solutions SMC Networks 6 Hughes March 2001 Irvine CA 92618 Phone 949 707 2400 Pub 150416 102 RO1 Information furnished by SMC Networks Inc SMC is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright O 2001 by SMC Networks Inc 6 Hughes Irvine CA 92618 All rights reserved Printed in Taiwan Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Card EtherPower and SuperDisk are trademarks of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders LIMITED WARRANTY Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Statement SMC Networks Inc SMC warrants its products to be free
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13. Interface 1000BASE T UTP cable Category 5 5e or better 100BASE TX UTP cable Category 5 10BASE T UTP cable Category 3 4 or 5 Data Rate 1000 Mbps 100 Mbps 10 Mbps half and full duplex Cabling 4 pairs of Category 5 5e or better UTP cable maximum 100 m 328 ft LED Indicators 1000 1000 and 10 Mbps link Activity Operating Voltage 5 VDC Q 2 7 A maximum Size without bracket 3 11 x 6 50 in 7 9 x 16 5 cm C 1 SPECIFICATIONS Weight 2 8 oz 80g Temperature Operating 32 to 140 F 0 to 60 C Storage 40 to 18 F 22 to 85 C Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Standards IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3 1OBASE T IEEE 802 3x Full Duplex flow control PCI v2 2 Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class B VCCI Class B Industry Canada Class B EN55022 CISPR 22 Class B Safety UL 1950 CSA 22 2 No 950 EN60950 TV Warranty Limited lifetime C 2 SPECIFICATIONS Software Drivers ODI Drivers NetWare Server 4 11 or later NDIS Drivers Windows NT 4 0 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Unix Drivers Linux 2 2 X or later C 3 SPECIFICATIONS C 4 GLOSSARY 10BASE T IEEE 802 3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3u specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3ab specification for Gigabit Ethernet over four pairs
14. Jumbo Frames This increases the maximum Ethernet frame size to greater than 1514 bytes Using Jumbo Frames greatly reduces packet processing overhead and can boost throughput by up to 300 for bulk data transfers Note To use Jumbo Frames both communicating computers must have network cards that support this feature Also at full duplex all switches in the network between the two end computers must be able to accept the extended frame size With half duplex connections all devices in the collision domain need to support Jumbo Frames IEEE Compliance 3 2 This option should be set to disabled if the link partner does not comply to the IEEE802 3 specifications for 1000BASE T network adapters This is often characterized by an intermittent connection and can occur with older gigabit ethernet hardware CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE NETWORK CARD Receive Buffer This field lets you set the number of buffers allocated in the memory for use by the adapter while receiving packets Decreasing the number of buffers reduces the memory requirement of the adapter Transmit Buffer This field lets you set the number of buffers allocated in the memory for use by the adapter while transmitting packets Decreasing the number of buffers reduces the memory requirement of the adapter 3 3 CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE NETWORK CARD 3 4 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING PCI Compatibility Early PCI BIOS versions do not properly support the PCI s
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17. cates a valid 1000BASE T connection on the fiber port ACT Flashing Indicates that the adapter is Green transmitting or receiving data 1000 On Green Indicates that the adapter is operating at 1000 Mbps 100 On Green Indicates that the adapter is operating at 100 Mbps 10 On Green Indicates that the adapter is Operating at 10 Mbps 1 3 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD Package Contents After unpacking the EZ Card 1000 check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components EZ Card 1000 network card SMC9462TX SuperDisk network drivers diskette This User Guide SMC Warranty Registration Card Immediately inform your dealer in the event of any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible please retain the carton and original packing materials in case there is a need to return the product Please fill out and return the Warranty Registration Card to SMC or register on SMC s Web site The EZ Card 1000 is covered by a limited lifetime warranty SuperDisk Contents 1 4 The SuperDisk contains drivers and other files to make network card configuration testing and driver installation easy RELEASE TXT a summary of the contents of the driver diskette README TXT contains basic information and instructions for installing and using the network card Driver installation TXT files contain installation instructions for a particular driver
18. conducting parts on the PC motherboard Note Some PC motherboard designs may not provide adequate space behind all 32 or 64 bit PCI slots to properly install the network card 3 Install the network card into the slot so that it is firmly seated Then screw the card s bracket securely into the PC s chassis 64 Bit PCI Slot 32 Bit PCI Slot Figure 1 3 Inserting the Network Card 1 6 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD 4 Replace the chassis cover on your PC and power it on 5 The EZ Card 1000 should be automatically configured by the host computer s BIOS However if you have an older computer you may have to manually configure the computer s BIOS settings 6 The SMC SuperDisk that accompanies the EZ Card 1000 contains all the network operating system drivers supported by this card Please read the RELEASE TXT file on the diskette for a list of all drivers Refer to Chapter 2 in this guide for instructions on installing drivers Also a text file is included with each driver to detail the proper installation procedure Any new or updated drivers can be downloaded from SMC s Web site see the back cover of this guide PCI Configuration In most cases your network card is automatically configured when you power up your computer In certain computers however you must modify PCI settings by running your computer s BIOS Setup program For more information refer to PCI Compatibility on page A 2 1 7 INST
19. creased up to 4000 bytes for effective operation To enable the use of jumbo frames the mtu size can be increased by using the ifconfig utility as follows ifconfig lt interface name gt mtu lt mtu size gt for example ifconfig eth0 mtu 3000 Assuming the card has been assigned the device name eth0 the following command brings the card into an operational state ifconfig eth0 up Next the driver must be bound to an active protocol almost always TCP TP using the following command Hifup etho Note that this is meaningful only if the system can find a configuration script that contains the necessary network info A sample is given below DEVICE eth0 USERCTL no ONBOOT yes 2 11 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS BOOTPROTO none BROADCAST 207 200 5 255 NETWORK 207 200 5 0 NETMASK 255 255 255 0 IPADDR 207 200 5 2 Automatic Installation 2 12 This section describes how to install the Linux driver so that it is automatically loaded and configured at boot time The following description is based on the Red Hat 7 0 distribution but it can be easily ported to other distributions as well Note Before automatically loading the driver at boot time ensure that the system will function correctly after the driver has been loaded manually 1 Log into the Unix system as supervisor root and enter Maintenance mode Make sure that the current directory is using Unix command pwd 2 Use the
20. dy installed a network card configured Windows NT Networking or configured a network driver refer to the procedure entitled Secondary Installation on page 3 If Windows NT is already installed on your computer proceed to Step 2 Otherwise complete a first time Windows NT installation without the SMC network card installed Be sure to also install NT Service Packet 4 or later 1 Shut down your PC install the SMC network card and attach the network cable Restart Windows NT 2 Double click on the My Computer Control Panel and Network icons The Network Configuration window appears prompting you to install Windows NT Networking Select Yes Windows NT invokes the Network Setup Wizard Click on Next 3 When prompted to Search for a Network Adapter click on Select from List 2 1 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS 2 2 e When prompted to Select a Network Adapter click on Have Disk Insert the SuperDisk when prompted and click on OK You are presented with the Select OEM Option window Highlight EZ Card 1000 and click on OK When prompted to Search for an Adapter click on Next Select network protocols when prompted and click Next Note To complete a TCP IP installation you will need to know 10 11 12 your IP Address and Subnet Mask For further information contact your network adm
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22. elect Network Adapter window Click on Have Disk You are presented with the Insert Disk window Specify the path to the root directory of the SuperDisk e g A and click on OK You are presented with the Select OEM Option window Highlight EZ Card 1000 and click on OK You are presented with the Network Card Setup window where you can specify the network card data rate AUTONEGOTIATE is the recommended setting for the EZ Card 1000 network card Select OK after verifying network card settings You are presented with the Network window where the SMC network card is now listed as an installed adapter At this point you can select Close to exit the Network applet and follow the prompts to restart Windows NT Select Yes when prompted to reboot for the changes to take effect 2 3 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Further Configuration You can modify card settings install additional protocols and other network components via the Windows NT Network applet J Double click on the My Computer Control Panel and Network icons The Network dialog box appears If the correct network protocols are not installed in the Protocols tab list box click on the Add button and follow the on screen directions to select network protocols Click on the appropriate tab Identification Services or Bindi
23. eparately Check for a defective computer or PCI bus by trying the network card in another computer that is known to operate correctly Make sure your computer is using the latest BIOS available If you cannot access a Windows or NetWare service on the network check that you have enabled and configured the service correctly If you cannot connect to a particular server ensure that you have access rights and a valid ID and password If you cannot access the Internet be sure you have configured your system for TCP IP Cable Specifications APPENDIX B CABLES Cable Types and Specifications Cable Type Max Length Connector 10BASE T Cat 3 4 5 100 ohm UTP 100 m 328 ft RJ 45 100BASE TX Cat 5 100 ohm UTP 100 m 328 ft RJ 45 1000BASE T Cat 5 5e 100 ohm UTP 100 m 328 ft RJ 45 Twisted Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Caution DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ 45 port Use only twisted pair cables with RJ 45 connectors that conform with FCC standards For 10BASE T 100BASE TX connections a twisted pair cable must have two pairs of wires Each wire pair is identified by two different colors For example one wire might be red and the other red with white stripes Also an RJ 45 connector must be attached to both ends of the cable For 1000BASE T connections a twisted pair cable must have four pairs of wires and have RJ 45 connectors attached to both ends of the cable
24. erDisk driver diskette 1 10 If Windows 98 is already installed on your computer proceed to Step 2 Otherwise complete a first time Windows 98 installation without the SMC network card installed Shut down your PC install the SMC network card and attach network cable Power on your PC and boot into Windows 98 When Windows 98 prompts with PCI Ethernet Controller in the New Hardware Found dialog box click the Next button Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box then click the Next button Insert the EZ Card 1000 Driver Diskette in your floppy drive Select Specify a location and type path A Win98 in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box then click the Next button Click the Next button in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box Windows 98 will prompt with SMC EZ Card 1000 Adapter in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box Click the Next button in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box then Windows 98 will copy the driver smc9462 sys from A Win98 to the C NWINDOWSNSYSTEM directory and the SMC9462 INF file from A Win98 to the C WINDOWS INF directory INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS 11 When Windows prompts with SMC EZ Card 1000 Adapter in the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box click the Finish
25. ers Mises TES aua RN C 3 Index CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD Introduction SMC s EZ Card 1000 network interface card is a Gigabit Ethernet card for 32 and 64 bit PCI local bus compliant computers It operates under the 1000BASE T specification over Category 5 UTP Cable This adapter provides up to ten times the bandwidth of Fast Ethernet A true plug and play device this card is auto configurable upon power up Leading edge ASIC technology and performance enhancing techniques maximize throughput and minimize CPU utilization The result is a network card that delivers the performance and reliability demanded by today s high end servers and workstations 1 1 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD Hardware Description 1 2 The EZ Card 1000 is a Gigabit Ethernet network card designed for 32 and 64 bit PCI bus computers The SMC9462TX has a single RJ 45 connector to attach to Category 5 UTP cable and supports 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps Ethernet operations It also supports full and half duplex and features auto negotiation wo SS S SY NS S Figure 1 1 The EZ Card 1000 SMC9462TX INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD LED Indicators The EZ Card 1000 network card includes status LED indicators as described in the following figure and table 10 Mbps OO Link 100 Mbps O O Activity 1000 Mbps O O Figure 1 2 Status LEDs LED Status Description Link On Green Indi
26. following steps to uncompress the package file Hcd tmp and insert the floppy in drive a mcopy a linux 2 2 X nic smc9462t o temp Hcd temp Now the installation directory is ready for use 3 Copy the lacp o and the smc9462t o file to the network modules directory typically lib modules 2 4 X kernel drivers net Hcp lacp o lib modules 2 2 X kernel drivers net Hcp smc9462t o lib modules 2 2 X kernel drivers net 4 Locate the boot module configuration file most commonly conf modules in the etc directory Add the following line alias ethx smc9462 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS where ethx will be eth0 if you do not have any other adapters eth1 if you already have one and so on The parameters are the ones discussed in the previous paragraph Find out where the network configuration scripts are normally in the etc sysconfig network scripts directory and create a configuration script sample discussed above named ifcfg ethx that contains network information cd etc sysconfig network scripts vi ifcfg ethx make a configuration script file Reboot the Unix system to initialize the driver function reboot 2 13 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Windows 98 Installation 2 14 The EZ Card 1000 driver for Windows 98 conforms to the Network Driver Interface Specification NDIS 5 0 and can be found in the AWin98 directory on the SMC Sup
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28. inistrator or Internet service provider Click on Next and then Next again when prompted to Install Network Components When prompted for Windows NT installation files type the path to your Windows NT files on your CD ROM e g D WINNT or hard drive and click on OK You are presented with the Network Card Setup window where you can specify the network card data rate AUTONEGOTIATE is the recommended setting for the EZ Card 1000 network card Select Continue after verifying network card settings Click on Next and then Next again when prompted to Start the Network Enter the Workgroup or Domain names optional when prompted and click on Next Select Finish when prompted and click on Yes when prompted to reboot Remove the SuperDisk INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Secondary Installation Follow this procedure if you have already installed another network card or loaded another driver 1 10 Be sure to install Windows NT Service Packet 4 or later if it is not already installed Install the SMC network card if not already installed attach the network cable and boot Windows NT Double click on the My Computer Control Panel and Network icons From the Network window select the Adapter tab Do not select any of the network cards listed Select Add You are presented with the S
29. king if you want to copy the driver is displayed Select Yes to continue The device driver is copied 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS A screen with three dialog boxes is displayed To change the driver configuration tab to the SMC9462_1 Parameters dialog box and modify the driver parameters Depending on the network that the card is attached to the Link Speed Duplex Mode and Phy Type parameters might need to be changed from their default values If you are not sure what values are required for your network contact your network administrator Tab to the SMC9462_1 Protocols and select the desired protocols Tab to the Board SMC9462_1 Actions dialog box Select the Save Parameters and Load Driver option and press Enter to continue Perform protocol specific configuration as required Select No when asked if you want to load additional drivers On the Additional Driver Actions dialog box select Return to previous menu and press Enter to continue On the Driver Options dialog box select Return to previous menu and press Enter to continue On the Installation Options dialog box select Exit to return to the NetWare console prompt INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS NetWare Server 4 11 2 8 Installing the LAN driver is part of the NetWare installation process Use the following instructions
30. lled Ensure the slot is configured for level triggered interrupts instead of edge triggered interrupts An example of typical PCI parameters follows PCI Slot slot number where the network card is installed Master Enabled Slave Enabled Latency Timer 40 range is 20 to 255 Interrupt Type Level Triggered Interrupt Number choose any number the BIOS Setup supplies that does not conflict with another installed card Note that the wording of these parameters varies with different computers and not all parameters may be configurable Always consult your computer manual for information on changing motherboard jumper settings and BIOS Setup program parameters for use with PCI network cards If you set a motherboard jumper and modify the computer s BIOS Setup make sure the jumper and BIOS settings match TROUBLESHOOTING Solutions for Common Problems Problems are often caused by cabling errors conflicts with other devices installed in the same computer or software that has been configured incorrectly If you encounter a problem with the EZ Card 1000 network card use the following checklists to identify and correct the problem Network Card Installation Problems If your computer cannot find The EZ Card 1000 or the network driver does not install correctly check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support Make sure the card is securely seated in the PCI slot Check for any hardware problems s
31. measures Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help EC Conformance Declaration Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is SMC Networks Europe Edificio Conata II Calle Fructu s Gelabert 6 8 22 4a 08970 Sant Joan Desp Barcelona Spain This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and carries the CE Mark accordingly It conforms to the following specifications EMC EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1995 Class B IEC 1000 4 2 4 kV CD 8 kV AD IEC 1000 4 3 1995 3 V m IEC 1000 4 4 1995 1 0 kV power line 0 5 kV signal line IEC 1000 4 6 1995 3 Vrms COMPLIANCES ii Industry Canada Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil num rique respecte les limites de bruits radio lectriques applicables aux appareils num riques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le mat riel brouilleur Appareils Num riques NMB 003 dict e par le minist re des Communications
32. ngs to add or modify other network components as needed To modify other network card properties click on the Adapters tab and select the EZ Card 1000 in the list box Then click on the Properties button to run the card s configuration utility Refer to Chapter 3 for a description of the card s configuration utility and its options INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Windows 2000 Installation The EZ Card 1000 driver for Windows 2000 conforms to the Network Driver Interface Specification NDIS 5 0 and can be found in the Winnt Win2000 directory on the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette 1 If Windows 2000 is already installed on your computer proceed to Step 2 Otherwise install Windows 2000 without the SMC network card installed Shut down your PC install the SMC network card and attach a network cable Reboot Windows 2000 Make sure you have your Windows 2000 installation CD available or that you are aware of the path to the installation files on your hard drive After you have logged in a Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear if Windows 2000 cannot locate the driver If this window does not appear Windows 2000 was able to locate the driver and installation is complete If the window appears click on Next Select Search for a suitable driver and click on Next Select Specify location and then type in A WINNT WIN2000 and click on OK
33. of Category 5 UTP cable Bandwidth The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for network signals Also synonymous with wire speed the actual speed of the data transmission along the cable Collision A condition in which packets transmitted over the cable interfere with each other Their interference makes both signals unintelligible Collision Domain Single CSMA CD LAN segment CSMA CD CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detect is the communication method employed by Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Glossary 1 End Station A workstation server switch bridge or router Ethernet A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC Intel and Xerox using baseband transmission CSMA CD access logical bus topology and coaxial cable The successor IEEE 802 3 standard provides for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and implementations that operate on fiber thin coax and twisted pair cable Fast Ethernet A 100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA CD access method Gigabit Ethernet A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA CD access method Full Duplex Transmission method that allows two network devices to transmit and receive concurrently effectively doubling the bandwidth of that link Glossary 2 IEEE 802 3 Defines carrier sense multiple acces
34. pecification and may hang when a network card driver tries to load If this occurs make sure your BIOS correctly supports the PCI Local Bus Specification v2 2 or later and upgrade your computer BIOS to the latest version Some PCI computers are not self configuring and require you to perform some or all of the following functions by motherboard jumper changes and or BIOS Setup program configuration Verify that the PCI slot is an enabled busmaster slot and not a slave PCI slot The EZ Card 1000 must be installed in a PCI busmaster slot In some computers the PCI slot must be configured to enable bus mastering Refer to your PC s manual and check the PCI BIOS Setup program to be sure the PCI slot is an enabled busmaster slot In some computers you may be required to disable Plug n Play PnP in the BIOS Setup program if resources are not properly assigned between the network card and other installed cards Some computers may require you to reserve interrupts and memory addresses for installed ISA cards to prevent PCI cards from using the same settings Refer to your PC s manual and check the PCI BIOS Setup program configuration options for ISA cards TROUBLESHOOTING A 2 Make sure the PCI slot is configured to support INTA Ensure that INTA for the slot is assigned to a free interrupt IRQ number Check the BIOS Setup program s PCI parameters for the slot where the EZ Card 1000 network card is insta
35. river configuration tab to the SMC9462_1 Parameters dialog box and modify the driver parameters Depending on the network that the card is attached to the Link Speed Duplex Mode and Phy Type parameters might need to be changed from their default values If you are not sure what values are required for your network contact your network administrator Tab to the SMC9462_1 Protocols and select the desired protocols Tab to the Board SMC9462_1 Actions dialog box Select the Save Parameters and Load Driver option and press Enter Perform protocol specific configuration as required Select No when asked if you want to load additional drivers On the Additional Driver Actions dialog box select Return to previous menu and press Enter to continue On the Driver Options dialog box select Return to previous menu and press Enter to continue On the Installation Options dialog box select Exit to return to the NetWare console prompt INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Linux 2 2 X or Later Installation This section describes the procedure for manual and automatic loading and configuration of the EZ Card 1000 Unix stream driver for Linux 2 2 X or later The Linux driver can be found in the A linux directory on the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette Manual Loading and Configuration Note In the following sections that describe the driver configuration it is sugges
36. ry 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE T 1 8 If your existing Category 5 installation does not meet one of the test parameters for 1000Base T there are basically three measures that can be applied to try to correct the problem 1 Replace any Category 5 patch cables with high performance Category 5e cables 2 Reduce the number of connectors used in the link 3 Reconnect some of the connectors in the link INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD Connecting UTP Cable 1 Attach the male RJ 45 connector on one end of a UTP cable to the network card s RJ 45 port 3 wy gt 3 RJ 45 Port eo Na Category 5 Cable O Figure 1 4 Connecting UTP Cable 2 Attach the male connector on the other end of the UTP cable directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet device OR Attach the male connector on the other end of the UTP cable to a wall outlet with an RJ 45 connector properly wired for 1000BASE T Ethernet Wiring from the wall outlet connection is usually routed to a hub or switch through a punch down block located in a wiring closet 3 For 1000 Mbps operation make certain that the device you are connecting to is compliant with IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T 1 9 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CARD CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS Windows NT 4 0 Installation Caution Prior to installing the driver make sure you have upgraded to NT Service Pack 4 or later First Time Installation If you have alrea
37. s with collision detection CSMA CD access method and physical layer specifications IEEE 802 3u Defines CSMA CD access method and physical layer specifications for 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3ab Defines CSMA CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet over Category 5 UTP cable Local Area Network LAN A group of interconnected computer and support devices LAN Segment Separate LAN or collision domain Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition Local Area Network A group of interconnected computers and support devices Media Access Control MAC A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission medium facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes MII Media Independent Interface the standard interface for Fast Ethernet similar to the AUI interface for traditional Ethernet Glossary 3 Network Diameter Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision domain Switched Ports Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol and IP as the network layer protocol UTP Unshielded twisted pair cable Glossary 4 A Auto Negotiation 2 2 B BIOS requirements 1 5 A 1 bus mastering 1 5 A 1 C cable adjusting Category 5 cable 1
38. ted that these instructions be carried out in a single user environment 1 Log into the Unix system as supervisor root and enter Maintenance mode Make sure that the current directory is using the Unix command pwd 2 Use the following steps to uncompress the package file cd tmp and insert the floppy in the proper drive i e az mcopy a linux 2 2 X smc9462t o temp cd temp Now the installation directory is ready for use 3 Load the EZ Card 1000 device driver module by simply running the command insmod smc9462t o You can also specify command line parameters for the driver such as Hinsmod MaxTxDesc 150 MaxRxDesc 150 RxBufSize 2048 The following command line parameters are supported 2 10 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS RxBufSize This is the size of the receive buffer memory space allocated per receive descriptor the label given to each packet received The default value is 2048 It should be set at 2048 to ensure good performance when not using jumbo frames When using jumbo frames it should be set at 4096 MaxRxDesc This is the maximum number of receive descriptors that will be allocated This value should be at least 100 The default value is 200 MaxTxDesc This is the maximum number of transmit descriptors that will be allocated This value should be at least 100 The default value is 200 lt mtu size gt This is the maximum transmission packet size and can be in
39. uch as physical damage to the card s edge connector Try the card in another PCI busmaster slot If all fails test with another EZ Card 1000 card that is known to operate correctly Check for resource conflict in the PCI configuration See section PCI Compatibility in this chapter Make sure your computer is using the latest BIOS available If there are other network cards in the computer they may be causing conflict Remove all other cards from the computer and test the EZ Card 1000 separately Check for a defective computer or PCI bus by trying the network card in another computer that is know to operate correctly A 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Network Connection Problems If your computer cannot find the EZ Card 1000 card or the network driver does not install correctly check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support Make sure the card is securely seated in the PCI slot Check for any hardware problems such as physical damage to the card s edge connector Try the card in another PCI busmaster slot If all fails test with another EZ Card 1000 card that is known to operate correctly Check for resource conflict in the PCI configuration See section PCI Compatibility in this chapter Make sure your computer is using the latest BIOS available If there are other network cards in the computer they may be causing conflict Remove all other cards from the computer and test the EZ Card 1000 s
40. with those in the NetWare installation manual to install the driver You will need the SMC SuperDisk during this procedure 1 Shutdown your computer and install the EZ Card 1000 network card in a PCI slot Connect the card to the network using UTP cable 2 Turn your computer on and boot it to the NetWare 4 11 console prompt 3 At the NetWare console prompt Enter the command load install to start the install utility The Installation Options dialog box is displayed 4 Select the Driver Options menu item and press enter The Driver Options dialog box is displayed 5 Select the Configure Network Drivers menu item and press Enter The Additional Driver Actions dialog box is displayed 6 Insert the SMC SuperDisk driver diskette into the A drive 7 Select the Load an additional driver menu item option and press Enter The Select a driver dialog box is displayed Press the Ins key to install an unlisted driver A dialog box is displayed indicating that the A drive will be scanned for drivers Press Enter to continue 8 Press Enter to select the SMC9462 LAN from the Select a driver to install dialog box A message asking if you want to copy the driver is displayed Select Yes to continue The device driver is copied 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK DRIVERS A screen with three dialog boxes is displayed To change the d
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