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Page 1: User Guide
E1752 ® PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card User Guide First Edition October 2004... - Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Introduction ... 5 Package contents ... 5 Features ... 8 LED descriptions ... 9 System requirements ... 10 Installing the network card ... 11 Connecting the network cable ... 12 Running the installation program ... 13 Windows ®... - Page 4 SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 ... 35 UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 ... 38 ASUS Contact Information ... 42 A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e...
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for buying the ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card! This user guide tells you how to install and configure the card. It is assumed that you have adequate knowledge on PCs and some familiarity with Ethernet networks. - Page 6 Models The ASUS PEB-G21 network interface card comes with a standard bracket for regular PCs. A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e...
- Page 7 Layout ACT/LNK 10=OFF 100=ORG 1000=GRN A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e...
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Page 8: Features
Features PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface • PCI Express 1.0a host interface compliant • x1 PCI Express lane • Supports PXE, RPL, ASF 2.0 • ACPI and Wake-on-LAN support Network Interface Network Interface Network Interface Network Interface... -
Page 9: Led Descriptions
LED descriptions The RJ-45 LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN). Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications A C T / L I N K L E D A C T / L I N K L E D... -
Page 10: System Requirements
System requirements Your PC or server should meet the following system requirements before installing the ASUS PEB-G21 network interface card: • PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot (PCI Express 1.0a host interface) • optical drive • at least 10 MB free hard disk space •... -
Page 11: Installing The Network Card
Installing the network card Follow these steps to install the card into your PC. C A U T I O N ! Before handling the network card, touch a bare metal portion of your C A U T I O N ! C A U T I O N ! C A U T I O N ! C A U T I O N ! -
Page 12: Connecting The Network Cable
Connecting the network cable Follow these steps to connect the card to the network. The RJ-45 port on the network card provides a 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps connection, depending on the speed of the connected hub or switch. Plug the RJ-45 connector of the twisted-pair network cable into the RJ-45 port on the card backplate. -
Page 13: Running The Installation Program
A network device driver must be installed before the ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card can be used with your Windows Server 2003 system. - Page 14 Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer To install the adapter software for Windows Server 2003, do the following Before beginning this procedure, verify that the Windows Server 2003 system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service pack applied.
- Page 15 From the Windows S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t menu, click R u n S t a r t S t a r t command line, d : \ B I N \ A S S E T U P . E X E d : \ B I N \ A S S E T U P .
- Page 16 The following describes the items on the menu: PEB-G21 LAN Card Installs the PEB-G21LAN card driver. PEB-G21 LAN Card Driver Disk Image Allows you to create a driver disk for the PEB-G21 LAN card. Broadcom Software Utility Installs the Broadcom ®...
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Page 17: Windows 2000 Driver Software
Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software The ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See Installing the Hardware for details. - Page 18 When updating the adapter software on existing ASUS devices, the Advanced Property settings may not be updated unless the existing ASUS device is removed by following the instructions in the Removing the Driver Software section. You must then perform a scan for hardware changes in the device manager, followed by reinstalling the ASUS device with the current adapter software as described in the Installing the Driver Software section.
- Page 19 CD-ROM in the drive and click OK. If asked to specify the location of the Windows 2000 CD-ROM instead, click Browse (do not use the text field) and locate the path to the ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card drivers.
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Page 20: Windows Nt ® Driver Software
Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software • The ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See "Installing the Hardware" for details. •... - Page 21 Open the Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. When the Network window opens, select the Adapters tab. To install a new adapter, select the adapter and click Add . All previously installed drivers are listed under Network Adapters. When the Select Network Adapter window opens, click Have Disk...
- Page 22 Insert Disk location box (where "e:" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system). If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the ASUS support website, enter the path to where the adapter driver files reside on your system.
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Page 23: Installing Linux Driver Software
Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Source RPM Package Installing Source RPM Package Installing Source RPM Package Installing Source RPM Package Installing Source RPM Package Install the source RPM package: r p m - i v h b c m 5 7 0 0 - <... - Page 24 The driver will be installed in one of the following paths: • 2.2.x kernels: / l i b / m o d u l e s / < k e r n e l _ v e r s i o n > / n e t / b c m 5 7 0 0 . o / l i b / m o d u l e s / <...
- Page 25 Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Create a directory and extract the TAR files: t a r x v z f b c m 5 7 0 0 - < v e r s i o n > . t a r . g z t a r x v z f b c m 5 7 0 0 - <...
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Page 26: Novell Netware Server 4.2/5.X/6.0 Driver Software
Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Software Software Software Software Software The following instructions outline the installation of Novell NetWare Server 4.2, 5.x, or 6.0 driver software. - Page 27 Choose the Load an additional driver option and press Enter. Insert the CD or driver disk created using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility, and select the Install an unlisted driver option, by pressing Insert. If you are using the archive disk that you created, insert the disk into drive A: and press Enter.
- Page 28 If you are performing an initial installation of NetWare 4.2/5.x/6.0 and have more than two adapters installed, the install program will allow you to allocate the actual number of packet receive buffers needed by the adapter. During installation, the RxBuffers value should be set to 32, the minimum number of buffers the driver requires for each adapter.
- Page 29 Example: The default maximum number of receive buffers for the system is 500; the default minimum is 128. Edit the startup.ncf file to have the following entries. The actual numbers will be a function of the number of ports in the system. The following is an example for a system with 8 ports installed: s e t m a x i m u m p a c k e t r e c e i v e b u f f e r s = 3 6 0 0 0 s e t m a x i m u m p a c k e t r e c e i v e b u f f e r s = 3 6 0 0 0...
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Page 30: Novell Netware Server 6.5 Driver Software
Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software The following instructions outline the installation of Novell NetWare Server 6.5 driver software. - Page 31 Scroll down to Network boards and press Enter. From Additional Driver Options, scroll down to Modify and press Enter. Insert the CD or driver disk created using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility, and select the Add option, by pressing Insert. Select the Install an unlisted driver option, by pressing Insert. If you are using the archive disk that you created, insert the disk into drive A: and press Enter.
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Page 32: Installing Solaris Driver Software
Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software The driver for Solaris 8.0 is released in three formats: BRCMbcme.pkg : Datastream format BRCMbcme.tar.Z : Compressed and TAR file system format bcmedu.img : Driver Update (DU) binary image which is used to create DU diskette. - Page 33 Execute prtconf to determine instance number of the NIC. ifconfig bcme[instance_number] plumb ifconfig bcme[instance_number] ip_address netmask... To make these changes permanent, follow these steps: Use a text editor (e.g., vi) and create a file named hostname.bcme[instance_number] in the /etc directory. Add the IP address of the interface to this file, then save and exit.
- Page 34 Since this memory might be used by other driver in the system, 200 of 4K of memory is allocated. Add the following line in file /etc/system: s e t l o m e m p a g e s = 2 0 0 s e t l o m e m p a g e s = 2 0 0 s e t l o m e m p a g e s = 2 0 0 s e t l o m e m p a g e s = 2 0 0...
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Page 35: Sco Openserver 5.0.7
Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w... - Page 36 After added, modify the hardware configuration in Advanced Options to change the Line Speed and Flow Control if desired. The settings for these properties are listed below: Line Speed • AutoNegotiate (default) (all speeds advertised) • Fixed HalfDuplex10 • Auto HalfDuplex10 (only 10 Mbps half-duplex advertised) •...
- Page 37 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) full-duplex fixed speed is only valid for fiber connections. For copper, twisted-pair connections, 1 Gbps can only be set through auto-negotiation with a 1 Gbps partner. Flow Control • • AutoNegotiate (Symmetric Pause advertised) (NOTE 2) (default) •...
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Page 38: Unixware/Openunix 8
Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w... - Page 39 • 10 Mbps Half-Duplex Fixed • 10 Mbps Half-Duplex Auto (only 10 Mbps half-duplex advertised) • 10 Mbps Full-Duplex Fixed • 10 Mbps Full-Duplex Auto (only 10 Mbps full-duplex advertised) • 100 Mbps Half-Duplex Fixed • 100 Mbps Half-Duplex Auto (only 100 Mbps half-duplex advertised) •...
- Page 40 Flow Control • Disabled • Auto Negotiation (Symmetric Pause advertised) (NOTE 2) (default) • Receive Pause • Transmit Pause • Receive & Transmit Pause A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e A S U S P E B - G 2 1 U s e r G u i d e...
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Page 42: Asus Contact Information
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA General Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Email: tmd1@asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25 D-40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Fax: +49-2102-9599-31 General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only)