SMC Networks Elite16 Series User manual

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TableofContents
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FCC Notice
Introduction
EthernetAdapterFeatures
EthernetAdapterOverview
LEDIndicators
QuickInstallation
AdapterInstallation
ConfigurationandInstallation
StepsForInstalling/ConfiguringtheAdapter
AvoidingConfigurationConflicts
Input/Output(I/O)BaseAddress
RAMBaseAddress
MemoryManagementUtilityConflicts
IRQLevel
ConfiguringtheAdapter
SoftwareConfigurationUsingSetup
Introduction
ConfiguringtheAdapterUsingtheSetupProgram
SoftwareConfigurationProcedure
InteractiveMethod
30ConrimandLineMethod
Diagnostics
34BeforeInstallingtheProgram
34ScreenPrompts
34StartingDiagnostics
34DiagnosticOven/iew
37MainMenuOptions:
37SetConfigurationMenu
37SetConfiguration
37MainMenu
39BasicAdapterTest
40Initiate/RespondtoTestMessages
42ExittoOperatingSystem
LANSoftwareInstallation
44DriverInstallation
45ToGenerate a NetworkServerforNetWare286V2.2
45LoadingNetWare286V2.2
49ToGenerateaWorkstationforNetWare286V2,2
51Loading DOSODI Workstation
52UsingNETCFG
53ToGenerate a Sen/erforNetWare386V3.11

53LoadingNetWare386V3.11
54ToGenerateaWorkstationShellforNetWare386V3.11
55ToInstalltheLANManager
55LoadingLANManagerV.2.0
Installinga BootROM
58InsertingtheROM
58Installinga BootROM
59ROMWindowSize and BaseAddress
NetworkInterconnections
62Connectingto Thin EthernetCable
62ThinEthernet
63ThinEthernetSegment
64InterconnectingThinandThickEthemet
66ConnectingtoThickEthemetCable
66ThickEthemet
67ThickEthemetNetwork
6910BaseTTwisted-PairInterconnection
69LinkStatus
69UnshieldedTwistedPair
71InterfaceCableWiring
72Concentrators
72UsingStarLAN10Concentrators
Troubleshooting
76DIAGNOSE:BasicAdapterTest
76DIAGNOSE:SetConfiguration
76UsingDIAGNOSEforTroubleshooting
77DIAGNOSE:Initiate/RespondtoMessages
78NetworkOperatingSoftwareProblems
79TechnicalAssistance
'ices
82Appendix A: NetworkComponentsandSetup
86Appendix B: Specifications
89Appendix C: SystemConfigurationChart
Index
91Index

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EthemetAdapterOverview
Thismanualcontainsinfonnationfor
thefollowingEthernetadapterboards:
•Elite16(8013EPC)
•Elite16T(8013WC)
•EliteieCombo(8013EWC)
TheseEthernetadapterboardsare
designedforIBM PC, XT,AT, non-
MicroChannelPS/2,andcompatible
computers.Theseproductsconnect
to a localareanetwork(LAN)using
eitherstandardEthemetcableor
lOBaseTunshieldedtwisted-pairwire
andtelephone-typemodularplugs.
Ina network,theEthemetadapter
willintemperatewithmostnetwork
adaptersthat,complywiththeIEEE
802.310Base2,10Base5,orlOBaseT
Ethernetstandards.
Inadditiontothis manual, the Ether-
netadapterscomewitha software
driver diskette. Thediskettecontains
driversformostmajornetworken-
vironmentsincludingNovell'sNet-
Ware, LANManager,NetBIOS,and
others.Refertothereadme.docfile
on thediskette,for a completelisting
ofthedrivers,andforinformationon
installingthesoftwaredriver
programs.Refertothe-LAN
SoftwareInstallation"sectioninthis
guideforNetWareandLANManager
adapterinstallationinformation.
Thesoftwaredriverdiskettealso con-
tainsasetupprogramforconfiguring
theadapter(ifthepreassignedjumper
settingscannotbeusedbecauseof
conflictswithotherboardsinstalled
inyourcomputer).
The"NetworkInterconnections"and
"Appendices"sectionsofthismanual
containinformationthatisuniqueto
theindividualadapters.Theinforma-
tioninalltheothersectionspertainto
allthreeEthernetadaptersunless
otherwisespecified.
EthemetAdapter
Features
Elite16(SeeFigure1)
•Asingleadapterprovidesthickand
thinEthemetcableconnections.
• One jumperselectsthemost
popularconfigurations.
•Softwaresetupprogramalsoavail-
ableforsimpleinstallationand
configuration.

ElitelGT(SeeFigui'e2)
•ProvidesanEthernet UTP cable
conhectorandastandardAUI
coaxialcableconnector.
•Automaticallydetennineswhich
networkconnectionisbeingused.
• One jumperselectsthemost
popularconfigurations.
•Softwaresetupprogramalsoavail-
ableforsimpleinstallationand
configuration.
•Multiple LED indicatorsfornet-
worktroubleshooting.
•Automaticsignalpolaritydetection
andcorrectionon UTP port.
ElitelGCombo(SeeFigure3)
•A singleadapterprovidesall Ether-
netcableconnections: UTP, thin
andthickcoaxialcablenetworks.,
•Automaticallydetennineswhen
the UTP connectionisbeingused.
• One jumperselectsthemost
popularconfigurations.'
•Softwaresetupprogramalsoavail-
ableforsimpleinstallationand
configuration.
•Multiple LED indicatorsfornet-
worktroubleshooting.
•Automaticsignalpolaritydetection
andcorrectionon UTP port.
LEDIndicators
Transmit LED: Lightswhentheadapt-
ersubmits a packettothenetwork.
Receive LED: Lightswhentrafficis
detectedonthenetwork.
Polarity and LinkIntegrity LEDs: Lights
areusedfortwistedpairconnections.
(On theElite!6T and Elite16Combo
only.)

Socket ky
OptionalBoot ROM
SystemExpansion
SlotConnectors
AUIPort
BNCPort
Figure1.EthernetElitel6Adapter

Sotitettor
OptionalBootROM
PolarityReversaland
UnkIntegrityLEDs
(UTPPortConnectionOnly)
IVrtstedPair
•UTPPort
-AUIPort
SystemExpansion
SlotConnectors
Figure2.EthernetElitel6TAdapter
10

PolarityReversaland
LinkIntegrityLEDs
•PortConnectionOnly)
TwistedPair
UTPPort
Figure3.EthernetElite16ComboAdapter
11

QuickInstallation
13

AdapterInstallation
Thissection is designed for those
userswhoareexperienced inthein-
stallationandconfiguration ofLAN
adapters. If yourequiremoredetailed
guidance or infonnation,referto the
"ConfigurationandInstallation"sec-
tion of thismanual.
Theadapterscan be installed inany
available 8-bit or 16-bitcomputerex-
pansionslot.16-bitmemoryaccess
willprovide the bestperfomiance.
Beforebeginninginstallationcheck
theadapter'sdefault 1/0 basead-
dress, IRQlevelandRAMbasead-
dress to makesurethattheydon't
conflictwithanotheroptionboard
thatcan not bechanged.
1. Settheconfigurationjumper. The
jumper atWl will setthe
adapter's I/O baseaddress, IRQ
14
level, andon-boardshared
. memorybaseaddress(RAM).
Ifyoucanuse the defaultvalues -
I/O Registerrange280 - 29F, IRQ
3,andsharedRAM DOOOO - D3FFF
- thenthere isno need to change
thejumpersetting at Wl.
2. SettheROMjumper(W2)and in-
stall the BootROM if you are
usingone.Thejumpershould be
set to NONE/SOFT if you arenot
using a ROMdevice.
Referto"ConfigurationandInstalla-
tion" for moreinfonnation on
steps 1 - 2.
Formoreinformation on installing the
BootROM,refer to "Installing the
BootROM."
3.Install the adapterboard inthe com-
puter.
4. Connectthecables.
Formoreinformationoncableconnec-
tion, refer to "NetworkIntercon-
nection."
5.Checktheadapterandcableinstal-
lation by running the diagnostic
program"Diagnose"on the
softwarediskette.
Formoreinformationonrunning the
Diagnoseprogram,refer tothe
sectionentitled"Diagnose."
6.Install the networksoftware.This in-
volvesloadingone or morenet-
workprogramsontoboth the
server to beaddressedand a
specificworkstation.

Severalnetworkprogramsaredis-
cussedinthechapterentitled
"LANSoftwareInstallation":Net-
Ware286v2.2andlater,NetWare
386v3.11andlater,andLAN
ManagerV2.0.
If an optional ROM wasinstalledon
theadapter,youmayneedto
preparethenetworksoftwarefor
ROM operation.
Once thesestepsarecompleted,you
canrebootyourcomputer and access
thenetworkthroughyourElite 16 card.
15

Configuration and
Installation
17

StepsForInstaUingI
ConfiguringtheAdapter AvoidingConfiguration Conflicts
Thissectionliststhestepsforinstall-
ingandconfiguringyouradapter,and
tellswheretofindspecificinforma-
tion. Itisimportantthat you perfonn
thestepsintheorderindicated.
1. Readthesection,"Avoiding Con-
figurationConflicts."Although,for
mostinstallations,thedefaultfac-
torysettingsfortheEthemetadapt-
erwillnotcreateconfiguration
conflicts,itisimportantthatyou
beavyareofthesettingscommonly
usedbyotherdevicesandcom-
puterfunctions.
2. Configuretheadapter.Referto
thesection,"Configuringthe
Adapter."
3.Ifyouwanttoinstallanoptional
ROMdevice(toconnectadiskless
PC toa network,forexample),
refertothesection"Installinga
Boot ROM." •
4. Installtheadapter in your com- .
puter. Refertothesection,"Adapt-
erInstallation."
5.Connecttheadaptertothin Ether-
net,standard(thick)Ethernetorun-
shieldedtwistedpair cable. Refer
tothe section, "NetworkIntercon-
nection."
6.Configurethesoftware driver.
Refertothe section, "SoftwareIn-
stallation."
7. Load thenetworksoftwarepack-
age. Refertothesection,"Loading
theNetwori(Software."
Inmostcasestheadapter'sprecon-
figuredjumpersettingsforI/Obase
address,RAMbaseaddress,andIRQ
levelwillnotconflictwithother
devicesorfunctionsinyourcomputer
To verifythatthepreconfigured
jumpersettingsaresatisfactoryfor
yourinstallation,itisimportantthat
youbeacquaintedwiththeconfigura-
tionsettingstypicallyusedbyother
devicesandcomputerfunctions.This
willalsoenable you tochangetheset-
tingsiftheyarenotsatisfactoryfor
yourinstallation.
Thissectionprovidesinformationon
configurationsusedbyotherdevices
andcomputerfunctions. Read thein-
formation, thenusetheSystem Con-
figurationChartinAppendix C to
recordtheconfigurationsofdevices
andcomputerfunctionsinyourcom-
puter. Refertothischartwhenselect-
IB

ingconfigurationoptionsfortheEther-
netadapter(Thefirstrowliststhe
Ethernetadapter'spreconfiguredset-
tings.)
Input/Output(I/O)Base
Address
TheEthemetadapterrequires32 con-
tiguousI/Oaddresses(20hex). The
I/Obaseaddressisused to assignthe
location of thisaddressspace.
Table1 listsallpossible I/O basead-
dressesforyourEthemetadapter in
column1.rjoticethattherange is
200 - 3E0(hex).Column 2 listspoten-
tialconflictingdevicesandtheir typi-
calI/Oaddresses.Usethistableas a
guidewhenselectingan I/O basead-
dressforyouradapterIf, forex-
ample,youhave a Wyse2108PC
(whichtypicallyuses I/O baseaddress
280),selectan 1/0 baseaddressother
than280.Makesurethattheaddress
youselect is notusedbysomeother
device.
Alladdresseswithouta description in
Column 2 aregenerallyavailablefor
use. Beaware,though,that com-
puterswithsmallbuilt-inLED or LCD
displays(toshpwdiskcylinderdata or
clockspeed)mayalsousethesead-
dressspaces.
RAMBaseAddress
RefertoTable.2whenselectirig a
RAMbaseaddress.Table 2 shows
theRAMaddressspacesgenerally
usedbyotherdevicesandcomputer
functions(shadedarea). Itis impor-
tantthatyouselect a RAMbasead-
dressthat is notbeing used.
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Possible
I/OBase
Addresses
200
220
240
260
280'
2A0
2C0
2E0
300
PotentialConfllcttnaDevicesAndTheir
TypicalI/OAddresses
GameController/Joystick(200- 20F)
ExpansionUnit(210- 217)
LPT2: (278- 27F)
LCDdisplayonWyse2108PC
COM4: (2E8- 2EF)GPIB-Adapter0 (2E1)
COM2: (2F8- 2FF)DataAcqulsmon(2E2- 2E3:
PrototypeCard(300- 31F)
3ComEthertJnkfactorysetting(300- 31F)
Possitile
I/OBase
Addresses
320
..340
360
380
3A0
3C0•
3E0
PotentialConflictingDevicesAndTheir
TypicalI/OAddresses
XTHard[jlskInterfoce(320- 32F)
LPTl: (378- 37F)
SLDC/SecondaryBI:SyncInterface(380- 38C)
PrimaryBt-SyncInterface(3A0- 3A9)
MonochromeDisplay(3B0- 3BB)
EGADisplayControl(3C0- 3CF)
Color/GraphicsDIsplay-CGA(3D0- 3DF)
COM3; (3E8- 3EF)
FloppyDiskController(3F0- 3F7)
COMl: (3F8- 3FF)
•FactorydefaultforEthernetadapter.
Table1.Input/Output(I/O)AddressesbfCommonDevices
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AOOOO1 BOOOOCOOOODOCOOEOOOOFOOGO
M}fM irV i
MONO
CGA
EGA
VGA
EXP.
MEM.
XT
BIOS
ATBIOS
(IBM)
ATBIOS
(IBM
CLONE)
100,000—
(BOOOO- BIOOO)
(B8000- COOOO)
(AOOOO- COOOO)
(AOOOO- C8000)
(DOOCO- EOOOO)
(F4000- 100000)
(EOOOO- 100000)
(FOCXX)- 100000)
Table2.RAMUsedbyVariousDevices
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MemoryManagement
UtilityConflicts
Ifyouareusingmemorymanagement
utilities(forexample,QEMMor386-
Max). itis importantthatyouknow
howtoexcludetheEthemetadapter's
RAMaddressspacefromyour
memorymanagementdriverThis is
necessarybecausemanymemory
utilitiesusethearea in memorynor-
mallyusedbytheEthernetadapter
Thetask of excludingtheEthernet
adapter'sRAMbaseaddressspace
fromyourmemorymanagementdriver
isusuallyaccomplishedbya com-
mandlineoptionintheCONFIG.SYS
file.
Asimilarsituationexistswith
programssuchasWindowsin386
mode,whichmapsmemorybetween
640Kbytesand 1 Mbyte.Again,the
bestsolutionis to excludetheEther-
netadapter'sRAMaddressspace
fromthememoryrnanagernentdriver
IRQLevel
Auniqueintermpt(IRQ)levelmustbe
assignedtotheEthernetadapter. The
configurationoptionsareIRQ2,3,4,
5,7,10,11, and15.;
Some of theseoptionsarelisted in
column 1 of Table3.Columns 2 and
3showthedevicesandcomputer
functionsinanXTcomputerandinan
ATcomputer,respectively,thatare
likelytousetheIRQlevelsshown in
column1.Forexample,theharddisk
insideanXT is likelytouseIRQ 5;
whereastheLPT2portinanAT is like-
ly to useIRQ5.Therefore, to avoid a
conflict,youshouldnofconfigurethe
EtfiernetadaptertouseIRQ 5 if you
have a harddisk.installedinyourXT
computer, orif theLPT2port is being
usedinyourATcomputer
Thesameprincipleappliestothe
otherIRQlevelsshowninTable 3.
NotethatsomeIRQlevelsmaybeuse-
ableforyourLANadaptereven
thoughthechartindicates a conflict.
IRQ
.2
3
.4
5
7
10
11
15
XT
EGAA/GA . .
COM2
COMl
HARDDISK
LFT1
N/A
N/A
N/A
AT
EGA/VGA
COM2
COMl
LPT2
LPTl
UNUSED
UNUSED
UNUSED
Table3.IRQLevelsofCommon
Devices
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