Linksys FENSK05 manual About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology

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About Plug-and-Play

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 expan- sion cards to be automatically configured by a comput- er’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) once they have been installed. Refer to your computer’s user guide for more information about its BIOS.

When a PCI card is used in a computer that supports Plug-and-Play, the card is automatically configured each time the computer is booted. The card's IRQ, I/O address, and other operating parameters are automatical- ly assigned.

There is no way to change a Plug-and-Play card's IRQ and other settings outside of the BIOS menu(s) that your computer provides. If the resources that are assigned to your EtherFast card seem to conflict with other devices in your computer, you will need to use your system's BIOS to resolve the conflicts.

If you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolv- ing IRQ or other hardware conflicts, consult your com- puter manual or contact your PC's manufacturer for BIOS setup and configuration directions.

Here are some general guidelines to follow when installing a PCI card (like the EtherFast card) into your computer:

1.The EtherFast LAN adapter should be used in a 32- bit PCI slot that supports PCI Bus Mastering. It cannot be plugged into a PCI Bus Slave slot. Consult your motherboard's documentation for more information on master and slave slots.

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Contents 10/100 Network A Box Copyright & Trademarks Contents Introduction Package Contents About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology No Changes Allowed Jumper ChangesMenu Changes Hardware Setup Before You BeginUsing the Wake-On-LAN Feature Installing the HardwareInstalling the Cabling Expanding Your Network in the Future Preparing to Install the Software Windows 98 Setup Windows Preparing Windows 98 For Use on a Network -- Step Preparing Windows 98 for Use on a Network --Step Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing Enabling File Sharing How To Share Printers Windows 95 Setup Windows 95 Version a Setup Windows 95 Version B Setup Preparing Windows 95 For Use on a Network -- Step Preparing Windows 95 for Use on a Network -- Step Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing Enabling File Sharing How To Share Printers Windows NT 4.0 Setup Windows NT Windows NT Windows NT Installing the EtherFast Network Driver in NT Windows NT Windows NT Windows for Workgroups Setup Windows For Workgroups Novell NetWare Setup AinstallCd c\diag diag NetWare Novell Client32 Setup for Windows 95 NetWare NetWare Installing a 3.12 Server Bind a protocol to the driver. For example Installing a 4.x Server Installing a 5.0 Server \NETWARE\SERVER\5.0 then press EnterLoad LNE100TX FRAME=ETHERNETII TP Turbo What is Wake-On-Lan? Wake-On-LANMotherboard Support Setting Up Your EtherFast LAN Card for Wake- On-LAN Use Testing Link Change Sending a Magic PacketClient for Microsoft Networks Windows LogonAppendix Novell 3.x Client Setup for Windows 98 or Twisted-Pair Cabling Cabling Rules Meters 328 feetTroubleshooting Troubleshooting Hints for Windows 95Solution Solutions Running the Card’s Diagnostics Cd a\diag diagAppendix Installing Windows Network Components from Scratch Starting Over WindowsAppendix Appendix Appendix Manually Installing Network Components Windows Click on Start, Settings, then Control PanelClient for Netware Networks IPX/SPX-compatible ProtocolNetBEUI LEDs LNE100TX EtherFast 10/100 Network CardSpecifications Customer Support Customer Support Fax Bulletin BoardWeb FTP Site T p / / w w w. l i n k s y s . c o m