EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box Model No.
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Linksys EtherFast® Series Table of Contents 10/100 Network In a Box Introduction The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box Introduction 1 Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Network in a Box 3 Installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card 6 Windows 98 Installation and Setup 9 Windows 95 Installation and Setup 18 Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 26 Windows NT 4.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Contents for the 10/100 Network in a Box 10/100 Network In a Box Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 Network In a Box The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card You will install one EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card into each computer you wish to network. • • • • • • • • Two EtherFast 10/100 LAN Cards (version 4) Two Wake-on-LAN wires One EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Hub (version 2) Two Category 5 Network Cables One 3.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box The EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Hub The Hub’s Ports Your network revolves around your hub. You can not connect your computers directly to one another. You must connect them through your hub. 1-5 Ports 1-5 are where you will connect your PCs to the hub. It is through these ports that network information is exchanged. Uplink You can expand your network by connecting your hub to another hub, switch, router or Broadband modem through the Uplink port.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card 10/100 Network In a Box 5. Once your EtherFast EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 9. Reconnect your PC’s power, then power on your computer. Your computer will automatically recognize the card and assign it a unique IRQ ("interrupt") and I/O address. The card installation is complete. Next, you must configure your PC’s operating system to work with the EtherFast Card. • For Windows 98 configuration instructions, turn to page 9. • For Windows 95 configuration instructions, turn to page 18. • For Windows 2000 configuration instructions, turn to page 26.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box 4. Select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).” Click Next. 7. Windows will begin copying the EtherFast Card’s driver files to your PC. Refer to the chart below to help guide you through the process. 5. Select "Floppy disk drives". Click Next to continue. Under no circumstance are you to click Cancel or Skip! 6.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. Click Finish. 10/100 Network In a Box Network Component Configuration 1. Once you are back at the Windows 98 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then double-click the Network icon. 9. When asked if you want to restart your PC, remove the Driver Disk and click Yes. If you are using the Windows CD-ROM, leave it in your PC. You may need it later. 2.
Linksys 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. 10/100 Network In a Box 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other computer names on the network. 5. 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. 6.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab. Ensure that Shared-level access control is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access control and you can’t change it, skip to problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 45. 10/100 Network In a Box 14. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a User name and Password. Make up a user name and password (if you haven’t already) and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button or Escape key.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box Windows 95 Installation & Setup Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version B Overview 1. While the Update Device Driver Wizard window is visible (previous page), put the EtherFast Card 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk into your floppy drive and click Next. After installing the EtherFast hardware in your computer, follow these instructions for installing the network driver.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Under no circumstance are you to click Cancel or Delete! • If your PC asks for the Linksys Setup or Driver Disk 1. Click OK. 2. Ensure that the Driver Disk is in your PC’s floppy drive. 3. Type “a:\” in the “Copy files from:” box. 4. Click OK. • If you are asked to supply your Windows 95 Installation Files or Disks 1. Click OK. 2. If you have a Windows 95 CD-ROM, type “d:\win95” in the “Copy files from:” box, where “d:” is your CD-ROM drive. 3.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 3. Click on the Configuration tab, followed by the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing window will appear. 10/100 Network In a Box 8. Click on the Identification tab. Type the name of your computer in the Computer Name box. Choose a name that is unique from the other computer names on the network. 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.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 11. Optional: Choose the Access Control tab. Ensure that Shared-level access control is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access control and you can’t change it, skip to problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 45. 10/100 Network In a Box 14. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password and click OK. Do not click the ESC or Cancel buttons, or you won't be able to log onto the network.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Windows 2000 Installation & Setup Overview After physically installing the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in your computer, follow these instructions to install the network driver. The installation procedure for the network driver will vary slightly depending on which version of Windows 2000 you are using, and on your current system configuration. 10/100 Network In a Box 3. The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 5. When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears, insert the Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Driver Disk into your floppy drive. In the “Copy manufacturer’s files from“ field, type “A:\Win2000”. Click OK. 10/100 Network In a Box 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear.The following adapter name will be shown: Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4). Click Finish. 6. The Driver File Search Results dialog box will appear. Click Next. 8.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Windows NT 4.0 Installation & Setup 10/100 Network In a Box 3. Click on the Select from list... button to select a network adapter. Overview The following instructions will set up the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in a computer running NT 4.0 server/workstation. You should have your original Windows NT CD-ROM handy during the installation, as you might be asked to supply it. Always contact your network administrator or consult your NT documentation if you have questions.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box 6. The adapter will be added to the list of installed Network Adapters. Click Next. 8. A list of services will appear. Click Next to approve these services, followed by Next again. 7. Place check marks beside each listed network protocol that you wish to install. See your Microsoft Windows NT user guide or talk to your network administrator for more information about network protocols. When you're finished, click Next. 9.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 11. NT will copy the necessary network drivers to your PC. When the copying is complete, you will see a list of installed bindings. Change the bindings settings if needed and click Next. Click Next again. Note: For information and help on choosing your bindings, services and protocols, ask your network administrator, or check your Windows NT documentation. 10/100 Network In a Box 13. Click Finish.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Installing the EtherFast Network Driver if Networking is Already Installed 10/100 Network In a Box 3. When the list of available network adapters appears, click the Have Disk button. The following steps will install the EtherFast Card’s driver software on your PC, enabling your PC to properly communicate with the card. Remember that you must be logged on as a network administrator to continue. 1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click on the Network icon. 2.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 6. When NT asks you for the media type. Choose the AutoSense option. When finished, click on OK. Click Close. 7. NT will probably ask you to supply your original Windows NT CD-ROM or setup disks. Direct Windows NT to the proper location (most likely D:\i386). Note: If you install the TCP/IP protocol, refer to your system administrator or your Windows NT documentation when installation steps that aren’t listed in this User Guide appear.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Novell NetWare Server Setup Overview The EtherFast Card network driver will be automatically installed during all of the following NetWare installation procedures. During the setup you may want to refer to your NetWare Installation Manual for help. • To Install the NetWare 5.x Server software on your PC, go to page 42. • To Install the NetWare 4.x Server software on your PC, go to page 41. • To Install the NetWare 3.12 Server software on your PC, continue below.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 7. Add the LOAD and BIND statements to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver loads automatically each time your server is started up. 10/100 Network In a Box 13. Arrow down the list that appears and choose which protocols you want to install. Press F10 to save. 14. Highlight Save Parameters and Load Driver. Press Enter. The loading and binding is complete. The server is ready. 15. Your PC will examine the network. This may take a few minutes. Installing a 5.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Troubleshooting Troubleshooting hints for Windows can be found below. If you are using Windows NT, NetWare, or another network operating system, skip to the Card Diagnostics instructions on page 48. Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95 and 98 1. Windows doesn’t detect new hardware with the EtherFast Card hardware installed, or it continues to detect the card each time you restart your PC.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10. In Network Neighborhood you can only see computers running the same operating system as your computer (i.e., your PC is running Windows 95 and it can only see other Windows 95 computers and not any computer running Windows 98). • Choose Start, Find, Computer and type the name of the computer in the window that comes up and click Find Now. • Now make sure that the you are using the same protocol(s) and workgroup name on the 95 and 98 computers.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Running the Card’s Diagnostics If you suspect that there may be a problem with the Fast Ethernet Card, or if you need to identify the card’s MAC address, you can use the DIAG diagnostic program on the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk. To run the program, start up your computer in DOS. The program only works in standard “real DOS mode” DOS – it will not work in a Windows DOS window. To get into “real DOS mode,” do the following: • In Windows 95, start your computer.
Linksys 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, followed by OK. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network. 10/100 Network In a Box Installing the Driver in Windows 95 Version A 1. Windows 95 will detect the EtherFast card and display a New Hardware Found window. You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box Novell NetWare 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 or 95 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT The instructions below explain how to set up the regular Novell NetWare 3.x client for use on a Windows 98 or 95 PC. If you are installing the EtherFast 10/100 Card in a Windows 95 or 98 PC that you plan on logging into a NT domain server, follow the directions below. 1. Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Windows 98 setup instructions. 2.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Starting Over in Windows 95, 98 or 2000 If you experience installation difficulties, you may need to re-install all of the Windows networking components from scratch. The instructions below explain how to give your PC a clean sweep so that you can start the EtherFast Card’s software installation over. 10/100 Network In a Box 4. Remove any instance of the name Linksys in the box. This includes IPX/SPX…Linksys, NetBEUI…Linksys, and TCP/IP…Linksys.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 6. When you are done removing all the unnecessary components, click OK. When asked to restart, click No. 7. Return to the Windows Control Panel. Double-click on the System Icon. The System Properties window will appear. Click on the Device Manager Tab. 10/100 Network In a Box Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then double-click the System icon.The System Properties window will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab. 8.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 5. Right-click on LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter. A content menu should open (below). 10/100 Network In a Box Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows 95 & 98 There may be times when you might need to manually install missing Windows networking components. 1. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window appears. 3. Click on the Configuration tab. Make sure that the following network components are installed.
Linksys EtherFast® Series IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol Click on the Add button. Choose Protocol and click on 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 on the Add button. Select Protocol, then click Add. Under Manufacturer, highlight Microsoft.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Setting Up Your EtherFast LAN Card for Wake-OnLAN Use Note: The location of each motherboard’s WOL connection will vary from PC to PC. Consult your PC’s documentation if you can’t find it. 1. Turn off your PC and remove the power cable from the wall. Use the picture below to locate where the WOL wire plugs into your EtherFast LAN Card. 10/100 Network In a Box Sending a Magic Packet In order to use WOL you need to know the MAC address of the card you wish to “wake”.
Linksys EtherFast® Series About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology The EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card is designed to run in a 32-bit desktop computer equipped with PCI expansion slots. The card is built to the PCI 2.1 standard. Short for Peripheral Components Interconnect, PCI is a technology that allows special Plug-and-Play expansion cards to be automatically configured by a computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) once they have been installed.
Linksys EtherFast® Series Twisted-Pair Cabling 10/100 Network In a Box Crimping Your Own Network Cables There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highly recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box 10/100 LAN Card Specifications Model Numbers: System: Standards: Protocol: Ports: Speed: Full Duplex Half Duplex Cabling: Topology: LED Status Lights: LNE100TX v4 PCI 2.1 (or higher) compliant PC IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, PCI 2.1 & 2.
Linksys EtherFast® Series 10/100 Network In a Box 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Hub Specifications Customer Support Model Numbers Standards For help with the installation or operation of your EtherFast 10/100 Network in a Box, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Protocol Ports Speed Per Port (Mbps) Cabling Type 10BaseT: 100BaseTX: Topology LEDs EFAH05W v2 IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.
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