Advantech PCI-6872 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface, Introduction, Installation of Ethernet driver

Chapter 6 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface

6.1 Introduction

The board is equipped with a high performance 32-bit Ethernet chipset which is fully compliant with 802.3u 100BASE-T \Fast Ethernet CSMA/ CD standards (F version) and compliant IEEE 802.3z/ab 1000BAS-T Gigabit Ethernet(FG version). It is supported by major network operating systems. It is also both 100Base-T and 10Base-T compatible.

The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ-45 jack. The network boot fea- ture can be utilized by incorporating the boot ROM image files for the appropriate network operating system. The boot ROM BIOS files are combined with system BIOS, which can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup.

6.2 Installation of Ethernet driver

Before installing the Ethernet driver, note the procedures below. You must know which operating system you are using in your board Series, and then refer to the corresponding installation flow chart. Then just fol- low the steps described in the flow chart. You will quickly and success- fully complete the installation, even if you are not familiar with instructions for MS-DOS or Windows.

Note:	The windows illustrations in this chapter are
	examples only. Follow the steps and pay atten-
	tion to the instructions which appear on your
	screen.

6.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1

If you want to set up your Ethernet connection under the MS-DOS or Windows 3.1 environment, you should first check your server system model. For example, MS-NT, IBM-LAN server, and so on.

Then choose the correct driver to install in your biscuit PC.

The installation procedures for various servers can be found on the sup- plied CD-ROM, the correct path being:

D:\Biscuit\9577\LAN\82559er\wfw311

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