Instant EtherFast® Series ® EtherFast 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Use this guide to install: LNE100M User Guide
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Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction The EtherFast® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Features Package Contents Minimum Requirements 1 1 1 2 2 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter LEDs The RJ-45 Port 3 3 3 Chapter 3: Installing the Adapter Overview Installing the Adapter and Cabling 4 4 4 Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter’s Drivers with the Setup Utility CD Overview Using the Setup Utility 7
Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix A: Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions Running the Adapter's Diagnostics 64 64 68 Appendix B: Managing the Adapter through SNMP and the RMON Agent Overview Installing SNMP for Windows 98SE and Me Installing SNMP for Windows NT Installing SNMP for Windows 2000 and XP Adding the Adapter’s SNMP Agent Utilizing the Adapter’s SNMP Agent 69 69 69 72 74 76 76 Appendix C: Sharing Your Files and Printers Overview Enabling File Sharing Enabling Printer Sharing 78 78
Instant EtherFast ® Series Chapter 1: Introduction EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Package Contents The EtherFast® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter This powerful auto-negotiating 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface card features network management functions to save you time and hassle. Configure, check error rates, and keep an inventory of your network resources from one centralized location.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Chapter 2: Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Figure 2-1 EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Chapter 3: Installing the Adapter Overview Each Adapter is equipped with an RJ-45 port that automatically 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.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 3. Open your computer and locate the PCI slot(s) on your motherboard. PCI slots are easily identified by their beige or white color. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC, then insert the Adapter into an empty PCI slot, as shown in Figure 3-1. Important: When installing the Adapter, be sure to press it solidly into the PCI slot. The Adapter are built to resist the pressure necessary to insert it correctly in the PCI slot.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter’s Drivers with the Setup Utility CD Overview EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 3. Click the Install tab, as shown in Figure 4-2, and the installation process will begin. The Adapter’s drivers can easily be installed with the Setup Utility included on the Setup Utility CD after the Adapter is physically installed into your PC. This chapter will describe the steps necessary to do this.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Chapter 5: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows 98SE 4b. If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, the screen shown in Figure 4-4 will appear. Overview Important: The directions in this Chapter only apply if you have not already installed the drivers with the Setup Utility CD. Figure 4-4 5. On this screen, you will need to type your computer’s name in the appropriate field. Then, click the Driver Install button to continue.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended), as shown in Figure 5-2, and click the Next button. Figure 5-2 5. Select Specify a location and type D:\drivers\win98 in the drop-down box, as shown in Figure 5-3. Then, click the Next button. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 6. A window will open, notifying you that Windows is searching for the EtherFast 10/100 Managed Network Adapter driver.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. When the screen shown in Figure 5-5 appears, click the Finish button. Figure 5-5 9. When asked if you want to restart your PC, as shown in Figure 5-6, remove the Setup Utility Figure 5-6 CD and click the Yes button. If you are using a Windows CD, leave it in your PC. You may need it later. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Network Component Configuration 1.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 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 from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 5-8. 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(s) from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 5-8. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 6.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 9. Choose the Access Control tab, as shown in Figure 511. Verify that Shared-level access control is selected. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 13.Once you are at the Windows 98 desktop, double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon. You should see one icon for the entire network and the names of the other PCs on the network.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Chapter 6: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows Me EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 4. Click the Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) radio button and select Specify a location. Type D:\drivers in the dropdown box and click the Next button. Overview Important: The directions in this Chapter only apply if you have not already installed the drivers with the Setup Utility CD.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 6. Windows Me will begin copying the Adapter’s driver files onto your PC. If Windows Me files are requested, click OK and direct Windows to the proper location, e.g. C:\windows\options\install, or D:\win9x (where “D:” represents your CD-ROM drive). 7. If Windows asks you to supply any drivers beginning with “lne” or “lne100m”, re-direct Windows to the Setup Utility CD-ROM (D:\drivers). 8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 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 from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 6-6. 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(s) from the File and Print Sharing screen shown in Figure 6-6. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 6.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 9. Choose the Access Control tab, as shown in Figure 69. Verify that Shared-level access control is selected. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 13.Once you are at the Windows Me desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon, the Entire Network icon, and then the Your Workgroup icon. You should see one icon for the entire network and the names of the other PCs on the network.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Chapter 7: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows NT Installing NT Networking and the Adapter’s Driver Overview 2. When the screen shown in Figure 7-2 appears, put a checkmark next to Wired to the network and then click the Next button. 1. After clicking on the Yes button, the Network Setup Wizard window will appear. The following instructions will set up the Adapter in a computer running NT 4.0 Server/Workstation.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 4. At the Select Network Adapter screen, shown in Figure 7-4, click the Have Disk button and insert the Setup Utility CD into your CD-ROM drive. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 7. The adapter will be added to the list of Network Adapters on the Network Setup Wizard screen, shown in Figure 7-7. Click the Next button. Figure 7-4 5. At the Insert Disk screen, shown in Figure 7-5, type D:\drivers\winnt into the field on your screen and click the OK button.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 9. Click the Next button to proceed through the subsequent screens. If you are asked to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM or setup disks, place your Windows NT CD-ROM in your CD drive. If the CD-ROM loads a pop-up window, close it. Type D:\i386 (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive) in the field at the bottom of the window, as shown in Figure 7-9. Click the Continue button. Figure 7-9 EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 12.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Installing the Adapter’s Driver if Networking is Already Installed The following steps are for NT PCs that have networking already installed according to the Windows NT documentation. If you have not already installed networking onto your NT PC, please refer to your Windows documentation. These steps will install the Adapter’s driver software on your PC, enabling your PC to properly communicate with the Adapter.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 6. If Windows NT asks you to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM or setup disks, direct Windows NT to the proper location (most likely D:\i386, where D represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). (See Figure 7-16.) EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Chapter 8: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows 2000 Overview Important: The directions in this Chapter only apply if you have not already installed the drivers with the Setup Utility CD.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 3. The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear, as shown in Figure 8-2. When Ethernet Controller is displayed, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) and click the Next button. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 5. When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears, insert the Setup Utility CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear, as shown in Figure 8-6. Click the Finish button to complete the installation. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Chapter 9: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows XP Overview Important: The directions in this Chapter only apply if you have not already installed the drivers with the Setup Utility CD.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 3. On the next screen, as shown in Figure 9-2, select Search for the best driver in these locations. Check the box next to Include this location in the search and type the driver location of D:\drivers\winxp in the drop-down field beneath. Make sure the S e a r c h Removable Media box is not checked. Then, click Next.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter General Tab Advanced Tab The General Tab, shown in Figure 10-1, shows some general information about the Adapter and allows you to enable or disable it. From the Advanced tab, all of the Adapter’s settings can be modified. 802.1p/Q Tagging Device Type This shows the type of device; in this case a Network Adapter. Manufacturer This shows that you are using a Linksys Network Adapter.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Connection Type Network Address Shown in Figure 10-4, this allows you to choose the speed at which your network is running. If connecting to an auto-sensing network, where data is transmitted at different speeds, select Auto-Negotiation. Shown in Figure 10-6, the Network Address selection is set to Not Present by default.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Transmit Buffers Driver Tab The Transmit Buffer (shown in Figure 10-8) is used to regulate the flow of data frames between adapters and protocol stacks. Although the default setting of 64 is usually acceptable, increasing the number may improve performance if network traffic is heavy, but it will also use system memory.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter The Resources Tab displays resources assigned to the Adapter by your Windows operating system and any IRQ conflicts that might exist. Chapter 11: Using the Adapter’s NIC Control Set and Diagnostic Tools Power Management Tab Running the Control Set The Driver Tab, shown in Figure 10-11, allows the Adapter to save power when not in use. There are two ways in which the Adapter does this.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter You can also run the Control Set from the Start menu by clicking Start, selecting Programs, selecting Linksys NIC Control Set, and clicking NIC Control Set, as shown in Figure 11-3. Figure 11-3 This will open the Control Set’s main screen, indicating the general information of your computer, including Computer Name, User Name, Network Group, Operating System, and OS Version, as shown in Figure 11-4.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 802.1p/Q Tagging Driver Initial Delay Shown in Figure 11-7, enabling this feature allows for quality of service packet tagging when connected to a network switch that supports quality of service. Therefore, this feature should only be enabled when connecting to such a switch. If connecting to a switch that does not support quality of service, disable this feature.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Network Address Transmit Buffers Shown in Figure 11-11, the Network Address selection is set to Not Present by default. This setting is the Adapter’s MAC Address and should only be changed when no other device with the same MAC Address is present in the network. The Transmit Buffer (shown in Figure 11-13) is used to regulate the flow of data frames between adapters and protocol stacks.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Statistics Tab Directed Bytes Tx This is the amount of bytes transmitted across the network to one node. The Statistics Tab will show how, in a smaller screen, the Adapter is functioning. This tab consists of three sub-tabs: General, IEEE 802.3, and Others. These are described in this section. Directed Frames Tx This is the amount of frames transmitted across the network to one node.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter IEEE 802.3 Shown in Figure 11-16, the “IEEE 802.3” statistics are as follows: Frames Rx with Alignment Error This shows the amount of packets received with frame alignment errors. Frames Tx with one Collision Frames Tx with more than one Collision Frames Tx after Deferral This shows the amount of frames transmitted that have received an initial collision with other frames.
Instant EtherFast ® Series OTHERS EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Vendor Driver Version This show the currently driver version utilized by the Adapter. Current Packet Filter This displays the types of packets for which a protocol receives indications from the Adapter’s driver. Shown in Figure 11-17, the “Others” statistics are as follows: Hardware Status This shows the Adapter’s present status. Media Support This displays the media type(s) supported by the Adapter.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the Adapter’s installation and operation. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. Troubleshooting hints for Windows can be found below. If you are using Windows NT, or another network operating system, skip to the Adapter Diagnostics instructions in this section.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 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 the Start button, select Settings, and open the Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon and select the Configuration tab. Under “The Following Network Components are Installed” box, highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button.
Instant EtherFast ® Series • If all computers are using the same protocol(s) and Workgroup name, and Windows Me computers still can't see Windows 98 computers, enable NetBIOS on all the computers using Windows Me and 98 as follows: The IPX/SPX-compatible protocol should be installed on all Windows computers (see Appendix F: Manually Installing Network Components in Windows 98 and Me if you need to add this protocol).
Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix B: Managing the Adapter through SNMP and the RMON Agent EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 2. From the screen shown in Figure B-2, select Service and click the Add… button to install the network component. Overview SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 5. Browse to your CD-ROM drive (shown as “d:\” in Figure B-5). Open the Resource Kit folder. Open the netadmin folder. Open the SNMP folder. Within this folder, select the file named snmp.inf and click the OK button. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 8. Having returned to the Configuration tab of the Network screen (shown in Figure B-8), verify that Microsoft SNMP agent is listed and click the OK button. Figure B-5 6.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 1. Click the Start button, select Settings, and open the Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon and select the Services tab (shown in Figure B-9). Then, click the Add... button. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 3. Insert your Windows NT CD into your CD-ROM and type the correct location of the snmp file into the field on the Windows NT Setup screen (as shown in Figure B-11). Then, click the Continue button. Figure B-11 4.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 2. Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button. (See Figure B-13.) EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter 4. When the Insert Disk screen appears, as shown in Figure B-15, insert your Windows CD into your CD-ROM and click the OK button. Figure B-15 5. When the installation is completed, click the Finish button. SNMP has now been added for Windows 2000 and XP. Now, proceed to Adding the Adapter’s SNMP Agent in this appendix. Adding the Adapter’s SNMP Agent Figure B-13 3.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Appendix C: 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 98 or Me with an NT, 2000 or XP file server, or if you are not sure if you have a file server, continue below.
Instant 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. Then, click the OK button. 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 other network users.
Instant EtherFast® Series 3. 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 the Troubleshooting section. 4. When you’re done, click the OK button. When asked if you want to restart your PC, do so. The Windows Domain portion of the Windows setup is complete.
Instant EtherFast® Series 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. In some cases, removing one of these components may in turn automatically remove other components as well. If this happens, skip ahead to step six. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Starting Over in Windows 2000 or XP 1.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 5. Right-click on EtherFast 10/100 Managed Network Adapter and select Uninstall...., as shown in Figure E-3. EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Appendix F: Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 98 and Me There may be times when you will need to manually install missing Windows networking components. 1. Click on the Start button, select Settings, and open the Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. 3. Click the Configuration tab.
Instant EtherFast ® Series IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click the Add button. Choose Protocol and click the Add button. Select Manufacturer and choose Microsoft. Under the Network Protocol box, highlight IPX/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 the Add button. Select Protocol, then click Add. Under Manufacturer, highlight Microsoft.
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Appendix H: About Plug-and-Play Technology 3. Highlight Protocol, as shown in Figure G-3, and click the Add button. The Adapter is designed to run in a 32-bit desktop computer equipped with PCI expansion slots. The Adapter is built to the PCI 2.2 standard. Figure G-3 4. Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Network Protocols”, as shown in Figure G-4, and click the OK button.
Instant EtherFast ® Series If you need to configure your PC's BIOS in order to resolve an IRQ or other conflict with the Adapter, there are a few possibilities: 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-assigned to each slot. The popular BIOS from Phoenix, for example, does not generally allow you to modify BIOS-assigned IRQ settings.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix J: The Setup Utility CD EtherFast ® 10/100 Managed Network Adapter Appendix K: Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. The Setup Utility CD that comes with the Adapter contains all the tools you’ll need to install and use the Adapter. (See Figure J-1.) 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. Architecture - The total design and implementation of the network.
Instant EtherFast® Series CPU (Central Processing Unit) - The computing part of the computer. Also called the "processor," it is made up of the control unit and ALU. CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection) - The LAN access method used in Ethernet. When a device wants to gain access to the network, it checks to see if the network is quiet (senses the carrier). If it is not, it waits a random amount of time before retrying.
Instant EtherFast® Series Hardware - Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known as the software. HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World Wide Web.
Instant EtherFast® Series There are two NetBIOS modes. The Datagram mode is the fastest mode, but does not guarantee delivery. It uses a self-contained packet with send and receive name, usually limited to 512 bytes. If the recipient device is not listening for messages, the datagram is lost. The Session mode establishes a connection until broken. It guarantees delivery of messages up to 64KB long. Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data between users.
Instant EtherFast ® Series "system software" and "application software." System software is made up of control programs such as the operating system and database management system (DBMS). Application software is any program that processes data for the user. A common misconception is that software is data. It is not. Software tells the hardware how to process the data. Storage - The semi-permanent or permanent holding place for digital data.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix L: Specifications System: PCI 2.2 compliant PC Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.
Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix N: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information Technical Support RMA Issues Fax Email Web FTP Site 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 888-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.
