Technical Information - TYAN THUNDER 100 Manual

Chapter 3
Onboard Resource Settings
the drivers.
• Try a different PRO/100 TX PCI adapter.
• Run the diagnostics.
The Wake-on LAN feature is not working.
• Make sure the WOL cable is attached and power is applied to the computer.
• Check the BIOS for its WOL setting. Some computers may need to be
configured to WOL.
• Make sure the network cable is fully attached to the adapter.
Link LED does not light when power is connected.
• Make sure WOL cable is attached and power is applied to computer.
• Make sure network cable is attached at both ends.

Technical Information

Fast Ethernet Wiring
100BASE-TX Specification: The 100BASE-TX specification supports
100 Mbps transmission over two pairs of category 5 twisted-pair
Ethernet (TPE) wiring. One pair is for transmit operations and the
other for receive operations. Segment lengths are limited to 100 meters
with 100BASE-TX for signal timing reasons. This complies with the
EIA 568 wiring standard.
Fast Ethernet Hub and Switches
The two basic types of hubs are shared hubs and switching hubs.
Ether-Express PRO/100 TX adapters can be used with either type of
hub for 10 Mbps. At 100 Mbps, a TX hub or switch is required.
Shared hubs
In a shared network environment, computers are connected to hubs
called repeaters. All ports of the repeater hub share a fixed amount of
bandwidth, or data capacity. On a 100 Mbps shared hub, all nodes on
the hub must share the 100 Mbps of bandwidth. As stations are added
to the hub, the effective band-width available to any individual station
gets smaller. Shared hubs do not support full duplex.
Think of a shared repeater hub as a single-lane highway that everyone
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