Fast Ethernet PC Card DFE-650 Series User’s Guide Rev. 01 (August, 1997) 6DFE650.
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................1 General Description ............................................... 1 About Fast Ethernet ...................................................2 About Autonegotiation................................................3 LED Indicators.............................................................5 Summary of Features.................................................5 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................
1 Introduction Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-650, the value leader among PC-Card Fast Ethernet adapters. This chapter provides a general description of DFE-650 Series features, with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation instructions are given in Chapter 2. General Description The D-Link DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card is a credit-card sized Fast-Ethernet adapter for connecting a notebook PC to an IEEE 802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet network.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide the media coupler. The DFE-650 requires no pre-installation setup –– simply insert its front end into the notebook PC's PC-Card slot. The DFE-650 is supplied with a media coupler which plugs into the back end (15-pin receptacle) of the DFE-650. The other end of the media coupler has an RJ-45 receptacle which receives the network cable. The media coupler features LED indications for linkage and activity states, and for the speed and duplex settings.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide also offers 10Mbps Ethernet operation, in full-duplex and halfduplex modes. Selection of the best operation mode in any given installation is automatically governed by autonegotiation. About Autonegotiation The basic idea of autonegotiation can be understood by reflecting for a moment on the familiar process of making a dialup connection between two modems.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide not.) The parameters to be negotiated between the DFE-650 and its supporting hub or switch include speed (100Mbps = Fast Ethernet, or 10Mbps = traditional Ethernet) and duplex mode (half-duplex or full-duplex). Startup communication between the two devices occurs when both devices are operating, the cable connection between them is good, and the connected notebook PC's network software is loaded.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide LED Indicators The media coupler features three LED indicators: 1. 2. 3. 10/100 Indicator Steady green indicates Fast Ethernet selected. Dark indicates 10Mbps Ethernet selected. Half /Full Indicator Steady green indicates Full-Duplex selected. Dark indicates Half-Duplex selected. Ln/Act Indicator Steady green indicates that there is good linkage to the network ("Linkage" state, quiescent).
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide • Built-in 64KB RAM data buffer • Full-Duplex capable in 10Mbps mode • Autonegotiation per IEEE 802.3u specification • No manual setup switches –– fully automatic configuration • Low power consumption (2 watts max.) • Electronics miniaturization by VLSI and surface-mount fabrication technologies • Laser-welded stainless steel case • RJ-45 connector with auto-detection of network speed • Software support: Install Program Diagnostic Program NDIS 2.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide NetWare DOS ODI NetWare Lite Personal NetWare Windows 95 Windows 95 OSR2 Windows NT 3.51 Windows NT 4.
2 Hardware Installation Unpack and Inspect NOTE: Under ordinary circumstances, the DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card will not be affected by static charge as may be received through your body during handling of the unit. In special circum-stances where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge, it is good practice to reduce the charge by touching a ground before handling the DFE-650. Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide In the event that any item is missing, or if you find any mismatch or damage, promptly contact your dealer for correction. Hardware Installation Follow these four steps to install the DFE-650 : Step 1 Insert the DFE-650 Under the PCMCIA standard and the corresponding Japanese JEIDA standard, PC Cards may safely be "hot swapped" –– it is not necessary to switch the computer's power off before installing or removing the DFE-650, or any other PC Card.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide It is most usual for the lower one of the two slots in the stack to be designated Slot 1, but there are exceptions. In the subsequent procedure for DFE-650 software installation, it may be necessary for you to know whether your DFE-650 is installed in Slot 1 or Slot 2. Under Windows 95, you can check by opening the Control Panel / PC Card display. Under DOS it is also possible to make a software check, but it is more difficult.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide avoid damage when detaching the plug from the DFE-650, it is necessary to depress the latch wings of the plug. See the following section, "Remove Ethernet PC Card." Step 3 Connect to the Network Medium Make the network connection by running a UTP cable from the supporting hub to your media coupler.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Step 4 Confirm Connection (Ln/Act Indicator) When the notebook computer's power is ON, the DFE-650 is firmly seated in the slot connector, the media adapter plug is firmly engaged (and latched) in the back-end receptacle of the DFE-650, the media adapter has a good cable connection to the supporting hub, and the supporting hub is power on and functioning properly, then the media coupler’s Ln/Act LED glows steady green ("linkage" state).
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide thumb and forefinger to squeeze the latch wings into the plug body and gently pull the plug out of its receptacle. ⊗ Don't pull the connector without depressing the clip wings WARNING: Pulling the coupler plug out of its receptacle without depressing the clip wings will cause damage to the plug.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Step 2 Eject the DFE-650 from the Computer Firmly press the computer's PC Card Eject button to disengage the DFE-650 from the slot connector. The DFE-650 will then protrude from the PC Card slot. Grip its protruding end between your fingers and withdraw it from the PC Card slot. Connect the Network Cable Category 5 UTP cable is good enough to qualify under both the Fast Ethernet cabling rules and the traditional Ethernet cabling rules.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide 650 and the supporting hub is 300 ft. The cable must be “ straight” (not a “ crossover” cable) with RJ-45 plug at each end. Make the network connection by plugging one end of the cable into the RJ-45 receptacle of the DFE-650, and the other end into a port of the supporting hub.
3 Software Installation Hardware installation as described in Chapter 2 must be completed before you proceed with software installation. Instructions for software installation are given as README files on the D-Link DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver diskette. The diskette also holds the Installation Director program, which helps you access the installation instructions appropriate to your station OS and the network environment.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide During your Installation Director run, if you choose DOS as your station OS, then in some cases Installation Director will provide additional services. In such cases, you will be prompted to select a target directory for storage of software modules that Installation Director will copy over from the D-Link DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver diskette. The README text will provide full information on the additional services provided..
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Installing 16-bit NetWare Client for DOS Installation Director includes a Quick Install option for the DFE650 support software required for interoperation with the 16-bit NetWare Client for DOS. The screen text, status line guide text, and helptext of Installation Director will assist you through the Quick Install procedure.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Navigate to the appropriate directory in your Client32 source, so that it is your active directory, and find INSTALL.EXE in that directory. Then at the DOS prompt (shown here as >), type: > INSTALL.EXE and . Following the copyright notice screen, the next screen in the INSTALL.EXE run will be the "Select the products" screen. "Select the products" Screen This screen offers simultaneous installation of several network software packages.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide following the last of the included drivers, there are some additional options. Highlight USER SPECIFIED 32 BIT DRIVER Then key to continue. "Insert The Driver Disk" Dialog Box Insert the D-Link DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card Driver diskette into a diskette drive of the notebook PC. Type this pathname into the textbox (here assuming the diskette drive to be Drive A): A:\NETWARE\32BITLAN\ Then key to continue.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide is 5, and that is ordinarily a suitable value. The second parameter is a list of the data frame formats that the DFE-650 and the client software will be enabled to handle. The default setting enables four different frame types. That is the maximum range of frame types, and that is the most appropriate choice in most environments. The last parameter, Node Address, should ordinarily be left blank, as well.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide (key an n, followed by ). And you must then remember to enter the STARTNET.BAT command each time you connect and prepare for network operations. Key to approve the installation and initiate the automatic portion of the installation process. (Or key to abort.) Final Screen of INSTALL.EXE At completion of the INSTALL.EXE run, there will be an a screen of advisory information which also instructs you to reboot the notebook PC.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide LOAD C:\...\DFE650.LAN SLOT=1 FRAME=... When you have completed the edit for each such line in STARTNET.BAT, then save STARTNET.BAT and exit from Edit. If you are uncertain whether the DFE-650 occupies Slot 1 or Slot 2, and you have entered the wrong slot number, then when you restart the notebook PC, there will be a diagnostic which advises that "the PC Card is not present" and there will be no network connection.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide the NetWare SETUP.EXE program is also the installation program for the DFE-650 software. Before you can proceed with any of the steps which follow, it will be necessary for you to have a source for the NetWare client software.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide your best choice to go ahead with the installation run by choosing the Continue button. If the installation run is not successful, then the information given in the README file might be more useful at this stage in a second attempt. When you choose the Continue button, the Software License Agreement screen appears. Accept the provisions of the Software License Agreement, and continue the installation run, by choosing the Yes button.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide ODI Driver Selection Screen Disregard the "Board" textbox at the top of this dialog box. In the "Driver" section below the textbox, select the 32 bit option button, then choose the Other Boards button. This brings up the ODI Driver Path dialog box. The ODI Driver Path dialog box features a textbox for specification of the full path filename to the ODI driver (Open Data Interface driver module) needed for operation of the DFE-650 under DOS or Windows 3.1 OS.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide WARNING: Whenever any value is shown for either Line Speed or Duplex (i.e., the Connection Type setting is different from “none”), then the entire autonegotiation function of the DFE-650 will be disabled (turned off). It is ordinarily best not to change either of the next two settings, Driver Retries or Frame Type, from their default values. The first of these two parameters affects the errorcorrection processing of defective data packets.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide If you de-select the checkbox, then it will be necessary for you to run STARTNET.BAT manually any time that you want to enable the notebook PC for network operation. If you want to maximize your notebook PC's resources which will be available during offline operations, then de-select the checkbox (so that it is "blank"). Then remember to run STARTNET.BAT each time you connect and prepare for network operations.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Edit every such statement (there will be a maximum of four such statements), as follows: just ahead of the FRAME keyword, insert "SLOT=1" separated by at least one space before and after(but if you know that the DFE-650 is in PC Card Slot No. 2 of the notebook PC, then you should insert "SLOT=2). The shortened example above would then read, LOAD C:\...\DFE650.LAN SLOT=1 FRAME=... When you have completed the edit for each such line in STARTNET.
A Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Hardware Installation If you experience any problems with the hardware installation, first ascertain that all network cable connections are firm, that the proper grade of cable is used for the network connection, and that the cable makeup is correct (straight –– without un-needed crossovers in the connector wiring). Check that the supporting hub is power-on and operating normally, and that the hub is properly qualified (under 10Base-T and/or 100Base-TX standards).
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Proceed as follows: 1. Exit Installation Director. Examine the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of your notebook PC's startup drive (hard drive). Ascertain that CONFIG.SYS contains a DEVICE statement for Extended Memory Manager (EMM). Such a statement should resemble the following example, DEVICE = C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D7FF 2. If there is no similar DEVICE statement in your notebook PC's CONFIG.SYS file, then edit the CONFIG.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide the Quick Install run. And the Quick Install run has indeed produced a halt (system hangup). If you have not been through all of those steps, then you should not be reading this. You should be in the Software Installation section of Chapter 2. And you should be staying on track with your Quick Install run.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide will cause unloading of the same driver (if it is in fact already loaded). But such unloading is only possible under special circumstances. So, as a practical matter, what we really must do is avoid loading of the conflicting driver upon startup of the notebook PC.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide C:\> edit autoexec.bat and find the troublesome line by inspection, and simply delete it. But if you are that clever, then it is very unlikely that you will be reading this. So here is a procedure which will help you to identify the troublesome line of AUTOEXEC.BAT.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Now we can cull that list of program names, by disregarding any item which is obviously not the name of a network driver. You might notice that some of the items (as in the example above) are names of DOS commands. (A convenient way to determine whether any item is the name of a DOS command is to search for that name in the alphabetical index of DOS commands which appears when you type "help" at the DOS prompt.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide items on the short list is the culprit (conflicting driver). And that method is trial and error. So we begin testing each of the items on the short list in turn. We take the items in the same order as they appear in the short list (because taking them in that order will ordinarily lead us to the earliest success). LSL is the first item on our example short list, so we begin our trial-and-error round by starting with LSL and following this procedure: 1.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide C:\> edit autoexec.bat then . The content of AUTOEXEC.BAT is shown in the Edit window. Notice that the line number of the cursor position is shown at the right end of the status bar (at the foot of the Edit window; the line position of the cursor is shown ahead of a colon, and the column position of the cursor within the line is shown after the colon). Take care not to introduce any inadvertent changes while you have AUTOEXEC.BAT in the Edit window.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Note that in this step, you must name the next item of your short list, rather than DFE650, which is used here only for purposes of example. 6. Repeat Step 2 above, but before you REMARK the line which invokes DFE650 (in the example case) you must undo the editing previously done in Step 2. That is (in our example case), delete the six letters REMARK from the beginning of the line which invokes LSL (first item in your short list).
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide the above "trial by fire." You are excited about being an Uncertified Expert. Congratulations! But, you ask: How is a Certified Expert any different? The difference is only this: certain items in your short list would be old friends to the Certified Expert. He or she would have recognized them by name just as surely as you know your friend's face when you meet in a crowd.
B DFE-650TX Specifications Network Type: • Ethernet 100Base-TX Ethernet IEEE 802.3u standard for 100Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network • Ethernet 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.
DFE-650TX Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide Physical Dimensions: 85.6 × 54.0 × 5.0 mm Environment: Storage: −20° to 80°C, (4° to 176° F) Operating: 0° to 55° C, (32° to 131° F) Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing Power Consumption: 2.0W PCB Construction: 2 layers Device Drivers* • NDIS 2.0 for Banyan • NDIS 2.0 for IBM Lan Support/Services • NDIS 2.0 for IBM Wrap Server, Lan Server, and Communication Manager 1.x • NDIS 2.0 for MicroSoft Lan Manager for DOS • NDIS 2.0 for MicroSoft • NDIS 2.
DFE-650 Series Fast Ethernet PC Card User's Guide releases of drivers.
[this page is a placeholder only -- l/c standard] Index 100Mbps/10Mbps LED, 6; 18 expansion slot, 8 10Mbps Ethernet, 1; 2; 5; 10 Fast Ethernet, 1 - 3; 5; 9 Active LED, 6; 18 Full/Half Duplex LED, 6; 18 autonegotiation, 2 - 4; 5; 19 BIOS Program, 8; 17 hub, autonegotiation function, 3 -4 Boot ROM, 7; 8 latency, 5 cabling, 2; 3; 5; 9; 10; 12; 15; 17; 18 LED indicators, 6; 18 CMOS Setup, 9; 17 Loopback tests, 12; 15 Collision LED, 6; 18 network operating system, 11; 20 communication parameters
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