Asante EtherPaC 2000+ Series Installation Manual
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- Page 1 Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Series ISA Ethernet Adapter Cards Installation Guide A S AN T É...
- Page 2 EtherPaC 2000+ Series Installation Guide For ISA Ethernet Adapter Cards Asanté Technologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 December 1994 Part Number 06-00112-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan...
- Page 3 Copyright Notice Copyright 1994 by Asanté Technologies, Inc. Printed in Taiwan. Manual Reorder # 06-00112-01 Rev. C All rights reserved. No part of this manual, or any associated artwork, software, product design or design concept, may be copied, reproduced or stored, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means mechanical, electronic, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, including translation to another language or format, without the express written consent of Asanté...
- Page 4 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Removing the cover ......2-3 Figure 2-3 Inserting the adapter in an expansion slot ... . 2-4 Figure 2-4 The Board Selection Menu .
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
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Page 6: Asking For Assistance
(408) 954-8607 Bulletin Board Service (BBS) (408) 432-1416 ARA BBS (guest log in) (408) 894-0765 Applelink mail /BBS ASANTE.TECH FTP Archive ftp.asante.com Internet mail support@asante.com a. Request Master Catalog. b. Download INDEX.TXT file for catalog of contents. c. When sending email, please include your full name, US mail- ing address, phone number, the product name and a descrip- tion of the problem. -
Page 7: Tell Us What You Think
What do you think is the least valuable or weakest part of this manual? • What is the most needed improvement you would make to this manual? Fax your comments and suggestions to: Asanté Technical Publications at (408) 894-0363 E-mail them through Internet: techpubs@asante.com... -
Page 8: Introducing The Etherpac 2000+ Adapters
PC to the Ethernet. You can use the adapter with an IBM PC, PC XT, PC AT, or their compatibles. The EtherPaC 2000+ series offers three adapter models. You should have the adapter that’s appropriate for your network cabling. -
Page 9: Etherpac 2000+ Adapter Features
EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter features The features of the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter series are • Full compliance with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards • Easy installation • Support for 8-bit and 16-bit expansion slots • Use of NE2000 drivers • Diagnostic program •... -
Page 10: Support For Wide Variety Of Networking Software
Support for wide variety of networking software The EtherPaC 2000+ cards support various popular networking soft- ware. Appendix A gives a list of the supported software. Introducing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapters... -
Page 11: Installing And Configuring The Adapter
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Adapter This chapter provides instructions for installing an EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter. Before you install the adapter, you need to prepare by: • Checking the package contents • Becoming aware of the safety rules To install the adapter, you will: •... -
Page 12: Preparing For The Installation
Preparing for the installation Check the package contents of your Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter package for: • The appropriate Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter for your net- work cabling. a BNC connector is included with the EtherPaC 2000+ Thin and EtherPac 2000+ 3-in-1. •... -
Page 13: Installing An Etherpac 2000+ Adapter
Installing an EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter To install an EtherPaC 2000+ adapter: Turn off the computer and disconnect and remove the power cable. Remove the computer cover. screws for mounting cover Figure 2-1 Removing the cover Insert the card into an empty 8-bit or 16-bit expansion slot. For faster performance, use the 16-bit slot. - Page 14 Gently press the card into the expansion slot until it is fully seated. Fasten the holding screw to ground the card to the chassis. See Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 Inserting the adapter in an expansion slot Replace the computer’s cover. Connect the Ethernet cable to the adapter.
- Page 15 With a Thin coaxial cable Caution! • Check with your network administrator before connect- ing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter to the network. • If the Ethernet cable does not have a T-connector or a BNC barrel connecting two cable segments, splice the cable with the appropriate BNC hardware.
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Page 16: Configuring The Etherpac 2000+ Adapter
Configuring the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter You use the Setup program to configure the adapter. The program is on the ETHERPAC UTILITY AND DRIVERS disk. You can copy the program to a new DIAG directory on the hard disk C: drive or you can run it from the floppy. Automatic configuration To configure the adapter, you run Auto Configuration... -
Page 17: Starting The Setup Program
Starting the Setup program If you’re going to run the Setup program from the hard disk, create a new DIAG directory on drive C. You can also run Setup from the floppy. Insert the ETHERPAC UTILITY AND DRIVERS disk in drive A or B. -
Page 18: Configuring The Adapter Automatically
Configuring the adapter automatically Select the Asanté EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter in the Board Selection Menu and press <Enter> The Main Menu appears with Auto Configuration selected: Adapter Setup Program Version 2.01 Release Date: June 11, 1993 MAIN MENU to select one of the following. Then press Enter. - Page 19 Adapter Setup Program Version 2.01 Release Date: June 11, 1993 CONFIGURATION MENU LAN Type: Ethernet Slot: 16-BIT Network Address: The card configuration is as follows: Adapter Mode NE2000 Base Address 0300 Interrupt Transceiver T.P. Boot Base Address D8000 Turbo Mode DISABLE Press any key to continue.
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Page 20: Configuring Individual Parameters On The Adapter
Configuring individual parameters on the adapter Select from the Main Menu and press Set Configuration <Enter> The Set Configuration Menu appears with the Adapter Mode value highlighted. To change a parameter value, first select it by using the arrow key, then press DOWN <Enter>. - Page 21 Set the Turbo Mode to Enabled only if the adapter fails when using the NE2000 mode due to an incompatibility between the PC’s AT-bus and the adapter’s I/O Channel Ready signal (I/O CHRDY). This system message appears: *** CAUTION *** The Turbo Mode should be set to DISABLE (factory default setting) for normal operation.
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Page 22: Testing The Etherpac 2000+ Adapter
Testing the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter The Setup program provides a diagnostic program for testing the Ether- PaC 2000+ Adapter. The best way to run the test is to run it simulta- neously on two or more PCs on the network. You can run the test on a single PC. - Page 23 Also displayed are the number of transmit (TX Count) and receive (RX Count) packets over a transmission period (Time). The adapter’s performance, in bytes per second (BPS), is calculated automatically. The diagnostics tests are Configuration Test—identifies the host PC’s type. I/O Test—checks the accessibility of the I/O port.
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Page 24: Booting Up The Pc From A Server
Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Booting up the PC from a Server You may want to boot up your PC from a remote server on the net- work. Or you may have a PC without a boot diskette or a disk drive and need to boot it up from a remote server. -
Page 25: Installing The Etherpac Boot Rom
Installing the EtherPaC Boot ROM You install the Boot ROM in the ROM socket of the Asanté EtherPaC Adapter. If the EtherPaC 2000+ is installed in the PC and connected to the network, turn off the PC and disconnect and remove the adapter. - Page 26 Install the EtherPaC 2000+ Adapter in the PC and turn on the PC. To enable the PC’s remote boot function: Start the Setup program. (See "Starting the Setup program" on page 2-7) In the Set Configuration Menu, select the appropriate address from the Boot ROM base address options.
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Page 27: Preparing The Network Server
Preparing the network server Create an AUTOEXEC.NCF file on the server. The file below is an example of an AUTOEXEC.NCF file. file server name FILE SERVER NAME SERVER_GREEN network number server interrupt IPX INTERNAL NET 10 LOAD NE2000 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=DOT3 LOAD NE2000 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=DOT2 LOAD RPL BIND IPX TO DOT3 NET=100... -
Page 28: Preparing The Workstation Pc
Preparing the Workstation PC Create a DOS IMAGE bootable floppy disk: C:/>format a:/s Create the following files on the DOS IMAGE floppy disk: CONFIG.SYS file: FILES=20 BUFFERS=10 DEVICE=SETVER.EXE AUTOEXEC.BAT file: NWMLID IPXODI NETX NET.CFG file containing: LINK DRIVER NWMLID FRAME ETHERNET_802.3 FRAME ETHERNET_802.2 PROTOCOL IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3 Copy the following files to the DOS IMAGE floppy disk:... - Page 29 Create the NET$DOS.SYS image file: Login as SUPERVISOR on the server. In the LOGIN directory, type: \system\dosgen a: This creates the NET$DOS.SYS file. Enter: \system\rplflix NET$DOS.SYS Reboot the server and the PC. The PC should execute the remote program automatically from its boot ROM.
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Page 30: Specifications
a. Refer to the READ.ME file located in the subdirectory of your selected driv- er for installation instructions. The settings supported for the adapter are Adapter Mode NE2000 I/O base address 0240, 0300, 0280, 02C0, 0320, 0340, 0360 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 Transceiver 3-in-1-—TP, BNC, AUI: 2-in-1—TP, BNC;... -
Page 31: Ethernet Specifications
Ethernet specifications The Ethernet specifications are given below. Parameter 10Base2 10Base5 10BaseT Cable Thin Thick Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 100 ohms Connector on cable DB-15 RJ45 Data transfer rate 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps Topology Star Segment length 185 meters 500 meters 100 meters... - Page 32 Asanté Technologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 December1994 Part Number 06-00112-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan...
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