SysKonnect 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI-Express SK-9E21D
SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Express User Manual (v1.00 / 24 May, 2004) Visit our web site: http://www.syskonnect.
Copyright SysKonnect GmbH, 2004. All rights reserved. This manual refers to the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express. It describes the hardware and software installation and the functionality of the adapter. Contents are subject to change. Product and brand names are (registered) trademarks of their appropriate owners.
Conventions The following conventions apply in this manual. Warnings and Notes Used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Example: dangerous voltage. Used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. Example: electrostatic discharge. i Used for additional information and advice.
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Table of Contents Conventions Warnings and Notes Font Styles applied 5 5 5 Safety Precautions Avoiding injuries Avoiding damage 13 13 13 1 Installation of the Network Adapter 15 2 Connection of the Network Adapter Transmission Distances Connection to the Network 17 17 17 3 Installation of the Driver Software Windows Windows NT 4.
Table of Contents 6 Important Information Technical Support Returning an Adapter for Repair Additional Documentation and Updates Technical Specifications 39 39 39 40 41 Appendix A.
Table of Figures Figure 1: Insertion of the adapter into the computer 16 Figure 2: Connection of the RJ-45 cable / plug 18 Figure 3: Location of the LEDs 38 SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter PCI Express
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Safety Precautions To protect yourself from injuries and avoid damage of the device, always observe the following safety instructions when installing the network adapter. Avoiding injuries Electrical current! Electrical current from power, phone, and communications cables can be hazardous. Never touch any electrical elements with bare hands. To avoid potential shock hazards: • • • • i Do not carry out any installation, maintenance, or (re)configuration work during a thunderstorm.
14 Safety Precautions
1 Installation of the Network Adapter The installation procedure in Hot-Plug systems may differ from the following. For Hot-Plug systems read the corresponding documentation. Have the computer manual ready and if necessary, a key and/or screwdriver to open the cover and remove the bracket. To install the adapter in the computer, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Switch off the computer in which the network adapter is to be installed.
16 1 Installation of the Network Adapter Figure 1.
2 Connection of the Network Adapter This chapter describes the physical connection of the network adapter to the network. General instructions for driver installation are given in chapter 3 "Installation of the Driver Software". Transmission Distances The maximum transmission distance for the SysKonnect SK-9E21D Adapter using a category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable is 100 m. Connection to the Network Observe the safety instructions given on page 13.
18 2 Connection of the Network Adapter Figure 2.
3 Installation of the Driver Software The network drivers are located in the appropriate product directory on the enclosed installation CD-ROM. This directory is organized into a number of subdirectories for the various operating systems. The subdirectories contain the driver files and the corresponding readme files. The readme files are available as ASCII text and in HTML format. Any last-minute changes are documented in the “Release Notes” (if applicable) and on the driver site of the SysKonnect web site.
20 3 Installation of the Driver Software Windows SysKonnect offers drivers for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Additionally, a value added package is available for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 enabling Virtual LAN (VLAN) and Link Aggregation support. This package also includes a utility program for easy installation and configuration.
Windows 21 Windows 98 Second Edition SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.0 32-bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/ 1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, supporting Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE). This driver only supports Windows 98 SE and Windows Me. With PCI Express adapters, due to the plug & play facility of PCI, Windows 98 SE is able to find, identify, and configure an adapter automatically. To install the driver, proceed as follows: 1.
22 3 Installation of the Driver Software 7. Type the path to the driver, e.g. e:\SK-9E21D\Windows\WinME, where ”e” is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system. 8. Click NEXT. The window “Location of driver” is displayed. 9. Click NEXT to continue the installation. The menu “Windows has finished installing the new hardware device” is displayed. 10. Click FINISH. 11. Restart your computer. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. Windows 2000 SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5.
Windows 23 "SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003". The installation procedure for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is identical. It is described for Windows XP. To install the driver, proceed as follows: 1. After you have installed the adapter in your computer (for details, see chapter 1 "Installation of the Network Adapter"), boot Windows XP.
24 3 Installation of the Driver Software 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Click NEXT. The window “Readme Information“ is displayed. Click NEXT. The window “Destination Folder“ is displayed. Select a folder where the application is to be installed. The default destination folder is \Program Files\SysKonnect\, on the partition where the operating system is located. To install in a different folder, click BROWSE and select a different folder. Click NEXT.
Linux 25 4. 5. 6. After the sources have been installed, they can be found in a directory named either /usr/src/linux-a.b.c or /usr/src/linux. Usually, the directory /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to the target kernel source tree but in some cases you may need to create it manually with the following command: cd /usr/src ln -s linux-a.b.
26 3 Installation of the Driver Software 18. Execute the command: make modules. 19. Execute the command: make modules_install. 20. If you use “lilo” as a boot loader, execute the command: make bzlilo. If no errors occurred, the new kernel is installed in the “root” directory. 21. Go to the “root” directory by executing the command: cd /. 22. Copy the new kernel into your boot directory by executing the commands: cp vmlinuz /boot/ and cp System.map /boot/. 23.
Sun Solaris (x86) 27 Sun Solaris (x86) The Solaris x86 driver supports the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, on Solaris 7 and higher. There are two tools for installing the driver package: • • ”pkgadd”, which runs from the command line ”admintool”, which uses a GUI The following description of the driver installation is based on an installation on Solaris x86. It is valid for all Sun Solaris systems. In order to perform the installation, you need “root” access.
28 3 Installation of the Driver Software The message “Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface adapters installed (y/n)?” is displayed. 9. If yes, type y. If no, type n. 10. Press If you have typed y in step 9, repeat steps 6 to 8. If you have typed n, continue with step 11. 11. When the message “Do you want to continue with the installation of [y, n, ?]” is displayed, type y. The driver package is installed.
Novell NetWare 29 If you have typed n, continue with step 16. 16. When the message “Do you want to continue with the installation of [y, n,?]” is displayed, type y. The driver package is installed. ”Admintool” will prompt you to reboot after successful installation, but this may be ignored. For more information, refer to the corresponding readme file. Novell NetWare The driver is a 32-bit ODI HSM Novell NetWare server driver for the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express.
30 3 Installation of the Driver Software 11. To copy the driver to the server, select YES. If an older version of a SysKonnect driver is installed on the system, the messages “Save existing file SYS:SYSTEM\.LDI?” are displayed. 12. To continue, select the desired options (YES or NO). The menu “Board SK-98NW_1 (Driver ) Actions” is displayed. 13. Select SELECT MODIFY DRIVER PARAMETERS/PROTOCOLS. 14.
4 Features The SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, constitutes a followup model of the SK-9521 V2.0 Adapter Family. It is compliant to the latest PCI Express 1.0a standard and supports a PCI express single lane (x1). For information about other SysKonnect network products, please refer to the product overview on our web site: http://www.syskonnect.com. Type of Adapter The following table lists the characteristics of the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express.
32 4 Features Operating System Support The drivers for the SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, support the following operating systems: • • • • • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Linux kernel 2.4.13 and higher stable versions Novell NetWare 4.20, Novell NetWare 5.x, and Novell NetWare 6.x Novell NetWare VLM Client for DOS1, Novell Netware Client32 for DOS1, Novell NetWare 3.
Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support 33 Promiscuous Mode / Multicast Support The SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, supports promiscuous mode for analyzers. By default, the promiscuous mode is turned off. In addition, the adapter supports multicast for special applications, which use multicast addresses. Alert Standard Format (ASF) The SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, fully supports integrated ASF 2.
34 4 Features Reliability The SysKonnect SK-9E21D 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, PCI Express, comes with a variety of reliability features. They aim at maintaining a connection as long as possible. This is reached by redundant or grouped links (link aggregation). The driver functions help to monitor the health of adapters and their ports enabling pro-active network management. The reliability features are described in the following sections.
Virtual LAN (VLAN) support 35 Redundant Switch Failover Beyond the features required for link aggregation in the IEEE 802.3ad standard, SysKonnect drivers support an additional failover feature, the so-called Redundant Switch Failover (RSF). If a switch fails completely, RSF can move the link to a different switch which then takes over the traffic.
36 4 Features a network group, even if they are distributed over several buildings. Colleagues working on the same project can be united in a common VLAN, even if they belong to different departments in different buildings or even different locations. Other network groups can be made invisible to these users. Using Virtual LANs can improve network performance, limit broadcast storms, minimize security problems and ease the management task.
5 Troubleshooting Searching for errors Problem What to do Another expansion card fails to work after the network adapter has been installed Make sure all cables are connected to the correct expansion cards. Make sure the expansion cards are correctly inserted. Check if any internal connections in the computer have been disengaged or were damaged during the installation of the network adapter. Check for resource conflicts in the computer. Check PCI Express configuration and resource allocation.
38 5 Troubleshooting LED Displays Once the driver has been installed, the adapter is operational. The current status and speed are indicated by the LEDs. Figure 3.
6 Important Information Technical Support If you encounter any problems, read the relevant sections of the manual and the readme files on the CD-ROM. If you cannot solve your problems, consult our technical support.
40 6 Important Information 3. 4. 5. i Return the form to us. We will send you a unique reference number and inform you if the product is still under warranty. Send us the faulty product packed in an antistatic bag, with a copy of the completed form enclosed in its original packaging (or comparable packaging). Write the reference number issued by SysKonnect clearly visible on the outer packaging. SysKonnect cannot accept any returned product without an RMA number on the outer packaging.
Technical Specifications 41 Technical Specifications Network interface standard IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u (Ethernet and Fast Ethernet) IEEE 802.3ab and IEEE 802.3z (Gigabit Ethernet) IEEE 802.3x (Flow-control and Auto-negotiation) IEEE 802.1p (Quality of Services) IEEE 802.1q and IEEE 802.3ac (VLAN and VLAN tagging) IEEE 802.
42 6 Important Information
Appendix A. License and Warranty Information The Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Dear Customer, if you acquired your SysKonnect product in the UNITED STATES, CANADA or any other country in the AMERICAS, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC, the following license and purchase agreement applies to you. This is a legal agreement between you, the end user and SysKonnect Incorporation, a California U.S.A. Incorporation (SysKonnect Inc.). SysKonnect Inc.
44 Appendix A. License and Warranty Information No other Warranties SysKonnect Inc. disclaims all other warranties or liabilities with respect to the SOFTWARE, the HARDWARE, the accompanying Product Manual(s) and other written materials and any other accessories. No Liability for Consequential Damages SysKonnect Inc. does not warrant the software and hardware for a specific application, nor does SysKonnect Inc. accept any consequential damages due to the use of the hardware or software. SysKonnect Inc.
Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein 45 SysKonnect warrants that NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 5 years from the date of receipt, that NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS (e.g.
46 Appendix A. License and Warranty Information Sie dürfen weder die Handbücher des Produktes noch anderes schriftliches Begleitmaterial zur Software oder Hardware kopieren.
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