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Netgear GA622T Reference Manual

1. NETGEAR Reference Gu 2001 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Trademarks NETGEAR is a registered trademark of NETGEAR Inc Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Certificate of the Manufacturer I mporter It is hereby certified that the NETGEAR Model GA622T Gigabit Ethernet Cards have been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMP T AmtsblVfg 243 1991 and Vfg 46 1992 The opera tion of some equipment for example test transmitters in accordance with the regulations may however be subject to certain restrictions P lease refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations VCCI Statement This equipment is in the Class B category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area t
2. 8 2 LEDs 8 1 wW Windows 2000 software driver installation 5 1 removing 5 7 Windows 98 software driver installation 3 1 parameters descriptions 3 6 Windows NT software driver installation 4 1 parameters descriptions 4 5 updating 4 8 wn NETGEAR NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 1 888 NETGEAR E mail support NETGEAR com www NETGEAR com S M G A 6 2 2 N A 0 February 2001
3. Description Pause Frames Count IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Pause Frames High Threshold IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Pause Frames Low Threshold IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Receive Buffer Count Specifies hardware resources in memory used to receive packets Transmit Buffer Count Specifies hardware resources in memory used to send packets Increasing this value may increase transmit performance Windows NT driver software 4 6 9 Click OK to accept the changed parameters The Network dialog box opens 1 NETGEAR GA amp 622T Gigabit UTP Adapter NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter Eaiie 10 Click Close If other cards in your system useTCP IP bindings the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box opens Set any necessary TCP IP configurations and click OK when finished 11 When prompted to restart your computer click Yes The system restarts using the new driver and configuration settings Windows NT driver software 4 7 Updating the Driver Software To replace old driver software with a newer version 1 9 Start your Windows NT system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software On the Windows taskbar click the Sta
4. Documentation CD e GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide e Warranty amp Registration Card e Support Information Card Call your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any wrong missing or damaged parts Refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area Keep the Support Information Card along with the original packing materials Use the packing materials to repack the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card if you need to return it for repair To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations fill out the registration information within 30 days of purchase For priority service register online on the NETGEAR Web page at http www NETGEAR com You can also fill out and return the Warranty amp Registration Card that is included in your product package hardware installation 2 1 Requirements Before installing the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card verify that your system meets the operating system and hardware requirements outlined in Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Software and Hardware Requirements Windows 950SR2 Requirements Hardware A Pentium based workstation that meets Windows 950SR2 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Operating System Windows 950SR2 Software loaded during driver installation Windows 98 98SE GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software version 1 0 or
5. M bps Fast Ethernet link No 100 M bps link possible link at different speed possible bad cable bad connector or configuration mismatch Preparing to Install Your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Follow the instructions provided in this section for installing the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card in your server or workstation For additional information about performing these tasks on your particular system refer to the manuals included with your system hardware Before installing your Gigabit Ethernet Card 1 Make sure that your system meets the hardware and software requirements provided in Table 2 1 2 Make sure that your system uses the latest BI OS 3 Turn off the power to your PC e If you are running Windows close all applications and click Start from the desktop menu select Shut Down and then select Shut down the computer e If you are running NetWare use the following commands to shut down the server functions and reach the DOS prompt server_name down server_name exit hardware installation 2 6 Danger You are installing the card in a machine that operates with voltages that can be AN dangerous Follow the steps after this warning to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the P C components 4 Protect yourself the card and your server by taking these precautions e Shut down the server software and turn off the power to your server e Use only insulated or non conducting
6. Offload Rx IP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to verify the IP checksum of incoming packets This will improve IP receive performance by offloading this operation from the CPU Windows 2000 M e Offload Rx TCP Checksum When enabled this option a of incoming packets This wi offloading this operation fro ows the card to verify the TCP checksum improveTCP receive performance by m the CPU Windows 2000 Me Offload Rx UDP Checksum When enabled this option a of incoming packets This wi offloading this operation fro ows the card to verify the UDP checksum improve UDP receive performance by m the CPU Windows 2000 Me Offload Tx IP Checksum When enabled this option a of outgoing packets This wi offloading this operation fro ows the card to compute the IP checksum improve IP transmit performance by m the CPU Windows 2000 Me Offload Tx TCP Checksum When enabled this option a of outgoing packets This wi offloading this operation fro ows the card to compute the TCP checksum improve TCP transmit performance by m the CPU Windows 2000 Me Offload Tx UDP Checksum When enabled this option a of outgoing packets This wi offloading this operation fro ows the card to compute the UDP checksum improve UDP transmit performance by m the CPU Windows 2000 Me Windows NT driver software 4 5 Table 4 1 Parameter Descriptions continued Property
7. gam o lib modules 2 2 12 20 net Note You may need to enter a different pathname than what is shown on the last line above depending on the Linux kernel version number you have To find out the exact version number of the Linux kernel use this command ls al lib modules Linux driver software 7 2 4 Add the following lines to any of the startup scripts like etc rc d rc local OF etc rc d init d network So that the driver will load when the system boots up sbin insmod lib modules 2 2 12 20 net gam o sbin ifconfig lt interface name gt lt ip addr gt Note You may need to enter a different pathname than what is shown on the first line above depending on the Linux kernel version number you have To find out the exact version number of the Linux kernel use this command ls al lib modules You can dynamically load and unload the driver from a running kernel with the following commands insmod gam o xrmmod gam o Testing the Driver Software To install and test the driver shut down the network stack install the driver and re start the stack again with these commands sh etc rc d init d network stop insmod gam o sh etc rce d init d network start When the driver is loaded into the system with the insmod command the driver probes the P CI bus to locate all GA622T devices and creates control structures for each The driver logs a couple of messages available in the var log messages file f
8. higher for Windows which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Win95 directory The necessary files are e GA622nd4 sys network device driver file e Netga622 inf information used by installation program Hardware A Pentium based workstation that meets Windows 98 98SE software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Operating System Windows 98 Windows 98SE Software loaded during driver installation Windows NT GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software version 1 0 or higher for Windows which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Win98 directory The necessary files are e GA622nd5 sys network device driver file e Netga622 inf information used by installation program Hardware hardware installation A Pentium based workstation or server that meets Windows NT 4 0 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Minimum 64 MB memory 2 2 Table 2 1 Software and Hardware Requirements continued Operating System Requirements Windows NT 4 0 with Service Pack 5 or above To download the latest Service Pack go to the following Microsoft Web page and search for the latest service pack http www microsoft com downloads search asp Software loaded during driver installation Windows 2000 GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software v
9. tools e Hold the Gigabit Ethernet Card by the edges and place it on an antistatic surface only e Check the card for visible signs of damage particularly to the connector on the edge of the card Never attempt to install a damaged card Installing Your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card To install your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card 1 Remove the PC cover 2 Choose an available 32 bit or 64 bit PCI expansion slot PCI slots are usually the shorter slots and remove the corresponding back plate from the P C chassis 3 Insert the card into the P CI expansion slot Note To avoid damaging any components on the card handle it by the edges using your thumbs to push it securely into the PCI slot Do not use excessive force but make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot to prevent the PC operating system from freezing at startup The connector dock in a 32 bit PCI slot is shorter than in a 64 bit PCI slot When installed in a 32 bit PCI slot part of the connector edge remains undocked This situation is normal 4 Fasten the card to the rear of the computer chassis by tightening the screw that is on the PC 5 Replace the PC cover and reconnect the power cord to the PC hardware installation 2 7 Connecting the Network Cables The GA622T has one RJ 45 connector used for attaching the system to an E thernet copper wire segment The card will automatically negotiate the fastest connection speed and duplex possi
10. Card Designed especially for high performance systems such as servers and high end workstations it offers 2 gigabits per second Gbps of aggregate bandwidth and optimized performance while minimizing network overhead on the host system This guide describes the installation and use of the GA622T for operation within a Microsoft Windows 950SR2 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows M e Novell NetWare or Red Hat Linux environment This chapter provides information about the features of the GA622T It connects your P Cl compliant server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network incorporat ing a new technology that transfers data at a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second M bps over standard Category 5 cables Benefits Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized with the use of the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card The GA622T has demonstrated interoperability with all major Gigabit Ethernet equipment on the market that is compliant with IEEE 802 3ab standards and should work with most non compliant Gigabit E thernet products In addition because the GA622T uses standard Ethernet frame and M edia Access Control MAC formats it provides full compatibility with Fast Ethernet network equipment through network switches from a variety of vendors including NETGEAR Features The key features of the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card are e Full duplex operation 2 000 M
11. a different slot in the same system you need to do the following 1 Shut down the system and remove the card from the PCI slot 2 Install the card in its new PCI slot see Installing Your Gigabit Ethernet Card on page 2 7 3 When the system is powered on reinstall the driver software see Installing the Driver Software on page 5 1 Windows 2000 driver software 5 6 Removing the Driver Software Under Windows 2000 the driver software is automatically uninstalled when its hardware is removed To remove a card do the following 1 Shut down the system and remove the card from the PCI slot 2 When the system is powered on the driver will be automatically uninstalled Windows 2000 driver software 5 7 CHAPTER 6 NETWARE DRIVER SOFTWARE This chapter provides information about the Novell NetWare driver software This chapter also describes how to e Verify the NetWare pre installation requirements e Install the driver software in the NetWare environment e Modify Driver properties during the driver software installation Because network administrators can use more than one method to install device drivers on a NetWare server this chapter does not provide detailed installation instructions for each method Each method is briefly described in Table 6 1 Table 6 1 NetWare Device Installation Methods M ethod P rogram AUTOEXEC NCF O S support NetWare 5 0 5 1 NetWare 4 2 Advantage Quick effic
12. ble If a specific speed or duplex is desired the card can be placed into one of the supported modes 1000 M bps full duplex 100 M bps full duplex 100 M bps half duplex 1 Prepare an appropriate cable Table 2 3 lists the cable characteristics for connecting to 100 1000BASE T ports Table 2 3 GA622T 100 1L000BASE T Cable Characteristics Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance 100 1000BASE T RJ 45 CAT 5 UTP CAT 5e UTP 325 feet 100 meters Note 1000BASE T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling as specified in ISO IEC 11801 1995 and ANSI EIA TIA 568 A 1995 and tested using procedures defined inTIA EIA TSB95 2 Connect one end of the cable to the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card 3 Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ 45 Ethernet network port 4 Turn on power to the PC and then to the connected device 5 Verify that one of the two link speed LEDs is on indicating that there is a good link to the card Note SeeTable 2 2 for a description of port LED operation See Chapters 3 through 7 for driver installation and configuration instructions hardware installation 2 8 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS 950SR2 98 ME DRIVER SOFTWARE This chapter provides information about the Microsoft Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software This chapter also describes how to e Install the driver software in the Windows 98 environment e Move the card to a different slot Note Th
13. bps 1 000 M bps each way with DMA Direct Memory Access Gigabit Ethernet interface IEEE 802 3ab e RJ 45 connector for Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable introduction 1 1 Interoperability with existing Fast Ethernet equipment compliance with the following standards and protocols IEEE 802 3ab Gigabit Ethernet EEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation EEE 802 3x Flow Control Standard Ethernet frame size up to 1 518 bytes J umbo frames support Adaptive interrupt frequency Adjustable interrupt hold off time to minimize CPU utilization therefore maximizing PCI bus and network throughput 33 66 MHz 32 64 bit PCI bus master Local Bus Revision 2 2 compliant with adaptive DM A channels Two independent DMA channels for simultaneous read and write operations as a bus master the network card requests access to the PCI bus instead of waiting to be polled Software driver support for Windows950SR 2 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Me NetWare 4 2 5 0 5 1 and Red Hat Linux 6 1 and 6 2 Universal dual voltage signaling 3 3 V and 5 V introduction 1 2 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter provides information about the package contents system requirements and installation of the NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Package Contents The product package contains e GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card e GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and
14. e failed the original card is probably defective Install the network card in another functioning system and run the tests again If the card passed the tests in the new system the original system may be defective Remove all other network cards from the system and run the tests again If the card passes the tests the other cards might be causing conflict troubleshooting 8 3 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS This appendix provides specifications for the NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Cable Specifications GA622T 100 1000BASE T Port Type Connector Media M aximum Distance 100 1000BASE T RJ 45 CAT 5 UTP CAT 5eUTP 325 feet 100 meters Note 1000BASE T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling as specified in ISO IEC 11801 1995 and ANSI EIA TIA 568 A 1995 and tested for additional performance using testing procedures defined inTIA EIA TSB95 Technical Specifications General Specifications NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Standards Compatibility 1EEE 802 3ab Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation IEEE 802 3x Flow Control GA622T Network RJ 45 connector for Category 5 UTP cable Connection Full duplex 2000 M bps 1000 M bps each way Gigabit Ethernet Host Connection Single slot short form factor P CI card with 32 bit connectors Single slot long form factor PCI card with 64 bit connectors PCI rev 2 2 compliant Clock s
15. e specific steps and screen shots used in this chapter refer to a computer with Windows 98 installed but the information and procedures shown here apply to computers with Windows 950SR2 and Windows Me Installing the Driver Software A network driver must be installed before the card can be used with your Windows 98 system Note The Gigabit Ethernet card must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software See Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for details When the Windows 98 System first boots up after installing a new hardware device such as a GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card the system automatically detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the driver software for the device Windows 950SR2 98 M e driver software 3 1 To install the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card software for Windows 98 perform the following procedure 1 When you boot up the Windows 98 system after installing the Gigabit Ethernet card a series of Found New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes opens Add New Hardware Wizard Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software 3 2 2 When the following dialog box opens click Search for the best driver for your device recommended and then click Next Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do earch for the best driver for your device Recommended mmm C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver yo
16. eck the length and rating of the cable Make sure that the cable segment is compliant with the requirements shown in Table 2 3 on page 2 8 e Connect the network card to a different network port and run the tests again If successful the original network port may be defective or improperly configured e Check the network card installation by reviewing Chapter 2 Hardware Installation M ake sure that the network card is properly seated in a PCI slot e Check for specific hardware problems such as broken traces or loose broken solder connections e Check the configuration settings and change them if they are in conflict with another device e Make sure that your system is using the latest BIOS Check the PCI BIOS parameters for proper configuration of the slot where the card is installed Table 8 2 shows several possible P CI BIOS parameters These parameters may not all be available on every system Table 8 2 PCI BIOS Parameters Parameter Setting Bus M aster Enabled Interrupt number Set to any IRQ that does not conflict with another device Latency timer Recommended range is between 20 and 255 This parameter is typically set to 64 troubleshooting 8 2 Try inserting the network card in another slot If the new position works the original slot in your system may be defective Replace the failed network card with one that is known to work properly If the second card works in the slot where the first on
17. er Software 4 8 M oving the Network Card to a Different Slot 4 9 CHAPTER 5 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTWARE Installing the Driver Software 5 1 M oving the Network Card to a Different Slot 5 6 Removing the Driver Software 5 7 contents V CHAPTER 6 NETWARE DRIVER SOFTWARE Pre Installation Requirements 6 2 Installing the Driver Software 6 2 Modifying Driver P roperties 6 5 Installation Troubleshooting 6 6 CHAPTER 7 LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE File Listing 7 1 Installing the Driver Software 7 2 Testing the Driver Software 7 3 Configurable Parameters 7 4 CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING Checking the Port LEDs 8 1 Using a Troubleshooting Checklist 8 2 APPENDIXA SPECIFICATIONS Cable Specifications GA622T 100 1000BASE T A 1 Technical Specifications A 1 INDEX contents vi FIGURE Figure 2 1 Front Panel of Model GA622T Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 5 TABLES Table 2 1 Software and Hardware Requirements 2 2 Table 2 2 GA622T LEDs 2 6 Table 2 3 GA622T 100 1000BASE T Cable Characteristics 2 8 Table 3 1 Parameter Descriptions 3 6 Table 4 1 Parameter Descriptions 4 5 Table 6 1 NetWare Device Installation M ethods 6 1 Table 6 2 NetWare Support Files 6 2 Table 6 3 Parameter Descriptions 6 5 Table 7 1 Linux files 7 1 Table 8 1 GA622T 100 1000BASE T Port LED Activity 8 1 Table 8 2 PCI BIOS Parameters 8 2 contents vii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet
18. erent path The Specify a directory path dialog box opens 7 Make sure the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver and Documentation CD is inserted in the CD ROM drive and type in the path to the driver directory on the CD For example if your CD ROM s drive letter is D you would type the following D Netware The Scanning for available drivers window appears for a short period of time and then the Select a driver to install dialog box opens with GA622 LAN NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter selected NetWare driver software 6 3 10 Il 12 T3 P ress the Enter key to select the listed driver At the Do you want to copy driver GA622 LAN prompt select Yes The Board GA622_1 Driver GA622 Actions dialog box opens Select the Save parameters and load driver option The Network number to bind dialog box opens Press Enter to accept random network number or Esc to not accept binding The system examines the network for net number conflicts The system will prompt you for the network number to bind the adapter card for various frame types Repeat this step until the system has prompted you for all four frame types After examining the net number conflicts the Do you want to select an addition al Network driver dialog box opens Specify whether you have an additional adapter to install The Selected Network Drivers windows opens with message GA622 currently l
19. ersion 1 0 or higher for Windows NT which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Winnt directory The necessary files are GA622nd4 sys network device driver file e Oemsetup inf information used by installation program this file is in the root directory Hardware A Pentium based workstation or server that meets Windows 2000 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Minimum 64 MB memory Operating System Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server Software loaded during driver installation Windows Me GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software version 1 0 or higher for Windows 2000 which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Win2000 directory The necessary files are GA622nd5 sys network device driver file e Netga622 inf information used by installation program Hardware A Pentium based workstation that meets Windows M e software requirements Operating System Windows Me Software loaded during driver installation GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software for Windows Me which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Winme directory The necessary files are GA622nd5 sys network device driver file e Netga622 inf information used by installatio
20. he following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Option T CD ROM drives IM Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update lt Back Cancel 4 Insert the GA622T Copper Gigabit E thernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into your CD ROM drive and click OK Found New Hardware Wizard x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive f selected and then click OK Cancel i Copy manufacturer s files from WIN 2000 Browse i Windows 2000 driver software 5 4 5 In the Driver Files Search Results dialog box verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown and then click N ext Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device Windows 2000 driver software 5 5 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard LY NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Windows 2000 automatically detects the installation and removal of hardware To move a GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card to
21. hereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office M achines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas When used near a radio or TV receiver it may become the cause of radio interference Read instructions for correct handling Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance Notice Radio Frequency Notice Note M odifications to this device change it from the original state it was in when tested and may alter the device so that it no longer complies with FCC testing limitations for Class B digital devices According to FCC regulations the user could be prohibited from operating this equipment if it is modified This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio commu
22. ides troubleshooting information for the NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Checking the Port LEDs GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card The front panel of the GA622T has three LE Ds one for each port speed option 100 Mbps and 1000M bps to indicate which link is active and one LED for data transfer status see Figure 2 1 on page 2 5 Before the port LE Ds can provide troubleshooting information the card must be connected to the network see Chapter 2 and the network drivers for your particu lar operating system must be installed see Chapter 3 through Chapter 7 1 Verify that the card driver software has been installed and that the card is connected to a network 2 Verify that the card status LEDs operate as described in the Table 8 1 Table 8 1 GA622T 100 1000BASE T Port LED Activity Description Blinking Brief bursts of data detected on the port On Streams of data detected on the port Off No data detected on the port On Good 100 Mbps Fast E thernet link No 100 M bps link possible link at different speed possible bad cable bad connector or configuration mismatch Good Gigabit E thernet link No 1000 M bps link possible link at different speed possible bad cable bad connector or configuration mismatch troubleshooting 8 1 Using a Troubleshooting Checklist If you need to test the network card further check the following items e Inspect all cables and connections Ch
23. ient Drawback Text file interface requires you to accurately enter parameters using correct syntax Cannot be used for initial installation of NetWare 5 0 on a server nwconfig install NetWare 5 0 5 1 NetWare 4 2 Graphical user interface enables you to enter all card parameters Doesn t allow you to modify parameters To do so requires you to remove the driver software and re install it on the server If you are installing Netware 5 0 for the first time on the server N etware uses the nwconfig program to install the card driver during the installation of the operating system Note lf you are installing NetWare 5 0 for the first time on the server NetWare uses the nwconfig program to install the card driver during the installation of the operating system NetWare driver software 6 1 Pre Installation Requirements Before you can use the Gigabit Ethernet card in your NetWare system you must install the network device driver First make sure that the Gigabit Ethernet card is physically installed on your system Typically NetWare OS software must already be running on the server M ake sure that your server meets the hardware and operating system software requirements described in Table 2 1 which starts on page 2 2 Install the NIC into a PCI slot of a NetWare server and note the slot number slots are generally numbered top front to bottom back of the machine You may need to know the slot
24. ify the UDP checksum of incoming packets This will improve UDP receive performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Offload Tx IP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to compute the IP checksum of outgoing packets This will improve IP transmit performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Offload Tx TCP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to compute the TCP checksum of outgoing packets This will improveTCP transmit performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Offload Tx UDP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to compute the UDP checksum of outgoing packets This will improve UDP transmit performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software 3 6 Table 3 1 Parameter Descriptions continued Property Description Pause Frames Count IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Pause Frames High Threshold IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Pause Frames Low Threshold IEEE 802 3x flow control settings help fine tune network performance by preventing dropped packets Receive Buffer Count Specifies hardware resources in memory used to receive packets Transmit Buffer Count Specifies ha
25. iver e Configurable parameters File Listing The following files are included in the Linux directory Table 7 1 Linux files File Name Description ga c Linux network OS specific module file ga622t h Driver header file gam o Driver object module for 2 2 17 kernel hsm c Hardware specific module file hsm h Hardware specific module header file nsm h HSM related data structures nsmtypes h Definition type define sp c Tunable parameters Makefile Rules to compile and install the driver Linux driver software 7 1 Installing the Driver Software Your Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card must be physically installed in the server before installing the software driver If you are installing more than one Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card you must perform the following procedure for each card This version of the driver requires a base Red Hat Linux 6 1 or Red Hat Linux 6 2 with Linux kernel version 2 2 12 basic utilities and the C development system To install the driver software 1 Login as root insert the floppy disk with the GA622T driver and mount the disk into the system with the following command mount t msdos dev fd0 mnt 2 Copy the files from floppy into an appropriate directory mkdir ga622t cd ga622t cp mnt linux 3 To create a new driver object module and install the current driver object module in the file system run the following command make gam o cp
26. iver software version 1 0 or higher for NetWare which is included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Linux directory The necessary files are ga c Linux network OS specific module file ga622t h Driver header file gam o Driver object module for 2 2 17 kernel hsm c Hardware specific module file hsm h Hardware specific module header file nsm h HSM related data structures nsmtypes h Definition type define sp c Tunable parameters Makefile Rules to compile and install the driver 2 4 Hardware Description As illustrated in Figure 2 1 the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card has an RJ 45 connector port and three port LE Ds Figure 2 1 Front Panel of Model GA622T Gigabit Ethernet Card The front panel of the GA622T has three LE Ds one for each port speed option 100 Mbps and 1000 M bps to indicate which link is active and one LED for data transfer status Once the hardware and its driver software are properly installed on your system the LE Ds indicate the conditions described in Table 2 2 hardware installation 2 5 Table 2 2 GA622T LEDs Activity Description Blinking Brief bursts of data detected on the port On Streams of data detected on the port Off No data detected on the port On Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link No 1000 M bps link possible link at different speed possible bad cable bad connector or configuration mismatch Good 100
27. n program hardware installation 2 3 Table 2 1 Software and Hardware Requirements continued NetWare Requirements Hardware A Pentium based server that meets NetWare 4 2 NetWare 5 0 or NetWare 5 1 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Minimum 64 MB memory Operating System If you are using NetWare 4 2 you must have the most recent support pack Support Pack 8 or later To download the latest support pack go to the following Novell Web page http support novell com products nw42 patches htm For NetWare 5 0 download the most recent support pack Support Pack 4 or later To download the latest support pack go to the following Novell Web page http support novell com products nw5 patches htm Software loaded during driver installation Red Hat Linux GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card driver software version 1 0 or higher for NetWare which is Included on the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD in the Netware directory The necessary files are Ga622 lan network device driver file e Ga622 Idi information used by installation program Hardware A Pentium based server that meets Red Hat Linux 6 1 or 6 2 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Operating System Red Hat Linux 6 1 or 6 2 Software loaded during driver installation hardware installation GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card dr
28. n this example the letter E is the CD ROM drive The Select OEM Option dialog box opens and NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card is highlighted Select DEM Option 7 Click OK The driver is copied onto your system and the NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter properties dialog box opens NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter 8 Refer to Table 4 1 to set the parameters in the entry fields Windows NT driver software 4 4 Table 4 1 Parameter Descriptions Property IEEE Compliance Enable Description Disabled is used for non compliant switches Enabled requires that the attached network device full y complies with 802 3ab Interrupt Hold Off Time Specifies the amount of time between adapter interrupts Under normal operation the adapter gener ates an interrupt every time a frame is received Reducing the number of interrupts improves CPU utilization Jumbo Frame Size Enables sending larger Ethernet packets on Gigabit J umbo Frames can increase throughput and decrease CP U utilization by putting more data in each packet thereby send ing out fewer packets Jumbo Frames are not a part of the IEEE standard and can be used only if supported by the other network equipment Network Address Allows you to change the network address Network M edia Duplex is a performance option that lets you choose how the card transmits and receives packets over the network
29. net Card respectent les limites de bruits radio lectriques visant les appareils num riques de classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique du minist re des Communications du Canada Customer Support For assistance with installing and configuring your NETGEAR system or with questions or problems following installation e Check the NETGEAR Web page at http www NETGEAR com e Call Technical Support at the phone number listed on the Support Information Card that shipped with your switch e Email Technical Support at support NETGEAR com Defective or damaged merchandise can be returned to your point of purchase representative Internet World Wide Web NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that you can access at the universal resource locator URL http www NE TGE AR com A connection to the Internet and a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape are required CHAPTER 1 Introduction Benefits 1 1 Features 1 1 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Package Contents 2 1 Requirements 2 2 Hardware Description 2 5 Preparing to Install Your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 6 Installing Your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 7 Connecting the Network Cables 2 8 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS 950SR2 98 Me DRIVER SOFTWARE Installing the Driver Software 3 1 M oving the Network Card to a Different Slot 3 7 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS NT DRIVER SOFTWARE Installing the Driver Software 4 1 U pdating the Driv
30. nications H owever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help EN 55 022 Statement This is to certify that the NETGEAR M odel GA622T Gigabit Ethernet Card are shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Article 4a Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class B CISPR 22 Compliance is dependent upon the use of shielded data cables Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations These digital apparatus NETGEAR Model GA622T Gigabit Ethernet Card do not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique du minist re des Communications Ces appareils num riques NETGEAR M odel GA622T Gigabit Ether
31. number later when you configure the driver Install the latest support pack files to ensure the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card will correctly function The Support pack or patch file s needed for the operating system running on your server are indicated in Table 6 2 Table 6 2 NetWare Support Files NetWare O S File Name File s to Install Version 5 0 5 1 Support Pack 4 NW5SP4 EXE or latest file or the latest support pack Version 4 2 Support Pack 8 NW4SP8A EXE or latest file or the latest support pack Installing the Driver Software To use the floppy drive to install the drivers copy the Ga622 lan and Ga622 ldi files from the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver and Document CD onto a floppy disk Insert the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver and Documentation CD into the CD ROM drive NetWare driver software 6 2 To install the NetWare driver software 1 At the System Console type load nwconfig The NetWare Configuration Options dialog box opens 2 Select the Driver Options load unload disk and network drivers option The Driver Options dialog box opens 3 Select the Configure network drivers option The Additional Driver Actions dialog box opens 4 Select the Load an additional driver option The Select a driver dialog box opens 5 Press the Insert key to install an unlisted driver An instruction window opens 6 Press the F3 key to specify a diff
32. oaded The GA622T software driver installation is complete O Note The AUTOEXEC NCF is automatically modified after the above process is complete W henever the system is restarted in the future the GA622T drivers are automatically loaded NetWare driver software 6 4 Modifying Driver Properties Note The driver properties can be modified only during the driver software installation If you want to modify these properties after the driver has already installed you must first remove the driver and then reinstall it 1 Repeat steps 1 9 from the above procedure 2 Inthe Board GA622_1 Driver GA622 Actions dialog box click Select M odify driver parameters and protocols 3 Use theTab and Arrow keys to move the cursor to GA622T_1 Parameters dialog box where you can change driver parameters Refer to Table 6 3 for help in con figuring these parameters Table 6 3 Parameter Descriptions Parameter Descriptions Slot Number Supported values any decimal number with a maximum length of 8 figures Select the slot number that corresponds to the expansion slot where the board is installed Caution If this parameter is not correctly supplied and there is more than one card installed in the server the installation program may crash the system Node Address Supported values any hexadecimal number digits 0 to F allowed with a maximum length of 12 figures DO NOT change this address unless you are prepared to admini
33. ol Panel The Control Panel window opens Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box opens Click on the Adapter tab Any previously installed driver is listed in the Network Adapters list Click on the network card you want to remove and then click Remove Repeat step 5 for each network card that you want to remove Click Close When prompted to restart your computer click No Shut down your computer Install the network card in a new slot by following the instructions in Installing Your Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card on page 2 7 and then install the network drivers by following the instructions in Installing the Driver Software on page 4 1 Windows NT driver software 4 9 CHAPTER 5 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTWARE This chapter provides information about the Microsoft Windows 2000 driver software This chapter also describes how to e Install the driver software in the Windows 2000 environment Move the card to a different slot e Remove the driver software Note The GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet card must be physically installed in your server or workstation prior to installing the driver software See Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for details Installing the Driver Software When the Windows 2000 system first boots up after installing a new hardware device such as a GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card the system automatically detects the new hardware and prompts
34. or each device with information about its PCI geographic location IRQ 10 address and some basic debug information addresses of some important structures Linux driver software 7 3 All the devices on the PCI bus can be listed by running the following command cat proc pci IRQ and 10 address information from this can be correlated with the information displayed by the driver in the var 1og messages file When theTCP IP stack is initialized it opens all configured Ethernet devices and initializes them for use At this time the driver will perform auto negotiation and log information about the link status You can then test the driver by running utilities like ping telnet ftp and NFS Configurable Parameters The tunable parameters of the driver for example the Receive and Transmit buffers are put in the file nsm h under the Tunable parameters heading The default value of RX_QUEUE_SZ is 100 ona high end system you may want to adjust that value to 200 for better performance To try jumbo frames increase the mtu size using the ifconfig utility ifconfig lt interface name gt mtu lt mtu size gt For example ifconfig ethO mtu 3000 The Bur_sizE_Max value in nsm h located in the Tunable parameters section should be changed to 4096 You can increase the lt mtu size gt value up to 4000 bytes for the same operation Linux driver software 7 4 CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter prov
35. peed up to 66 MHz DC Operating Voltage 5V 5 Power Consumption 14 watts maximum 2 8A 5VDC specifications A 1 General Specifications Dimensions NETGEAR GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card 6 6 x 3 7 in 16 8 x 9 5 cm Weight 3 8 oz 104 g Operating Temperature 0 to 402C Operating Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Agency Compliance specifications A 2 CE mark commercial VCCI Class 2 FCC Part 15 Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B Canada ICE S 003 Class B B benefits 1 1 C customer support iv F features 1 1 H hardware description 2 5 requirements 2 2 l interoperability 1 2 installation instructions 2 7 Linux software driver 7 2 NetWare software driver 6 2 network cables 2 8 preparation 2 6 requirements 2 2 Windows 2000 software driver 5 1 Windows 98 software driver 3 1 Windows NT software driver 4 1 L LEDs descriptions 2 6 troubleshooting 8 1 Linux software driver configurable parameters 7 4 file listing 7 1 installation 7 2 testing 7 3 index 1 NetWare software driver installation 6 2 installation methods 6 1 installation troubleshooting 6 6 parameters descriptions 6 5 pre installation requirements 6 2 network card moving 3 7 4 9 5 6 P package contents 2 1 port LE Ds descriptions 2 6 R requirements 2 2 S software requirements 2 2 specifications A 1 T troubleshooting checklist
36. rdware resources in memory used to send packets Increasing this value may increase transmit performance Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Windows 98 automatically detects the installation and removal of hardware To move a GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card to a different slot in the same system 1 Shut down the system and remove the card from the PCI slot 2 Install the card in its new PCI slot see Installing Your Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card on page 2 7 3 When the system is powered on reinstall the driver software see Installing the Driver Software on page 3 1 Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software 3 7 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS NT DRIVER SOFTWARE This chapter provides information about the Microsoft Windows NT driver software This chapter also gives directions for performing the following procedures e Installing the driver software e Updating or reinstalling the driver software Moving the network card and removing the driver software Installing the Driver Software Your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card must be physically installed in the server before installing the software driver If you are installing more than one GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card you must perform the following procedure for each card To install the driver software if you are operating in a Windows NT environment 1 Start your Windows NT system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to ins
37. rt button point to Settings and then click Control Panel The Control Panel window opens Double click the Network icon Click on the Adapters tab Any previously installed software drivers are listed in the Network Adapters list Click on the adapter that you want to update Click Update The Select Network Adapter dialog box opens When prompted insert the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into the CD ROM drive in your PC Type the path that matches the CD ROM drive on your system and then click OK For example enter the following path E In this example the letter E is the CD ROM drive Click Close in the Network Dialog box when the copying process is complete 10 When prompted to restart your computer click Yes The system restarts using the new driver and the default configuration settings Windows NT driver software 4 8 Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Before moving your GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card to a different slot in the same system you must first remove the card driver software After removing the driver software you can move the card to a different slot and reinstall the driver software To remove the driver software 1 T 8 Start your Windows NT system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to remove the driver software On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Contr
38. ster local addresses according to IEEE 802 2 specifications The driver defaults to the node address on the board whether factory set or manually set Receive Buffer Count Supported values 50 150 Default value 150 This is the number of receive descriptors to use Transmit Buffer Count Supported values 50 150 Default value 150 This is the number of transmit descriptors to use NetWare driver software 6 5 Table 6 3 Parameter Descriptions continued Parameter Duplex Option Descriptions Full or half duplex option CheckS um Off load Allows you to enable disable hardware CheckSum Line Speed Option Force line speed to 100 1000 M bps Driver Version This information field displays the version of the driver software This field cannot be edited Installation Troubleshooting If you are installing multiple cards sometimes the second instance of the driver may fail to load due to memory shortage If this happens edit the following line in the C nwserver startup ncf file as follows SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE 1500 or more NetWare driver software 6 6 CHAPTER 7 LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE This chapter provides information about the Red Hat Linux 6 1 or Red Hat Linux 6 2 driver software This chapter also describes e The files included with the driver e Installing the driver software in the Linux environment e Testing the dr
39. tall the driver software 2 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel The Control Panel window opens displaying a group of icons including the Network icon Network Windows NT driver software 4 1 3 Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box opens BEMGYE RIGBEES Upaate LETT GtES If there are any previously installed GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card drivers listed the drivers must be updated before installing another driver for a new card For directions on upgrading the driver for an existing card see Updating the Driver Software on page 4 8 If there are no previously installed drivers that require updating proceed to step 4 Windows NT driver software 4 2 4 Click on the Adapters tab and then click Add The Select Network Adapter dialog box opens Select Network Adapter EF 3Com Etherlink Il Adapter also 11 16 and 11 16 TP EP 3Com Etherlink Ill ISA PCMCIA Adapter EF 3Com EtherLink Ill PCI Bus Master Adapter 3C590 EF 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter 5 Click Have Disk The Insert Disk dialog box opens f Insert Disk Windows NT driver software 4 3 6 Insert the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into the CD ROM drive in your P C type the path to the driver that matches your system and then click OK For example enter the following path E I
40. u want Eaj 3 In the next dialog box check the Specify a location box Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search T CD ROM drive Tl Microsoft Windows Update IV Specify a location fa wind8 Me Browse cmos Note Windows M e drivers are found at d winM e and Windows 95 drivers are found at d win95 assuming that d is the drive letter for the CD ROM drive Windows 950SR2 98 M e driver software 3 3 4 When Windows returns its search results in the following dialog box verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown and then click Next Add New Hardware Wizard Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software 3 4 5 The driver is copied onto your system and the GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter Properties dialog box opens NETGEAR GA622T Gigabit UTP Adapter Properties eJ E4 IEEE Compliance Enable Interrupt Hold Off Time Jumbo Frame Size Network Address Network Media Pause Frames Count Pause Frames High Thresho Pause Frames Low Threshol Receive Buffer Count Transmit Buffer Count 6 Click OK to accept the default settings 7 You can change operating parameters as desired Refer to Table 3 1 for help in configuring these parameters Windows 950SR2 98 Me driver software 3 5 Table 3 1 Parameter Descriptions Propert
41. y IEEE Compliance Enable Description Disabled is used for non compliant switches Enabled requires that the attached network devices fully complies with 802 3ab Interrupt Hold Off Time Specifies the amount of time between adapter interrupts Under normal operation the adapter generates an interrupt every time a frame is received Reducing the number of interrupts improves CP U utilization Jumbo Frame Size Enables sending larger Ethernet packets on Gigabit J umbo Frames can increase throughput and decrease CPU utilization by putting more data in each packet thereby sending out fewer packets Jumbo Frames are not a part of the IEEE standard and can be used only if supported by the other network equipment Network Address Allows you to change the network address Network M edia Duplex is a performance option that lets you choose how the card transmits and receives packets over the network Offload Rx IP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to verify the IP checksum of incoming packets This will improve IP receive performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Offload Rx TCP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to verify the TCP checksum of incoming packets This will improveTCP receive performance by offloading this operation from the CP U Windows 2000 M e Offload Rx UDP Checksum When enabled this option allows the card to ver
42. you to install the driver software for the device A network driver must be installed before the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card can be used with your Windows 2000 system You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software Windows 2000 driver software 5 1 To install the card software for Windows 2000 perform the following procedure 1 When you boot up the Windows 2000 system after installing the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card a series of Found New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes are displayed Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next Windows 2000 driver software 5 2 2 In the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box click Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and then click N ext Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system Windows 2000 driver software 5 3 3 In the Locate Driver Files dialog box check the Specify a location box Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Saas Where do you want Windows to search for driver files wy Search for driver files for the following hardware device o Ethernet Controller The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of t

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