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Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User Manual

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  • Page 1 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Xircom. Xircom is a registered trademark and RealPort is a trademark of Xircom, Inc. Some of the product names herein have been used for identifica- tion purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    E. Software License Agreement ......... A-10 Windows 95, 98 and NT Online Documentation See the Help file HELPDOCS.HLP on the Xircom Windows 95, 98, and NT Installation Disk for additional information. After installation, this file can be accessed from the Xircom program group as 16-bit Ethernet 10/100 Help Docs.
  • Page 4 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    Help file HELPDOCS.HLP on the Windows 95, 98, and NT Installation Disk. After installation, select Xircom 16-bit Ethernet 10/100 Help Docs from the Xircom program group. • For Windows 3.x, run the Xircom Installation Program SETUP.EXE from the Windows 3.x Installation Disk. Addi- tional Windows 3.x configuration information is available in...
  • Page 6 RealPort Ethernet 10/100. Since the RealPort Ethernet 10/100 automatically detects the speed of the network to which it is connected, it may be safely connected to either a 100Base-TX or 10Base-T network.
  • Page 7 Hardware Installation PC CARD TYPE III OR DUAL TYPE II SLOT LAN LINK ORANGE - 100Mbps GREEN - 10Mbps LAN ACTIVITY (YELLOW) Inserting the RealPort Integrated PC Card RJ-45 Connecting to the LAN (RJ-45)
  • Page 8 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Windows 95 And 98 Installation

    Ethernet 10/100. Select Disk provided by hardware manufacturer, click OK. 3 Insert the Xircom Windows 95, 98, and NT Installation Disk and follow the prompts to complete the installation. 4 After files are copied from the Xircom disk, Windows will recognize the functionality of the RealPort Integrated PC Card.
  • Page 10 Troubleshooting Network Installation Review this section if any of the following problems occur: • The Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100 is not detected during installation. • The RealPort Ethernet 10/100 appears to have installed correctly but you cannot access network resources.
  • Page 11 C0000-C7FFF range. This varies from computer to computer. The memory range identified for the Xircom card is any block in the C0000-E7FFF range. On many computers, use of the range D0000-DFFFF is optimal. Be aware that not all blocks of memory are available.
  • Page 12 CE3.SYS is an NDIS3 driver. It conforms to the Microsoft Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS). CE3.SYS is installed by default. For NDIS4 instructions, see the README file on the Xircom Windows 95, 98, and NT Installation Disk. The files necessary for using CE3.SYS with Windows 95 and 98 include: NETCE3.INF...
  • Page 13 ‘NetworkAddress’ such as ‘0080C7112233’. If the user does NOT specify a ‘NetworkAddress’ then the CE3.SYS driver uses the network node address contained in the RealPort Ethernet 10/100 Card Information Structure. There are parameters in the Windows registry which specify the configuration of the RealPort Ethernet 10/100 hardware to the CE3.SYS driver.
  • Page 14 Incorrect settings can result in undesirable changes to the configuration of Windows 95 or 98. Consult Xircom Customer Support for assistance if you find it necessary to modify the registry. The registry parameters are as follows:...

  • Page 15: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation

    Use the following procedure to install the network driver: 3 Shut off power to the computer (power down). 4 Insert the RealPort Ethernet 10/100 into the PC Card slot. 5 Power up the computer. 6 Select Network from the Control Panel.
  • Page 16 Network Installation Windows NT 4.0 does not support plug and play resource assign- ment for the Xircom adapter. Default settings are specified by the installation files. If these settings do not work on your system, use the following general guidelines to assist you. Contact Xircom Customer Support if you are unable to resolve the issues.
  • Page 17 5 Click the I/O Port button. Verify that the I/O Port Address assigned to the Xircom card is not shared by any other device. I/O Port 0x280 is usually available. This is displayed as:...
  • Page 18 Incorrect settings can result in undesirable changes to the configuration of Windows NT. Consult Xircom Customer Support for assis- tance if you find it necessary to modify the registry. The files necessary for using CE3.SYS include: CE3.DLL...
  • Page 19 Card Information Structure. There are parameters in the Windows NT registry which specify the configuration of the RealPort Ethernet 10/100 hardware to the CE3.SYS driver. Many of these parameters correspond directly to the user-configurable parameters. These parameters are found in...
  • Page 20 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide Keyword Default Valid Values ADAPTERTYPE BUSNUMBER BUSTYPE DIRECTENABLE EARLYTRANSMIT FULLDUPLEX INTERRUPTNUMBER 3, 4, 5, 7, A, B, F IOBASEADDRESS 0X320 0X200 - 0X3D0 IOLENGTH LINESPEED LINKINTEGRITY MEMORYMAPPEDBASEADDRESS 0XD5000 A1000-FF000 MEMORYMAPPEDSIZE 0X1000 MODE NETWORKADDRESS PCCARDATTRIBUTEMEMORYADDRESS 0XD4000 A0000 - FE000...

  • Page 21: Appendixes

    Contact your local Xircom supplier or Xircom regional office. Software and Driver Updates World Wide Web To download drivers (subject to the terms of the Xircom Software License Agreement) from the Xircom website, go to: www.xircom.com Bulletin Board System (BBS) Set your modem to its maximum speed, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit to connect at up to 56,000 bps in the U.S.
  • Page 22 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide Xircom Worldwide Access Americas Customer Support Xircom, Inc. 2300 Corporate Center Drive Thousand Oaks, California 91320-1420 Direct Line to Customer Support (805) 376-9200 Customer Support (6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday U.S. Pacific time)
  • Page 23 Appendixes Asia Pacific Customer Support Xircom Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd. 76 Shenton Way Unit #06-01 Singapore 079119 +65 323 1511 +65 323 3404 Customer Support +65 224 3313 +65 323 0455 BBS (up to 33.6Kbps) asiats@xircom.com E-mail Xircom Australia Level 15, 99 Walker Street...

  • Page 24: Specifications

    RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide Appendix B. Specifications General Specifications Model RE-100BTX Cable: 100Base-TX unshielded twisted pair for use on Category 5 (data grade) cabling; 10Base-T unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Connector: RJ-45 Operating Distance: 328 ft (100 m) Ethernet specifications Ethernet IEEE 802.3 for 10Mbps, 802.3u for 100Mbps...

  • Page 25: Lifetime Limited Warranty

    90 days from return to you of software/magnetic media or the remainder of the original warranty, whichever is longer. Repair, replace- ment, or refund are the exclusive remedies available to you from Xircom for products and software.
  • Page 26 Outside the U.S.A. Contact your local Xircom supplier or Xircom regional office. Your Xircom contact will discuss your problem to confirm the defect. If warranty or return service is needed, you’ll receive a Return Material Authori- zation (RMA) number. Replacement Product will be shipped when the original Product has been received by Xircom.

  • Page 27: Regulatory Agency Notices

    +65 323 1511 Unauthorized Applications Xircom’s products are not designed or authorized for use as a component in any life support, life safety, or other comparable application. Our products should not be used in any application where the failure or faulty performance of the product might create a risk of personal injury or death.
  • Page 28 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide These units are identical to the units tested and found acceptable with the applicable standards. Records maintained by Xircom continue to reflect that units being produced under this Declaration of Conformity, within the variation that can be expected due to quantity production and tested on a statistical basis, continue to comply with the applicable technical standards.
  • Page 29 édicté par le Ministère des Commu- nications du Canada. European Community - CE Mark Declaration of Conformity Xircom, Inc. declares that the equipment described in this document is in conformance with the requirements of the European Council Directive listed below: 73/23/EEC...

  • Page 30: Software License Agreement

    A-10 RealPort Ethernet 10/100 User’s Guide Appendix E. Software License Agreement Xircom grants you a non-exclusive license to use the copies of software programs supplied with this product on the following terms: You may: a Use the software program on any computer or network but only in conjunction with any Xircom hardware product;...

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