Installing And Configuring Wake-On-Lan; About Plug-And-Play Pci Technology - Linksys EG1032 User Manual

Installing and Configuring Wake-On-LAN

Overview
The Instant Gigabit Network Adapter supports both Magic Packet and Link
Change remote wake-up events.
Magic Packet An administrator can send a "wake-up" packet to a specific PC
on the network. That computer then boots up, allowing the administrator to
access the PC's drives. After the work is done, the PC goes into a sleep mode
(using about 10% of the normal amount of power) or shuts off completely,
depending on the management software being used.
Link Change is a remote wake up event that is triggered by any change in the
Network Adapter's link state. If you have Wake-On-LAN networking set up on
the PC, plugging an active network cable into the LAN Card will cause the PC
to automatically turn itself on.
Motherboard Support
WOL-compatible motherboards can offer
support for a number of different Wake-
On-LAN interfaces. The Instant Gigabit
Network Adapter is compatible with
PME and RWU-high. Consult the moth-
erboard documentation that came with
your PC to find out which type of WOL
interface your computer will use to com-
municate with the network card. In some
cases, you may need to enable the WOL
support in your PC's BIOS.

About Plug-and-Play PCI Technology

The Instant Gigabit Netword Adapter is designed to run in a 32-bit desktop
computer equipped with PCI expansion slots. The EG1032 is built to the PCI
2.2 standard.
Short for Peripheral Components Interconnect, PCI is a technology that
allows special Plug-and-Play expansion cards to be automatically configured
by a computer's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) once they have been
installed. (Refer to your computer's user guide for more information about its
BIOS.)
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Instant Gigabit Series
N N o o t t e e : : Some PME-supporting
motherboards may not require
the WOL wire to be connected.
Check your PC's documenta-
tion for more information.
Instant Gigabit Network Adapter (EG1032/EG1064)
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 automatically assigned.
There is no easy 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 Network Adapter seem to conflict with other devices in
your computer, you will need to use your system's BIOS to resolve the con-
flicts. If you have problems configuring your BIOS or resolving IRQ or other
hardware conflicts, consult your computer's manual or contact your PC's man-
ufacturer for BIOS setup and configuration directions.
Here are some general guidelines to follow when installing a PCI card (such as
the Network Adapter) into your computer:
1. The Instant Gigabit Network 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.
2. When using NT, set your system's PNP OS option in the BIOS settings to
MANUAL or DISABLE. NT is not a Plug-and-Play OS, and will not usual-
ly recognize LAN cards if they are set to be automatically detected and con-
figured. If you need to configure your PC's BIOS in order to resolve an IRQ
or other conflict with the EtherFast card, there are a few possibilities:
No Changes Allowed Your PC may not allow you to change the IRQ value(s) of
the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONLY be able to use the IRQ and I/O val-
ues that have been pre-assigned to each slot. The popular BIOS from Phoenix,
for example, does not generally allow you to modify BIOS-assigned IRQ set-
tings.
Jumper Changes You may be able to change the IRQ & I/O values for a given
PCI slot by setting jumpers on your PC motherboard. Please refer to your PC's
motherboard user guide for specific instructions.
Menu Changes Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ & I/O values for a
given PCI slot by accessing the PC's BIOS setup menu. Please refer to your
PC's user guide for specific details. The BIOSs from companies like AMI and
Award are fully customizable from their BIOS menus, for example.
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