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TRENDnet 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card PF-16 PCMCIA User Manual

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  • Page 1 PF-16 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Compliance

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Regulatory compliance 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. This equip- ment also complies with CE EN55022 Class B and VCCI V3 Class B specifications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Regulatory compliance...ii Table of contents ...iii About this manual... iv CHAPTER 1 Introduction Features ...1 CHAPTER 2 Hardware installation What’s in the package...2 Hardware description...2 Inserting the Ethernet Card...3 Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs ...5 Disconnecting the Ethernet Card ...5 CHAPTER 3 Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT Driver installation for Windows 95 ...7...

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Netware 3.X/4.X client...26 Microsoft LAN Manager ...26 Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0...27 CHAPTER 5 Installation for Linux System Requirements ...28 Installing the driver for Linux...29 APPENDIX A Troubleshooting Q&A for Windows environments ...31 Windows 95/98...31 Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51...32 APPENDIX B...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card. This high-speed Ethernet network adapter card complies with the PCMCIA Type II standard and uses a female RJ-45 adapter to connect to the network. The Ethernet Card is switchless and software configurable. An enabler program is used to set up the card for your operating sys- tem;...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    This chapter covers inserting your Ethernet Card in the notebook’s PCMCIA port, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your pack- age. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card RJ-45 adapter Software and device driver disk...

  • Page 7: Inserting The Ethernet Card

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Hardware installation Inserting the Ethernet Card These instructions apply to most notebook computers. For detailed information on inserting PC cards into your notebook, consult the notebook user’s manual. Follow the procedure below to install the Ethernet Card. 1.
  • Page 8 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 10 /10 0M b p s Ethe rn e t Figure 2-2: Connecting the RJ-45 adapter 3. Connect the RJ-45 adapter to the network. You can connect the Ethernet adapter cable to a port on a hub or to a RJ-45 phone jack with another male-to-male RJ-45 line or connector.

  • Page 9: Ethernet Card Rj-45 Connector Leds

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Hardware installation Ethernet Card RJ-45 connector LEDs The following illustration shows the Ethernet Card RJ-45 con- nector LEDs: Fast Ethernet 1 0 0 M AC T 10 0M Figure 2-4: RJ-45 connector LEDs The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: Indicates transmit or receive activity.
  • Page 10 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 1 0/1 00 M b p s Ethe rne t Figure 2-5: Disconnecting the RJ-45 cable Do not pull on the RJ-45 cable to disconnect the RJ-45 con- Warning! nector from the card. You may damage the RJ-45 connector pins as well as the Ethernet Card.

  • Page 11: Driver Installation For Win 95/98/Nt

    Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT The following sections cover PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation in the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating systems. Driver installation for Windows 95 Installation of the Ethernet Card is just the same as for any normal Windows 95 Plug &...
  • Page 12 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 3. Insert the driver disk and click Next to continue the instal- lation. Windows searches for the driver and the following screen appears: 4. Click Finish. Windows 95 copies driver files to the hard disk.

  • Page 13: Driver Installation For Windows 98

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the Ethernet Card drivers for Windows 98. 1. Insert the Ethernet Card into an available PCMCIA slot on your notebook (refer to page 3 “Inserting the Ethernet Card”).
  • Page 14 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 5. Ensure that the Microsoft Windows Update box is un- checked, and ensure that the Floppy disk drives box is checked. 6. Insert the driver disk into your floppy disk drive and click Next.

  • Page 15: Driver Installation For Windows Nt 4.0

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0 This installation procedure assumes that you have installed the network component on your computer. To check whether the network component has been installed, dou- ble click the Network icon in the Control Panel.
  • Page 16 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 4. Click Add to add a new adapter. The following screen ap- pears: 5. Click Have Disk. The following screen appears: 6. Type “A:\WINNT40” where “A” is your floppy drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK. After finding the installation file, the Select OEM Option window is displayed.
  • Page 17 • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for Win 95/98/NT 8. Select the desired IRQ Level, I/O Port Address and Con- nection Type. You must select an IRQ and I/O port address that is not being used by ano- ther device;...

  • Page 18: Driver Installation For Dos Environments

    Driver installation for DOS environments This section covers PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for DOS environment operating systems. System Requirements Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Driver installation You must install the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card drivers before your computer system can recognize your Ethernet Card. The following sections cover client driver installation.

  • Page 19: Quick Installation

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments Quick installation This section gives a brief overview of the installation process. For a more detailed description, refer to page 16, “The Install Pro- gram”. 1.

  • Page 20: The Install Program

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual 5. Insert the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card into the PCMCIA socket (refer to page 3). Then attach the network cable to the card. 6. Restart your computer and connect to your network. If you cannot connect to the network, refer to Appendix B and Appendix C.
  • Page 21 • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments Press [Enter] to continue the installation. The program prompts you for the directory where you want to in- stall the driver files. You can choose the default directory name or enter a new name.

  • Page 22: Auto Configuration

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Auto configuration To use auto configuration, you must have Card and Socket service drivers installed. Refer to your computer user’s manual for infor- mation. If you selected Auto Configuration, the program auto detects whi- ch IRQ, I/O Port, and memory space (MEMBASE) the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card can use.

  • Page 23: Custom Configuration

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments PC M C IA 1 0 /1 00 M bp s Eth ern et C ard In stallation Prog ram S EL E C TIN G D R IV ER S S elect the netw o rk driv ers that y ou w ant to in stall.
  • Page 24 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Interrupt select The first submenu is the Interrupt submenu. Move the cursor to the interrupt of your choice and select it by pressing <Enter>. In- terrupts available for your PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card include 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11.

  • Page 25: Manual Installation

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments Memory space select Move the cursor to the desired memory space address and press <Enter>. Available memory space addresses are D000H, D400H, D800H, and DC00H. CardB us 10/100M bps E thernet Card Installation Program SELE CTING A M EM O RY A DDR ESS P lease select th e m em ory address that yo u w ould like yo ur P C M C IA 1 0/10 0M bp s...
  • Page 26 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual the driver. If you do not have the Socket and Card Services pro- gram, please contact your notebook vendor. ! ...
  • Page 27 • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments The Install program will automatically add a line to your CONFIG.SYS file using the following syntax and format: DEVICE=[path_name]CARDGO.EXE [/ where [/IRQ=xx] Specifies the hardware interrupt of your card. Default value is 5.

  • Page 28: Driver Installation

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Driver installation The following sections cover installation of the client driver for Windows NT 3.51, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netware 3X/4X, Microsoft LAN Manager, and Artisoft LANtastic Version 6.0. Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Follow these instructions to install the Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 client for your Ethernet Card: 1.

  • Page 29: Microsoft Windows For Workgroups 3.11

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Follow these instructions to install the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 client for your Ethernet Card: 1. Run INSTALL.EXE, and choose Windows for Work- groups.

  • Page 30: Netware 3.X/4.X Client

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Netware 3.X/4.X client Follow these instructions to install the Netware 3.X/4.X client for your Ethernet Card: 1. Run the INSTALL program, and select the Netware ODI Driver. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the in- stallation.

  • Page 31: Artisoft Lantastic Version 6.0

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Driver installation for DOS environments 9. Click OK. The message “Configuration Complete” ap- pears. 10. Click Save, then press <F3> to exit. Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0 Follow these instructions to install the Artisoft LANtastic Version 6.0 client for your Ethernet Card: 1.

  • Page 32: Installation For Linux

    This section covers the PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card driver installation for the Linux environment operating system. Before you install the PCMCIA 10/100 Ethernet card Linux driver, you must first configure the PCMCIA interface in your Linux working environment. System Requirements Linux kernel version 2.0.x or later PCMCIA interface 3.0.x or later You can get the latest version of the PCMCIA interface package...

  • Page 33: Installing The Driver For Linux

    • • ! • • • • • • • —Installation for Linux Installing the driver for Linux Follow these instructions to install the driver for the Linux op- erating system: 1. Log on as the “root”. 2. Copy the driver code from the Installation disk using the following syntax: mount /dev/fd0 /mnt cp /mnt/linux/en0100a.tar /tmp...
  • Page 34 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual card “PCMCIA 10/100 Ethernet Card” version “PCMCIA”, “10/100 Ethernet Card” bind “pcnet_cs” 6. Configure the PCMCIA NIC interface using the following syntax: vi network.opts 7. Reboot Linux using the following syntax: sync;sync;reboot ! ...

  • Page 35: Appendix A

    Q&A for Windows environments These guidelines give you tips to deal with some problems on us- ing Ethernet Card. If the problems remain unsolved, contact your dealer for assistance. Windows 95/98 Problem: Ejecting the card from the PCMCIA socket hangs or reboots the computer. Solution: To prevent this phenomenon from occurring, stop the card by using the PC Card tool in the Control Panel or the PC Card icon on the taskbar before you re-...

  • Page 36: Windows Nt 4.0 And 3.51

    PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51 Question: Does the driver support “hot-swap” on NT 4.0 and 3.51? Answer: Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51 don’t support hot swapping. If you want to remove the card, shut down the computer and remove it.

  • Page 37: Appendix B

    Enabler program error messages CARDGO.EXE Here is the list of error messages the CARDGO.EXE may display. Error Message “The PCMCIA controller is [Error 1] not present or recognized” “There is no card in the [Error 2] PCMCIA slot. Insert the card.”...
  • Page 38 PCMCIA 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC Card User’s Manual Error Message [Error 7] “The memory address specified is invalid. Change to another one” [Error 8] “Enabler has been regis- tered” [Error 9] “Enabler can’t be registered as a client” “Can’t map memory” “Configuration can’t be requested”...

  • Page 39: Appendix C

    Specifications IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, 802.3u 100Base-TX Standards Compliance: Card Size: 5.0mm Type II Full or Half duplex for both 10 and 100 Mbps Connection Mode: Category-3,4,5 for 10Base-T Media Supported: Category 5 for 100Base-TX 100m maximum hub-to-node distance Operating Distance: Network Interface: Female RJ-45 connector 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA socket connector...

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