Linksys HPN100 manual Network Driver Setup, Preparing to Install the Software

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Network Driver Setup

Follow these instructions carefully. You can view or print the setup directions from your favorite word processor, or if you prefer, use the reader that is included on the 10/100 card's disk. To access the reader, put the HomeLink 10/100 PC Card disk into drive A and run the README.EXE program.

To run the program from DOS, for example, you would type:

a:\readme.exe

and press Enter. If you are using Windows 3.x, you could click on File and Run in the Program Manager, type a:\readme.exe, and press Enter.

Preparing to Install the Software

Setting up the HomeLink card's software involves installing a network driver onto your computer. The driver will allow the card to communicate with your Windows software package. Before attempting to install a network driver for the HomeLink card, Windows 95, 98 or NT should already be installed on your computer. The HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card driver setup for these three operating systems is covered in this user guide.

You will need a floppy drive on every PC onto which you wish to install the network drivers. We recommend that you read through the installation instruc- tions for your operating system before continuing with the installation.

•Windows 98 instructions are on page 16

•Windows 95 instructions are on page 24

•Windows NT 4.0 instructions are on page 31

If you are using Windows 2000, also known as Windows NT 5.0, the drivers for your operating system are included on the HomeLink floppy diskette. If you received a diskette without the Windows 2000 drivers, you can get them from the Download Center on the Linksys website. Please note that the drivers and the operating system are still in development. When Microsoft officially releas- es the Windows 2000 operating system, Linksys will provide updated drivers and technical support for the operating system. If you choose to install the HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card on a Windows 2000 PC, you do so at your own risk.

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Contents HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC Card HomeLink Phoneline + 10/100 Network PC CardCopyright & Trademarks Page Contents Introduction Features How Does It Work?Package Contents Sharing Your ResourcesSharing Your Internet Connection Hardware Setup Before You BeginIf You Want to Use Ethernet Installing the Hardware Installing the RJ-11 Telephone CablingInstalling the RJ-45 Ethernet Cabling Socket and Card Services About the SoftwareNetwork Driver Setup Preparing to Install the SoftwareWindows 98 Setup Page TCP/IP Page Page Client Setup Preparing to Use File and Printer Sharing Enabling File SharingHow To Share Printers Windows 95 Setup Page TCP/IP Page Page Client Setup Click OK. When asked to restart your PC, choose to do so How To Share Printers Windows NT 4.0 Setup Installing the SoftwareChoose Wired to the Network and click Next Page Page Page If You Have Problems Changing the Card Settings Ethernet Configuration Mode Selection Phoneline Configuration Twisted-Pair Cabling Telephone Cable Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Hints for WindowsSolutions Page Connecting to an Existing Network Multiple Network PC CardsUsing a Cable Modem or DSL Modem and the HomeLink PC Card Connecting 10Mbps Broadband and 1Mbps HomeLinkLinux, Open Source and Beta Operating Systems Manually Installing Network Components Windows Adding NetBEUIAdding Client for Microsoft Networks Adding Client for Netware Networks Adding IPX/SPX-compatible ProtocolDEVICE=C\EMM386.EXE Enabling Pcmcia Services in Windows NT Specifications Customer Support T p / / w w w. l i n k s y s . c o m
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