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PCMCIA Fast Ethernet card user’s manual
PCMCIA
10/100M Fast Ethernet Card
User’s Manual
Rev 2.0

PCMCIA Fast Ethernet 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
equipment also complies with CE EN55022 Class B and VCCI V3 Class
B specifications. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro-
tection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interferen-
ce in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the parties respon-
sible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
About this manual
This user’s manual describes how to install and operate your Ethernet
card. Please read this manual before you install the product.
This manual includes the following topics:
ØProduct description, features and specifications.
ØHardware installation procedure.
ØSoftware installation procedure.
ØTrouble shooting procedures

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Table of contents
Regulatory compliance..........................................................................i
About this manual .................................................................................i
Table of contents..................................................................................ii
CHAPTER 1 1
Introduction 1
Features (for dongle-less PC Card).............................................................. 1
Features (for dongle type PC Card).............................................................. 2
Technology overview................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2 4
Hardware installation (for Dongle-less PC Card) 4
What’s in the package................................................................................. 4
Hardware description.................................................................................. 4
Inserting the Ethernet card .......................................................................... 5
Connecting to a LAN................................................................................... 6
Status LEDs................................................................................................ 6
Ejecting the Ethernet card ........................................................................... 7
Hardware installation (for Dongle Type PC Card) 8
What’s in the package................................................................................. 8
Hardware description.................................................................................. 8
Inserting the Ethernet card .......................................................................... 9
Media Coupler LEDs .................................................................................11
Disconnecting the Ethernet Card ................................................................11
CHAPTER 3 15
Driver installation for Win 95/98/ME/2000/NT 15
Driver installation for Windows 95.....................................................15
Before Installation......................................................................................15
Driver Installation for Windows 95 OSR2 ..................................................16
Driver Installation on the Windows 95 Retail Version ................................20
Driver installation for Windows 98.....................................................21
Driver installation for Windows ME...................................................25
Driver installation for Windows 2000.................................................27
Driver installation for Windows NT 4.0..............................................31
CHAPTER 4 35
Driver installation for DOS environments 35
System Requirements.................................................................................35
Driver installation..............................................................................35

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Driver installation program ........................................................................35
Quick installation.......................................................................................36
The Install program............................................................................37
Using the Install program...........................................................................37
Auto configuration .....................................................................................39
Custom configuration.................................................................................40
Manual installation............................................................................42
Enablers.....................................................................................................43
Driver installation..............................................................................45
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51......................................................................45
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11...................................................46
Netware 3.X/4.X client ..............................................................................47
Microsoft LAN Manager ............................................................................47
Artisoft LANtastic version 6.0....................................................................48
CHAPTER 5 49
Installation for Linux 49
System Requirements.................................................................................49
Installing the driver for Linux.....................................................................50
APPENDIX A 53
Troubleshooting 53
Q&A for Windows environments.........................................................53
Windows 95/98..........................................................................................53
Windows 2000...........................................................................................54
APPENDIX B 55
Enabler program error messages 55
CARDGO.EXE..........................................................................................55

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Ethernet card. This high-speed Eth-
ernet card complies with the PCMCIA standard and uses a female
RJ-45 connector to connect to the network.
The Ethernet card is switchless and software configurable.
Features (for dongle-less PC Card)
•Dongle-less design that integrates RJ-45 connector onto the
PC card
•No moving parts to break and no media coupler to lose
•Complies with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX and IEEE 802.3
10Base-T
•PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2compliant and later
•PC Card standard 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA interface
•Support all popular Network Operating Systems
•Supports hot swap card insertion and removal
•10/100Mbps auto-sensing
•Full/half-duplex auto-negotiation for both 10Base-T and
100Base-TX
•Switchless configuration setting

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Features (for dongle type PC Card)
•Type II credit-card size (5.0 mm)
•Complies with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX and 802.3
10Base-T protocols.
•PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2compliant and later
•PC Card standard 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA interface
•Supports all popular operating systems
•Supports hot swap card insertion and removal
•10/100Mbps auto-sensing
•Full/half-duplex auto-negotiation for both 10Base-T and
100Base-TX
•Switchless configuration setting
Technology overview
LAN
LAN (Local Area Network) is a communications network that
serves users within a confined geographical area. It is made up of
servers, workstations, a network operating system, and a communi-
cations link.
Ethernet
Ethernet is the most widely-used LAN access method, which is de-
fined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared
media LAN. All stations on the segment share the total bandwidth,
which is 10 Mbps (Ethernet), 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet), or 1000
Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). With switched Ethernet, each sender and
receiver pair has the full bandwidth.

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Fast Ethernet
Also called 100BaseT, it is a high-speed version of Ethernet (IEEE
802.3u standard). 100BaseT transmits at 100 Mbps rather than 10
Mbps. Like regular Ethernet, Fast Ethernet is a shared media LAN.
All nodes share the 100 Mbps bandwidth. 100BaseT uses the same
CSMA/CD access method as regular Ethernet with some modifica-
tion. Three cabling variations are provided. 100BaseTX uses two
pairs of Category 5 UTP, 100BaseT4 uses four pairs of Category 3,
and 100BaseFX uses multi-mode optical fibers and is primarily in-
tended for backbone use.
This concludes the first chapter. The next chapter deals with the
hardware installation of the Ethernet card.

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Chapter 2
Hardware installation
(for Dongle-less PC Card)
This section covers inserting your Ethernet card in the notebook’s
PCMCIA slot, and connecting the card to a network.
What’s in the package
Please ensure that the following items are included in your package.
If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
•PCMCIA 10/100Mbps Ethernet card
•CD-ROM (includes device drivers and this user’s manual)
•Quick Installation Guide
•Hard Case
Hardware description
The Ethernet card is encased in a stainless compact frame and has a
68-pin connector for attaching to the notebook’s PCMCIA slot, and
an RJ-45 connector for use with 10BaseT Ethernet or 100BaseTx
Fast Ethernet networks.