Asante Technologies 10-100 User Manual
AsantéFAST™ 10/100
and
AsantéNIC
PCI Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide
™
-PCI
AsantéFAST™ 10/100
and
AsantéNIC
™
-PCI
PCI Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide
Asanté Technologies, Inc.
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
November 1995
Part Number 06-00220-01 Rev. B
Printed in USA
Copyright Notice
Copyright 1995 by Asanté Technologies, Inc.
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
Technologies, Inc.
Trademarks
Asanté Technologies, AsantéFAST and AsantéNIC are trademarks of Asanté Technologies, Inc.
Apple, AppleTalk, EtherTalk, AppleShare and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of the Xerox Corporation.
All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
FCC Information
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case,
the user, at his own risk and expense will be required to correct the interference.
Asanté Warranty
Asanté Technologies, Inc. warrants that this product will be free from defects in title, materials
and manufacturing workmanship. If the product is found to be defective, then, as your sole
remedy and as the manufacturer’s only obligation, Asanté Technologies, Inc. will repair or
replace the product. This warranty is exclusive and is limited to the AsantéFAST 10/100 and
AsantéNIC adapters.
This warranty shall not apply to products that have been subjected to abuse, misuse, abnormal
electrical or environmental conditions, or any condition other than what can be considered
normal use.
Warranty Disclaimers
Asanté Technologies, Inc. makes no other warranties, express, implied or otherwise, regarding
AsantéFAST 10/100 and AsantéNIC adapters, and specifically disclaims any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted in some States and the exclusions specified herein may not apply to you. This warranty provides you with specific legal rights. There
may be other rights that you have which vary from State to State.
Developer tested only, Novell makes no warranty with respect to this product.
Limitation of Liability
The liability of Asanté Technologies, Inc. arising from this warranty and sale shall be limited to a
refund of the purchase price. In no event shall Asanté Technologies, Inc. be liable for costs of
procurement of substitute products or services, or for any lost profits, or for any consequential,
incidental, direct or indirect damages, however caused and on any theory of liability, arising
from this warranty and sale. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of
essential purpose of any limited remedy.
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
AsantéFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
AsantéNIC-PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
PCI Local Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Connecting the Adapter to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Connecting a UTP Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
Connecting a Thick Ethernet Cable (AsantéNIC-PCI Only) . . . . .2-2
Configuring the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Self-Configuring the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Computers without the Self-Configuring Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Configuring 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or Full Duplex Operation
(AsantéFAST 10/100 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Testing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Installing Network Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Network Operating Systems Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Installing Network Specific Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Novell NetWare 3.x Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Novell NetWare 4.x Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Microsoft Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Power Macintosh Open Transport Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Link Integrity LED (AsantéFAST 10/100 and AsantéNIC-PCI) . . . .4-2
Data Traffic LED (AsantéFAST 10/100 and AsantéNIC-PCI) . . . . .4-2
100Mbps Operation LED (AsantéFAST 10/100 Only) . . . . . . . . . .4-3
10Mbps Operation LED (AsantéFAST 10/100 Only) . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Using the Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
PC Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
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1
Introduction
Conventions
This manual describes the installation procedures for two products:
❏
AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter for PCI
❏
AsantéNIC-PCI adapter
It also applies to two platforms:
❏
PC compatible
❏
Apple Power Macintosh
Most of the information applies to both products and platforms. When the
information is specific to a product or platform, it is noted in the heading for
the section or sub-section.
AsantéFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI
The AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter for PCI gives you all-in-one compatibility to
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet networks for both PCI-based PC and
Power Macintosh computers. It’s ideal for resource intensive CAD/CAM,
client-server database, multimedia, pre-press, mission-critical, and server
applications.
Install the AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter on your existing 10Mbps (10BASE-T)
network to take advantage of the high-performance design and high-speed
PCI bus right from the start. Then, when it’s time to switch to 100Mbps
(100BASE-TX), simply plug the cable into an AsantéFAST 100 hub or other
100BASE-TX compliant hub and your adapter is ready to run at the 100Mbps
speed. The adapter automatically connects at the correct speed. A single
RJ-45 port and drivers support both 10 and 100Mbps operations.
Using NWay™ auto-negotiation, the adapter will sense the hub-speed and
configure the adapter accordingly. For added ease of use, the AsantéFAST
10/100 adapter has 4 LED lights for instant troubleshooting.
Introduction
The AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter for PCI features are:
❏
32-bit bus mastering design allows maximum throughput without loading the host CPU.
❏
Installs easily with plug and play auto-configuration
through the PCI BIOS (system ROM).
❏
Easily visible LEDs indicate 10Mbps operation, 100Mbps
operation, Link integrity and Data traffic.
❏
National Semiconductor’s NWay™ auto-negotiation feature determines 10Mbps operation, 100Mbps operation,
or full duplex operation automatically.
❏
Supports full duplex mode for 20 or 200Mbps operation.
❏
100% compliant with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 802.3u
100BASE-TX Ethernet standards.
❏
Supports major network operating systems for PC and
Power Macintosh platforms.
❏
Jumperless and switchless operation.
❏
Compliant with PCI specifications, version 2.0.
AsantéNIC-PCI Adapter
The AsantéNIC-PCI provides a cost-effective solution for increased network
performance. Using this adapter, your throughput will dramatically increase
in comparison to any ISA, EISA, or NuBus cards. Using bus-mastering architecture and burst mode, bottlenecks are minimized and file transfers are prevented from over-loading the host CPU.
Installation is simplistic compared to ISA or EISA card installations. Simply
plug the PCI adapter into your PC or Power Macintosh and let the adapter
self-configure to your system during power-up. The AsantéNIC-PCI adapter
will automatically configure all I/O addresses and interrupts on the PCI system.
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PCI Local Bus
The AsantéNIC-PCI adapter features are:
❏
32-bit bus-mastering design provides maximum throughput without loading the host CPU.
❏
132 Mbps data transfer rate through the 32-bit PCI bus.
❏
Easy to install - plug and play self-configuration.
❏
Easy software selection of RJ-45 or AUI connection.
❏
Compatible with popular network operating systems for
PC and Power Macintosh.
❏
Two diagnostic LEDs for quick and easy troubleshooting.
❏
Remote boot ROM socket allows diskless workstation to
boot from the LAN server.
❏
Jumperless and switchless operation.
❏
100% compliant with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet.
❏
Compliant with PCI 2.0 Specification.
❏
Lifetime warranty and free technical support.
Package Contents
Before going any further, please make sure that you have the following
items:
❏
AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter for PCI or AsantéNIC-PCI
adapter installed in your computer
❏
Floppy disk which includes the following software:
❏
NetDoubler software application
❏
Electronic documentation for NetDoubler
❏
Device driver software
❏
Electronic documentation for driver software
∆
Note: The included Driver Disk is DOS formatted. Apple
Computer's System 7.5 OS can read the installation program and the driver from this disk. To use this disk on
PCI-based Power Macintosh, make sure that you do not
disable the System Extensions during power-up and that
PC Exchange is enabled in the Extensions Manager.
PCI Local Bus
The PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus is a new industry
standard high performance bus designed for high I/O throughput. The 32-bit
PCI bus runs at a maximum of 33MHz, while handling a maximum data
transfer rate of 132 MBytes/second.
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Introduction
One of the advantages of the PCI bus is that it is processor independent. The
Asanté PCI adapters are capable of working with both PCI-based PC and
Power Macintosh computers. PCI devices are also self configuring, making
them very easy to install and use.
The Asanté PCI adapters use 32-bit bus mastering architecture allowing maximum throughput with low CPU utilization.
➪
Important: The PCI bus slot used must support bus-mastering operations.
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2
Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter
Installing the Adapter
The following instructions explain how to install the Asanté PCI adapter.
∆
Note: You do not need to set any jumpers or switches on
the adapter.
Turn the power off and remove the computer cover.
1
➪
Important: A network adapter is sensitive to static electricity and must be handled carefully. If you do not handle the adapter properly you can damage it and/or your
system.
Align the adapter’s edge connector with a PCI bus slot.
2
➪
Important: The PCI bus slot used must support bus mastering operations.
Push the adapter down into the slot until the adapter locks into
3
place as shown below.
Replace the computer cover.
4
Installing the Asanté PCI Adapter
Connecting the Adapter to the Network
The AsantéFAST 10/100 adapter provides a single RJ-45 port for connecting
the adapter to your network. Using NWay™ auto-negotiation, the adapter
will sense the hub's speed and set the adapter to run at either 10Mbps or
100Mbps. See the
section for more details.
The AsantéNIC-PCI adapter provides both RJ-45 and AUI ports for your network. Easy on-screen configuration lets you select the port to use.
➪
Connecting a UTP Cable
To connect your UTP cable to the network using the RJ-45 connector, follow
the instructions below:
Plug the RJ45 connector on one end of your UTP cable into the
1
adapter’s RJ45 port.
Plug the other end of your UTP cable into the network hub or
2
wall socket connected to a network hub.
Turn the computer power on.
3
Configuring 10Mbps, 100Mbps or Full Duplex Operation
Important: Connection to a 100BASE-TX hub for
100Mbps operation requires a Category 5 unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The maximum length from the
100BASE-TX hub to the adapter is 100 meters. Connection to a 10BASE-T hub for 10Mbps operation requires a
Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable.
Connecting a Thick Ethernet Cable (AsantéNIC-PCI Only)
To connect your thick Ethernet cable to the network using the AUI port on
the AsantéNIC-PCI adapter, follow the instructions below:
Connect the DB-15 connector on one end of the thick Ethernet
1
cable to the adapter’s AUI port.
Connect the other end of the cable to the external transceiver.
2
Lock the connector or tighten the screws, if necessary.
3
Turn the computer power on.
4
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