Motorola LPCI810 Network Card User Manual
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1. 5 Section 2 Installation Manually Installing the Driver You can also install the software driver necessary for your Ethernet Adapter manually This installation sequence assumes you have already installed the Ethernet Adapter into your computer If you have not please refer to Installing Your Ethernet Adapter for instructions on physically installing the Ethernet Adapter What follows are generic instructions your operating system may differ slightly but the overall procedure is similar 1 After you have installed the Ethernet Adapter and re powered your computer the Found New Hardware window is displayed Found New Hardware A Ethernet Controller n Installing After a few moments if the New Hardware Wizard does not automatically appear click Start gt Setttings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Hardware The Add Remove Hardware window is displayed Add Remove Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Add Remove Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you add remove unplug and troubleshoot your hardware To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 2 Click Next PAGE 6 LPCI810 Installation Section 2 The Install Hardware Device Drivers window is displayed Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with ey an operating system This wizard will complete the installatio2. Computer Memory Card International Association sets international standards for connecting peripherals to portable computers Laptop computers typically have a PCMCIA slot that can hold one or two PC Cards to provide features such as Ethernet or wireless connectivity A network utility that tests host reachability by sending a small packet to the host and waiting for a reply If you PING a computer IP address and receive a reply you know the computer is reachable over the network It also stands for Packet Internet Groper A mechanism that allows incoming communication with specified applications LPCI810 PAGE 17 Section 4 PPP PPPoE PPTP Private IP Address Protocol Public IP Address RJ 11 RJ 45 ROM Router Glossary Point to Point Protocol is used to transport other protocols typically for simple links over serial lines It is most commonly used to access the Internet with a dial up modem Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Used by many DSL Internet Service Providers for broadband connection Point to Point Tunneling Protocol encapsulates other protocols It is a new technology to create VPNs developed jointly by several vendors An IP address assigned to a computer on the LAN by the DHCP server for a specified lease time Private IP addresses are invisible to devices on the Internet See also Public IP Adaress A formal set of rules and conventions for exchanging data Different compute
3. Motorola reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of Motorola to provide notification of such revision or change Motorola provides this guide without warranty of any kind either implied or expressed including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Motorola may make improvements or changes in the product s described in this manual at any time MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent amp Trademark Office Microsoft Windows Windows Me and Windows XP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Microsoft Windows screen shots are used by permission of Microsoft Corporation All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Motorola Inc 2004 PAGE ii LPCI810 Table of Contents Regulatory Warranty and Copyright Information Section 1 Overview Fealul6S 2 EDEEEERSEUERERIIRULSENECRDEREREREULBEINDREERUNREEEDEUEERER Understanding Your User Guide eese nnns Simple Home Network Diagram eene Ethernet Adapter Card Physical Description esee Side and Front of Ethernet Adapter LED Description E Section 2 Installati
4. The router acts as the gateway to your network sending information to whichever device asks for information The Ethernet Adapter card enables your desktop computer to be part of the network PAGE 2 LPCI810 Ethernet Adapter Card Physical Description Side and Front of Ethernet Adapter Card The following illustration shows the top and front view of the Ethernet Adapter SS C q i O 1 OO 2 DO a s OO il 9 C LED Description Feature Description 1 100 The 100 LED illuminates amber when the card operates at 100Mbps If the 100 LED is not illuminated and the PC is powered on the card is operating at 10Mbps 2 Link Act The Link Act LED illuminates green when the card successfully connects to a network It blinks when data is being transmitted or received over the network 3 Ethernet Port The port in which you plug in your Ethernet cable LPCI810 PAGE 3 Section 2 Installation Overview Your Ethernet Adapter inserts into an unused PCI slot inside your computer Because your Ethernet Adapter supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT also known as Fast Ethernet no additional hardware or software is required to work with different network segments Installing Your Ethernet Adapter To install your adapter card 1 Insert the supplied Ethernet Ad
5. installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference 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 of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Motorola for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC Declaration of Conformity Motorola Inc Broadband Communications Sector 101 Tournament Drive Horsham PA 19044 1 215 323 1000 declares under sole responsibility that the LPCI810 complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules as a Class B digital device This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation of the device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation Copyright 2004 Motorola Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without written permission from Motorola Inc
6. print documents on your PC without restrictions Motorola Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810 A Features The LPCI810 offers the following features CD ROM based Installation Wizard to provide easy installation Supports both 10BaseT and 100BaseT with an auto detecting port to seamlessly switch to either situation Upgradeable driver to stay current with the latest specifications Multiple Operating System Support Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP LPCI810 PAGE 1 Section 1 Overview Understanding Your User Guide The User Guide is divided into the following sections Overview Describes the LPCI810 and its functions the technology used and recommended practices for using it Installation Provides instructions for installing the hardware and setting up the firmware to get your adapter up and running Troubleshooting X Provides a list of frequently asked questions and possible solutions Glossary List of terms and acronyms Simple Home Network Diagram Your Ethernet Adapter allows you to access files printers and an Internet connection on your network A sample Local Area Network LAN is shown here L 1 LI Wireless a WN825G Ethernet Cable DSL WR850G Modem Wireless Broadband Router Internet Computer with LPCI810 installed In the example above the Internet communicates with the modem which communicates with the router
7. PN WAN WWW Section 4 A virtual private network is a private network that uses virtual connections tunnels routed over a public network usually the Internet to provide a secure and fast connection usually to users working remotely at home or in small branch offices A VPN connection provides security and performance similar to a dedicated link for example a leased line but at much lower cost A wide area network provides a connection over a large geographic area such as a country or the whole world The bandwidth depends on need and cost but is usually much lower than for a LAN World Wide Web An interface to the Internet that you use to navigate and hyperlink to information LPCI810 PAGE 21 Visit our website at www motorola com broadband MOTOROLA 515727 001 05 04 MGBI
8. User Guide Fast Ethernet Adapter MOTOROLA LPCI810 intelligence everywhere Regulatory Warranty and Copyright Information This device must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product Postpone installation until there is no risk of thunderstorm or lightning activity in the area This product was qualified under test conditions that included the use of the supplied cables between system components To be in compliance with regulations the user must use these cables and install them properly FCC Compliance Class B Digital Device 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 and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 protection against harmful interference in a residential environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
9. apter CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer The software automatically starts the Installation Wizard program 2 Follow the prompts to set up your adapter card If Windows 98SE prompts you for the original Windows CD ROM insert the CD ROM and direct Windows to its proper location for example D WIN98 3 When prompted power down the PC and then unplug the electrical connection to install the adapter card 4 Using the instructions you received with your desktop PC remove the cover from your desktop PC Ground yourself by touching the metal chassis 5 Locate an empty PCI slot in your desktop PC 1Note If the Windows set up wizard does not start automatically do the following Click Start then Run On the next window click Browse and locate your CD ROM drive Locate Launch exe and highlight it Click Open then OK The set up wizard starts LPCI810 PAGE 4 Installation Section 2 6 Using the instructions that came with your desktop PC install the adapter card If inserting an Ethernet Adapter for the first time you might encounter some resistance Insert the Ethernet Adapter by gently rocking it back and forth with constant downward pressure until the board is nearly flush The following illustrates an example of how to install the card Re attach the cover to your desktop computer 8 Return power to the PC and complete the installation instructions supplied on the CD ROM LPCI810 PAGE
10. ay ping www yahoo com or another known web location LPCI810 PAGE 11 Section 4 Glossary A Adapter Address translation ASCII B Bandwidth bps Broadband Client Coaxial Cable A device or card that connects a computer printer or other peripheral device to the network or to some other device An adapter connects a computer to the LAN See NAT The American Standard Code for Information Interchange refers to alphanumeric data for processing and communication compatibility among various devices normally used for asynchronous transmission The transmission capacity of a medium in terms of a range of frequencies Greater bandwidth indicates the ability to transmit more data over a given period of time Bits Per Second A communications medium that can transmit a relatively large amount of data in a given time period In a client server architecture a client is a computer that requests files or services such as file transfer remote login or printing from the server Also see server A type of cable consisting of a center wire surrounded by insulation and a grounded shield of braided wire The shield minimizes electrical and radio frequency interference Coaxial cable has high bandwidth and can support transmission over long distances LPCI810 PAGE 12 Glossary CPE Crossover Cable Default Gateway DHCP DMZ DNS Domain Name Download Section 4 Customer Premise Equipmen
11. button to Programs Accessories Command Prompt 3 Inthe Command window type ipconfig You should see an IP address for your adapter for example Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix Example example example com IP Addres 9 x o o x 192 1686 10 10 Subnet Mask ss 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 10 1 4 If using a router at home in the Command window type ping followed by the Router s IP address and press Enter For example type ping 192 168 10 1 The router s IP address is most likely the default gateway f you receive a reply the first word will be Reply then your computer is connected to the router Proceed to Step 4 Ifyou do NOT receive a reply repeat steps 1 4 on a different computer to verify that the first computer is not the cause of the problem 5 Inthe Command window type ping and your SP s default gateway IP Address press Enter You can determine your ISP s default gateway by examining your modem and or router Refer to the instructions provided with your modem router f you receive a reply For example Reply from 216 109 125 72 then your connection to the Internet is live Ifyou do NOT receive a reply repeat steps 1 5 on a different computer to verify that the first computer is not the cause of the problem If you cannot determine your ISP s default gatew
12. from Browse Insert the supplied CD ROM 6 Inthe Copy manufacturer s files from field type the path to the driver where E represents your CD ROM For Windows 98SE ME and 2000 type E Win98ME2K For Windows XP type E WinXP Browse to navigate to the inf file appropriate for your operating system An example appears below for the driver for Windows 98SE ME and 2000 Look in Cy Win38ME 2K History a Desktop My Documents iNetadm9x in Cus My Computer File Netadms in My Network Files of type Setup Information inf Cancel 7 Click Open 8 The Found New Hardware Wizard window is redisplayed with the selected path Click OK again PAGE 8 LPCI810 Installation Section 2 The driver is now installed for your Ethernet Adapter and the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Motorola Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810 Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish lt Back 9 Click Finish to complete the driver installation LPCI810 PAGE 9 Section 3 Troubleshooting This section details possible solutions to common problems that may occur in using your Ethernet Adapter Contact Us If you are unable to locate a s
13. n for this device Ethernet Controller device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that choose a specific driver lt Back Cancel 3 Ensure Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended is selected and click Next The Locate Driver Files window is displayed Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files CN Where do you want Windows to search for driver files ey Search for driver files for the following hardware device e Ethernet Controller The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the 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 Optional search locations Floppy disk drives Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update lt Back Cancel 4 Select Specify a location and click Next LPCI810 PAGE 7 Section 2 Installation The Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed Found New Hardware Wizard xi Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive selected and then click OK Copy manufacturer s files
14. olution here please access our website at www motorola com broadband consumers for the latest information You can also reach us 7 days a week 24 hours a day at 1 877 466 8646 Hardware Solutions My computer is experiencing difficulty connecting to the network Ensure that your PC and gateway are powered on Ensure that your Ethernet Adapter is installed correctly and is active Ensure that your Ethernet adapter is enabled To check the status of your adapter click the monitor icon in the System Tray at the bottom right of your screen You can also check the status of the Ethernet adapter by selecting Control Panel gt Network and Dial Up Connections Ensure that you are using Ethernet cables and not telephone cables between the router and modem or router and PC See the illustration below Ethernet cables use a wider RJ 45 style plug using 8 wires where telephone style plugs use the smaller RJ 11 style plug using 4 to 6 wires The plug on the left is RJ 45 the plug on the right is RJ 11 use only RJ 45 LPCI810 PAGE 10 Troubleshooting Section 3 would like to see if my Internet connection is live Use the ping command to test the connection Before attempting determine the IP Address of your adapter 1 Opena command prompt by clicking Start and then Run 2 For Windows 98 and ME in the Open field type command and press Enter OK For Windows 2000 and XP type cmd Or navigate using your Start
15. on le Ju R Installing Your Ethernet Manually Installing the Section 3 Troubleshooting lee ccs E E Hardware SOU OS 2 Section 4 Glossary LPCI810 PAGE iii Section 1 Overview Congratulations on purchasing the Motorola Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810 your entry to high speed networking With the Ethernet Adapter desktop computers quickly join a home or small office network The card inserts into your computer s available PCI slot and delivers a continuous network connection Once connected you can access a single broadband connection with everyone else on the Ethernet network With an Ethernet Adapter in each of your computers you can share files pictures printers and more The Ethernet Adapter works with the fastest network applications on both 10BaseT and 100BaseT networks natively The Ethernet Adapter automatically adjusts to the network speed eliminating the need for manual switching It also works with older 5 volt and the newer 3 3 volt motherboards expanding the reach of the card to match your needs Your adapter incorporates the latest technology into an easy to install package After installing the Ethernet Adapter you ll have the ability to connect to your network to receive and send e mails and to
16. r types for example PC UNIX or mainframe can communicate if they support common protocols The IP address assigned by the service provider A public IP address is visible to devices on the Internet See also Private IP Adaress The most common type of connector for household or office phones An 8 pin modular connector the most common connector type for 10Base T or 100Base T Ethernet networks Read Only Memory On IP networks a device connecting at least two networks which may or may not be similar A router is typically located at a gateway between networks A router operates on OSI Network Layer 3 It filters packets based on the IP address examining the source and destination IP addresses to determine the best route on which to forward them PAGE 18 LPCI810 Glossary Routing Table S Server Service Provider SMTP Static IP Address Subscriber Subnet Mask Switch TCP Section 4 A router is often included as part of a network switch A router can also be implemented as software on a computer A table listing available routes that is used by a router to determine the best route for a packet In a client server architecture a dedicated computer that supplies files or services such as file transfer remote login or printing to clients Also see client A company providing Internet connection services to subscribers Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for tran
17. ry PROM Once firmware has been written onto the ROM or PROM it is retained even when the device is turned off Firmware is upgradeable File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging files between computers FTP is commonly used to download programs and other files to a computer from web pages on Internet servers PAGE 14 LPCI810 Glossary Gateway GUI Hexadecimal Host ICMP Internet IP Section 4 A device that enables communication between networks using different protocols See also router Graphical User Interface A base sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F as base units before adding a new position On computers hexadecimal is a convenient way to express binary numbers In IP a host is any computer supporting end user applications or services with full two way network access Each host has a unique host number that combined with the network number forms its IP address Host also can mean computer running a web server that serves pages for one or more web sites belonging to organization s or individuals A company that provides this service In IBM environments a mainframe computer Internet Control Message Protocol is a protocol used for error problem and informational messages sent between IP hosts and gateways ICMP messages are processed by the IP software and are not usually apparent to the end u
18. s Domain names are typically much easier to remember than are IP addresses See DNS To copy a file from one computer to another You can use the Internet to download files from a server to a computer LPCI810 PAGE 13 Section 4 Driver DSL Dynamic IP Address E Ethernet Event F Firewall Firmware FTP Glossary Software that enables a computer to interact with a network or other device For example there are drivers for printers monitors graphics adapters modems Ethernet USB HPNA and many others Digital Subscriber Line An IP address that is temporarily leased to a host by a DHCP server The opposite of Static IP Address The most widely used LAN type also known as IEEE 802 3 The most common Ethernet networks are 10Base T which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps usually over unshielded twisted pair wire terminated with RJ 45 connectors Fast Ethernet 100Base T provides speeds up to 100 Mbps Base means baseband technology and T means twisted pair cable Each Ethernet port has a physical address called the MAC address Also see MAC adaress A message generated by a device to inform an operator or the network management system that something has occurred A security software system on the some devices that enforces an access control policy between the Internet and the LAN for protection Code written onto read only memory ROM or programmable read only memo
19. ser A worldwide collection of interconnected networks using TCP IP Internet Protocol is a set of standards that enable different types of computers to communicate with one another and exchange data through the Internet IP provides the appearance of a single seamless communication system and makes the Internet a virtual network LPCI810 PAGE 15 Section 4 IP Address ISDN ISP LAN M MAC Address Mbps MTU Glossary A unique 32 bit value that identifies each host on a TCP IP network TCP IP networks route messages based on the destination IP address For a Class C network the first 24 bits are the network address and the final 8 bits are the host address in dotted decimal format it appears network network network host Integrated Services Digital Network Internet Service Provider Local Area Network A local area network provides a full time high bandwidth connection over a limited area such as a home building or campus Ethernet is the most widely used LAN standard The Media Access Control address is a unique 48 bit value permanently saved in the ROM at the factory to identify each Ethernet network device It is expressed as a sequence of 12 hexadecimal digits printed on the unit s label You need to provide the MAC Address to the cable service provider Also called an Ethernet address physical address hardware address or NIC address One megabyte equals 1 024 x 1 024 bytes 1 024 kiloby
20. sferring e mail An IP address that is permanently assigned to a host Normally a static IP address must be assigned manually The opposite of Dynamic IP Adaress A user who accesses television data or other services from a service provider A methodology that determines what the router will examine for the destination of an IP address A router delivers packets using the network address On an Ethernet network a switch filters frames based on the MAC address in a manner similar to a bridge A switch is more advanced because it can connect more than two segments Transmission Control Protocol on OSI transport layer four provides reliable transport over the network for data transmitted using IP network layer three It is an end to end protocol defining rules and procedures for data exchange between hosts on top of connectionless IP TCP uses a timer to track outstanding packets checks error in incoming packets and retransmits packets if requested LPCI810 PAGE 19 Section 4 TCP IP Tunnel UDP Unicast USB VoIP Glossary The Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol suite provides standards and rules for data communication between networks on the Internet It is the worldwide Internetworking standard and the basic communications protocol of the Internet To place packets inside other packets to send over a network The protocol of the enclosing packet is understood by each endpoint or tunnel in
21. t typically computers printers etc that are connected to the gateway at the subscriber location CPE can be provided by the subscriber or the cable service provider Also called a client A crossover cable is a cable that is used to interconnect two computers by crossing over reversing their respective pin contacts A crossover cable is sometimes known as a null modem A routing device that forwards traffic not destined to a station within the local subnet A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server dynamically assigns IP addresses to client hosts on an IP network DHCP eliminates the need to manually assign static IP addresses by leasing an IP address and subnet mask to each client It enables the automatic reuse of unused IP addresses DeMilitarized Zone This service opens one IP address to the Internet usually for online gaming and acts as a buffer between the Internet and your network The Domain Name System is the Internet system for converting domain names like www motorola com to IP addresses A DNS server contains a table matching domain names such as Internetname com to IP addresses such as 192 169 9 1 When you access the world wide web a DNS server translates the URL displayed on the browser to the destination website IP address The DNS lookup table is a distributed Internet database no one DNS server lists all domain name to IP address matches A unique name such as motorola com that maps to an IP addres
22. terface where the packet enters and exits the network VPNs rely on tunneling to create a secure network Tunneling requires the following protocol types Acarrier protocol such as TCP used by the network that the data travels over encapsulating protocol such as IPSec L2F L2TP or PPTP that is wrapped around the original data A passenger protocol such as IP for the original data User Datagram Protocol A method used along with the IP to send data in the form of message units datagram between network devices over a LAN or WAN A point to point data transmission sent from one sender to one receiver This the normal way you access websites See also multicast Universal Serial Bus is a computer interface for add on devices such as printers scanners mice modems or keyboards USB supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps and plug and play installation You can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB port Voice over Internet Protocol is a method to exchange voice fax and other information over the Internet Voice and fax have traditionally been carried over traditional telephone lines of the Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN using a dedicated circuit for each line VoIP enables calls to travel as discrete data packets on shared lines VolP is an important part of the convergence of computers telephones and television into a single integrated information network PAGE 20 LPCI810 Glossary V
23. tes or about 8 million bits Million bits per second megabits per second A rate of data transfer The Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest amount of data that can be transmitted in one discrete message on a given physical network The MTU places an upper bound on the size of a message that can be transferred by the network in a single frame Messages exceeding the MTU must be fragmented before transmission and reassembled at the destination PAGE 16 LPCI810 Glossary Multicast NAT Network NIC P Packet PCMCIA PING Port Triggering Section 4 A data transmission sent from one sender to multiple receivers See also broadcast and unicast Network Address Translation is an Internet standard for a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of IP addresses for external traffic NAT provides some security because the IP addresses of LAN computers are invisible on the Internet Two or more computers connected to communicate with each other Networks have traditionally been connected using some kind of wiring A Network Interface Card converts computer data to serial data in a packet format that it sends over the LAN A NIC is installed in an expansion slot or can be built in Every Ethernet NIC has a MAC address permanently saved in its ROM The unit of data that is routed between the sender and destination on the Internet or other packet switched network The Personal
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