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EtherFast 10/100 PC Card (PCMPC100 v3)

EtherFast 10/100 Integrated PC Card (PCM100 v2) User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors.

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FCC STATEMENT The EtherFast 10/100 PC Cards have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment or device • Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s • Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance

UG-PCMPC100v3-010509A-AC pedx42 39 35 Appendix 16 Troubleshooting 22 10 Windows 2000 Installation and Setup 25 Windows NT 4.0 Installation and Setup Windows Millennium Installation and Setup 1 Windows 98 Installation and Setup Windows 95 Installation and Setup 5 Cards 4 Installing the EtherFast 10/100 PC Cards Getting to Know the EtherFast 10/100 PC Introduction Table of Contents pcfctos55 57 53 54 52 46 42 45 Information Linksys Warranty Specifications Crimping Your Own Network Cables 44 Twisted-Pair Cabling and Beta Operating Systems Open Source, Linux, Manually Installing the Network Components in or 2000 98, Starting Over in Windows 95, 9 Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT Novell NetWare 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 or 95 Sharing Your Files and Printers 7 4 3 2 6 8 5 1 Network Driver Setup How to Use the 10/100 PC Card’s Enabler for DOS-Based Network Socket and Card Services About the Software / Choosing I/O and IRQ Values Getting the Right Cable / Installing PC Card and Cabling LEDS / The RJ-45 Port Package Contents About Fast Ethernet The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Cards

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The Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PC Cards get fast file transfers, hot-swap capability file get fast able media coupler, PC Card and it’s or the Integrated all-in-one design, you’ll Whether you choose the convenience of the standard PC card, with its remov- with other accessories. EtherFast * networking solution for your notebook PC. and Flexibility--that’s what makes the EtherFast 10/100 PC Cards the ultimate ing Windows Convenience 95, 98, 2000, Millennium, and NT are supported. trafficking. Virtually all brand name PCs and major operating systems, includ- The 10/100 PC Cards also automatically adjust their speed to optimize data PC’s life. battery yourconsumption and an automatic sleep mode to help conserve notebook PCMCIA-equipped notebook PCs, the 10/100 PC Cards offer Minimal voltage designs and printers has never been easier,and more. Sharing files and their single-slot based network connection including: Cable or Internet modem, DSL EtherFast 10/100 PC Cards allow you to connect with virtually any Ethernet- Welcome to the world of convenient and flexible notebook PC networking! The Introduction When used with Plug-and-Play Operating Systems

are perfect for slim notebooks--freeing up your additional slots for use ® 10/100 PC Cards * , and bus mastering. Compatible with Package Contents for the Eth 1 2 About Fast Ethernet * is plugged in. card will automatically reconnect itself to the network as soon a new cable network cables to be swapped ingly. Also known as NWAY, in the industry this "live wire" ability also allows duplex, network and polarity of the arriving packets and adjusts itself accord- cable is plugged in, the EtherFast Card automatically the speed, determines network or on the road, while at the office regardless of speed. When a network networks without any special settings, allowing you to plug into virtually any The EtherFast with both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX 10/100 PC Cards will run hub can be used to connect network segments of disparate speeds together. moved - a switch to 100Mbps speeds for better performance or a dual-speed be mixed are servers together scenarios, for example, where - in migration file network.Ethernet In environments where 10BaseT and Fast need to Ethernet 10BaseT network adapter, for example, cannot be attached directly to a Fast and FastEthernet cannot be readily Ethernet mixed together in most cases. A Unfortunately because of their speed and other technological differences, 10BaseT, networks regular Ethernet typically at 10Mbps. run Fast networks. than regular is ten times faster Ethernet Ethernet Also known as connectivity.multimedia, and Internet enough to handle the latest speed-dependent applications like than fast video, to as 100BaseTX, Fast(100Mbps), and sometimes referred is more Ethernet topology around. Operating at an incredible 100 million bits per second In recent years, Fast has emerged growing as the fastest Ethernet network When used with Plug-and-Play Operating Systems *

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10/100 PC Card (PCMPC100 V3) Package Contents for the EtherFast 10/100 Integrated PC Card (PCM100 V2) Package Contents for the EtherFast EtherFast

• One User Guide and Registration Card • One Driver Disk • One Dongle Cord • EtherFast 10/100 PC Card • One User Guide and Registration Card • One Driver Disk • EtherFast 10/100 PC Card

® 10/100 PC Cards 3 4 The RJ-45 Port LEDs on network cabling. cabling. Refer to the section on Twisted Pair Cabling for detailed information The RJ-45 Port is where you will connect your 3 or 5 network Category 10/100 Act Link 10/100 PC Cards Getting to Know the EtherFast

100Mbps; dormant when 100Mbps; dormant operating at 10Mbps. This LED will be illuminated when the card is operating at ted or received over the network. The Activity LED will flicker when data is being transmit connected to a network. The LED will illuminate when the card is sucessfully

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speed of your network's cabling and adjust itself accordingly. EtherFast 10/100 PC Card will automatically sense the type, polarity, and of the cable into a Fast or 10BaseT network Ethernet device. The the end of EtherFast Card or media coupler. Then plug the other end in place. Make up. sure that the card is seated snugly The 128-pin end goes in first. EtherFast 10/100 PC Card into the slot with triangle on card facing place. media coupler to the EtherFast into 10/100 PC Card. It should lock firmly

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Choosing I/O and IRQ Values About the Software will automatically assign an IRQ value. needed. IRQs are expressed in numerical values. Your computer’s system BIOS tain input or output events have and where the attention of PC is occurred the PC when cer- an IRQ is a signal that notifies Also known as an interrupt, abbreviation of a larger number. decimal values. A hexadecimal value is basically as an a number that serves not be in use by any other devices. I/O values are always expressed in hexa- from a network. The I/O value you assign to the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card must range that the EtherFast data to and 10/100 PC Card will use for transferring An I/O base address is the Input/Output area of your computer's Input/Output EtherFast 10/100 PC Card requires an I/O address and IRQ value. Just like modems, mice, CD-ROMs, hard drives, and other devices, the network at large. talk to the network which talk to the Card services, will finally drivers and the it will talk to your 10/100 PC Card is up and running, PC's card slot, which will Workgroups, NetWare, packet driver networks, and more. When the EtherFast systems, including Windows 95, 98, 2000, Millennium, NT, Windows for EtherFast 10/100 PC Card disk includes drivers for many network operating Network drivers allow the card to communicate with your network at large. The ers are loaded. each time yourup, and alwaysmemory PC is started before your network driv- or Windows are always NT computer's card slot. Card services loaded into with a generic enabler youin your can use to get the card up and running DOS you're not sure how to get yours working, the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card comes of CardBus and PCMCIA cards. If your computer doesn't have or if services, installed by the manufacturer, making your PC compatible with a wide range communicate with your computer. Your computer might have that were services are special softwareSocket and card services drivers that allow a PC card to to work: The EtherFast 10/100 PC Card requires two different kinds of software in order

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Socket and Card Services EtherFast or how to get compatibleif your services computer doesn't have them. out whatyour kind of services computer uses, to find computer's manufacturer the 10/100 PC Card's driver don't seem to work with your PC, contact your If your computer doesn't have contained in and the generic services services, • Contact Your PC's Manufacturer Card only. card recognized by the laptop and enable the slot to work with the 10/100 PC CIA Card for DOS or NT computers. The enabler tries to automatically get the installed), you may be able to use the enabler built into the driver of the PCM- If your computer doesn't have (or you services don't know what kind are in the Driver • Use Built-in Services choices: PCMCIA slot, then youyouras well. need to upgrade services You have two the computer's manufacturer. If youyour are upgrading PC by adding a new Most PCMCIA-equipped PCs have pre-installed by socket and card services installed in order to use the EtherFastof services 10/100 PCMCIA PC Card. when into your it is inserted PC's PCMCIA slot. Your PC will need some kind allowSocket and card services your computer to recognize a PCMCIA card with the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card. which to determine valuesPC's manufacturer available are currently for use value to use, contact your an I/O address or interrupt If you can't seem to find

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OSR2, (also known as Windows 95 Version B) Millennium , and 2000 will usually assign available I/O and IRQ values to the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card automatically, making the card's installation quick and easy.

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Enabler for DOS-Based Network Operating Systems How to Use the 10/100 PC Card’s when you add the not to disturb them If there are already commands on the EMM386 line, try DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D3FF slightly): so that the new EMM386 line now looks something like this (it may vary NOEMS X=D000-D3FF Add the following command to the end of EMM386 line: for the 10/100 PC Card's client enabler memory to use. an area of a command to the end of EMM386 in order reserve It will probably be located near the beginning of the file. You will need to add DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE line that reads (or is similar to) the following: in a text Find editor. the file Scroll through the file. Open up your config.sys without disturbing them. any already present in memory, services enabler will attempt to load itself Enabler also checks to see if any packages are loaded. If there other service PC Card not already in use. address values for the EtherFast 10/100 When enabler loads itself into memory, it tries to choose IRQ and I/O base use them. you for those card(s) before you'll will need to obtain additional services be able to PC Card. If you want to use other PCMCIA cards in the future, EtherFast 10/100 10/100 PC Card. client enabler will onlyThe card's hardware-specific enable the built into the driversocket and card services that can be used to enable the EtherFast The software disk provided with the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card includes generic

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® 10/100 PC Cards Microsoft LAN Manager Sun PCNFS (with NDIS drivers) Lantastic Packet Driver Sun PCNFS (with ODI drivers) Personal NetWare NetWare Lite NetWare Client (DOS ODI) 9 10 Overview Please keep in mind that the installation procedure for . Windows 95 will automatically detect the presence of EtherFast 10/100 1. system configuration. your current vary slightly depending on the edition of Windows 95 · Windows 95 version · Windows 95 version · Windows release) 95 (the first three versionsThere are currently of Windows 95: it into your computer. is designed to be automatically detected by Windows 95 as soon you insert The standard 16-bit PC Card is a Plug and-Play network adapter that PC Card's Windows 95 network driver from the card's driver disk. in your computer, follow below the instructions to install the EtherFast 10/100 Microsoft Windows 95. After installing the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card hardware Follow below the instructions to install your EtherFast 10/100 PC Card on Windows 95 Installation and Setup desktop and does not display the PC Card in your computer. If Windows 95 goes directly to the windows the Troubleshootingsection.

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button. 10/100 PC Cards Update Device Driver Wizard OK window is visible, put the Linksys button. . Click the Finish but- 11 12 6. Make sure that the following 5. Double-click on the Once you are back at the Windows 95 desktop, click on the TCP/IP Card (PCMPC100 V3) Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PC Client for Microsoft Networks installed: network components are When asked if you want your to restart computer, click the to your system. Windows copying files all of the necessary will finish tinue with the installation. name. If so, refer to steps 9 and 10 in this section. Otherwise, con- group During the installation, Windows may ask you for a computer and work- “ If Windows containing the letters “pc100”, type asks you to supply a file on the Click on a:\ ” in the box that pops up as shown below. Click the Configuration

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® Yes 10/100 PC Cards File and Printer Sharing window appears. Remove all disks from your computer and click in the Appendix . button to restart your button to restart PC. , or icon. You should see an icon for the if you see all computers on the network except yours, and Cancel , then click the or , press the F5 key on your keyboard a few Esc . For help, refer to Start Start Network Neighborhood button, or you won't be able to log onto , refer to the Troubleshooting section. Yes button, then button. The installation is com- Sharing Your Files and Shut Down nieNetwork Entire , System Settings if you only see , you need to Network , select , 15 16 Installing the PC Card’s Driver Overview 1. The To install the network driver, up your Start computer. system configuration. current vary slightly depending on the version of Windows 98 you are using and your Please keep in mind that the installation procedure for network driver will network driver from the card's driver disk. low to install the EtherFast these instructions 10/100 PC Card's Windows 98 After installing the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card hardware in your computer, fol- Windows 98 Installation and Setup this window, refer to the Troubleshooting section. If Windows 98 goes directly to the windows desktop and does not display

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button. button. A window will appear and ask 10/100 PC Cards Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) Next to continue. What do you want Windows to A:\Win98 into the drop- . Click the 17 18 . Windows onto your 98 will begin computer. copying a number of files If 6. . Windows will begin searching your drives device drivers. for the correct 5. up. Click driver that contains the letters “PC100”, type “ driver ate drive letter proper location, (e.g., C:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win98, or the the CD-ROM insert or disks as needed,files, and direct Windows 98 to the Windows asks you to supply your original Windows 98 installation or setup section. If Windows the driver for the card, cannot find refer to the Troubleshooting (PCMPC100 v3) cating that it located the Once Windows has located the driver, the window below will appear indi- to your system. Click with the installation. Windows copying files all of the necessary will finish name. If so, refer to steps 11-13 in this section. Otherwise, continue group During the installation, Windows may ask you for a computer and work- OK . of your CD-ROM drive). If Windows asks you to supply a . Click Finish. Next . Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PC Card v3 a:\win98

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computers. is used on your other workgroup matches what case and spelling of the work. Make sure that the other PCs on the net- name in use by all of the the same workgroup name you type should be “Workgroup” box. The your workgroup in the 12. Type the name of (e.g., Dino, Titus, etc.). names on the network all the other computers' name that is unique from name” box. Make up a puter in the “Computer the name of your com- Identification 11. Click on the Instant EtherFast Shared-level

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Half Duplex Full Duplex 10/100 PC Cards 20Mbps or 200Mbps : 10Mbps or 100Mbps : UL and CSA Listed 55 56 trg uiiy 5% to 90% Non-Condensing 10% to 85% Non-Condensing 3.3V,100Mbps 240mA max; 10Mbps 170mA, max. Storage Humidity: -4°F to 158°F (-20°C 70°C) FCC Class B, CE Mark Commercial Operating Humidity: Storage Temperature: 32°F to 122°F (0°C 49°C) 1.8 oz. (56g) Operating Temperature: 4.7” x 2.6” 0.75” (119mm 66mm 19mm) Certifications: Power: Unit Weight: Dimensions: 5 (or better) UTP Category Link, Activity, 10/100 Mbps One 10BaseT/100BaseTX Auto-Sensing Port LED Status Lights: Topology: Star IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, PCMCIA PCMCIA-compliant PC Cabling: Speed PCM100 v3 Ports: Standards: System: Model Number: 10/100 Integrated PC Card Environmentals 10/100 Integrated PC Card Specifications Full Duplex Half Duplex 20Mbps or 200Mbps : 10Mbps or 100Mbps :

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