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Fast ethernet pci 10/100 mbps pci adapter with firewall protection
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Fast Ethernet PCI
10/100 Mbps PCI Adapter with
Firewall Protection
Plug-and-play installation
Remote LAN Wakeup support
On-board socket for optional Boot ROM
Auto-negotiation of speed and duplex mode
Low power consumption
ACPI and OnNow/PC 98/99 compliant
SMC EtherGuard (personal firewall) and WiNeTool
(personal sniffer tool)

User Guide

SMC1255TX-PF

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Fast Ethernet PCI 10/100 Mbps PCI Adapter with Firewall Protection Plug-and-play installation Remote LAN Wakeup support On-board socket for optional Boot ROM Auto-negotiation of speed and duplex mode Low power consumption ACPI and OnNow/PC 98/99 compliant SMC EtherGuard (personal firewall) and WiNeTool...
  • Page 3 Fast Ethernet PCI User Guide From SMC’s Fast Ethernet line of award-winning workgroup LAN solutions 38 Tesla June 2002 Irvine, CA 92618 Pub. No:150000026800A Phone: (949) 679-8000 Part No: 01-111337-006...
  • Page 4 SMC. SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. Trademarks: SMC is a registered trademark; and Barricade is a trademark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 5: Limited Warranty

    IMITED ARRANTY Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller.
  • Page 6 * SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase. SMC Networks, Inc. 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618...

  • Page 7: Vcci Class B Compliance (Japan)

    FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 8 OMPLIANCES EC Conformance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Solutions for Common Problems ....... 37 Network Card Installation Problems ..... . . 37 Network Connection Problems .
  • Page 10 Cable Specifications ....... .39 Cable and Specifications ........39 Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments .

  • Page 11: About The Fast Ethernet Pci

    BOUT THE Fast Ethernet PCI SMC’s Fast Ethernet PCI, SMC1255TX-PF, is a dual-speed card for PCI local bus-compliant computers. A true plug-and-play device, this card is auto-configurable upon power up and also supports auto-negotiation to automatically select the optimum speed and communication mode of an attached device.

  • Page 12: Features And Benefits

    Features and Benefits N Compatible with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standards N Auto-negotiation selects 10/100 Mbps and full/half duplex for up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth N Automatic configuration using the computer’s BIOS setup program N Supports Remote LAN Wakeup for efficient centralized desktop...

  • Page 13: Hardware Description

    Hardware Description The Fast Ethernet PCI is equipped with: • 1 RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mbps connections • 1 3-pin connector for Wake-On-LAN cable • 1 Socket for optional boot ROM • 1 LED indicator The components of the Fast Ethernet PCI are shown in the figure below:...

  • Page 14: Led Indicators

    Fast Ethernet PCI BOUT THE LED Indicators The Fast Ethernet PCI includes one status LED indicator, as described in the following figure and table. 10/100 Mbps Link/Activity Status Flashing Flashing Link Color Description Indicates a valid 10BASE-T link Amber Indicates 10 Mbps network activity...

  • Page 15: Remote Lan Wakeup

    Even if the PC is powered off, the network card is always active and monitoring the network. When a wake-up packet is detected, the card signals the motherboard to power up the PC.

  • Page 16: Installation

    Equipment Checklist After unpacking the Fast Ethernet PCI card, check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components: Fast Ethernet PCI card SMC1255TX-PF • • Wake-On-LAN cable • One CD with: - Drivers for the SMC Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter - EtherGuard Firewall Software - WiNeTool Testing Utility •...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. 1. Switch off the computer, unplug the power cord, and remove the computer’s cover.
  • Page 18 NSTALLATION 4. Attach the Wake-On-LAN cable (optional). If you require Wake-On-LAN capability from a powered-off state, attach one end of the 3-pin Wake-On-LAN cable to the connector on the top edge of the card, and the other end to the “5 V Standby” connector on the computer’s motherboard.

  • Page 19: Driver Installation

    RIVER NSTALLATION Driver Installation The SMC CD-ROM that accompanies the PCI card contains all the network operating system drivers supported by this card. Please read the “RELEASE.TXT” file on the CD for a list of all drivers. Also, a text file is included with each driver to detail the proper installation procedure.
  • Page 20 NSTALLATION 2. Click “Next.” 3. Check “Specify a location,” and click “Next.”...
  • Page 21 4. Insert the attached CD-ROM into your CD drive, and type E:\ (assuming E: is the location of your CD drive), click “Browse.” 5. On the CD-ROM, go to the “Driver” folder and choose the folder for your operating system. Then click “Open.” RIVER NSTALLATION...
  • Page 22 NSTALLATION 6. Click “OK” to install the driver. 7. A ‘Digital Signature Not Found” screen will warn you that the software does not contain a Microsoft digital signature and ask you if you wish to continue the installation. Click “Yes”. 8.

  • Page 23: Software Installation

    OFTWARE NSTALLATION Software Installation EtherGuard is a Personal Firewall to guard your computer, your children, your employees, and yourself against network and Internet intrusions. WiNeTool provides network adapter information, generates specified packets, captures packets, and analyses network traffic. Both the EtherGuard and WiNeTool software installation procedure is the same.
  • Page 24 3. Click “Next” 4. Click “Yes” to agree to the license statement. An information screen will open showing the minimum system requirements needed to run the EtherGuard program.
  • Page 25 5. If your system meets the requirements, click “Next”. 6. On the “Choose Destination Location” screen, click “Browse” to install the program files into a folder other than the default, or click “Next” to install to the default folder shown on the screen.
  • Page 26 NSTALLATION 7. Choose the location where the program icons will be located and click “Next”. 8. Check the “To launch EtherGuard” box and click “Finish” to complete the installation and launch the EtherGuard program. The EtherGuard program may also be started by clicking “Start/ Programs/EtherGuard/Etherguard”.

  • Page 27: Etherguard

    EtherGuard EtherGuard monitors both outgoing and incoming data to protect your children, your employees, and yourself against network and Internet intrusions. 1. The program opens with the EtherGuard “Welcome” screen. 2. The screen contains four main menu items. The same menu items are also available from the EtherGuard toolbar icon.
  • Page 28 NSTALLATION 4. Click “Modify Password”. 5. The default EtherGuard password setting is blank (no password required) so enter your password in the “New Password” field and then again in the ‘Confirm Password” field. Click “OK”. 6. As you attempt to open each menu item, enter your password if required.
  • Page 29 8. Click “Statistic” to view possible intruder activity. 9. The ‘Statistic Information” screen indicates the intruder’s IP address and the type of attack that was attempted. 10. Click “Advance” to set advanced filter controls. The “Filter Items Setting I” screen will open. 11.
  • Page 30 NSTALLATION up to 20 sites. To delete an address, select it in the “Filter List” and click “Delete”. Note: When you input a site name, do not include “http://”. 13. Click the “Setting II” button. 14. Check the box in the “Filter Items II” section to enable the desired filter(s).
  • Page 31 16. You may also filter up to 20 specified TCP and UDP ports (see figures above and below). For a full list of ports and the services that run on them, see www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers.
  • Page 32 NSTALLATION 17. Check the boxes on the “Protocol Filter” page to block particular protocols. 18. Once you have enabled the filters and completed your settings, click “Close”. 19. Close and re-launch your web browser to allow the new settings to take affect.

  • Page 33: Winetool

    OFTWARE NSTALLATION WiNeTool WiNeTool provides network adapter information, generates specified packets, captures packets, and analyzes network traffic. WiNeTool also generates wake-up packets. After installation the program will place an icon in the toolbar. Double-click the icon to open the program. The WiNeTool program may also be started by clicking “Start/Programs/ WiNeTool/WiNeTool”.

  • Page 34: Configuration

    NSTALLATION Configuration The WiNeTool opens with the “Configuration” page. Here you may view the current configuration for this adapter. If required, click “Help” for access to the HTML help files. Configuration The Media Address Access Control Address of this adapter. Link Speed The speed of the connection...

  • Page 35: Send Packet

    Send Packet Sends fixed length packets in the default pattern at one of two speeds, Normal mode or Turbo mode. The value of packets/sec depends on the computer performance. H: M: S: Reset, OFF, ON Normal Mode Statistics Setting Pattern OFTWARE Indicates hours, minutes, seconds of time the...

  • Page 36: Packet Generator

    NSTALLATION Packet Generator The “Packet Generator” allows you to send packets with a defined mode, length, and pattern. Send Mode Interval Now packet Size The Arrow icons allow you to navigate forward and backward through the pages. If “Continue” is checked, the WiNeTool will keep sending packets until “OFF”...

  • Page 37: Send Acpi Packet

    Send ACPI Packet Sends an ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) packet to wake up a sleeping computer. Magic Packet Wakeup Frame Input the MAC address of the sleeping computer you wish to wake up and click “Send’. Click “Clear” to clear the box and input a new figure. Input the IP address of the sleeping computer you wish to wake up and click “Send’.

  • Page 38: Receive Packet- Guage

    NSTALLATION Receive Packet - Guage ON/OFF power socket icon Packets/S Max. Utilization % Errors /s Analysis button Starts/Stops the monitor function. Number of received packets per second. Sets the interval between two contiguous packets. Number of CRC errors generated per second. Advanced capture and analysis settings.

  • Page 39: Capture Console Toolbar

    Capture Console Toolbar Click “Analysis” to open the capture console. Start Starts the capture function. You must set filters using the “Set” button before capturing. Stop Stops the capture function. Stop & View Stops the capture function and opens the “Analysis Packet”...

  • Page 40: Filter Setting - Mac Address

    NSTALLATION Filter Setting - MAC Address Sets the MAC address of computers (stations) as filtering criteria. You must enter a 12 character MAC address in the Station 1 and Station 2 fields (or enter “any”). Click on the arrow symbols in the direction column to set the direction of the packet flow to be captured.

  • Page 41: Filter Setting - Ip Address

    OFTWARE NSTALLATION Filter Setting - IP Address Sets the IP address of computers (stations) as filtering criteria. Enter an IP address in the Station 1 and Station 2 fields (or enter “any”). Click on the arrow symbols in the direction column to set the direction of the packet flow to be captured.

  • Page 42: Filter Setting - Pattern

    NSTALLATION Filter Setting - Pattern Sets the pattern and position as filtering criteria. Note: Note: in the above example, “11 22 33 44 55 66 99 DD” is at byte position 0x23. Therefore, WiNeTool will only capture a packet with the same pattern (11 22 33 44 55 66 99 DD) in the same position.

  • Page 43: Packet Analysis

    OFTWARE NSTALLATION Packet Analysis The packet Analysis screen features three windows: The top window gives basic information on captured packets, including which layer the packets belong to. The center window shows detailed data on each layer. The lower window shows the HEX and ASCII code related to the selected data in the top window.

  • Page 44: Receive Packet - Detail

    NSTALLATION Receive Packet - Detail The “Detail” page provides detailed network information and shows the packet size distributuion, i.e, number of Bytes with a size up to 64 Bytes, number of Bytes with a size of 65 to 127 Bytes, etc.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    PCI Compatibility Early PCI BIOS versions do not properly support the PCI specifications and may “hang” when a network card driver tries to load. If this occurs, make sure your BIOS correctly supports the PCI Local Bus Specifications (v2.0 or later) and upgrade your computer BIOS to the latest version.
  • Page 46 ROUBLESHOOTING the network card is installed. Ensure that the slot is configured for level-triggered interrupts instead of edge-triggered interrupts. An example of typical PCI parameters follows: PCI Slot #: Master: Slave: Latency Timer: Interrupt Type: Interrupt Number: Note: The wording of these parameters varies with different computers, and not all parameters may be configurable.

  • Page 47: Solutions For Common Problems

    Remove all other cards from the computer and test the Fast Ethernet PCI card separately. • Check for a defective computer or PCI bus by trying the network card in another computer that is known to operate correctly. OLUTIONS FOR...

  • Page 48: Network Connection Problems

    Inspect all network cables and connections. Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the card’s connector. • Make sure the correct network card driver is installed for your operating system. If necessary, try reinstalling the driver. • Make sure the computer and other network devices are receiving power.

  • Page 49: Twisted-Pair Cable And Pin Assignments

    Cable and Specifications Cable 10BASE-T 100BASE-TX Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Do NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs of wires.
  • Page 50 ABLE PECIFICATIONS The figure below illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered. Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins. With 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3 and 6 for receiving data.

  • Page 51: Host Interface

    PECIFICATIONS Port 1 RJ-45 for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Host Interface PCI Bus compliant to PCI spec. 2.2 Link, Speed, Activity Data Bus Access 32-bit bus mastering Size (without bracket) 120 x 43 mm (4.72 x 1.69 in) Weight 47 g (1.66 oz) Power Requirements 5 VDC, 125 mA (typical) Temperature...
  • Page 52 PECIFICATIONS Compliances FCC Class B VCCI Class B CE Mark CISPR 22 Class B Warranty Limited lifetime NetWare ODI Drivers Novell NetWare 3.1X to 6.0 Netware Lan WorkPlace Novell DOS Client Novell Lan Analyzer Server 3.1x to 5.x Unix Drivers Linux FreeBSD SCO Unix 5.0x, 7.x...
  • Page 54 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CALL: From U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; (949) 679-8000; Fax: (949) 679-1481 From Europe (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK Time) 44 (0) 118 974 8700; Fax: 44 (0) 118 974 8701 INTERNET E-mail addresses: techsupport@smc.com...

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