NETGEAR GA621 manual Introduction, Benefits, Features

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card. Designed especially for high-performance systems, such as servers and high-end workstations, it offers 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) of aggregate bandwidth and opti- mized performance while minimizing network overhead on the host system.This guide describes the installation and use of the GA621 for operation within a Microsoft® Windows® 95OSR2, Windows® 98, Windows® NT, Windows® 2000, Windows® Me, Novell® NetWare, or Red Hat® Linux environment.

This chapter provides information about the features of the GA621. It connects

your PCI-compliant server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network, incorporat- ing a new technology that transfers data at a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second (Mbps) over 62.5/125 or 50/125 Micron multimode fiber with SC connectors.

Benefits

Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized with the use of the GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card.

The GA621 has demonstrated interoperability with all major Gigabit Ethernet equip- ment on the market that is compliant with IEEE 802.3z standards. In addition, because the GA621 uses standard Ethernet frame and Media Access Control (MAC) formats,

it provides full compatibility with Fast Ethernet network equipment through network switches from a variety of vendors, including NETGEAR.

Features

The key features of the GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card are:

Full-duplex operation (2,000 Mbps: 1,000 Mbps each way) with DMA (Direct Memory Access) Gigabit Ethernet interface (IEEE 802.3z)

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Contents Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card Trademarks Statement of ConditionsCertificate of the Manufacturer/Importer Vcci StatementEN 55 022 Statement Customer Support Internet/World Wide WebContents Index Chapter Netware Driver SoftwareTables Front Panel of Model GA621 Gigabit Ethernet CardBenefits FeaturesIntroduction Introduction Hardware Installation Package ContentsRequirements Software and Hardware RequirementsWindows NetWare Hardware Description Front Panel of Model GA621 Gigabit Ethernet CardPreparing to Install Your GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card GA621 LEDsInstalling Your GA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card Connecting the Network Cables GA621 1000BASE-SX Cable CharacteristicsInstalling the Driver Software Windows 95 OSR2/98/ME Driver SoftwareWindows 95 OSR2/98/Me driver software Windows 95 OSR2/98/Me driver software Windows 95 OSR2/98/Me driver software Windows 95 OSR2/98/Me driver software Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Parameter DescriptionsWindows NT Driver Software Double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box opens Click Have Disk Insert Disk dialog box opens Windows NT driver software Windows NT driver software Parameter Descriptions Updating the Driver Software Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Windows 2000 Driver Software Windows 2000 driver software Windows 2000 driver software Windows 2000 driver software Windows 2000 driver software Click Finish to complete the installation Removing the Driver Software NetWare Device Installation Methods Netware Driver SoftwarePre-Installation Requirements NetWare Support FilesLoad nwconfig Press the Enter key to select the listed driver Modifying Driver Properties Parameter DescriptionsInstallation Troubleshooting Linux files Linux Driver SoftwareFile Listing # mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt Testing the Driver Software Configurable Parameters Troubleshooting Checking the Port LEDsGA621 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Card GA621 1000BASE-SX Port LED ActivityUsing a Troubleshooting Checklist PCI Bios ParametersTroubleshooting Appendix a Specifications Cable Specifications GA621 1000BASE-SXPage Page NETGEAR, Inc