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Use this guide to install: LNE100TX ver. 5.1
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  • Page 1 EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Use this guide to install: LNE100TX ver. 5.1 User Guide...
  • Page 2 In compliance with the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and Amendment Directive 93/68/EEC, this product meets the requirements of the following standards: • EN55022 Emission • EN55024 Immunity For product support and product registration, contact us at the addresses below: E-mail europe-support@linksys.com latam-soporte@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com/international...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Instant EtherFast Series EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card ® ® Table of Contents Chapter 9: Manual Installation and Setup for Windows 2000 Chapter 1: Introduction The EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Overview Installing the Network Card's Driver Features Package Contents Chapter 10: Manual Installation Chapter 2: Getting to Know the and Setup for Windows XP EtherFast...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    10BaseT and 100BaseTX networks right out of the box – the card's 10/100 RJ-45 port automatically detects your network's maximum speed and adjusts itself accordingly. The EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card from Linksys also features Wake-On-LAN (WOL) event management. If your PCI motherboard has built-in WOL support • One EtherFast ®...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2: Getting To Know The Etherfast

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Chapter 3: Installing the EtherFast ® EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 10/100 LAN Card Overview Each EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card is equipped with an RJ-45 port that auto- matically adjusts to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds, allowing your PC to attach to either Fast Ethernet (also known as 100BaseTX) or regular 10BaseT Ethernet network segments without additional hardware or software.
  • Page 6 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 3. Open your computer and locate the PCI slot(s) on your motherboard. PCI 6. Connect one end of a twisted-pair cable to your PC at the EtherFast ® slots are easily identified by their beige or white color. Remove the metal 10/100 LAN Card's RJ-45 port.

  • Page 7: 10/100 Lan Card's Drivers With The Setup Utility

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Chapter 4: Installing the EtherFast ® 3. Move your cursor over the Install tab and the Install screen will appear. Click the Install Now button. 10/100 LAN Card’s Drivers with the Setup Utility Overview The 10/100 LAN Cards drivers can easily be installed with the Setup Utility...

  • Page 8: Chapter 5: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows 95

    1. If you haven’t already done so, start up your PC. priate field. Then, click the Driver Install button to continue. 2. Windows 95 will automatically detect the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card in 5a. The drivers will now be installed.
  • Page 9 5. Windows will show that the files have been found. Click the Finish button er. Click the Other Locations button to enter the driver’s location manual- to continue. Then, when you are prompted, verify that the Linksys LNE100TX(ver. 5) Setup Utility CD is in your CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 10 Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 6. Windows will begin copying the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card’s driver files Network Component Configuration to your PC. Refer to the chart on the preceding page to help guide you through the process. 1. Once you are back at the Windows 95 desktop, click on your taskbar's Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, and then double-click the 7.
  • Page 11 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 3. Click the File and Print Sharing button. The File and Print Sharing win- 5. After making sure that all of the listed network components are installed dow will appear. on your system, verify that Client for Microsoft a.
  • Page 12 EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Instant EtherFast ® Series 9. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Shared-level access control 12. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a username and pass- is selected. If the setting is on User-Level access control and you can’t word.

  • Page 13: Chapter 6: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows 98

    5. Select Specify a location and type D:\Drivers\WIN98 in the drop-down box. Then, click the Next button. 3. Insert the Linksys LNE100TX (ver. 5) Setup Utility CD into your CD-ROM drive while the Add New Hardware Wizard window is visible. Click the Next...
  • Page 14 9. When asked if you want to restart your PC, remove the Setup Utility CD and click the Yes button. If you are using the Windows CD-ROM, leave it 7. Windows will begin copying the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card’s driver files to in your PC. You may need it later.
  • Page 15 • TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter • TCP/IP -> Linksys LNE100TX (v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter 4. Click the OK button. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components.
  • Page 16 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 5. After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on 10.Choose the Access Control tab. Verify that Shared-level access control is your system, selected. Primary Network Logon box select Client for Microsoft Networks .

  • Page 17: Chapter 7: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows Me

    Controller hardware in your PC. the network. You may stop here, however, if you wish to configure File and Printer Sharing at a later time. 3. Insert the Linksys LNE100TX (ver. 5) 10/100 LAN Card Setup Refer to the Troubleshooting section if:...
  • Page 18 6. A window will open, notifying you that Windows is searching for the Linksys LNE100TX (v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter driver. When the window notifies you that it is ready to install the driver, click the Next button. 10. When asked if you want to restart your PC, remove any disks from your PC and click the Yes button.
  • Page 19 • TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter • TCP/IP -> Linksys LNE100TX (v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter 4. Click the OK button. File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks should now appear in the list of installed components.
  • Page 20 EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Instant EtherFast ® Series 9. Choose the Access Control tab. Ensure that Shared-level access control is 5. After ensuring that all of the listed network components are installed on selected. your system, in the Primary Network Logon box select Client for Microsoft Networks .

  • Page 21: Chapter 8: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows Nt

    EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Instant EtherFast ® Series 12. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a User name and Chapter 8: Manual Installation and Password. Make up a user name and password (if you haven’t already), enter it here and click the OK button.

  • Page 22: Installing Nt Networking And The Etherfast 10/100 Lan Card Driver

    10/100 LAN Card 4. At the Select Network Adapter screen, click the Have Disk button and Installing NT Networking and the EtherFast 10/100 LAN insert the Linksys LNE100TX (ver. 5) Setup Utility CD into your CD- Card Driver ROM drive.
  • Page 23 EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 6. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter entry in 8. Make sure there is a check mark beside TCP/IP Protocol. Uncheck any the window that appears and click the OK button. others that may be checked, then click the Next button to continue.
  • Page 24 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 10. NT will ask you to choose a media type for the 10/100 LAN card. Choose 13. When you reach the following screen, choose either Workgroup or AutoSense. You can change these settings later if needed. Click the Domain, depending on the type of network you're setting up.

  • Page 25: Installing The Etherfast

    2. When the networking window appears, choose the Adapters tab and click the Add button. 4. Put the Linksys LNE100TX (ver. 5) 10/100 LAN Card Setup Utility CD into your CD-ROM drive. Type D:\Drivers into the field and click the OK but-...
  • Page 26 EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 5. Highlight the Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter entry in the 8. Remove any disks and click the Yes button to restart your PC. window that appears. Click the OK button. 9. Once your PC has rebooted, double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop.

  • Page 27: Chapter 9: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows 2000

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Chapter 9: Manual Installation and 3. The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear. When Ethernet Controller is displayed, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) and click the Next button. Setup for Windows 2000 Overview After physically installing the EtherFast...
  • Page 28 ® 10/100 LAN Card 5. When the Found New Hardware Wizard box appears, insert the Linksys 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear. LNE100TX (ver. 5) 10/100 LAN Card Setup Utility CD into your CD- Click the Finish button to complete the installation.

  • Page 29: Chapter 10: Manual Installation And Setup For Windows Xp

    Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Chapter 10: Manual Installation Open the Device Manager and expand the Network Adapters section. Double-click Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v4). and Setup for Windows XP Overview After physically installing the EtherFast ®...
  • Page 30 Next button. Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter Click the radio button beside Search for the best driver in these locations. Click the field beside Include this location in the search: and verify that D:\Drivers\WinXP appears in the drop-down box beneath.

  • Page 31: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    10/100 LAN Card . If you can’t find an answer here, Access is grayed out and not accessible. check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. Troubleshooting hints for • You previously had your primary network logon set to Client for NetWare Windows can be found below.

  • Page 32: Running The Card's Diagnostics

    Network. Click once on the component entry with low the suggested instructions below. Keep in mind that this procedure will the words TCP/IP and Linksys or TCP/IP on its own, then click on the vary depending on your computer’s configuration.

  • Page 33: Appendix B: Sharing Your Files And Printers

    If the card fails the Loopback or Register tests, check your com- 2. Right-click once on the drive or puter’s settings, then contact Linksys Customer Support for help. folder that you want to make available to other users.

  • Page 34: Enabling Printer Sharing

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 6. If you want to assign access passwords, type the passwords into the Password Appendix C: Windows 95, 98, ME boxes. Client for Windows Domain Server 7. When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed by the OK button. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network.

  • Page 35: Appendix D: Staring Over In

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 3. Optional: Click on the Access Control tab. Make sure that Share-level Appendix D: Starting Over in access control is selected; do not choose User-level access control. If Access Control is grayed out and cannot be selected, refer to the Troubleshooting Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or XP section.
  • Page 36 8. Scroll down to the Network Adapters listing and expand it by clicking on the plus sign. 9. Remove all devices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at any point you are asked to restart the computer, Click No).

  • Page 37: Starting Over In Windows 2000 Or Xp

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card 10. Scroll down to the Other Devices listing. Click the plus sign. Remove PCI 5. Right-click on LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter. The following menu Ethernet Controller or PCI Ethernet Adapter. (If Other Devices is not list- box should open.

  • Page 38: Appendix E: Manually Installing The Network Components In Windows 95, 98, And Millennium

    Click OK. ponents are installed. • Client for Microsoft Networks • Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (LNE100TX v5) • IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol • NetBEUI • TCP/IP There may be other components listed in addition to the ones shown above. If any of the above components are missing, add them as follows.

  • Page 39: Appendix F: Installing The Network Protocols For Windows 95, 98, And Millennium

    Panel. From the of “Network Protocols” and click the OK button. Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 2. Select Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter from the list. Click the Add button. From this screen, you can also press the Properties button.

  • Page 40: Appendix G: About Plug-And-Play Technology

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Appendix G: About Plug-and-Play 3. When using NT, set your system’s PnP OS option in the BIOS settings to MANUAL or DISABLE. NT is not a Plug-and-Play OS, and will not usual- ly recognize LAN cards if they are set to be automatically detected and con- Technology figured.

  • Page 41: Appendix H: Uninstalling The Drivers With The Install Wizard

    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Appendix H: Uninstalling the Drivers Appendix I: Glossary with the Install Wizard 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of 1.
  • Page 42 asymmetric transfer rates: around 36 Mbps downstream (from the Internet to Domain - A subnetwork comprised of a group of clients and servers under the the computer), and from 200 Kbps to 2 Mbps upstream (from the computer to control of one security database. Dividing LANs into domains improves per- the Internet).
  • Page 43 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card Unlike e-mail programs in which graphics and program files have to be each of the packets if more than one is required) and sends it to the IP address "attached," FTP is designed to handle binary files directly and does not add the that is obtained by looking up the domain name in the Uniform Resource overhead of encoding and decoding the data.
  • Page 44 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card sion layer (layer 5). NetBIOS can ride over NetBEUI, its native transport, PCI provides "plug and play" capability, automatically configuring the PCI which is not routable, or over TCP/IP and IPX/SPX, which are routable proto- cards at startup.
  • Page 45 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 LAN Card "system software" and "application software." System software is made up of Upgrade - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. control programs such as the operating system and database management sys- tem (DBMS).

  • Page 46: Appendix J: Specifications

    (10BaseT/100BaseTX) panying software, and specifically disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its prod- Topology: Star ucts, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity.

  • Page 47: Appendix L: Contact Information

    ® Series Appendix L: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers listed on the Technical Support insert or one of the Internet addresses below: E-mail Europe europe-support@linksys.com...

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