Asanté 10NIC-PCI
PCI Ethernet Adapter
Installation Guide
™
Asanté Technologies, Inc.
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
November 1997
Part Number 06-00404-00 Rev. A
Copyright Notice
Copyright 1997 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
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translation to another language or format, without the express written consent of Asanté
Technologies, Inc.
Trademarks
Asanté Technologies, Asanté FAST and Asanté 10NIC-PCI 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 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
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
Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
PCI Local Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Connecting the Adapter to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Connecting a Network Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Configuring the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Self-Configuring the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Computers without the Self-Configuring Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Full or Half Duplex Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Testing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Installing Network Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Network Operating Systems Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Power Macintosh Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Installing the Open Transport Driver and Ethernet Options Control
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Using the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
NetDoubler™ Installation and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
PC Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Installing the Novell NetWare 3.x Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
Novell NetWare 4.x Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Microsoft Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Link Integrity LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Data Traffic LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Using the Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Asanté Driver Local Statistics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
PC Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Contacting Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Technical Support Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Introduction
This manual describes the installation procedures for the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter on two different platforms:
❏
Apple Power Macintosh and Power Macintosh-compatible
computers
❏
PC compatible computers
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Most of the information applies to both platforms. When the information is
specific to a platform, it is noted in the heading for the section or sub-section.
Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter 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. On Power
Macintosh computer, the driver and control panel give the added performance of true full duplex, plus the ability to switch to forced half-duplex.
Installation is simple compared to ISA or EISA card installations. Simply plug
the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter into your PC or Power Macintosh and let the
adapter self-configure to your system during power-up.
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter will automatically configure all I/O addresses
and interrupts on the PCI system. However, make sure you first review the
installation instructions to ensure that you do not damage your computer or
the adapter card.
Introduction
Features
❏
32-bit bus-mastering design provides maximum throughput
without loading the host CPU.
❏
132 Mbps maximum data transfer rate through the 32-bit PCI
bus.
❏
Unique Macintosh Control Panel allows user to configure full
or half duplex.
❏
Easy to install — plug-and-play self-configuration.
❏
Compatible with popular network operating systems for PC
and Power Macintosh computers.
❏
Two diagnostic LEDs for quick and easy troubleshooting.
❏
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
❏
Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter
❏
One disk containing the Installation Guide (this manual)
❏
One Driver Disk which includes the following software for
both PCI-based PC and Power Macintosh computers:
❏
Device drivers for popular network operating systems
❏
Driver dependent supporting files
❏
Diagnostic utility software
❏
Driver installation documents
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Note:
use this disk on a 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 Exten-
sions Manager.
Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter Read Me First
NetDoubler ™ software
NetDoubler Read Me First
Warranty Registration Card
The included Driver Disk is DOS-formatted. To
PCI Local Bus
PCI Local Bus
The PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus is an 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.
One of the advantages of the PCI bus is that it is processor-independent. The
Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter is 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 10NIC-PCI adapter uses 32-bit bus mastering architecture allowing maximum throughput with low CPU utilization.
Important!
▲
support bus-mastering operations. All Macintosh computers support bus-mastering.
The PCI bus slot on your computer must
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Installation
Overview
Experienced computer technicians know that all you really need to do to
install an adapter is unplug your computer, install the adapter, connect it to
the network, load the driver, and you’re done!
That’s generally true; however, Asanté recommends that you first read this
chapter to avoid damage to the adapter or your computer. This chapter also
describes what to do if you encounter any problems during installation.
Chapter 2 covers the following steps:
❏
Installing the adapter
❏
Connecting to the network
❏
Configuring the adapter
❏
Testing the adapter
Chapter 3 will guide you on:
❏
Installing the driver
❏
Configuring the Macintosh control panel for duplex mode.
❏
NetDoubler with the 10NIC-PCI adapter
Installing the Adapter
To install the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter in your computer:
D
Note:
the adapter.
Static warning & preparation
Do not touch the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter
1
ground yourself, as explained in step 4 of these instructions.
You do not need to set any jumpers or switches on
until you
Installation
A network adapter is sensitive to static electricity and must
be handled carefully. If you do not handle the Asanté
10NIC-PCI adapter properly, you can damage it and/or your
computer.
Turn off your computer’s power.
2
Disconnect the power plug from the computer.
3
This step is required because some computers still provide
power to the PCI bus even when shut down.
After opening your computer, touch the metal chassis to
4
discharge any static electricity on your body.
Open the network adapter packaging and remove the
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Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
Immediately install the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter in your
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computer, as described below.
Install the adapter
If there is a metal or plastic plate blocking the opening for
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the card slot in the back of your computer, remove it.
Align the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter’s edge connector with
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the PCI bus slot.
Push the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter down into the slot until
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the adapter locks into place, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Important!
▲
adapter is fully seated in the PCI slot before starting
the computer. Never “wiggle”, insert, or remove the
card while the computer is plugged in or powered on.
Ensure that the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
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Connecting the Adapter to the Network
If your computer uses a screw to hold the adapter in place,
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re-insert and tighten the screw.
Push the adapter
firmly into the slot
.
Figure 2-1 Installing the adapter
Replace the computer’s cover.
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not
start the computer until you connect the Asanté
Do
10NIC-PCI adapter to the network, as described in the next
section, “Connecting the Adapter to the Network.”
Connecting the Adapter to the Network
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter provides an RJ-45, 10BaseT port for your network.
▲
Important!
for 10Mbps operation requires a Category 3, 4, or 5
UTP (untwisted pair) cable or twisted pair cable.
Connecting a Network Cable
To connect your Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter to the network:
Plug the RJ45 connector on one end of your network cable
1
into the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter’s RJ-45 port.
Plug the other end of your network cable into the network
2
hub or switch, or into a wall socket connected to a network hub or switch.
Reconnect your computer’s power plug.
3
Connection to a 10BASE-T hub or switch
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Turn the computer’ power on.
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Configuring the Adapter
Configuring the Adapter
Self-Configuring the Adapter
One of the advantages of PCI is that all of its devices are self-configuring. The
Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter is designed to utilize this feature.
During system initialization at power-up, the PCI BIOS (system ROM) configuration software automatically selects an unused interrupt line and
I/O addresses for use with the adapter. You do not need to set interrupts, I/O
addresses, jumpers, or switches to configure the adapter.
Computers without the Self-Configuring Feature
(Not applicable to Macintosh computers) Early versions of a PC’s PCI BIOS
do not support the PCI specification, version 2.0.
To successfully install the adapter in computers without the self-configuring
feature, you may need to modify IRQ jumper settings on the computer’s
motherboard and/or modify the PCI BIOS setup with the setup utility that
came with your computer system. Refer to your computer manuals for information on changing the BIOS setup for a PCI bus.
D
Note:
your computer properly supports the PCI Specification,
version 2.0.
D
Note:
ration using the PCI BIOS setup utility after installing the
adapter. Check that your PCI configuration do not conflict
with other bus configuration.
Check with your computer manufacturer to see if
It is recommended that you verify the PCI configu-
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Full or Half Duplex Operation
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter allows you to configure to the highest performance mode of operation. The two possible modes of operation are:
❏
10BaseT Half Duplex
❏
10BaseT Full Duplex
The default mode is half duplex. After testing the adapter and installing the
driver, you may change this on Macintosh computers. For more information,
see “Using the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel” on page 3-5 for
instructions.
Testing the Adapter
Asanté recommends you conduct a test with the supplied diagnostic software after installing the adapter.
Successful test performance ensures that the adapter is operating properly.
A diagnostic program for testing the adapter is included on the Driver Disk.
This program runs a number of tests and indicates the results with PASS or
FAIL.
Testing on a PC
Asanté has included a DOS application titled “DIAGPCI.EXE” on
the Driver Disk in the UTILITY subdirectory.
This application will automatically test the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter. To use the application, see “PC Diagnostic Program”
on page 4-6.
Testing on a Macintosh
Asanté has included a Macintosh application titled “Asanté TroubleShooter for PCI” on the Driver Disk.
This application is in compressed form on the disk. It will automatically test the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
To use the application, you must first decompress the file and
save it to your local hard drive:
Open your Driver Disk.
1
Open the PowerMacintosh folder.
2
Double-click on the “Utility.sea” file.
3
This creates a folder titled “Utility Folder.”
Save the “Utility Folder” to your local hard disk.
4
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Configuring the Adapter
In the “Utility Folder” is the “Asanté TroubleShooter for PCI”
application. To use the application, see “Power Macintosh
Diagnostic Program” on page 4-3.
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Installing Network Drivers
Network Operating Systems Supported
After installing, configuring, and testing the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter, you
are ready to install the network drivers (plus a control panel on Macintosh
computers) to work with your network operating system.
The network operating systems that are supported are:
❏ Power Macintosh Networks: Apple System 7.5.3 or higher,
AppleShare, Novell NetWare for Macintosh, and AppleTalk.
❏ PC Networks: Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows for Work-
groups, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT,
Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, NDIS- and ODI-compliant operating systems.
This chapter describes driver installation in the following environments:
❏ Power Macintosh Networks:
❏ Power Macintosh Open Transport Driver
❏ PC Networks:
❏ Novell NetWare 3.x Client
❏ Novell NetWare 4.x Client
❏ Microsoft Windows 95
❏ Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
❏ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
In general, the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter will support a PC’s network operating system (NOS) that works with NDIS and ODI drivers. For more details,
refer to the INSTALL.DOC files in each specific NOS subdirectory on the
Driver Disk and/or the manuals provided by your NOS manufacturer.
Installing Network Drivers
Power Macintosh Networks
This section explains how to install the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter’s Open
Transport driver and the Asanté Ethernet Options control panel on your PCIbased Power Macintosh computer.
Installing the Open Transport Driver and Ethernet
Options Control Panel
The Asanté Driver Disk includes Asanté’s Open Transport PCI device driver
for the Power Macintosh. This driver supports AppleTalk and TCP/IP protocols simultaneously, as well as true full-duplex operation.
The Driver Disk also includes the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel.
Both the driver and the control panel are automatically installed when you
complete the instructions below.
▲ Important! The Driver Disk is formatted for PCs.
Your Macintosh computer can read the disk if you ensure
that PC Exchange is enabled in the Extensions Manager
and that you do not disable System Extensions while starting your computer (i.e. do not hold down the Shift key during startup).
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into the floppy drive.
1
Double-click the Asanté Driver Disk icon.
2
Double-click the Power Macintosh folder to open it.
3
Figure 3-1 10NIC-PCI Installer on Asanté Driver Disk
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Installing the Open Transport Driver and Ethernet Options Control Panel
Double-click the AsantéNIC Installer icon.
4
Click OK when the Asanté installer splash screen appears.
5
The Easy Install dialog box appears.
▲ Important! To properly install the Open Transport
driver, you must use this Installer program. Do not drag the
files to the System Folder; doing so may not install the files
properly.
Click the Install button.
6
The Installer places the AsantéNIC™ OT driver in the
Extensions Folder and the Asanté Ethernet Options Control
Panel in the Control Panels folder.
Figure 3-2 Driver and Control Panel Components
Click the Restart button when the message appears stat-
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ing that the installation was successful.
After successfully installing the adapter, connecting it to an
active network, installing the driver and control panel, and
restarting your Macintosh, you must configure the AppleTalk control panel to recognize the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter, following the instruction below.
Configuring the AppleTalk Control Panel
Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels.
8
Select AppleTalk from the Control Panels submenu.
9
The AppleTalk control panel appears.
Figure 3-3 AppleTalk Control Panel set to Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
Click once on the “Connect via:” dropdown menu.
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Installing Network Drivers
Select the Ethernet slot number where the adapter is
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installed.
Close the AppleTalk control panel by clicking on the close
12
box.
A dialog box appears asking whether you want to save
changes.
Click Save.
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The AppleTalk Control Panel is configured.
D Note: To verify the Ethernet connection, you can use the
Chooser. This displays the availability of network zones,
printers, file servers, and/or shared disks; if you see any of
these items, you are connected to the network. If you do
not see network devices in the Chooser, first check that at
least one of the other network devices is powered on
before assuming there’s a problem with your Ethernet connection.
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Using the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
Using the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
The Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel allows you to set the Asanté
10NIC-PCI adapter to full or half duplex mode.
After power-up initialization, the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter automatically
connects at 10Mbps in half duplex mode. On Power Macintosh computers,
you can change the default mode to full duplex operation. Asanté is the first
manufacturer to also include a Macintosh Control Panel called Asanté Ethernet
Options, which allows you to view and change the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter’s duplex mode (this control panel will not work with other manufacturer’s adapters or built-in ethernet).
Full Duplex Mode
Full duplex mode generally allows faster performance, especially on database or file servers. The term “full duplex” refers to the capability of your
networking system to support simultaneous transfer of data to, and from,
the computer at the same time. To use full duplex, your network’s switch,
your adapter card, the adapter card’s driver, the computer, and the computer’s operating system must all support full duplex. If any one of these
components cannot fully support full duplex operation, you must instead
use half duplex operation.
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter and its driver are designed to support full
duplex operation on PCI Power Macintosh computers. In addition, all PCI
Macintosh computers and their MacOS support full duplex if they are used
with the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter and driver.
▲ Important! Full duplex mode only works when your com-
puter is connected to an Ethernet switch. Ethernet hubs do not
support full duplex. Therefore, if you are connecting to an
Ethernet hub, set the adapter to half duplex.
Half Duplex Mode
In half duplex mode, the computer transmits or receives traffic on a stopand-wait basis. Therefore, networking performance suffers somewhat if you
are trying to send and receive large amounts of data at the same time (for
example, on a server). If you are just performing normal, simple, one-way
file transfers from a client, you will not notice this performance degradation.
The Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
To open the control panel while the Asanté 10NIC-PCI card is operational:
Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels.
1
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Installing Network Drivers
Select Asanté Ethernet Options.
2
The Asanté Ethernet Options control panel opens, showing
which slots of your Macintosh computer are occupied with
Asante networking cards, as well as the mode of each card.
See Figure 3-4.
D Note: The same Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
can be used with both the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter and
the AsantéFAST10/100 Fast Ethernet adapter.
.
The control panel
automatically detects
where the Asanté
10NIC-PCI adapter
is installed and selects
its slot number.
Figure 3-4 Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
In Figure 3-4, the 10NIC-PCI card is installed in Slot C1 and has been set to
Full Duplex mode. Note that all the other slots are grayed out because they
do not contain an Asanté Ethernet or Fast Ethernet PCI card.
This control panel can configure up to six Asanté PCI adapter cards installed
in one Macintosh.
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Using the Asanté Ethernet Options Control Panel
Configuring Duplex Mode
To change an Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter’s setting:
Click on the button corresponding to the slot containing your
1
card.
Click on the appropriate button to select either half duplex
2
or full duplex mode.
Full duplex is recommended if you are connected to an
Ethernet Switch.
If you are connected to an Ethernet Hub, select half duplex
mode (default setting). A hub cannot support full duplex
mode.
To change the setting for another Asante card, click on the
3
button for that slot and then set its duplex mode.
Close the control panel and restart the Macintosh com-
4
puter for the changes to take effect.
NetDoubler™ Installation and Operation
The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter supports free operation of Asanté’s NetDoubler Network Acceleration Software.
NetDoubler contains special code that detects the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter
and automatically enables the software on Power Macintosh computers
without the need for a NetDoubler serial number.
For installation instructions, refer to the NetDoubler diskette included in
your Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter package.
You may also download free updates for NetDoubler from Asanté’s web site
at www. asante.com.
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Installing Network Drivers
PC Networks
This section explains how to install network specific drivers on PCs.
Installing the Novell NetWare 3.x Client
This section shows you how to install Novell NetWare version 3.x ODI client
software.
Create a directory named NETWARE on your C: drive.
1
To do this, type the following command at the DOS command line prompt:
MD C:\NETWARE
Insert either the NetWare WSGEN disk that came with Net-
2
Ware 3.x or your master workstation disk into drive A.
Copy the following three files to the NETWARE directory
3
on your C drive:
❏ LSL.COM
❏ IPXODI.COM
❏ NETX.COM
▲ Important! The Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter requires
LSL.COM version 2.10 or later. Please check the version
number of your LSL.COM file.
Remove the NetWare WSGEN or master workstation disk
4
from the floppy drive.
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into floppy drive A.
5
Copy the NET.CFG and the ODI driver files to the NET-
6
WARE directory on your C drive.
To do this, type the following two lines:
COPY A:\NETWARE\NW3.X\CLIENT\NET.CFG C:\NETWARE
COPY A:\NETWARE\NW3.X\CLIENT\ASANTPCI.COM C:\NETWARE
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Check your CONFIG.SYS file to make sure that the following line appears:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
If you don’t see it there, type it in, then save the file.
▲ Important! The SETVER.EXE file must be in the
C:\DOS directory.
Remove the Driver Disk from the floppy drive.
Novell NetWare 4.x Client
Restart your computer.
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To run NetWare, type the following four commands, (in
10
the following sequence) at the C:\NETWARE prompt:
LSL
ASANTPCI
IPXODI
NETX
Change to the network drive (usually F), and log in to your
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network.
Novell NetWare 4.x Client
This section shows you how to install Novell NetWare version 4.x client software.
Run the NetWare Client Install program that came with Net-
1
ware 4.x.
Follow the instructions for the first three steps of the Net-
2
Ware Client Install program as required.
At step 4, press Enter to install the driver for your adapter.
3
When prompted, insert the Asanté Driver Disk into the
4
drive and type the following:
A:\NETWARE\NW4.X\CLIENT
Press Enter.
5
The Network Board window appears.
Select Asanté PCI Network Adapter and press Enter.
6
The Settings for the Asanté PCI Network Adapter window
appears. It displays the selected settings for Base I/O Port,
Hardware Interrupt, and Media Frame Type. You do not
need to modify these settings.
Press ESC to continue.
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At step 5, press Enter to continue with the NetWare instal-
8
lation.
When prompted, insert the appropriate NetWare Client
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Install disk and press Enter.
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Installing Network Drivers
Press Enter to exit to the DOS prompt.
10
Restart the computer to load the network drivers.
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To log in to the network, type:
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F:login
Microsoft Windows 95
This section explains how to install the driver to use your Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter with Windows 95.
D Note: If you are installing Windows 95 for the first time, the
Plug and Play technology of Windows 95 will automatically
detect the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
It will select, and ask to install, the generic “PCI Ethernet DECchip 21041 Based Adapter” driver from the Windows 95 software. Although this driver will work with the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter, Asanté recommends you instead install the Asanté
driver.
The following instructions assume you have just installed the
10NIC-PCI adapter in a PC already equipped with Windows 95:
Start the computer.
1
During startup, Windows 95 will detect any new card in the
PCI bus and present a dialog box titled New Hardware Found. It
will state the 10NIC-PCI is a “PCI Ethernet DECchip 21041
Based Adapter”.
After a few seconds, you will then see a Network dialog box
stating that “You must provide computer and workgroup
names that will identify the computer on the network” (this
dialog will only appear if you have never previously connected this computer to a network).
Click OK to dismiss this dialog box.
2
A different dialog box, again called Network, appears with
three tabs labeled Configuration, Identification, and Access
Control.
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Microsoft Windows 95
Click on the tab labeled Identification.
3
You will see three text boxes for entering Computer Name
Workgroup, and Computer Description. Windows 95 has
already entered the word “Default” in the Computer Name
box. Leave it there.
Press the tab key to move the cursor to the next text box
4
and type anything, such as the letter “A” in the Workgroup
text box. Do not put any thing in the Computer Description
box at this time. We will return to this box later.
Click on the Configuration tab.
5
Windows 95 will present its generic driver PCI Ethernet DECchip 21041 Based Adapter for this card.
You will first delete this driver, and then install the Asanté
driver.
Click on PCI Ethernet DECchip 21041 Based Adapter in the win-
6
dow to select it.
Click on the Remove button.
7
The window listing the drivers will become blank.
Click the Add button.
8
A dialog box titled Select Networking Component Type will
appear, with a list of four components: Client, Adapter, Protocol, and Service.
Click on Adapter to highlight it.
9
Click on the Add button.
10
A dialog box titled Select Network Adapters appears.
11
Click the Have Disk button.
12
The Install from Disk window appears.
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into floppy drive A.
13
In the “Copy manufacturer's files from:” text box, type:
14
A:\WIN95
Click the OK button.
15
A dialog box titled Select Network Adapters appears.
16
Select “AsantéNIC-PCI 10Mbps Ethernet Adapter” from the
17
Models window, then click OK.
The Network window will reappear.
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Installing Network Drivers
Click on the Configuration tab if it is not already selected.
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The AsantéNIC-PCI 10Mbps Ethernet Adapter driver will show
in the window, along with Client for Microsoft Networks, Cli-
ent for NetWare Networks, IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol, and
NetBEUI. You do not need to change anything in this win-
dow at this time.
Click on the tab labeled Identification.
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You will see three text boxes for entering Computer Name
Workgroup, and Computer Description. Windows 95 has
already entered the word “Default” in the Computer Name
box. Ask your network administrator for the correct information to enter in the Computer Name box, such as “Jill’s
Integraph”, and in the Workgroup box, such as “Engineer-
ing”. The Computer Description box is optional, and may
contain a description such as “Integraph Xtreme dual 200.”
Click the Close button in the Network window.
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When prompted, insert the Windows 95 CD in the CD-
21
ROM drive and click the OK button.
Type the correct path for the Windows 95 CD (e.g.
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D:\WIN95) in the “Copy files from:” text box.
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
Click the OK button to begin copying files.
23
For additional configuration, such as TCP/IP, refer to your
24
Windows 95 documentation.
Restart the computer and log on to the network.
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
This section explains how to install the drivers to use your Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter with Windows for Workgroups.
The instructions assume that you have previously installed Windows for
Workgroups 3.11 software on the computer.
Start Windows for Workgroups.
1
From the Program Manager, double-click the Network group
2
icon.
Double-click the Network Setup icon.
3
The Network Setup window appears.
Click the Networks... button.
4
The Networks window appears.
Click the button to Install Microsoft Windows Net-
5
work.
Click the button for No Additional Network.
6
Click the OK button or press Enter.
7
Click the Drivers... button.
8
Click the Add Adapter... button.
9
The Add Network Adapter window appears.
Select Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter from the list.
10
Click the OK button or press Enter.
11
The Install Driver window appears.
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into drive A.
12
Type the following in the text box:
13
A:\WFW
(The text A:\ may already be provided for you.)
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Installing Network Drivers
Click the OK button or press Enter.
14
The Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter window
appears. Asanté PCI Network Adapter is listed in the window.
Click the OK button or press Enter.
15
The Network Drivers window appears.
Click the Close button.
16
The Network Setup window appears.
Click the OK button or press Enter.
17
The Microsoft Windows Network Names window appears.
Your User Name, Workgroup, and Computer Name may
already appear in the text boxes.
If necessary, type your User Name, Workgroup, and Com-
18
puter Name.
Click the OK button or press Enter.
19
The Install Driver window appears.
When prompted, insert the requested disk from the Win-
20
dows for Workgroups disk set into drive A.
Click the OK button or press Enter.
21
When prompted, insert the Asanté Driver Disk into drive A.
22
Type the following in the text box:
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A:\WFW
(The text A:\ may already be provided for you.)
Click the OK button or press Enter.
A message window appears stating that Network Setup has
modified the CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and SYS-
TEM.INI files.
Click the OK button or press Enter.
The Windows Setup window appears.
Click the button that restarts your computer.
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.X
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.X
This section shows you how to install the driver to use your Asanté 10NICPCI adapter with Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 or 3.5.
The instructions assume that you have previously installed Windows NT 3.X
software on your computer.
D Note: For instructions on installing the driver to use the
adapter with Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, refer
to the INSTALL.DOC file in the specific Windows NT subdirectory.
Start Windows NT.
1
Double-click the Main group icon.
2
Double-click the Control Panel.
3
Double-click the Network icon.
4
The Network Settings window appears.
Click the Add Adapter button.
5
The Add Network Adapter window appears.
Select the <Other> Required disk from manufacturer
6
option then click the Continue button.
At the Insert Disk window type:
7
A:\WIN_NT31 (if you’re using Windows NT version 3.1) or
A:\WIN_NT35 (if you’re using Windows NT version 3.5)
Press Enter.
8
The Select OEM Option window appears with Asanté
10NIC-PCI Adapter as an option.
Select the appropriate Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter.
9
Click the OK button.
10
The AsantéNIC-PCI Adapter Setup window appears with
Connection Type highlighted.
Select the appropriate Connection Type from the drop-
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down list box.
Click the OK button.
12
The files are copied to the hard drive and then the Network
Settings window reappears.
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Click the OK button to complete the installation.
13
Restart the computer.
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0
This section shows you how to install the driver to use your adapter with
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The instructions assume that you have previously installed Windows NT 4.0 software on your computer.
Start Windows NT 4.0, then click the Start button.
1
Open the Settings menu and select Control Panel.
2
Double-click the Network icon.
3
If you have previously installed a network adapter in the
4
computer:
❏ Click Adapters in the Network window.
❏ Click Add.
If you have not installed a network adapter in the computer:
❏ Click Yes in the Network Configuration box.
❏ Select Wired to the Network in the Network Setup Wiz-
ard window.
❏ Click Next to continue.
❏ Click Select from list.
Click Have Disk in the Select Network Adapter window.
5
The Insert Disk window appears.
6
Insert the Driver Disk into the floppy drive.
7
Type the following at the prompt: A:\NT351&40
8
Click OK.
9
The Select OEM Option window appears.
Select Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter, then click OK.
10
Select AutoSense in the Connection Type field.
11
D Note: Make sure the Network Address field is empty.
The driver will automatically use the network address
that is stored in the PROM of the adapter.
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0
Click Close to complete the installation and restart the com-
12
puter.
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4
Troubleshooting
Overview
This chapter explains the LED indicators on your Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
It also explains the Diagnostic program.
LED Indicators
Figure 4-1 shows the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter’s LED (Light Emitting Diode)
indicators that illustrate the presence of Link Integrity (LI), and Data Traffic
(TX) for installation verification and diagnostic purposes.
TX LEDLI LED
Figure 4-1 Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter LEDs
Troubleshooting
Link Integrity LED
The green Link Integrity (LI) LED indicates a valid connection to the network. If link integrity is not detected, there is a link failure and the LI LED
will be off. The transmit and receive functions of the adapter also will be disabled.
State Description
On • Normal data packets are received or
link integrity is detected
Off • No unshielded twisted-pair cable is
connected
• No power source to hub
• Unshielded twisted-pair cable is
faulty
• Unshielded twisted-pair wire
exceeds the recommended length
Data Traffic LED
The amber Data Traffic (TX) LED indicates the activity (transmit data) status
of the adapter controller board. The LED should blink when data packets are
being transmitted over the cable.
State Description
Blinking • Data packets being transmitted
Off • Power off
• No data packets being transmitted
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Overview
Using the Diagnostic Program
The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems
on the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.
Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program
To run the diagnostic program, you must first unload the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter’s driver by “deselecting” the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter card.
To do this, follow the instructions below.
Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels.
1
Select AppleTalk from the Control Panels submenu.
2
The AppleTalk control panel appears.
Click on the Connect Via: drop-down menu.
3
Select Printer port and close the AppleTalk control panel
4
by clicking on the close box.
A dialog box appears asking whether you want to save
changes.
Click Save.
5
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into the floppy drive and dou-
6
ble-click the diskette icon to open it. See Figure 3-1 in
Chapter 3.
Double-click the Power Macintosh folder icon.
7
Double-click the Utility.sea icon.
8
You will be asked where to save a Utility Folder.
Save the Utility Folder to your computer’s hard disk.
9
After the Utility Folder is “unstuffed”, open the Utility
10
Folder by double-clicking it.
Double-click the AsantéNIC-PCI Troubleshooter icon to
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start the program.
Click the OK button in the Troubleshooter startup screen.
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The Troubleshooter loads and displays the main window
with the following tests:
❏ Loopback Test — verifies the operation of the network
interface circuitry and the adapter by transmitting and
receiving special packets.
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Troubleshooting
❏ Ping-Pong Test — verifies communication with another
Macintosh on the network.
❏ Bandwidth Utilization Test — calculates the total band-
width utilization of the network.
Click all three checkboxes to select the Loopback Test, the
13
Ping-Pong Test, and the Bandwidth Utilization Test.
Click the highlighted slot number where the Asanté 10NIC-
14
PCI adapter is installed.
Click the TEST button to start the test sequence.
15
If the Bandwidth Utilization Test is selected, press any key
to stop packet collection.
When the tests finish, the test results are displayed in the
Troubleshooter window.
Verify the results to make sure that all tests passed.
16
If a test fails, check that the adapter is seated properly in a
PCI slot or try installing the adapter in a different PCI slot
and run the tests again. Make sure your computers’s power
cord is first unplugged before wiggling or removing any
adapter cards!
Click the QUIT button in the Troubleshooter window or
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select Quit from the menu bar.
Return your adapter card to normal by opening the Apple
18
Menu and selecting Control Panels, then AppleTalk.
The AppleTalk control panel appears.
Click the Connect Via: drop-down menu.
19
Select the Ethernet slot number where the adapter is
20
installed.
Close the AppleTalk control panel by clicking on the close
21
box.
A dialog box appears asking whether you want to save
changes.
Click Save.
22
Check the chooser to confirm you can see zones, printers and/or
23
servers on the network.
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Overview
Asanté Driver Local Statistics Program
The Asanté Driver Local Statistics (ADLS) program displays the Asanté
10NIC-PCI adapter’s configuration information.
To run the ADLS program on your Power Macintosh, follow the procedure
below.
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into floppy drive.
1
Double-click the diskette icon to open it.
2
Double-click the Power Macintosh folder icon.
3
Double-click the Utility Folder icon.
4
Double-click the AsantéFAST™ ADLS icon or the
5
AsantéNIC-PCI ADLS icon to start the program.
The ADLS window appears showing the adapter configura-
tion information such as driver version, PCI slot number,
adapter type, AppleTalk version, transmit status and receive
status.
Verify the configuration information on the adapter.
6
Select Quit from the menu bar to close the ADLS program.
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Troubleshooting
PC Diagnostic Program
To run the diagnostic program on your PC, follow the procedure below.
Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into drive A.
1
At the DOS prompt, type the following command:
2
3
4
5
6
7
A:\UTILITY\DIAGPCI
Press Enter.
A warning message window appears that you should read.
Press C to continue (or ESC to abort the diagnostic pro-
gram).
The diagnostic program searches for adapters installed in
your computer system. A screen appears showing you the
adapters found.
Select the appropriate adapter from the list and press
Enter.
Use the UP or DOWN arrow key to make a selection.
A screen appears showing you the following menu options:
❏ Loopback Tests — tests the adapter by sending packets
across the components for loopback tests.
❏ Adapter Status — displays the adapter configuration
information such as PCI slot number, base I/O address,
interrupt line, media type, network speed, and Ethernet
node address.
❏ Go Back to previous screen
Select Loopback Tests and press Enter.
The program runs a series of tests. Their results are displayed for you after each test with a PASSED or FAILED indication.
When the tests finish, verify the results to make sure that
all tests passed.
If a test fails, check that the adapter is seated properly in a
PCI bus-mastering slot or try installing the adapter in a different PCI slot and run the tests again. Make sure your
computers’s power cord is first unplugged before wiggling
or removing any adapter cards!
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Press any key to return to the menu option screen.
To use the Adapter Status menu command to display the
adapter configuration information follow the procedure
below, otherwise, continue to step 11.
Select Adapter Status and press Enter.
9
The diagnostic program reads the configuration information from the adapter and displays this information on the
screen.
Press any key to return to the menu option screen.
10
Select Exit to DOS and press Enter.
11
Overview
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Specifications
Asanté 10NIC-PCI Adapter
Systems Supported
❏ PCI Local Bus PCs
❏ PCI-based Power Macintoshes
Interface Connections
❏ RJ-45
Bus Supported
❏ PCI, 32-bit bus mastering
LAN Drivers Available
❏ PC: ODI and NDIS drivers
❏ Power Macintosh: Open Transport
LEDs
❏ Two LEDs indicate link integrity and data traffic
A
10BASE-T Link Specifications
❏ Cable: 2 pairs of Category 3,4 or 5 unshielded twisted pair
❏ Maximum Length for UTP cable: 100 m (328 ft.) computer to
wiring closet
Power Requirements
❏ +5 volts @ 0.8 Amp. maximum
Environmental Conditions
oC
❏ Temperature: 0
❏ Relative Humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing
Standards Compliance
❏ IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
to 50oC
❏ PCI 2.0 specifications
❏ FCC Part 15J Class A
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