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1. 24 10 100 Network In a Box 14 A Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a username and pass word Make up a username and password and click OK Do not click the ESC or Cancel buttons or you won t be able to log onto the network If the a logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on refer to problems 3 and 4 in the Troubleshooting section on page 44 15 Once you are at the Windows 95 desktop double click on the Network Neighborhood icon You should see an icon for the entire network and the names of the other PCs on the network Open the Entire Network icon If you can see your computer along with all the other computers on the network in Network Neighborhood then the Windows 95 net work configuration is complete Continue with Sharing Your Files and Printers on page 49 if you want data from your PC to be avail able to others on the network You may stop here however if you wish to configure File and Printer Sharing at a later time f you don t see anything at all in Network Neighborhood press the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen If that doesn t work go to problem 8 of the Troubleshooting section on page 45 f you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood skip to problem 6 of the Troubleshooting section on page 45 f you see all computers on the network except yours press the F5 key a few times If after a minute or so you still can t see your own PC
2. 98 There may be times when you might need to manually install missing Windows networking components 1 Click on Start Settings then Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon The Network window appears 3 Click on the Configuration tab Make sure that the following network components are installed Client for Microsoft Networks e Linksys LNE I00TX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNEIOOTX v4 IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI e TCP IP There may be other components listed in addition Note You will to the ones shown above If any of the above com likely need your Windows CD ROM to install network ponents are missing add them as follows Client for Microsoft Networks components If your CD If you plan on connecting to an NT file server or ROM isnt available try directing Windows to c win dowsloptions cabs when asked for a file location peer to peer network click on the Add button Highlight Client and click on Add Choose Microsoft as the manufacturer in the Network Client box Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click OK The com puter will begin copying files to your system When the installation is com plete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK Client for NetWare Networks If you plan on connecting to a Novell NetWare server 3 x click on the Add button Highlight Client and click on Add In the Network Client window select Manufacturer and choose Microsoft
3. Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK 99 60 Linksys EtherFast Series IPX SPX compatible Protocol Click on the Add button Choose Protocol and click on the Add button Select Manufacturer and choose Microsoft Under the Network Protocol box highlight ZPX SPX compatible protocol Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK NetBEUI Click on the Add button Select Protocol then click Add Under Manufacturer highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocol highlight NetBEUI Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK TCP IP Click on the Add button Select Protocol then click Add Under Manufacturer highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocol highlight TCP IP Click OK The computer will begin copying files to your system When the installation is complete you will be asked if you want to reboot Click OK 10 100 Network In a Box Installing and Configuring Wake On LAN Overview Only install the Wake On LAN wires if your motherboard supports remote wake up events Improperly connecting the wire or connecting it to a mother board socket other than the designated
4. Start up Windows Click on Start Settings then Control Panel Double click on Network The Network window appears Click on the Configuration tab 3 In the Primary Logon Box you have two choices Choose one Client for Microsoft Networks which instructs your PC to log into an NT 4 0 server where you already have a username and password set up 4 Under the the following network components are installed box highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button 5 The Client for Networks Properties window will appear Under the Logon Validation box make sure that Log on to Windows NT domain is checked Enter the name of your domain into the Windows NT Domain box 6 Optional Click on the Access Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected do not choose User level access control If Access Control is grayed out and cannot be selected refer to Problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 45 7 When you re done click OK When asked if you want to restart your PC choose to do so The NT portion of the Windows setup is complete 53 Linksys EtherFast Series Starting Over in Windows 95 98 or 2000 If you experience installation difficulties you may need to re install all of the Windows networking components from scratch The instructions below explain how to give your PC a clean sweep so that you can start the EtherFast Card s software installation over The following
5. I ru amar br omia poe des Gels pau harm uberem Tha el ir prd re ra ws ee ee p Fest T are Lo aT aARn Ign rTEDTCLBCEC EUM ET a mr ka od nd 28 10 100 Network In a Box 7 The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear The following adapter name will be shown Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNEIOOTX v4 Click Finish Compichng the found Kew Hardware Wiradi bios HE DUE Pa fae I ra Acapre HE TIRE vd ark ba ima bod rollers hr ms La hir dre 8 Remove the driver disk from the floppy drive The Windows 2000 driver installation is complete If you want to share files or printers refer to your Windows 2000 documentation or check with your system administrator 29 Linksys EtherFast Series Windows NT 4 0 Installation amp Setup The following instructions will set up the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card in a computer running NT 4 0 server workstation You should have your original Windows NT CD ROM handy during the installation as you might be asked to supply it Always contact your network administrator or consult your NT documentation if you have questions To Install the network driver for an NT 4 0 Server or Workstation 1 Log into Windows NT as an administrator 2 Click on Start Settings Control Panel and then double click on the Network icon 3 If you have not previously installed Windows NT networking on your computer a message will appear that reads Windows
6. Two EtherFast 10 100 LAN Cards version 4 The Card s LEDs Two Wake on LAN wires One EtherFast 10 100 5 Port Workgroup Hub version 2 Link Act The Link LED will illuminate when the card has been suc e Two Category 5 Network Cables cessfully connected to a network and flicker when data is One 3 5 Driver Disk being transmitted or received over the network nternet Sharing Software Mr d 100 The 100 LED will illuminate when 21e Some 10 100 LN One User Guide the card is operating at 100Mbps TED AM Speed The If the 100 LED is not illuminated LEDs all operate as and the PC is powered on the card shown above however das at TOMbbS regardless of how they re IS Operating p e The Card s RJ 45 Port The RJ 45 Port is where you will connect your network cabling See page 66 for detailed information on cabling Linksys EtherFast Series The EtherFast 10 100 5 Port Workgroup Hub Your network revolves around your hub You can not connect your computers directly to one another You must connect them through your hub LA Lee The Hub s LEDs PWR The Power LED will illuminate when the the hub is receiv ing power 100 The 100 LED will illuminate if the port is operating at per port 100Mbps The LED will be off if the port 1s running at 10Mbps LINK ACT The LINK ACT LED will illuminate if the port has an per port active network connection The LED will flicker if the port is receiving or sending data 1
7. a starting with Ine100 or a folder called Win95 for Window 95 or Win98 for Windows 98 3 The Windows Logon screen doesn t appear after you restart your computer Click on Start Shut Down then Close All Programs and Logon as a Different User in Windows 98 select Log Off If this doesn t solve the problem your PC s manufacturer may have disabled Windows network ing Contact your computer s manufacturer for help 4 After entering a username and password a window appears that reads No Domain Server could be found to validate your Username and Password Click on Start Settings Control Panel Double click on Network Click on the Configuration tab Under The Following Network Components are Installed box highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button Once you are in the Client For Microsoft Networks Properties window make sure that Log on to Windows NT Domain is unchecked Once you have made sure that it is unchecked click on the OK button and restart your computer 10 100 Network In a Box 5 On the Access Control Tab User Level Access is selected but Shared Level Access is grayed out and not accessible You previously had your primary network logon set to Client for NetWare Networks On the Configuration tab of the Network Properties window ensure that your primary network logon is set to Client for Microsoft Networks Your personal web server PC or Microsoft Front Page may require you
8. a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance 005 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a Box Table of Contents Introduction The Linksys EtherFast 10 100 Network In a Box Introduction 1 The Linksys 10 100 Network In a Box comes with everything you need to get a net Getting to Know the work up and running in minutes Plug in the cards attach the provided network cables EtherFast 10 100 Network in a Box 3 install the software drivers and go x Built to run with the fastest video publishing graphics and database applications the Installing the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card 6 EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is a high performance network adapter for desktop computers with 32 bit PCI expansion slots Boasting a maximum data throughput of Windows 98 Installation and Setup 9 200 megabits per second in full duplex mode 100Mbps in half duplex the 10 100 LAN Card is ready to run with both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX networks The card s Windows 95 Installation and Setup 18 10 100 combo port automatically detects your network s maximum speed and adjusts itself accordingly Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 26 The 10 100 LAN Card from Linksys also features Wake On LAN event management Windows NT 4 0 Installation and Setup 30 If your PCI motherboard has built in WOL support you ll be able to utilize this unique management feature You can remotely turn on any computer with a WOL net work card to perform after hours tasks or
9. computers enable NetBIOS on all the computers using Windows 95 and 98 Follow these instructions The IPX SPX compatible protocol should be installed on all Windows computers see page 59 if you need to add this protocol Bring up the properties of the IPX SPX compatible protocol by clicking on Start Settings Control Panel then double click the Network icon Choose the Configuration tab and highlight IPX SPX compatible Protocol Click on Properties Now to install NetBIOS click on the NetBIOS tab Put a check next to I want to enable NetBIOS over IPX SPX Click OK then OK again Windows will copy the appropriate files to your computer When asked to restart your PC remove any floppy disks and click OK Be sure to do this on all of your computers that are having trouble seeing your entire network 11 The workgroup protocols cabling and driver are all working properly but the PC uses an AMD processor and it can only see itself in network neighborhood n some instances with PCs using AMD processors the IRQ assigned to the card by the BIOS as it gets listed on the bootup screens of most PCs doesn t correspond to the IRQ assigned by Windows This can be fixed by disabling the IRQ holder for PCI Steering in the Windows Device Manager Refer to your PC s documentation for instructions or you can follow the suggested instructions below Keep in mind that this procedure will vary depending on your computer s configuration Click on S
10. other network users If a user tries to access one of your password protected drives or folders he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read Only or Full Access password Continue on if you wish to share your PC s printer over the network Enabling Printer Sharing Note Any printer you 1 Double click on the My Computer icon wish to share from your PC must be hysically connected 2 Double click the Printers folder A window of avail Pu EA able printers will appear 3 Using your right mouse button click once on the printer that you want to share with other users Click on Sharing followed by the Sharing tab 4 Click on Share As In the Share Name box give a Note Not all printers name to the printer you want to share If you want to may be shared on the assign a password to the printer so that only certain network Others may require special users can access it type a password in the Password reine ae box your printer s user guide or contact your 5 Click on the Apply button followed by OK Your printer manufacturer if you think this may be the case with your printer printer s are now shared The Printer Sharing setup and installation is complete Your printer can now be accessed by other network users The printer s driver may have to be installed on other PCs Consult your printer s documentation 10 100 Network In a Box Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version A 1 W
11. select Search for a suitable driver for your device Recommended Click Next rrt al Eur bem ETTE hi raaa cin hive E s ene ae L ere s Paian eee iid DR ar CEST ru ae Lm mrad edi copi Esc eiokiun Ez fo doe g Lieceuct carie zc Ldescr cnc alg I eee fuk maka ahadeur desc carr windont sooty devo bo he poor now deco Dar oue umen icr and cage Hac CAE E TELT Hew eel dovaug eee Fla eer ie ch F iori kaa nd eo ka ee ices lee fl 1 Pot hey a Ba f um bam ori ba fe eee oe a D rom ole a ple ei m mu D CIN ON OM 4 The Locate Driver Files dialog box will appear Select Specify a loca tion Click Next Lewes e Dum Fees resa Iri sm as S ndn bri euh bur te Mau Seach hs det Berl ihe beg Paes coru p Lire They Sei os b La Ga ea d or ung 26 fe cer mioa weer ch bce thal pon CR Co ist thet nak lich Fac F EL Re ing n s Sinope doo TT den nia Feb Boge dal c LE bake cho Hal Mana esci bra er nrc Feng gok dee rt br ead abea x oval Car dal z Fu 21 Linksys EtherFast Series 5 When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears insert the Linksys EtherFast 10 100 Driver Disk into your floppy drive In the Copy manu facturer s files from field type A Win2000 Click OK lourd Res lleria grad i fered Pa nerds mbain due mise deer tie E celled nd Haan rdc HT ee paroles is am bec Hn Mas Bose Pound Soe Gordes Wiea Deer i der Somch Tiele
12. settings f you don t have a DHCP server on your network and your network setup doesn t require TCP IP you may remove the TCP IP component from Windows networking To do this click on Start Settings Control Panel then double click on Network Click once on the component entry with the words TCP IP and Linksys or TCP IP on its own then click on the Remove button Click OK when finished and restart your PC If the problem persists try running the diagnostics on page 48 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 In Network Neighborhood you can only see computers running the same operating system as your computer i e your PC is running Windows 95 and it can only see other Windows 95 computers and not any computer running Windows 98 Choose Start Find Computer and type the name of the computer in the window that comes up and click Find Now Now make sure that the you are using the same protocol s and work group name on the 95 and 98 computers To do this click Start Settings Control Panel on two computers running different Windows operating systems Click on the Network icon choose the Configuration tab then click on the Identification tab for Workgroup name Compare the protocols on both computers and make sure that they are the same If any protocols are missing refer to page 59 to install any needed protocol s f all computers are using the same protocol s and Workgroup name and Windows 95 computers can t see Windows 98
13. the EtherFast Card s driver software on your PC enabling your PC to properly communicate with the card Remember that you must be logged on as a network administrator to continue 1 Click on Start Settings Control Panel then double click on the Network icon 2 When the networking window appears choose the Adapters tab Click the Add button kiisun Gerace Prev Adapter Erin Mena Ajapa 0 miry Tibe CAN Car apm LLL MM Ll Note For information and help on choosing your bindings services and protocols ask your network administrator or check your Windows NT documentation 36 10 100 Network In a Box 3 When the list of available network adapters appears click the Have Disk button Sehr Mateenik on si Cet e Hes Aches red tts vier hhc ed thei rhek GIE Eyri Basn an chaise Gob Fer Be raed ret Have Dick hiabverek Jubera ID inks Er LAN Care Se ee ee NICE eee ee 1 Li l Hove ien Dt xl 4 Put the EtherFast Card disk into drive A Type a into the box on your screen and click OK imat boh derer dek mih mimar proveded ber Ex mira a o T s hedas erecta E Ba cun bem From aj x ow o vid Aen rur mina np BUM ee CRI I Re rime pelle ba oa Fey Le Ne 5 Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNE100TX v4 entry in the window that appears Click OK i ecto OEM Dyn Choc sara upped bg lxx beeches rania ach riz LE CO Fa
14. to access files If you don t have WOL sup Novell Network Server Setup 40 port on your motherboard or you have no need for it don t worry your EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card will operate perfectly without it Troubleshooting 44 The 10 100 Fast Ethernet Network In a Box also includes an EtherFast 10 100 5 Appendix 49 Port Workgroup Hub The hub features five IOBaseT 100BaseTX RJ 45 ports that l allow you to network up to five computers Each port automatically detects and nego Sharing Your Files and Printers 49 tiates 10Mbps and 100Mbps connections As your network grows you can uplink the Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version A 51 hub to other EtherFast hubs switches routers or Broadband modems Novell NetWare 3 x Client Setup for Windows 98 or 95 92 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT 53 Starting Over in Windows 95 98 or 2000 54 Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 95 and Windows 98 59 Installing and Configuring Wake On LAN 61 About Plug and Play PCI Technology 64 Linux Open Source and Beta Operating Systems 65 Twisted Pair Cabling 66 Crimping Your Own Network Cables 67 Specifications 68 Customer Support 70 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a Box Contents for the 10 100 Network in a Box Getting to Know the EtherFast 10 100 Network In a Box The EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card You will install one EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card into each computer you wish to network i 100 Link Act
15. version 4 cards 5 Check to ensure that the PC has woken up Testing a Link Change WOL PC This test will see if your PC responds to a change in the network link state by waking up Use a configured PC that is on an active network link 1 Turn your PC off and disconnect it from the network either by turning off the hub or switch or by disconnecting the network cable form the LAN card 2 Wait about ten seconds then plug the cable back in or turn on the hub The PC should wake up 63 About Plug and Play PCI Technology 64 Linksys EtherFast Series The EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is designed to run in a 32 bit desktop com puter equipped with PCI expansion slots The card is built to the PCI 2 1 standard Short for Peripheral Components Interconnect PCI is a technology that allows special Plug and Play expansion cards to be automatically configured by a computer s BIOS Basic Input Output System once they have been installed Refer to your computer s user guide for more information about its BIOS When a PCI card is used in a computer that supports Plug and Play the card is automatically configured each time the computer is booted The card s IRQ I O address and other operating parameters are automatically assigned There is no easy way to change a Plug and Play card s IRQ and other settings outside of the BIOS menu s that your computer provides If the resources that are assigned to your EtherFast card seem
16. 0 100 Network In a Box The Hub s Ports 1 5 Uplink Ports 1 5 are where you will connect your PCs to the hub It is through these ports that network information is exchanged You can expand your network by connecting your hub to another hub switch router or Broadband modem through the Uplink port If the Uplink port is being used the port adjacent to it will become inactive reducing the hub s oper able ports from five to four Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a Box n S t a n th e Eth e rFa S t 10 10 0 LAN 5 Once your EtherFast EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is firmly in place Q secure its fastening tab to your PC s chassis with a mounting screw Each EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is equipped with an RJ 45 port that auto matically adjusts to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds allowing your PC to attach to either Fast Ethernet also known as 100BaseTX or regular 10BaseT Ethernet network segments without additional hardware or software The card should only be used with twisted pair cabling 10BaseT and 100BaseTX cabling is available in a number of different grades For best results we recommend using 8 wire category 5 unshielded twisted pair for both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX network segments although category 3 can be used for 10BaseT segments The cable that runs from your PC s EtherFast card to your network should not exceed 100 meters 328 feet Both Category 3 and 5 twisted pair cabling can be purchased at
17. 3 pin socket can damage your hard ware The EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card supports both Magic Packet and Link Change remote wake up events Magic Packet An administrator can send a wake up packet to a specific PC on the network That computer then boots up allowing the administrator to access the PC s drives After the work is done the PC goes into a sleep mode using about 10 of the normal amount of power or shuts off com pletely depending on the management software being used Link Change is a remote wake up event that is triggered by any change in the EtherFast card s link state If you have Wake On LAN networking set up on the PC plugging an active network cable into the LAN Card will cause the PC to automatically turn itself on Motherboard Support WOL compatible motherboards can offer support for a number of different Wake On LAN interfaces The EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is compatible with PME and RWU high Consult the motherboard documentation that came with your PC to find out which type of WOL interface your computer will use to communicate with the network card In some cases you may need to enable the WOL support in your PC s BIOS Note Some PME sup porting motherboards may not require the WOL wire to be con nected Check your PC s documentation for more information 61 Linksys EtherFast Series Setting Up Your EtherFast LAN Card for Wake On Note The location of each LAN Use motherboard
18. Enna Ache Fiat 37 Linksys EtherFast Series 6 When NT asks you for the media type Choose the AutoSense option When finished click on OK Click Close Lik iat LATTES Pact hee idee Dee AD HEIT 440 5 is nhat h T m ni n IL Loc ha pooper Cates ym bsp dT rae te Ci ap a h adl TI ee eag nes reg nl Une rd pie n 7 NT will probably ask you to Note If you install the TCP IP protocol refer to supply your original Windows your system administrator or your Windows NT NT CD ROM or setup disks documentation when installation steps that aren t Direct Windows NT tothe listed in this User Guide appear Linksys does not provide technical support for the configura aie a most likely tion or troubleshooting of the TCP IP protocol Dy ioo 6 Wath er MT Tora T rhe wpH bo cop rani ree H1 be Carters Teig l exi bxc es Bas eh onam ar he Card B pre de boka mia et pa bog En Lt ic ree busily Wives ise boogie op Creer ick Pel rar 8 Click on the Protocols tab Add any protocols you require by clicking the Add button Refer to your Microsoft documentation if you have any ques tions on adding protocols 9 After your bindings settings and services are set click the Close button 38 10 100 Network In a Box 10 Remove your Driver Disk and CD ROM and click Yes to restart your PC Evbenuk Song Changez ou mar chaud cran anzi raa a pear comte haces fa raa sobre m
19. EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a BOX Model No FENSK05 v2 OLINKsys COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Copyright 2000 Linksys All Rights Reserved EtherFast is a registered trademark of Linksys Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10 100 Network In a Box is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use starting at the date of pur chase If the network cards or cables prove defective during this limited lifetime war ranty period or if the hub proves defective during this 5 year limited warranty period call Linksys Customer Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization number Warranty is for repair or replacement only Linksys does not issue any refunds BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND BAR CODE ON HAND WHEN CALLING RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE AND BAR CODE When returning a product mark the Return Authorization number clearly on the outside of the package and include your original proof of pur chase and bar code IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PROD UCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFT WARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION Linksy
20. Fast Series Novell NetWare 3 x Client Setup for Windows 98 or 95 The instructions below explain how to set up the regular Novell NetWare 3 x client for use on a Windows 98 or 95 PC Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Windows 98 setup instructions 2 Start up Windows 95 or 98 Click on Start Settings then Control Panel Double click on Network The Network window appears Click on the Configuration tab 3 In the Primary Logon Box choose Client for NetWare Networks 4 Under the The following network components are installed box highlight Client for NetWare Networks and click on the Properties button 5 The Client for NetWare Networks Properties window appears Under the General tab enter the name of your network s Preferred Server Assign the First Network Drive Letter the default is E Make sure the Enable logon script processing is checked 6 Click OK Click on the Access Control tab Make sure the Share level access control option is selected do not select User level access control 7 When you re done click OK to restart your computer The NetWare portion of your Windows setup is complete 10 100 Network In a Box Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT If you are installing the EtherFast 10 100 Card in a Windows 95 or 98 PC that you plan on logging into a NT domain server follow the directions below 1 Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Windows 98 setup instructions 2
21. ME frame type di L Note You can save the LOAD command line 7 Bind a protocol to the driver For example parameters in a file with the name AUTOEXEC NCF so BIND IPX TO LNE100TX NET XX they execute automatically when the server starts See the Novell NetWare 386 where XX is the logical network address for v3 12 Installation Manual for your network It can be any logical number details on how fo create the AUTOEXEC NCF file The loading and binding are complete The server is ready Installing a 4 x Server 1 At the NetWare prompt indicated by the server name run the INSTALL NLM program by typing load install 2 Select Maintenance Selective Install and press Enter 3 Select LAN Driver Options and press Enter 4 Press the Insert or Ins key on your keyboard to insert a new driver Put the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into drive A 5 Press F3 and specify the driver path If the EtherFast Card disk is in drive A for example type a netware server nw411 and press Enter The pro gram will locate the EtherFast Card s LNEIOOTX LAN and LNEIOOTX LDI files on the disk 6 The LNEIOOTX LAN driver will appear as an option in the Select a LAN Driver field Choose this driver to start the loading and binding procedure 41 Linksys EtherFast Series 7 Add the LOAD and BIND statements to your server s AUTOEXEC NCF file so that the LAN driver loads automatically each time your server is started up The loading and bindi
22. NT Networking is not installed Do you want to install it now Pazim k 1 PEETI ul Wi S e ndove MT isbyoiking amp noi tele Dio pou ant bo nz isl dt nio f you see this message click Yes to install NT networking along with the EtherFast Card s network driver and continue with step 1 below f you don t see this message NT networking is already installed Skip to step 1 on page 36 Installing NT Networking amp the EtherFast Card Driver 1 After clicking on Yes the Network Setup Wizard window will appear 2 Puta checkmark next to the Wired to the network option Click Next 30 10 100 Network In a Box 3 Click on the Select from list button to select a network adapter hare Shag wine eee ve rand ean bar Mte Epi ec Dd Erim dh aab es Ep eT icem ee SE PNR 4 Click on the Have Disk button Insert the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card Driver Disk into drive A Type a into the box on your screen and hit OK rai ch eh othe pence fee Era ode or iE um ie cts fl er dorus Erha Elec can Pet Prin M Who bedar ha rangi are desse iil rare pah se Eas hiar baden piensa Tam Be Ba 5 Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNE100TX v4 entry in the window that appears Click OK 31 32 Linksys EtherFast Series 6 The adapter will be added to the list of installed Network Adapters Click Next eis Bine ien anma iat sen Racca ck Dad CE
23. Ports One Shared RJ 45 Uplink Port Speed Per Port Mbps 10Mbps 10BaseT 100Mbps 100BaseTX Cabling Type 10BaseT Category 3 UTP or better 100BaseTX Category 5 UTP or better Topology Star LEDs Power 100Mbps Link Activity per port Dimensions A Dea X 32 Unit Weight 4 7 oz Power 7 5DC 700mA Certifications FCC Class B CE Mark Commercial UL and CSA Listed Operating Temp 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage Temp 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating Humidity 10 to 85 Non Condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 90 Non Condensing 70 10 100 Network In a Box Customer Support For help with the installation or operation of your EtherFast 10 100 Network in a Box contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below Customer Support 800 326 7114 949 261 1288 Information 800 546 5797 Fax 949 261 8868 E mail support linksys com Web http www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com Note You must have your proof of purchase and a bar code from the product s Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10 100 packaging on hand when Network in a Box is free from physical defects in 24 79 Return requests can material and workmanship under normal use for five 5 year from the date of purchase If the product proves defective during this warranty period contact Linksys Customer Support to obtain a Return Authorization number When returning a product mark the
24. Return Authorization number clearly on the outside of the package and include your original proof of purchase Linksys Warranty Information not be processed without proof of purchase IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCI DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION LINKSYS OFFERS NO REFUNDS FOR ITS PROD UCTS pw with or disassembling this product voids its warranty Linksys makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality perform ance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity 71 LINKSYS http www linksys com Copyright 2000 Linksys All Rights Reserved
25. SET s ELA a Ta TX Liu LHE LOIR Fur Ethan dpa d MP RDETX p M LL 7 Place check marks beside each listed network protocol that you Note If you install the TCP IP protocol refer wish to install See your to your system administrator or your Microsoft Windows NT user Windows NT documentation when installa mide or talk to conr network tion steps that arent listed in this User 8 uu 7 Guide appear Linksys does not provide administrator for more informa technical support for the configuration or tion about network protocols troubleshooting of the TCP IP protocol When you re finished click Next LE lla TA rang RECU hat anm a E En eer rer peer ede mia gres nnm mie n He as Fs FTT S 15 ICPARPauaud X M Hu wh EROS mmu ramps Ce HEUTE Ez C NE ON ED ee ee ECHO 10 100 Network In a Box 8 A list of services will appear Click Next to approve these services fol lowed by Next again RCE TR ul aoi Pot sd e rni ea P s UT You mag ad a Bu ir Bu eran he ceci ces et odor manm Lenin gn se a 2 Bnet P inthe z B water d Lh B rien mhz 9 NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD ROM or setup disks If so place your Windows NT CD ROM in your CD drive If the CD ROM loads a pop up window close it Type D i386 or the appropriate CD ROM drive letter in the box and click Continue sides MT Tora ax eee wp do cag rane rec NT Ho
26. appens skip ahead to step 6 For PCs with Dial Up Networking and or an AOL adapter remove any instance of the name Linksys all IPX SPX protocols all NetBEUI all Clients and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Do not remove Dial Up Adapter AOL Adapter TCP IP Compatible Protocol AOL Adapter or TCP IP Compatible Protocol Dial Up Adapter 55 1 m 12 13 14 Linksys EtherFast Series When you are done removing all the unnecessary components click OK When asked to restart click No Return to the Windows Control Panel Double click on the System Icon The System Properties window will appear Click on the Device Manager Tab Scroll down to the Network Adapters item and expand it by clicking on the open sign mr uoa Raum rper m Tm d emen hac by phi hing mer acc thas choose 25 Ag pre oe E xn TEM qu p Remove all devices with the name Linksys in it s description If at any point you are asked to restart the computer Click No Scroll down to the Other Devices section Remove PCI Ethernet Controller or PCI Ethernet Adapter If Other Devices is not listed pro ceed to the next step When you re finished click on the Close button shut down Windows and restart your computer After your computer has restarted turn to page 9 for Windows 98 or page 18 for Windows 95 and follow the setup instructions 10 100 Network In a Box Starting Ov
27. ede 04 RAE Le LE RR rona pau Lirah Cour reus Howe PLANT bid noa a om como dd o T 5 N agaa jme EE ibn pumk ce v 34 10 100 Network In a Box 13 Click Finish When asked if you want to restart your computer remove the Driver Disk and click Yes UD ome cl eel be ered eee ee as eke Dt vmm uae nad Lou mien hr pt el be pie 6 dr ee D 14 Once your PC has rebooted and you are logged in double click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop Ensure that you have access to the network If you do your card has been properly installed f you had previously installed any NT service packs you must go back and re install those service packs now f you need to install the TCP IP protocol refer to your system adminis trator or your Windows NT documentation Linksys does not provide technical support for the configuration or troubleshooting of the TCP IP protocol The Windows NT Installation and Setup of the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is complete Do not continue on with the next set of instructions They are for NT users who already had their networking configured Note If you had previously installed any NT service packs you must re install them Otherwise you may receive Not Enough Service Storage Space errors in the Event Viewer 35 Linksys EtherFast Series Installing the EtherFast Network Driver if Networking Is Already Installed The following steps will install
28. er in Windows 2000 L Click the Start button choose Settings choose Control Panel then dou ble click the System icon The System Properties window will open Choose the Hardware tab Dread Herc erica Conde unas Tralee edsuecaed i lt e be Fes F Tha Hadai ete help pa l Lie ia m mana el ere pra Pes m Hird ee Dave Haragi m Tha Derda Hr par GL M d Foie m Heti ered ee mpera zu Rat linm pe oma gra mrha Bn TE poid ani eas Care meram Sapte AR tas Os conie d ru Er pra Va P Ul Jud ce 1 kih oe Fan ln nona qu en Madras nc tex Click the Device Manager button The Device Manager window will open Click the plus sign beside Network Adapters The LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter listing should appear 57 Linksys EtherFast Series 5 Right click on LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter A content menu should open below 6 First choose Disable 7 When asked if you want to Disable the device click Yes ZENONE og EA Ld biin cbt esac call CREER E30 Pact Lar reu Hle oe 20 Bab E 8 Right click on the LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter again This time select Uninstall Click OK 9 The Network Adapters category should be removed from the Device Manager listing 10 Close the Device Manager click the System Properties window s OK but ton and restart your computer 58 10 100 Network In a Box Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 95 amp
29. hooting tips during setup refer to page 44 There are different versions of Windows 95 e Version A Version B also known as OSR2 The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which Note During the du version of Windows 95 you are using To Done ee Ma M UI computer or workgroup name If begin the driver installation and to determine so skip ahead to the instructions which version of Windows 95 you are using on page 23 Once you have established your computer and workgroup names go back to where you left off and continue with the installation 1 If you already haven t start up your PC 2 Windows 95 will automatically detect the EtherFast Card in your computer If an Update Device Driver Wizard win dow below or another similar window appears you are using Windows 95 version B If not you are using version A Skip to page 51 Urbe Desc Dor Wazad 0 HOXPMISEMIBINIBZSE rr sacar val compete Cic mri ale p FTIT war warner be sah peel bec eo MESE TE kecctorr bee be mari comi des Mica hasa a ait c LU JD ah cama vett Ex1 ae mic i res Le ne er Pod pui lod rtr Dos Fa rs peres dise Toc hec Rn Poor LE tees Cancel i 10 100 Network In a Box Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version B 1 While the Update Device Driver Wizard window 1s visible previous page put the EtherFast Card 10 100 LAN Card Driver Disk into your floppy drive and click Nex
30. i vll bake hs p vue fo criant paar coms ne n mnm HC pe 11 Once your PC has rebooted double click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop Ensure that you have access to the network If you do your card has been properly installed f you had previously installed any NT service packs you must re install them Otherwise you may receive Not Enough Service Storage Space errors in the Event Viewer f you need to install the TCP IP protocol refer to your system adminis trator or your Windows NT documentation Linksys does not provide technical support for the configuration or troubleshooting of the TCP IP protocol The Windows NT Installation and Setup of the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card is complete Note If you had previously installed any NT service packs you must re install them Otherwise you may receive Not Enough Service Storage Space errors in the Event Viewer 39 Linksys EtherFast Series Novell NetWare Server Setup Overview The EtherFast Card network driver will be automatically installed during all of the following NetWare installation procedures During the setup you may want to refer to your NetWare Installation Manual for help To Install the NetWare 5 x Server software on your PC go to page 42 To Install the NetWare 4 x Server software on your PC go to page 41 To Install the NetWare 3 12 Server software on your PC continue below Note If after any of these installati
31. indows 95 will detect the EtherFast card and display a New Hardware Found window Buse A ew Feu HE ea ITI Pura fl ries ral z ada fat cheer yo reat Ez che bor ye cee ac r E ws bund porche by pares paia F ore ined andes P wall do pia pou pie F idathu bA u Aam deca Slide the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into drive A Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer then click OK When asked for the location of the files type a and click OK If Windows 95 goes straight to the desktop refer to problem 2 on page 44 Windows 95 will copy the appropriate network drivers to your PC If Windows 95 asks you to supply your original Windows 95 installation CD ROM or setup files enter the appropriate path for those files e g A D WIN95 C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS During the installation windows may ask you for a computer and work group name If so refer to the step 8 on page 23 Once you have estab lished computer and workgroup names return here to continue with the installation After Windows 95 has completed copying the necessary files to your PC it may ask you to restart your computer Remove the Driver Disk and click OK The Windows 95 Version A driver installation is complete Please contin ue on to Windows 95 Network Component Configuration section on page 21 Consult your network administrator for network configuration infor mation if necessary 51 Linksys Ether
32. instructions are for Windows 95 and 98 To start over in Windows 2000 go to page 57 Starting Over in Windows 95 amp 98 1 At the desktop click on the Start Button highlight Settings click on Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network Icon 3 If the Configuration box has a component called Dial Up Adapter skip forward to step 5 If it doesn t continue with step 4 Note The screen shot above and the ones on the next three pages are examples only They may differ from system to sys tem 10 100 Network In a Box 4 Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box This includes IPX SPX Linksys NetBEUI Linksys and TCP IP Linksys Also remove Client for Microsoft Networks Client for NetWare Networks and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Fanfrgenben iania Acer nni T ha bare eed cnini nintendo aw inch i E Juri bee Herci Haba t Remove these components by highlighting Ihesm 712 AR iani tra Maha same Habarai _ di E kaa LME OTH Fani Edd crm dana and clicking on LL LE cn PSF X compat Actor the Remove button Ew ENTE Ves ru meiner rien Fre d nain H eds Usa this Remove Button El adi Pri Sha Denne lha pares rabat kepr Le an rias Head x uari ia mairina PRA ces ree re eed n Doe y gin el paian Aie Thar fp Sook oe Cl In some cases removing one of these components may in turn automati cally remove other components as well If this h
33. inter Sharing your PC will be invisible on the network inaccessible by anyone 6 Click the OK button File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components Vua idariihc san Areas Conn The doom abet opened ans nad pdt In Css Anar est Hsc BER Lirik sor LINE TUDT Fact E rest Arapa EHE TDET D Fiscal Pw j Henri 5 TAF eT ios sari pae dione ndo hoa ond Most r Aie qc em o T nem Prova Mana Logon Lent ha Han nde Haban laari DE Carad 7 After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on your system ensure that Client for Microsoft Networks is listed in the Primary Network Logon box 22 10 100 Network In a Box 8 Click on the Identification tab Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box Choose a name that is unique from the other com puter names on the network caia on Eve reste aca tops anara Era fhe gm dose he Folding eerste bo eee pour PE 5 waa Fac ean ursus ied appa ral a obra ann e vd Ey cone dv RBS RCM CONCOUDOUN ee ee Laps rares nein tees 9 Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box The Workgroup name should be the same Workgroup Name in use by all of the other PCs on the network Use the same Workgroup Name that is in use on your other computers Do not click OK when you have completed these fields Note Your Computer Name and Workgroup Na
34. ira bez H rier kedah b hL d e Fonte rra a lo ae Chok Erh hiva a ne re a lek Forel La ees Locke pi dms 1 REKE Windows will begin copying the EtherFast Card s driver files to your PC Refer to the chart below to help guide you through the process Under no circumstance are you to click Cancel or Skip If your PC asks for the Linksys Setup or Driver Disk If you are asked to supply your Windows 98 Installation Files or Disks If you are asked for a file that includes LNE100TX in its name If you receive a Version Conflict error Click OK Ensure that the Driver Disk is in your PC s flop py drive Type a in the Copy files from box Click OK Click OK 2 If you have a Windows 98 CD ROM type d win98 in the Copy files from box where d is your CD ROM drive If you don t have a Windows 98 CD ROM type c windows options cabs Click OK Insert the Driver Disk into your PC s floppy drive Type a in the Copy files from box Click OK Choose to keep the newest version of the file by clicking Yes 11 Linksys EtherFast Series 8 Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC Click Finish AEA Mes Elara eee 9 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove the Driver Disk and click Yes If you are using the Windows CD ROM leave it in your PC You may need it later Ste tege Cea e T
35. me must both be fewer than 15 char acters and should only con sist of numbers and letters 10 Enter a description of your computer in the Computer Description box This box is optional Do not click OK when you have completed these fields 23 Linksys EtherFast Series 11 Optional Choose the Access Control tab Ensure that Shared level access control is selected If the setting is on User Level access control and you can t change it skip to problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 45 Liges ben CAE Land aid sunm mi a PAR ALL LET GF apaekesd acce conta Eta vay sue a parcem be cect died F e Deere Ame rond Era veu o sec unes sed groupe seho have Aca e aam rho Pa 12 Click the OK button Your system may or may not ask you for your Windows 95 CD ROM or the location of the Windows 95 installation files If you have your Windows CD ROM direct Windows to D Nwin95 where D is your CD ROM Drive or to C windows options Ncabs if you don t 13 Once Windows has copied the necessary files the System Settings Change window appears Remove all disks from your PC and click on Yes to restart your PC If you don t see this window simply shut down Windows 95 and restart your PC Remember to remove the installation disk and CD ROM if necessary prior to rebooting Stam Salle hana r 7 Tou wat pected veas coenpater balzea the ray airg vel lee T event Uer ipe ened Fr et oe eee ross
36. most computer stores or if you prefer you can crimp your own cables See page 67 for wiring informa tion TITITIIT inii Bui vos 6 Replace your PC s cover 7 Connect one end of a twisted pair cable to your PC at the EtherFast Installing the Network Card amp Cabling 10 100 LAN Card s RJ 45 Se Power off your PC and any peripheral equipment attached to it Unplug your PC s power cord 2 Remove your computer s outside cover 3 Open your computer and locate the PCI slot s on your motherboard PCI slots are easily identified by their beige or white color and by the fact that network cards fit snugly into them Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC then insert the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card into a PCI card slot as shown in the photograph on the next page top Note Some network cards might need a 4 If you are interested in Wake On LAN you _ bit of muscle can go to page 61 now Wake On LAN can be to be installed Our network cards are built installed at any time so there is no need to do LT strongly and are hard to it now If you don t know what Wake On LAN break Avoid a call to tech 8 Plug the other end of the Called into your 5 Port Hub is or if you know that you don t want to use nical support by making WOL proceed to step 5 on the next page and S4 that your card is insert WOL lat ed all the way into your PC s mE H network slot Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Netw
37. newest version of the file Conflict error by clicking Yes 4 When asked if you want to restart your PC remove the Driver Disk and click Yes If you are using the Windows CD ROM leave it in your PC You may need it later Sieben tege Chee e Tr hraxh xabire up pour are Esca vrai mar ori wd ras mr DA PERSST Ly poc repu 5e uar nuam como Eme nne 5 If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC remove the Driver Disk click the Start button choose Shut Down choose Restart then click Yes The Windows 95 Version B driver installation is complete Please contin ue on to the next section which will provide instructions for configuring Windows 95 s network protocol Consult your network administrator for network configuration information if necessary Note From this point on you must provide Windows with a User name and Password every time you are prompted to do so Hemember to click OK to properly log into Windows If you click Cancel or hit the Escape ESC key you will not log into the network 10 100 Network In a Box Network Component Configuration L Once you are back at the Windows 95 desktop click on your taskbar s Start button then Settings then Control Panel and then double click the Network icon The Network window will appear Click on the Configuration tab A window similar to the one below will appear There may be other compo nents listed in addition to the ones shown below for e
38. ng is complete The server is ready Installing a 5 x Server 42 1 On the PC in which you installed the EtherFast card simultaneously press CTRL and ESC 2 When the next screen pops up select the number for System Console and press Enter 3 In the System Console prompt load NWCONEHIG by typing nwconfig and hitting Enter 4 Highlight Driver Options Press Enter 5 Highlight Configure network drivers Press Enter 6 Highlight Select a driver Press Enter 7 Press INS to Install an unlisted driver 8 Press F3 to Specify a different path 9 In the Specify a directory path box type A NETWARE SERVER NW5 0 and press Enter 10 In the next box ensure that LNEJOOTX LAN Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Driver is highlighted Press Enter 11 You will be asked Do you want to copy driver LNEIOOTX LAN Highlight Yes then press Enter 12 Files will begin copying to your hard drive Afterwards a Protocol and Parameter screen will pop up Highlight Select Modify driver parame ters and protocol Press Enter 10 100 Network In a Box 13 Arrow down the list that appears and choose which protocols you want to install Press F10 to save 14 Highlight Save Parameters and Load Driver Press Enter 15 Your PC will examine the network This may take a few minutes 16 You may be prompted several times for a network on which to bind IPX to LNEIOOTX 1 Accept the default numbers if you are not sure which values to as
39. ons the operating system asks you for a slot number NetWare needs to know which PCI slot your card has been installed to The slot variable can be added to the driver line as shown in the example below load e inel0O VinelO00rx lan slot 3 frame ethernet 802 2 name nserv binc ipx to msery met 15 In this example the card is in slot 3 the frame is Ethernet 802 2 the net value is 15 arbitrary and the name is nserv arbitrary name Installing a 3 12 Server 1 Create a directory in the DOS partition of your file server called LNE100 2 Copy the following files from the EtherFast Card Driver Disk to your file server s new LNE100 directory a netware server nw31x NBI31X NLM a netware server nw31x MSM31X NLM a netware server nw31x ETHERTSM NLM a netware server nw31x LNE1LOOTX LAN 3 Following the Load LAN Driver Module instructions in your Novell NetWare 386 v3 12 manual start NetWare and configure the server if you haven t already 4 Load the above LAN drivers using the LOAD command 40 10 100 Network In a Box 5 If the LAN driver is not located in the default directory specify the file s path on the command line The LOAD command prompts you for the con figuration parameters if they are not supplied on the command line 6 At the server command line type for example LOAD c NLNE100NNBI31X NLM LOAD c LNE100 MSM31X NLM LOAD c LNE100 ETHERTSM NLM LOAD c LNEIOO LNEIOOTX LAN FRA
40. ork In a Box 9 Reconnect your PC s power then power on your computer Your com W q 0 Q amp S puter will automatically recognize the card and assign it a unique IRQ n 0 W S n S ta qd tl 0 n etu interrupt and I O address H P Overview operating system to work with the EtherFast Card After physically installing the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card in your computer follow these instructions to install the network driver The installation proce dure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 98 you are using and on your current system configuration If at any time during the installation you encounter problems consult the Troubleshooting section on page 44 Installing the Network Card s Driver For Windows 98 configuration instructions turn to page 9 For Windows 95 configuration instructions turn to page 18 For Windows 2000 configuration instructions turn to page 26 For Windows NT configuration instructions turn to page 30 For Novell Server configuration instructions turn to page 40 If you are using an operating system other than Note Some screen shots Windows 98 Windows 95 or Windows NT you in the following sections 1 If you haven t already start up your computer will vary depending on will find the network driver installation instruc which version of the tions on the Driver Disk s readme exe file LNE100TX card you are in
41. ot wend that goes into a wall jack first is facing away from you L sn Face the clip down so that the copper side faces up the Fi eden rid springy clip will now be parallel to the floor When look Bin 3 ees ing down on the copper side wire 1 will be on the far left eo n gt Ahaha nae a Bear hike FTPPAT 66 67 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a Box 10 100 LAN Card Specifications Model Numbers System Standards Protocol Ports Speed Full Duplex Half Duplex Cabling Topology LED Status Lights LNEIOOTX v4 PCI 2 1 or higher compliant PC IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u PCI 2 1 amp 2 2 ACPI PC99 CSMA CD One Combo RJ 45 10BaseT 100BaseTX 200Mbps 20Mbps 100Mbps 10Mbps Category 3 TOBaseT only or 5 UTP STP Star i i Link amp Activity Link Act 100Mbps 00 10 100 LAN Card Environmentals 68 Dimensions Unit Weight Power Certifications Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity 5 x 2 3 x 0 75 122 x 86 x 18 mm 2 5 oz 58 grams 2W Maximum FCC Class B CE Mark Commercial 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F 20 C 70 C 4 F 158 F 10 90 Non Condensing 5 95 Non Condensing 69 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 5 Port Workgroup Hub Specifications Model Numbers EFAHOSW v2 Standards IEEE 802 3 10BaseT IEEE 802 3u 100BaseT X Protocol CSMA CD Ports Five 10BaseT 100BaseTX RJ 45
42. owd anum aun Emin pou bo npp a peed kx wach chee east d cnc ud Jeu nant ie Eres bp pec iri b and group eir ert mirare bo arbi thura netu 12 Click the OK button Your system may or may not ask you for your Windows 98 CD ROM or the location of the Windows 98 installation files If it does direct Windows to the appropriate location e g D Nwin98 if you have the Windows 98 CD ROM or C windows options cabs 13 Once Windows has copied the necessary files the System Settings Change window appears Remove all disks from your PC and click Yes to restart your PC If you don t see this window simply shut down Windows 98 and restart your PC Remember to remove any installation disks or CD ROMs prior to rebooting eae AR EE REA REA ERE RR EE TERRE RR m u Heu mor mod sed voor coa ites Padre bhaa mea caligo nnl FE po eoa Do ai emend Es poe pour cie pe s ore 10 100 Network In a Box 14 A Logon window will appear requiring you to enter a User name and Password Make up a user name and password if you haven t already and click OK Do not click the Cancel button or Escape key Clicking either of these buttons will prevent you from logging into the network If the logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on refer to problem 3 in the Troubleshooting section on page 44 15 Once you are at the Windows 98 desktop double click on the Network Neighborhood icon You should see one icon for the entire netwo
43. r connecting computers to a hub Crossover cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub there is an exception some hubs have a built in uplink port that is crossed internally e Straight Through Cabling Pom 4 5 T rel which allows you to link or connect hubs together with a straight through iie lacie cable instead a You can buy pre made Category 5 7 manTas RJ 45 Color Chart cabling or cut and crimp your own m Category 5 cables can be purchased or Strai ght Thr ou gh Wire 1 ham Bram crimped as either straight through or i crossover cables A Category 5 cable Pin gt Oui Wire Becomes Wire 2 Orange has 8 thin color coded wires inside Pin Gran Whe that run from one end of the cable to fan gt Ehe Wire 3 White with a oe iia Green Stripe the other All 8 wires are used In a straight through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossover cable the order of the wires change from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 becomes 6 See the diagrams on the Cross Over Cabling next page for more detailed informa tion on straight through idein irri and crossover cabling Wira 4 Blue White with Wire 5 Bluc Stripe Wire 6 Wire 7 Wira 8 To determine which wire is wire number 1 hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ 45 tip the part Piia 4 5 T and E ane m
44. r hraxh xabire up pour are Esca vrais mar ori wt ras LOU poy Ly prec a 5n ee nuam TS ee 10 If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC remove the Driver Disk click the Start button choose Shut Down choose Restart then click Yes The Windows 98 driver installation is complete Please continue on to the next section which will provide instructions for configuring Windows 98 s network protocol Consult your network administrator for your net work configuration information if necessary Note From this point on you must provide Windows with a User name and Password every time you are prompted to do so Remember to click OK to properly log into Windows If you click Cancel or hit the Escape ESC key you will not log into the network 12 Ur qu DME ENTDE Pid Fearn ER tle HETE V rsjenez hr mae ry Unc ia thd quur ree Paham doc mpi 2 10 100 Network In a Box Network Component Configuration Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop click on your taskbar s Start button then Settings then Control Panel and then double click the Network icon The Network window will appear Click on the Configuration tab A window similar to the one below will appear There may be other compo nents listed in addition to the ones shown below for example a Dial up Adapter which is normal If any of the components shown below are missing however you ll need to manually install them Refer to Manually Installing the Net
45. rk and the names of the other PCs on the network f you can see your computer along with all the other computers on the network in Network Neighborhood then the Windows 98 net work configuration is complete Continue with Sharing Your Files and Printers on page 49 if you want your PC s data or printer to be available to others on the network You may stop here however if you wish to configure File and Printer Sharing at a later time f you don t see anything at all in Network Neighborhood press the F5 key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen If that doesn t work go to Troubleshooting problem 8 on page 45 f you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood skip to problem 6 of the Troubleshooting section on page 45 f you see all computers on the network except yours press the F5 key a few times If after a minute or so you still can t see your own PC see problem 7 on page 45 of the Troubleshooting section f you only see computers that are running the same operating system as you and you don t see any others go to problem 10 on page 46 18 Linksys EtherFast Series Windows 95 Installation amp Setup After installing the EtherFast hardware in your computer follow these instructions for installing the network driver The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on the version of Windows 95 you are using and your current system configuration For troubles
46. s Canin ra Zip vell loni ie de De de or anm nnd hane E ponat Age io leak mnia differs paca bes Ur Pn iE Whg c luc dion er curis Lich fe a Maree 10 NT will ask you to choose a media type for the EtherFast card Choose AutoSense You can change these settings later if needed When finished click OK Lime Lx LAT CT Past Tihane Plagne Deemed HT PT ip eds ban Tira i Chet Fa RER arena rm epidemia emen Verom dum cid an ne nod e o nl ne ad handed L te dress tine 33 Linksys EtherFast Series 11 NT will copy the necessary network Note For information and help on drivers to your PC When the copying is 7298 99 your bindings services and protocols ask your network complete you will see a list of installed administrator or check your bindings Change the bindings settings if Windows NT documentation needed and click Next Click Next again Hew Satu ae eur Erg Exc cae b chee meee Er Co Fa ee Pa Ears nu naim Ina Pes orta wars m e s m n Bam ra na uh DDC TELL pres TOEORGRO bade mm RME Ac nm Hia i02 ee men T h hams L m LE aa Le Due poma Tor a Mu a Se ee EO ee 12 Choose either Workgroup or Domain depending on the type of network you re setting up Your Microsoft documentation explains the difference between Workgroups and Domains Click Next Sere Sees HET ee Se po Op val Eu Pe EP PET RL EMI TIS IL LLUYTTAILEL E UII ILE gui BH IZ Dura ch ore s d
47. s WOL connection Will vary from PC to PC Consult your PC s documenta 1 Turn off your PC and remove the power cable tion if you cant find it from the wall Use the picture below to locate where the WOL wire plugs into your EtherFast LAN Card 2 Connect one end of the 3 pin Wake On LAN wire to the EtherFast LAN Card 3 If your EtherFast LAN card isn t plugged into your motherboard slide it in now 4 Connect the loose end of the WOL wire into the WOL plug on your PC s motherboard Check your motherboard s documentation for proper WOL wire installation 62 10 100 Network In a Box Sending a Magic Packet In order to use WOL you need to know the MAC address of the card you wish to wake If you don t know the MAC address of the PC you are on turn to page 48 to learn how to run the EtherFast Card s diagnostic program 1 Turn off the PC on which you want to test the WOL feature Go to another PC on the network and log in 2 Go to an MS DOS prompt Run the diagnostics program page 48 Press Enter to begin the test Note The Diag pro gram works only if both the PC sending the magic packet and the PC receiving the 3 When the test is complete press F3 and select Send an ACPI Packet 4 Press the M key You will be asked for the destina tion of the magic packet Enter the MAC address of the PC you want to wake up and press Enter magic packet are installed with EtherFast 10 100 LAN
48. s makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quali ty performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity Please direct all inquiries to Linksys P O Box 18558 Irvine CA 92623 FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used according to the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which is found 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or device Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver s Consult
49. see problem 7 on page 45 of the Troubleshooting section f you only see computers that are running the same operating system as you and you don t see any others go to problem 10 on page 46 25 26 Linksys EtherFast Series Windows 2000 Installation amp Setup Overview Note Prior to proceeding ensure that you are operating Windows 2000 with administrative rights If you log into Windows 2000 without administrative rights you may run into problems during the installation After physically installing the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card in your computer follow these instructions to install the network driver The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 2000 you are using and on your cur rent system configuration Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 After physically installing the EtherFast Card in your computer follow these instructions to install the network driver 1 Start your computer if you haven t already done so and boot Windows 2000 Log in with administrative rights if you are asked to 2 Windows will display the Found New Hardware Wizard box Click Next Frurid zu Sarde Wiranz aber fn tha Found Kew Hardens Wizard lam sommo anh es pma ord aid a F z TAG urn 10 100 Network In a Box 3 The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear When Ethernet Controller is displayed
50. sign 17 When asked Do you want to select an additional Network driver high light No and press Enter 18 Press ESC a few times to exit the program The loading and binding are complete The server is ready 43 Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98 44 Linksys EtherFast Series Troubleshooting Troubleshooting hints for Windows can be found below If you are using Windows NT NetWare or another network operating system skip to the Card Diagnostics instructions on page 48 1 Windows doesn t detect new hardware with the EtherFast Card hardware installed or it continues to detect the card each time you restart your PC You might not have inserted the PCI card correctly or securely into the appropriate slot of your computer Check that the card is securely insert ed into the appropriate slot Try inserting your card into an alternate PCI slot You may have previously aborted a new hardware setup Follow the direc tions on page 54 e The motherboard in your system might not be Plug and Play compatible your PC s Plug and Play settings may not be enabled or the motherboard may have Plug and Play options not supported by Windows 95 98 If you are not sure contact your PC s manufacturer 2 Windows can t locate the driver for the EtherFast Card device e You may have inserted the wrong diskette into your PC s drive The diskette may be defective or files may be missing Make sure the disk has a few files in
51. signed to each slot The popular BIOS from Phoenix for example does not generally allow you to modify BIOS assigned IRQ settings Jumper Changes You may be able to change the IRQ amp I O values for a given PCI slot by setting jumpers on your PC motherboard Please refer to your PC s motherboard user guide for specific instructions Menu Changes Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ amp I O values for a given PCI slot by accessing the PC s BIOS setup menu Please refer to your PC s user guide for specific details The BIOS from companies like AMI and Award are fully customizable from their BIOS menus for example Linux Open Source and Beta Operating Systems Linksys does not provide technical support for Linux BSD or other free ware Beta or open source operating systems Although many Linksys prod ucts have been proven to perform well under Linux and other freeware OSes technical support for setup and troubleshooting is not provided For informa tion on where to find device drivers and setup instructions for Linux and other freeware OSes visit the support pages and FAQ files on the Linksys website at www linksys com 65 Linksys EtherFast Series 10 100 Network In a Box Twisted Pair Cabling Crimping Your Own Network Cables There are different grades or categories of twisted pair cabling Category 5 is the most reliable and is highly recommended Category 3 is a good second choice Straight through cables are used fo
52. stalling 2 Windows 98 will automatically detect the presence of the PCI Ethernet Controller hardware in your computer 3 Slide the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into your floppy drive while the Add New Hardware Wizard window is visible Click Next Ate Res Ai EME hha ved ca Fer nass chee barn 7 11 Fries e meiden Ji iden rm ri s aol etin m ed m e b hm dmm reja b Linksys EtherFast Series 4 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next LS Res Ai re hal cies pou ward mde io den F Each hor the fart re Ha pour drven Waconia 0 Traple Au of ai Pas Sree an a ctr kai gat Ce adr re een aa ril 5 Select Floppy disk drives Aid ade vell sages ior rasa remm n eee dad cs Zn Vr had drea ans map cb iu Pde ltt ba kesid CE Had bie Pos raa Le Finn rok neuen PTR bl cios ee ee ope m T 6 A window will open saying that Windows is now ready to install the Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter driver seen on the next page Click Next Note Windows 98 may ask you for a computer or workgroup name If so skip ahead to the instruc tions on page 15 Once you have established your computer and workgroup names return to where you left off and continue with the installation 10 10 100 Network In a Box LIED adain SPI ume ox M d E nd cent daimgr c Pla care Lp tet HE ETO Er Friera Arawi Hz OOTE vil i M
53. t 2 Windows 95 will find the Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNEIOOTX v4 driver on the disk If Windows fails to find the driver see problem 2 on page 44 Click Finish Lo sr riu n inrcr das e BERE ER ania Fond he eer up ce iine Peg rar cs lnk LHE DET Pan Ee ct Arias Hz COTE al Home prar kar irc erc uma cic mn E ere n ne ac cuan devo aed poe pean bo poh ha adferri diem rare cech Umi Lear i i I 3 Windows will begin copying the EtherFast Card s driver files to your PC Refer to the chart on the next page to help guide you through the process 19 Linksys EtherFast Series Under no circumstance are you to click Cancel or Delete If your PC asks for the Linksys 1 Click OK Setup or Driver Disk 2 Ensure that the Driver Disk is in your PC s flop py drive 3 Type a in the Copy files from box 4 Click OK f you are asked to supply 1 Click OK your Windows 95 Installation 2 If you have a Windows 95 CD ROM type Files or Disks d win95 in the Copy files from box where d is your CD ROM drive 3 If you don t have a Windows 95 CD ROM type c lwindows options cabs 4 Click OK f you are asked for a file that 1 Insert the Driver Disk into your PC s floppy includes LNE100TX in its drive name 2 Type a V in the Copy files from box 3 Click OK If you receive a Version 1 Choose to keep the
54. tart Settings Control Panel then double click the System icon Click on the Device Manager tab Open System Devices then open PCI Bus 46 10 100 Network In a Box Click on the IRQ Steering tab Remove the check from Use IRQ Holder and click OK Windows will ask you to restart the PC if it doesn t ask you then reboot the PC manually After the computer boots up Windows will try to re detect the PCI Steering Continue rebooting the PC until Windows stops detecting new hardware and settings for PCI Steering This normally takes a total of four reboots 47 Linksys EtherFast Series Running the Card s Diagnostics If you suspect that there may be a problem with the Fast Ethernet Card or if you need to identify the card s MAC address you can use the DIAG diagnos tic program on the EtherFast 10 100 LAN Card Driver Disk To run the program start up your computer in DOS The program only works in standard real DOS mode DOS it will not work in a Windows DOS window To get into real DOS mode do the following In Windows 95 start your computer When the Starting Windows mes Sage appears press the F8 key You will then get to the Microsoft Window Startup Menu In Windows 98 start your computer No Starting Windows message will appear Immediately and rapidly press the F8 key until you get the Microsoft Window Startup Menu 1 Choose the Safe mode command prompt only option Press Enter on the ke
55. to choose a user level for security reasons 6 In Network Neighborhood you can only see yourself and no other computers on the network Make sure that the cables are connected correctly Make sure you are get ting Link or Activity lights on both the EtherFast Card and your hub Try changing to a new cable that you know is working Your workgroup name may be different from other computers on your network Make sure each PC on the network is using the same workgroup name and protocol Try using the Find Computer function see problem 10 7 In Network Neighborhood you can see all other computers on the network but not yourself and all other computers can see each other and not your computer You may have not have enabled File and Printer Sharing To do so go to p step number 3 on page 49 The network card might not be setup properly Try reinstalling the card s drivers To clean your system of the old installation go to page 54 and then re install 8 Network Neighborhood is Empty Verify that your Microsoft Client is installed See the Windows 95 or 98 setup instructions in this guide for directions Verify that you have logged in correctly Refresh the screen by pressing F5 several times 9 You receive DHCP Errors in Windows f you are connecting to a DHCP server check your cabling and connec tion If you require TCP IP to be configured check with your network administrator or your Windows documentation for proper
56. to conflict with other devices in your computer you will need to use your system s BIOS to resolve the con flicts If you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolving IRQ or other hardware conflicts consult your computer s manual or contact your PC s manufacturer for BIOS setup and configuration directions Here are some general guidelines to follow when installing a PCI card such as the EtherFast card into your computer 1 The EtherFast LAN adapter should be used in a 32 bit PCI slot that sup ports PCI Bus Mastering It cannot be plugged into a PCI Bus Slave slot Consult your motherboard s documentation for more information on master and slave slots 2 If loading the EMM386 EXE program in your PC s CONFIG SYS you must use version MS DOS 6 22 or above If you load an older EMM386 EXE program below DOS 6 22 your PC will hang up while loading the network driver 3 When using NT set your system s PNP OS option in the BIOS settings to MANUAL or DISABLE NT is not a Plug and Play OS and will not usu ally recognize LAN cards if they are set to be automatically detected and configured If you need to configure your PC s BIOS in order to resolve an IRQ or other conflict with the EtherFast card there are a few possibilities 10 100 Network In a Box No Changes Allowed Your PC may not allow you to change the IRQ value s of the PCI slot s In this case you will ONLY be able to use the IRQ and I O values that have been pre as
57. ue below If you are using a NetWare or NT file server go to page 52 or 53 respective ly for client setup Enabling File Sharing 1 Double click your My Computer icon A window of available disk drives will appear 2 Using your right mouse button click once on the drive or folder that you want to make available to other users 3 Click on Sharing followed by the Sharing tab Click on Share As 4 In the Share Name box enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar ing This can be any drive on your PC floppy drive hard drive CD drive zip drive etc Note If you are only 5 Decide on the type of access that you want to give using your PC to other users access the Internet it is highly recommend ed that you use pass Read Only access lets other users view the files on words for your shares the selected drive Full access lets users create change or delete files on the selected drive Depends on Password lets users have Read Only and or Full access to the selected drive depending on the password that you decide to give them Linksys EtherFast Series 6 If you want to assign access passwords type the passwords into the Password boxes 7 When you re done click on the Apply button followed by OK Repeat steps 1 7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC Your selected drives or folders can now be accessed by
58. ur system in the Primary Network Logon box select Client for Microsoft Networks 10 100 Network In a Box 8 Click on the Identification tab Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box Choose a name that is unique from the other com puter names on the network Helent Copado lenco Aresa Conirai gu Widower uean the folion indomnishion fo identity pour Cones onde eh Please Type nane bor das TUTTO aus Hnc eacdliguop d vell aas rc ural a deal in e Fe cordes Comia name Fla Led Wbkgaur peces Compl f Denon Note Your Computer and Workgroup Names must both be fewer than 15 charac ters and should only consist only of numbers and letters 9 Type the name of your workgroup in the Workgroup box The Workgroup name should be the same Workgroup Name in use by all of the other PCs on the network Use the same Workgroup Name that is in use on your other computers for ease of use Do NOT click OK when you are done 10 Enter a description of your computer in the Computer Description box This box is optional and can be left blank 15 Linksys EtherFast Series 11 Optional Choose the Access Control tab Ensure that Shared level access control is selected If the setting is on User Level access control and you can t change it skip to problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 45 Conde vice kiiu cori Conr Conde socis jo dean etui uan fe Ebene d
59. work Components on page 59 now Client for Microsoft Networks Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter LNEIOOTX v4 IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI e TCP IP Ur na iania Arras Conn BL i r hi Haba s iri ya LINE TOT a Fac E harat Ariu J HE DIT A UEP coal Prokacd H Mae l a bid Mn BORNE DONNE ZZDZ ROS RORORt Print Hiert Logon DE Carad 3 Click the File and Print Sharing button The File and Print Sharing win dow will appear 4 Linksys EtherFast Series If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to give others access to my files If you d like to share your printer with other users on the network select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer l Note If you do not enable Click the OK button File and Printer Sharing Fije UM ae Sharing your for Microsoft Networks should now appear in PC will be invisible on the the list of installed components network and inaccessible to other users Vrehurabev vinti mtn rmn Consi The doen esha orrara ana nad ert E Laser Ar inti Habes a pb LINE TOO F act E aerea Adapts 0 H TE veni Im IS oe Pius H went Pf TCP F D do sari priar chasing Pow Ilona nit Habart r n 1 mam Ji iris t Prin Awteak Logon een Fer rar Mieka z DE Lars 7 After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on 14 yo
60. xample Client for Microsoft Networks which is normal If any of the com ponents shown below are missing however you ll need to manually install them If that s the case refer to Manually Installing the Network Components on page 59 now wo te e CIE aura Client for Microsoft Networks Linksys does not provide e Linksys LNEIOOTX Fast Ethernet Adapter technical support for the Note If you need to install the TCP IP Protocol con tact your system adminis trator or ISP or refer to the Windows 95 documenta tion If DHCP error mes sages appear during boot LNEIOOTX v4 configuration or trou e IPX SPX compatible Protocol bleshooting of the TCP IP protocol e NetBEUI e TCP IP Corpus d ieri svn Arras Unnai Fes Pe ride e Prenant amid aar EB ese ior Mica Hebdos BR Lino LAE TOT Fact E Freak Arapa X HE UDT vl PE SS colle Prutacs ie Manel 4 TCRIF ti i Proven Mark hogi E and Pri Shag laari DE Carad 21 Linksys EtherFast Series 3 Click on the Configuration tab followed by the File and Print Sharing button The File and Print Sharing window will appear 4 If you d like others to be able to access the files on your PC s hard drive select I want to be able to give others access to my files 5 If you d like to share your printer with other users on the network select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer Note If you do not enable File and Pr
61. yboard 2 Insert the Linksys Fast Ethernet 10 100 Network Card Driver Disk into drive A Enter the appropriate commands after the following prompts e When C gt appears type a then press Enter e When A gt appears type cd diag then press Enter When A diag gt appears type diag then press Enter You can also copy the software to your local c drive and run DIAG from your hard disk 3 The Fast Ethernet Diagnostics Program will appear providing a display of the card s basic information Ethernet Address IRQ I O Port and Media Type Press Enter to begin the testing cycle If the card isn t found power off the PC and ensure that the card is properly seated in the PCI slot 4 The word pass will appear next to each successful test If the card fails the Link Status Test check your cabling and hub connections If the card fails the Loopback test check your computer s settings then contact Linksys Customer Support for help 10 100 Network In a Box Appendix Sharing Your Files and Printers Overview By sharing your files and printers other PCs on your network will be able to access the resources on your PC Before sharing your files and printers you should prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network If you are not using Windows 95 or Windows 98 with an NT or NetWare file server or if you are not sure if you have a file server contin

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