LevelOne 10/100M 32bit Fast Ethernet PC card user’s manual Version 1.
Regulatory compliance 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. This equipment also complies with CE EN55022 Class B and VCCI V3 Class B specifications. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Table of contents Regulatory compliance...................................................................................... i About this manual............................................................................................... i Table of contents................................................................................................ii CHAPTER 1 4 Introduction 4 Features .......................................................................
Preface Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11.......................................................38 Netware 3.X/4.X client.....................................................................................39 Microsoft LAN Manager .................................................................................39 Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0 ........................................................................40 CHAPTER 5 Installation for Linux 41 41 Before Installation .........................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. This high-speed LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card complies with the CardBus standard and uses a female RJ-45 adapter to connect to the network. The LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card is switchless and software configurable. For convenience and ease of operation, LAN (RJ-45) connector is built onto the card.
Hardware installation Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter covers inserting your LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card in the notebook’s CardBus slot, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your package. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Please take note that the hardkey of a CardBus card is different from that of the traditional 16-bit PCMCIA card. This mechanism can protect the 3.3V CardBus card from mis-insertion to 5V 16-bit PCMCIA slot. Status LEDs RJ-45 Hardkey of 5/3.3V Traditional PCMCIA Card (left) and 3.3V CardBus Card (right) Inserting the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card Note! 6 These instructions apply to most notebook computers.
Hardware installation Follow the procedure below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. 1. With the card’s 68-pin connector facing the notebook’s CardBus slots, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. Do not force the connection! 2. Connect to a network. (See Connecting to a LAN that follow.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Status LEDs The following illustration shows the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card LEDs: LINK/ACT LED 10/100M LED RJ-45 The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: 8 LED MEANING 10/100M Indicates the connection speed. When off, the connection speed is 10 Mbps. When on, the connection speed is 100 Mbps. LINK/ACT Indicates link status and transmit/receive activity. It is normally off.
Hardware installation Ejecting the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card After you have disconnected the RJ-45 connectors, you can eject the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card from the notebook’s PC Card slot. Note! In Win 95/98/2000/ME operating systems, you do not have to power down the notebook to remove the card. The card is hot-swappable—you can remove the card when the notebook is powered on. However, Microsoft recommends that you stop the card.
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Chapter 3 Driver installation for Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT The following sections cover LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card driver installation in the Windows 2000/98/95/NT/ME operating systems. Before Installation To identify the version of Windows 95, you can check the General system properties. To get the general system properties, double click the System icon from the Control Panel. The version of Windows 95 OSR2 is 4.00.950 B. Make sure the version of your Windows 95 is correct.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual PCMCIA socket is shown to be PCIC or TCIC compatible Controller, then the notebook cannot support CardBus. Driver installation for Windows 95 Installation of the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card is just the same as for any normal Windows 95 Plug & Play device. Follow the steps below to install the driver in Windows 95. 1.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 3. Insert the driver disk and click Next to continue the installation. Windows searches for the driver and the following screen appears: 4. Click Finish to continue, Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard disk.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 5. Windows 95 prompts you to restart the system. Click Yes to complete the installation. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card drivers for Windows 98. 6. Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 “Inserting the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card”). 7.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 9. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and click Next. The following screen appears: 10. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive box is checked.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 11. Insert the driver disk into your floppy drive and click Next. The following screen appears: 12. Click Next. Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 13. Click Finish.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT Note! Windows 98 may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, then click OK to continue. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Driver installation for Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card drivers for Windows 2000. 1.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 3. Click Next to continue the installation. A screen appears prompting you to select an installation method: 4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (re commended) and click Next.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 5. Ensure that the Specify a location box is checked and click Next. The following screen appears: 6. Type “E:\Win2000” where “E” is your floppy drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 7. Click Next to continue. The following screen appears: 8. Click Yes to continue the installation. 9.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 10. Click Finish to complete the installation. You should reboot the computer to insure a successful installation. Driver installation for Windows ME Follow the steps below to install the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card drivers for Windows ME. 1. Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 “Inserting the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card”). 2.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 3. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and click Next. The following screen appears: 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and choose Specify a location. Type "E:\WinME" where "E" is your CD-ROM driver letter.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT Insert the driver disk, and click Next. The following screen appears: 5. Click Next. Windows ME copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 6. Click Finish.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Note! Windows ME may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, then click OK to continue. You should reboot your system to finish the installation.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0 This installation procedure assumes that you have installed the network component on your computer. To check whether the network component has been installed, double click the Network icon in the Control Panel. If it has not been installed, refer to the Windows NT 4.0 installation guide for instructions on installing the component. Follow the steps below to install the driver. 1.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 4. Click Add to add a new adapter. The following screen appears: 5. Click Have Disk.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 6. Type “E:\WinNT40” where “E” is your CD-ROM drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK. After finding the installation file, the Select OEM Option window is displayed. 7. Click OK.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 8. Select the desired resources and connection type. Note! You must select resources that are not being used by another device; otherwise, you will have a system conflict error. In case of a system conflict error, try another setting and continue. 9. Click OK to continue. Windows will configure the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. You are returned to the Network window.
Win 95/98/2000/ME/NT 10. Click Close to exit the Network window. Windows NT 4.0 will bind the adapter with the network component and you will be prompted to restart the system. When Windows NT is finished binding the adapter to the network component, you are prompted to restart the system. 11. Click Yes to finish the installation.
Chapter 4 Driver installation for DOS environments This section covers CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for DOS environment operating systems.
Driver installation for DOS environments the most suitable option settings, or you can perform a custom configuration where you individually select each setting. Quick installation This section gives a brief overview of the installation process. For a more detailed description, refer to The Install Program? 1. Card and Socket Services software should be bundled with your computer; if it is not, contact your dealer.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual CardBus controller on your system. However, you must select hardware resource settings that are not being used by other devices; otherwise, your PC system may have device conflicts. 5. Insert the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card into the CardBus socket. Then attach the network cable to the card. 6. Restart your computer and connect to your network.
Driver installation for DOS environments Press [Enter] to continue the installation. The program prompts you for the directory where you want to install the driver files. You can choose the default directory name or enter a new name. Then, press to continue with the installation.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual The next screen asks if you want to do an Auto Configuration or a Custom Configuration. Select Auto Configuration if you want to do a quick installation and use the default configuration settings. If you wish to individually set any of the settings, then select Custom Configuration. Auto configuration If you selected Auto Configuration, the program auto detects which IRQ and I/O Port the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card can use.
Driver installation for DOS environments After the configuration process, you are prompted to select the type of network that you are installing. Select a network operating system from the list by moving the cursor to your selection and pressing . After selecting the network operating system, the INSTALL program will copy and modify files on your boot drive.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual CONFIG.SYS file will also be modified to include the Enabler Driver. You should see the following message if the installation has been successful: Custom configuration To perform a custom installation, you need to select the Custom Configuration Menu after you begin the INSTALL program. After selecting the Custom Installation Menu, you see a series of submenus prompting you to select an IRQ and I/O address.
Driver installation for DOS environments IO port select Move the cursor to the desired I/O address and press . Available I/O Ports are D000H, D400H, D800H, E000H, E400H and E800H.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Manual installation In most cases, the INSTALL program can make all system changes necessary for using your LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. However, in some cases, you may wish to make changes manually. This section explains how to manually make driver and file modifications to enable your card. Enablers You can use RTPCI.EXE to enable the CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card. The RTPCI program The program RTPCI.
Driver installation for DOS environments Socket and Card Services to your notebook before executing the driver. If you do not have the Socket and Card Services program, please contact your notebook vendor.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual After you executed RTPCI.EXE, you must run the RTBIOS.COM to enhance the PCI BIOS. Driver installation The following sections cover installation of the client driver for Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netware 3X/4X, Microsoft LAN Manager, and Artisoft LANtastic Version 6.0. Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Follow these instructions to install the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 client for your Ethernet Card: 1. Run INSTALL.
Driver installation for DOS environments 9. When the CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card dialog box appears, select the options step by step. 10. Follow the instructions on the screen. 11. Reboot your computer. Netware 3.X/4.X client Follow these instructions to install the Netware 3.X/4.X client for your Fast Ethernet PC Card: 1. Run the INSTALL program, and select the Netware ODI Driver. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 3. Reboot the computer. 4.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual 4. Select Add New Configs and then press . 5. Select Other Driver and press . 6. Insert the driver disk into the floppy drive and click OK. 7. Select the Network Adapter Driver, CardBus 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card, then click OK. 8. Press to select the desired protocol. 9. Click OK. The message Configuration Complete appears. 10. Click Save, then press to exit. Artisoft LANtastic version 6.
Installation for LINUX Chapter 5 Installation for LINUX This device driver has been fully tested on the following platforms: Slackware 3.6 Slackware 4.0 Slackware 7.0 Slackware 7.1 Redhat 5.2 Redhat 6.0 Redhat 6.2 The complete file list is as follows: README makefile rtl8139.c en0100r.o Before Installation Before you start rebuilding the driver, you must have PCMCIA binaries and source installed in your system. PCMCIA module version 3.0.9 or later are quaranteed to work well with this driver.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual have just rebuilt your kernel, you must first rebuild PCMCIA then the device driver to avoid any inconsistency. When you are rebuilding PCMCIA modules, be sure you select the following item: (1) Read from the currently running kernel. Otherwise, you might encounter some problems with when module version is set. Install Driver 1. To login as the "root". 2. To copy the driver code from the floppy diskette, simply do > mcopy a:Linux/en0100r-v1.0.
Installation for LINUX 4. To install the driver > make install 5. To configure the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card > cd /etc/pcmcia To add the following text into the "config" file (The mode of the "config" file must be the "write" mode.) > vi config device "FPC-0106TX class "network" module "cb_enabler", FPC-0106TX" card " LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card " manfid 0x018a, 0x0106 bind "FPC-0106TX" To configure the PCMCIA NIC interface > vi network.opts 6.
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Appendix A Troubleshooting Q&A for Windows environments These guidelines give you tips to deal with some problems you may encounter while using the LevelOne 10/100Mbps 32bit Fast Ethernet PC Card. If the problems remain unsolved, contact your dealer for assistance. Windows 95/98 Problem: Ejecting the card from the CardBus socket hangs or reboots the computer.
LevelOne Fast Ethernet PC Card user’s manual Windows NT 4.0 Question: Does the driver support "hot-swap" on NT 4.0? Answer: Windows NT 4.0 don't support hot swapping. If you want to remove the card, shut down the computer and remove it. Windows 2000 Question: What is the Microsoft digital signature? Answer: Drivers that pass Microsoft Windows 2000 certification receive a digital signature file from Microsoft.
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