Asante Technologies MacCon Family User Manual

MacCon Family

ASANTÉ

Ethernet Network Cards

for the Macintosh

Installation Guide



Asanté MacCon

Adapter Family

Installation Guide

Asanté Technologies, Inc.

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San Jose, CA 95131

October 1994

Part Number 06-00141-00 Rev. B

Printed in USA

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Copyright 1994 by Asanté Technologies, Inc.
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FCC Information

This equipment is classified as a Class A computing device. Class A devices may be
used only in commercial, business, or industrial environments.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If this
equipment is not insulated properly in strict accordance with the instructions in this
manual, then it may cause interference in this electronic environment. This
equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed
to provide reasonable protection against radio frequency interference when operated
in a commercial environment.

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

This Asanté MacCon Ethernet interface card product has a limited lifetime warranty
which applies to the original purchaser of the product. Asanté Technologies, Inc.
warrants that this product will be free from defects in title, materials and
manufacturing workmanship. If the MacCon Ethernet interface card 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 provided that (1) you call
Asanté Technologies, Inc. for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number,
that (2) you clearly write this RMA number on the outside of the package, and that
(3) you return it, postage prepaid, during the warranty period. This warranty is
exclusive and is limited to Asanté MacCon Ethernet network interface card products.

This limited lifetime warranty shall not apply to Asanté MacCon Ethernet interface
card products that have been subjected to abuse, misuse, abnormal electrical or
environmental conditions, or any condition other than what can be considered
normal use.

∆

Note: The warranty card must be filed with Asanté Technologies, Inc. within
30 days after date of purchase.

Asanté Warranty Disclaimer

Asanté Technologies, Inc. makes no other warranties, express, implied or otherwise,
regarding Asanté Ethernet interface card products, 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
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to State.

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EtherTalk computer software from Apple enclosed with Asanté Ethernet interface
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Table of Contents

Asking for assistance i

Technical support hours i

Tell us what you think i

Introducing the
Asanté MacCon Cards 1-1

Summary of MacCon Card Features 1-2

The Math Co-processor Option 1-2

Asanté EtherTalk Installer Software 1-2

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-1

Preparing for the Installation 2-1

Checking the Requirements 2-1
Observing the Safety Rules 2-2

The MacCon NuBus Card 2-3

Installing the MacCon NuBus Card 2-4
Installing the MacCon 610 Card 2-6
Installing a MacCon LC Card 2-9

Installing a MacCon LC Card in a Color Classic 2-10
Installing the MacCon3 IIsi and MacCon 30i Cards 2-13

Setting the Cable Type on the Daughter Card 2-13

Video Options 2-14

Setting the Slot Address for Two Cards 2-14

Installing the Math Co-processor 2-15

Installing in a Macintosh IIsi 2-16

Installing a MacCon3 IIsi and a Radius Pivot IIsi 2-18

Installing a MacCon Card in a Macintosh SE/30 2-19
Installing a MacCon+ SE Card in a Macintosh SE 2-21

Setting the Cable Type on the Daughter Card 2-21
Connecting the Macintosh to the Network 2-24

With 10BaseT cabling 2-24
Installing the EtherTalk Software 2-25

Two Types of Software Installations 2-25

About EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2 2-26

Installation Procedures 2-26
Accessing Network Services 2-28

Asanté SNMP MacAgent 3-1

Introduction 3-1

TCP/IP Protocol Stack 3-1

IP Addressing 3-1

Requirements 3-2

AsantéView In-Band Network Management Software 3-2

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Accessing Asanté MacAgent MIB 3-2

Asanté SNMP MacAgent and the TCP/IP Protocol 3-2

Asanté SNMP MacAgent as a Network Diagnostic Tool 3-3
Installing SNMP MacAgent 3-3
Configuring MacTCP 3-4
Configuring SNMP MacAgent 3-5

Asanté SNMP Configuration Parameters 3-6
AsantéView Network Management Station 3-7
Other Network Management Software 3-8

Using TroubleShooter and ADLS Diagnostic Software 4-1

Running TroubleShooter Diagnostics 4-1

Changing from EtherTalk to LocalTalk 4-1

Starting TroubleShooter Diagnostics 4-2
Running other TroubleShooter tests 4-3

Running the Loopback test 4-4

Running the Bandwidth Utilization test 4-4

If a test fails 4-6
Quitting TroubleShooter and restarting network services 4-7
Running ADLS 4-7

Troubleshooting 5-1

Checking the Basics 5-1

Do You Have the Current Asanté Driver Software? 5-1
Running TroubleShooter 5-2
Other Tips 5-2

Installing the Math Co-processor Option 5-2

Macintosh IIsi with a PDS Slot 5-2
Questions and Answers to Common Problems 5-3

Technical Specifications A-1

MacCon Specifications A-1

Ethernet Address A-2

MacCon LEDs A-3
Ethernet Specifications A-3
Connector Pin-outs A-4

AAUI Connector A-4

RJ-45 Connector A-6

Index i

ii

List of Figures

Figure 2-1 Selecting AUI, MacCon NuBus card 2-3
Figure 2-2 Disabling Link Integrity, MacCon-i NuBus card 2-4
Figure 2-3 Installing a MacCon 3 NuBus card 2-5
Figure 2-4 Installing MacCon NuBus card, Apple Centris 610 2-6
Figure 2-5 Selecting the AUI port, MacCon 610 card 2-7
Figure 2-6 Disabling link integrity, MacCon 610 card 2-7
Figure 2-7 The MacCon 610 card plugged into the expansion slot on the

motherboard 2-8
Figure 2-8 Disabling link integrity, LCIII card 2-9
Figure 2-9 The MacCon LC card plugged into the expansion slot on the

motherboard 2-10
Figure 2-10 The rear panel removed on the Color Classic 2-11
Figure 2-11 Installing the MacCon LC in the expansion slot in the Color

Classic 2-12
Figure 2-12 The MacCon3 IIsi controller card and daughter card installed

in a Macintosh IIsi 2-15
Figure 2-13 Removing the MacCon3 IIsi daughter card 2-17
Figure 2-14 Installing a MacCon3 IIsi card with a Radius card 2-17
Figure 2-15 Installing a MacCon+ 30i card in a Macintosh SE/30 2-19
Figure 2-16 Installing the MacCon SE daughter controller card and

daughter card 2-22
Figure 2-17 The Easy Install dialog box 2-27
Figure 2-18 Network control panel 2-28
Figure 2-19 An example of a user’s Chooser dialog box 2-29

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Chapter 1

Introducing the
Asanté MacCon Cards

Thank you for purchasing a MacCon network interface card from
Asanté Technologies. Asanté’s MacCon cards enable you to connect
any Macintosh with an available expansion slot to a high speed Ether­net network.

The MacCon Family consists of the

MacCon

MacCon-i series, designed with advanced integration technology, is
available only for Macintosh systems with NuBus and LC PDS expan­sion slots.

The MacCon cards are described in the table below.

and

MacCon-i

Chapter 2

series. The

NuBus Macs

Centris 610 PDS,
Quadra 610, and

Centris 660 AV

Mac IIsi and

Mac SE/30

Mac LC PDS

Mac SE

10BaseT and Thick Thin and Thick

MacCon-i NB-10T
99-00198-01
MacCon+ IIET64
99-00102-10

MacCon+ 610ET
99-00162-01

MacCon+ 30iET64
99-00203-03

MacCon-i LC-10T
(10BaseT only)
99-00219-01
MacCon LC10TIII
(10BaseT only)
99-00093-01

MacCon+ SEET
99-00300-03

MacCon-i NB-TN
99-00197-01
MacCon+ IIET64

99-00101-02
MacCon+ 610E

99-00161-01

MacCon+ 30iE64
99-00204-02

MacCon-i LC-TN
(Thin only)
99-00218-01
MacCon LCTNIII
(Thin only)
99-00089-01

MacCon+ SEE
99-00300-02

10BaseT, Thin,

and Thick

MacCon3 NB
99-00301-02
MacCon-i NB-3
99-00196-01

MacCon3 610
99-00160-01

MacCon3 IIsi
99-00302-02

MacCon-i LC-TN/10T
(10BaseT and Thin)
99-00217-01
MacCon+ LCIII
(10BaseT and Thin)
99-00089-01

MacCon3 for SE
99-00302-04

1-1

The term

MacCon cards

is used in this manual to refer to all cards in
the MacCon Family. When text applies only to a specific card, it is
identified by its name.

Summary of MacCon Card Features

Asanté MacCon cards offer the following features:

Support for all Macintosh computers with expansion slots

❏

Compatibility with Apple® System 7, and EtherTalk Phase 1™

❏

and Phase 2 ™
Compliance with the IEEE 802.3 standard for 10BaseT

❏

(Twisted-P air), Thin, and Thick Ethernet
Compatible with the following software environments: Apple-

❏

Share™, Novell NetWare™ for Macintosh, 3Com 3+Open™,
3Com 3+Share™, Sitka TOPS™, DEC Pathworks™, A/UX, and
other popular network software

Supports the following protocols: AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and

❏

DecNet
High performance true 32-bit internal data transfers with

❏

tuned drivers for optimal performance
Diagnostic software for help in identifying problems

❏

A PDS pass-through slot and a removable AUI port on the

❏

MacCon3 IIsi cards allowing you to install more than one PDS
card in a Macintosh IIsi

A socket for an additional Motorola 68882 math co-processor

❏

on the MacCon3 IIsi, 30i and LC cards

The Math Co-processor Option

An optional socket for a math co-processor is provided with the fol­lowing MacCon cards: MacCon LC, MacCon IIsi, MacCon 30i. This
socket accepts the Motorola 68882 PLCC Math Co-Processor™. For
the correct math co-processor chip and installation procedure, check
your Macintosh documentation.

Asanté EtherTalk Installer Software

An Asanté EtherTalk Installer diskette is included with each Asanté
MacCon card. The diskette contains Asanté’s EtherTalk driver,

Asanté Network and Diagnostic Utility software and Apple network­ing software. Asanté’s EtherTalk device dr iver enables AppleTalk to
communicate with the Ethernet interface card.

1-2 Introducing the Asanté MacCon Cards

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for installing Asanté
MacCon Ethernet network interface cards and EtherTalk software.

To install an Asanté MacCon Ether net card, you will perform the fol­lowing operations:

❏

Prepare for the installation

❏

Install the MacCon card

❏

Connect the Macintosh to the network cable

❏

Terminate the cable where applicable

❏

Install the EtherTalk software

Preparing for the Installation

Before you open the anti-static bag containing the card, you must
prepare for the installation as described below.

Make sure you meet all the requirements and are aware of the safety
rules.

Checking the Requirements

Before you open the anti-static bag containing the Asanté MacCon
card, make sure you have the following:

The required software:

❏

Apple system software 6.0.8 or higher
A network operating system or a compatible system and appli-

cation software to run the network, provided by Apple or a
third-party vendor.

The EtherTalk Installer diskette provided by Asanté.

❏

2-1

❏

The appropriate Asanté card and Ethernet hardware for your
cabling:

Cabling Requires Comments

10BaseT Hub and RJ-45

connector

Thin Pair of 50-ohm

terminator plugs

10BaseT-compliant hub
required

a

One plug for each end of
thin Ethernet cable

and BNC connector

Thick External media

adapter and DB-15
(AUI) connector

Connects Macintosh to a
drop cable. One for each
Macintosh connected to
the network

a. Asanté offers a full range of intelligent and non-intelligent 10BaseT-com-

pliant hubs.

Refer to Appendix B for detailed Ethernet specifications.

Observing the Safety Rules

Do not remove the network interface card from its anti-static bag
until you are ready to insert it into the expansion slot. The interface
cards are sensitive to static electricity and must be handled very care­fully. Improper handling or installation can result in damage to your
card and/or your Macintosh.

Any damage you may cause to the computer or card will not be cov­ered by the limited warranty.

Observe the following safety precautions during the installation:

❏

Consult your network administrator about the card installa­tion before connecting to the network..

❏

Turn off the Macintosh and all peripherals connected to it.

❏

If you need to lay a Macintosh flat on its face, use an anti­static mat.

❏

When installing the MacCon+ SE or SE/30 card, be extremely
careful not to touch any part of the exposed circuitry. Some
circuit components retain a high voltage charge long after the
power is disconnected.

2-2 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

❏

Ground yourself by using an anti-static wrist strap. Attach it to
the chassis once you have opened the Macintosh, but before
handling the Asanté card or touching any component inside
the system.

❏

Handle the Asanté card by the edges and avoid touching the
connectors and chips.

❏

Keep the Asanté card in the anti-static bag until you are ready
to install it in the Macintosh.

The MacCon NuBus Card

If your Macintosh accepts NuBus expansion cards, you can use the
MacCon NuBus network interface card to connect the Macintosh to
an Ethernet network.

You install a MacCon NuBus card into an unused Nubus expansion
slot on the motherboard.

Refer to your computer’s User Guide for illustrated instructions on
how to open your Macintosh computer.

MacCon NuBus Card

∆

Note: If you are using

Thick

Ethernet (10Base5) cabling
and your network does not have 10Base5-compliant
Ethernet transceivers, you may need to force the card to
select the AUI port by setting the JP1 jumper ON as
shown in Figure 2-1.

JP1 jumper

JP1

Figure 2-1

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-3

Selecting AUI, MacCon NuBus card

ON
to force AUI port

port autosense
(default)

MacCon-i NuBus Card

∆

Note: If you wish to disable link integrity, use the JP1
jumper on the MacCon NuBus card, as shown in Figure 2-

2. (For example, hubs made before the 10BaseT specifica­tions were published do not support link integrity.)

JP1 jumper

Figure 2-2

JP1

Disabling Link Integrity, MacCon-i NuBus card

Link integrity disabled

Link integrity enabled
(default)

Installing the MacCon NuBus Card

1

Power down the Macintosh. Disconnect and remove the
power cable.

2

Open the Macintosh.

3

Remove the access port cover. Make sure you are ground­ed: check that your anti-static wrist strap is properly at­tached to your wrist and to the Macintosh chassis.

4

Plug the MacCon card into the NuBus expansion slot on
the motherboard:

— With the card’s Ethernet connectors facing the expan-

sion slot access port, carefully line up the card’s edge
connector with the expansion slot (see Figure 2-3).

2-4 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Figure 2-3

— Gently press on the card until the connector is fully seat-

ed and the card is flush with the card holders at both
ends.

With a Centris 610

If you are installing a MacCon NuBus card in an Apple
Centris 610, you need to use the Apple Centris 610 NuBus
Adapter, which is not included with the MacCon NuBus card.
The Apple Centris NuBus Adapter part number is M1402LL/A.

— Slide the MacCon NuBus card into the Centris 610 Nu-

Bus Adapter.

— Plug the adapter into the NuBus expansion slot as shown

in Figure 2-4 on page 2-6.

5

Close the case.

6

Connect the Macintosh to the network as described in
"Connecting the Macintosh to the Network" on page 2-24.

Installing a MacCon 3 NuBus card

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-5

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Apple Centris 610
NuBus adapter
(M1402LL/A

)

Figure 2-4

Installing MacCon NuBus card, Apple Centris 610

Installing the MacCon 610 Card

If you have a Macintosh Centris 610, you can use a MacCon 610 card
to connect to the Ethernet. Each card consists of two parts:

❏

The larger

controller

slot in the Macintosh.

❏

The smaller

daughter

access port to enable a connection to the Ethernet cable.

You connect the two cards before installing them.
To install the MacCon3 610, MacCon+ 610E, or MacCon+ 610ET

card in a Macintosh Centris 610, perform the following steps:

1

Set jumpers if needed (see the next two Notes and
Figures 2-5 and 2-6).

2-6 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

card, which plugs into the expansion

card, which is mounted on the rear

Note: In some cases with Thick Ethernet (10Base5) cabling

∆

when your network does not have 10Base5-compliant Ethernet
transceivers, you may need to force the NuBus card to select
the AUI port by setting the JP1 jumper ON as shown in
Figure 2-5.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-7

3

Power down the Macintosh. Disconnect and remove the
power cable.

4

Open the Macintosh and remove the access port cover.

5

Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static
wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

6

Plug the controller card (with daughter card attached) in­to the expansion slot on the motherboard (see Figure 2-7).

MacCon Centris 610
controller card

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Figure 2-7

7

Align the chassis bracket with the access port on the back
cover.

8

Secure the daughter card to the chassis using the two
screws.

9

Close the case.

10

Connect the Macintosh to the network as described in
"Connecting the Macintosh to the Network" on page 2-24.

MacCon Centris 610
daughter card

The MacCon 610 card plugged into the expan-

sion slot on the motherboard

2-8 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Installing a MacCon LC Card

!

If you have a Macintosh LC, LCII, or Color Classic computer, use the
MacCon LCIII or MacCon-i LC card to connect the Macintosh to the
Ethernet.

Caution

Only the LC and LCII computers can accept FPUs on the LC card. If
your Macintosh already has a math co-processor (or FPU), do not
install the Asanté math co-processor option with the card.

Refer to your Macintosh User’s Guide for illustrated instructions for
opening your computer.

∆

Note: LCIII card

Con LCIII card by setting the JP2 jumper as indicated in Figure
2-8. (For example, hubs made before the 10BaseT specifica­tions were published do not support link integrity.)

Figure 2-8

To install the MacCon LC card into the expansion slot on the moth­erboard, perform the following steps:

1

Power down the Macintosh. Disconnect and remove the
power cable.

2

Open the Macintosh.

—You can disable link integrity on the Mac-

JP2–link integrity

JP2

disabled
enabled

Disabling link integrity, LCIII card

3

Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static
wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

4

Insert the card into the expansion slot.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-9

With the card’ s components facing down, carefully angle its
external connector through the Ethernet port, then line up
its edge connector with the motherboard expansion slot.

5

Gently press on the card until the connector is fully seated
(see Figure 2-9).

MacCon+ LC card

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Figure 2-9

6

Connect the Macintosh to the network as described in
"Connecting the Macintosh to the Network" on page 2-24.

The MacCon LC card plugged into the expan-

sion slot on the motherboard

Installing a MacCon LC Card in a Color Classic

1

Power down the Macintosh Color Classic. Disconnect and
remove the power cable.

2-10 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

2

Remove the rear access panel case (see Figure 2-10).

I

O

Figure 2-10

3

Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static
wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

4

Slide out the motherboard.

5

Insert the card into the expansion slot.

The rear panel removed on the Color Classic

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-11

With the connectors facing down, carefully angle its external con­nector through the Ethernet port (see Figure 2-11).

MacCon+ LC card

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Figure 2-11

Installing the MacCon LC in the expansion slot

in the Color Classic

6

Plug the card’s edge connector into the expansion slot on
the motherboard.

7

Gently press on the card until the connector is fully inserted.

8 Slide the motherboard back into the Color Classic.
9 Secure the rear access panel case.
10Connect the Macintosh to the network as described in

"Connecting the Macintosh to the Network" on page 2-24.

2-12 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Installing the MacCon3 IIsi and MacCon 30i Cards

If you have a Macintosh IIsi or a Macintosh SE/30, use a MacCon3 IIsi
or a MacCon+ 30i to connect to the Ethernet. (The cards are not
designed for a Macintosh SE.)

Each card consists of two parts:

❏ The larger controller card, which plugs into the expansion

slot in the Macintosh.

❏ The smaller daughter card, which is mounted on the rear

access port to enable a connection to the Ethernet cable.

You connect the two cards with a ribbon cable after installing them.

Setting the Cable Type on the Daughter Card

With the MacCon+ 30iET and MacCon+ 30iE, set the cable type by
pressing the switch in the lower left corner on the daughter card.
Select the switch position, as specified in the table below, by press­ing the switch with a pointed tool. With the MacCon+ 30iET, select
TPL if your hub supports link integrity; select TPN if it does not.

MacCon+ 30iET MacCon+ 30iE

TPL

TPN

TK

TPL 10BaseT

Link integrity enabled

TPN 10BaseT

Link integrity not enabled

TK Thick

Switch

TN
TK

TN Thin

TK Thick

Switch

The MacCon3 card has autosensing ports and does not require a
switch to be set.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-13

Video Options

Even though the Macintosh IIsi has only one expansion slot, you can
install both a MacCon3 IIsi card and the Radius video card. An exter­nal interface device is not needed and high performance is main­tained. The following table shows which MacCon cards you can
install with the Radius and SuperMac video cards and which ports are
available for connecting to the Ethernet.

MacCon compatibility with third-party video cards
Video card Asanté card Ethernet ports available

Radius Pivot IIsi MacCon3 IIsi RJ-45 and BNC
SuperMac

Spectrum/8●24 PDQ
Spectrum/8●24 PDQ si

FriendlyNet IIsi AAUI with FriendlyNet

Media Adapter for
10BaseT/Thin/thick

Setting the Slot Address for Two Cards

Since the two cards cannot use the same slot address, change the slot
address for the Asanté card by setting the JP1 and JP2 jumpers on the
larger controller card. If you keep the default slot address of 9 for the
video card, you can set the Asanté card address to A, B, or E, as
shown in the following table.

JP1 and JP2

jumpers

Address Set Address Set

9

E

A

B

2-14 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Installing the Math Co-processor

If your Macintosh, or the Radius card, already has a math co-proces­sor, do not install the Asanté math co-processor option. It will cause
the Macintosh to fail at start up.

The following sections, starting on the next page, describe how to
install a MacCon card in a Macintosh IIsi and a Macintosh SE/30.
Instructions for installing a MacCon card together with a video card
are also included.

MacCon3 IIsi
controller card

MacCon3 IIsi
daughter card

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Figure 2-12 The MacCon3 IIsi controller card and daugh-

ter card installed in a Macintosh IIsi

∆ Note: In some cases with thick Ethernet (10Base5) cabling,

you may need to set the JP1 jumper ON (as shown below) to
force the daughter card to select the AUI port. This may be
necessary when your network does not have a 10Base5-com­pliant Ethernet transceiver.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-15

Installing in a Macintosh IIsi

!

!

To install the MacCon+ 30 or a MacCon3 IIsi in a Macintosh IIsi, per­form the following steps:

Caution

Be very careful when you open the case and work inside the Mac­intosh IIsi.

Refer to your Macintosh User’s Guide for an illustrated description of
how to open your computer.

1 Power down the Macintosh. Disconnect and remove the

power cable.

2 Open the Macintosh and remove the access port cover.
3 Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static

wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

4 Plug the controller card into the expansion slot on the

motherboard.

5 Install the daughter card:

— Remove the screws on the daughter card bracket.
— Align the bracket so that the daughter card extends

down from the access port and the external cable con­nectors protrude through the port.

— Secure the bracket with the screws.

6 Connect the controller card and daughter card:

— Attach the ribbon cable from the daughter card to the

controller card (see Figure 2-12).

Caution

Make sure the white dot on the ribbon cable aligns with the
white dot on the connector.

7 Close the Macintosh IIsi.

2-16 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

force AUI
ON

MacCon3 IIsi
daughter card

AUI part
removed

Figure 2-13

Removing the MacCon3 IIsi daughter card

Expansion slot

Motherboard

Figure 2-14 Installing a MacCon3 IIsi card with a Radius card

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-17

Installing a MacCon3 IIsi and a Radius Pivot IIsi

To install a MacCon3 IIsi card and a Radius Pivot IIsi card, perform the
first three steps on page 2-17, then perform the steps below.

!

Caution

Handle the Asanté cards and the video cards carefully so they remain
plugged together. Be car eful not to bend or twist the car ds, especially
when they are plugged together at right angles to each other.

1 Remove the AUI part of the Asanté daughter card by re-

moving the two screws beneath the AUI latch and gentl y re­moving the AUI part (see Figure 2-13).

2 Replace this part with the Radius video DB-15 cable, using

two screws to attach the cable.
∆ Note: Do not connect an AUI cable to this port. This is

now a video connector . Connecting a thick cable to this
port, renders the video card unusable.

3 Plug the assembled Asanté daughter card into the rear of

the chassis.

4 Since the two cards cannot use the same slot address, you

need to change the slot address for the Asanté card by set­ting the JP1 and JP2 jumpers on the Asanté controller
card. Refer to the instructions on page 2-14.

5 Plug the Radius video card into the expansion slot on the

motherboard.

6 Attach the MacCon3 IIsi controller card (at a right angle to

the video card) to the Radius pass-through PDS slot.

7 Attach the Radius video ribbon cable to the Radius card.
8 Connect the MacCon3 IIsi ribbon cable from the daughter

card to the controller card.

!

Caution

Make sure the white dot on the ribbon cable aligns with the
white dot on the connector. See the revised Release Note
for details.

9 Connect the Macintosh to the network as described on

page 2-24 in “Connecting the Macintosh to the network.”

2-18 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Figure 2-15

Installing a MacCon+ 30i card in a Macintosh SE/30

Installing a MacCon Card in a Macintosh SE/30

Caution

Be very careful when you open the case and work inside the Mac­intosh SE/30. If you are unfamiliar with opening the machine, consult

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-19

3 Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static

wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

4 Disconnect the speaker, power supply, floppy drive, and

hard drive cables (see Figure 2-15 on page 2-19).

5 Slide the larger controller card into the expansion slot on

the motherboard:
— Line up the card’s edge connector with the expansion

slot on the motherboard. The card’s component side
should face the inside of the Macintosh.

— Gently press on the card until the connector is fully seated.

6 Attach the smaller MacCon+ daughter card to the interior

side of the SE/30 back:
— Remove the two screws from the bracket.
— Align the bracket so the daughter card extends down

from the access port and the external cable connector
sticks through the access port.

— Attach the card to the chassis brac ket that lines up with

the access port on the back cover.

— Secure the daughter card with printed circuit side facing

up, using the two screws.

7 Connect the ribbon cable to the controller card keeping it

as flat as possible. Make sure the white dot on the ribbon
cable aligns with the white dot on the connector.

8 Close the Macintosh SE/30:

— Place the Macintosh SE/30 face down.
— Fit the aluminum shield over the external device con-

nectors and around the bottom and sides of the moth­erboard.

— Fit the plastic case over the chassis and snap the case in-

to place. Screw the case shut.

9 Connect the Macintosh to the network as described on

page 2-24 in “Connecting the Macintosh to the network.”

2-20 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Installing a MacCon+ SE Card in a Macintosh SE

The MacCon+ SE network interface card allows you to connect a
Macintosh SE to an Ethernet network.

The card consists of two parts.

❏ The larger controller card, which plugs into the expansion

slot in the Macintosh.

❏ The smaller daughter card, which is mounted on the rear

access port to enable a connection to the Ethernet cable.

You connect the two cards with a ribbon cable after installing them.
∆ Note: The MacCon3 IIsi or the MacCon 30i cards are not

designed for the Macintosh SE.

Setting the Cable Type on the Daughter Card

With the MacCon+ SEET and MacCon+ SEE, set the cable type by
pressing the switch on the daughter card (lower left corner). Select
the switch position, as specified in the table below, by pressing the
switch with a pointed tool. With the MacCon+ SEE only, select TPL if
your hub supports link integrity; select TPN if it does not.

MacCon + SEET MacCon+ SEE

TPL

TPN

TK

TPL 10BaseT

Link integrity enabled

TPN 10BaseT

Link integrity not enabled

TK Thick

Switch

TN
TK

TN Thin

TK Thick

Switch

The MacCon3 SE card has auto-sensing ports and does not require a
switch to be set.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-21

To install the MacCon+ SE card in the Macintosh SE, perform the fol­lowing steps:

MacCon+ SE
controller card

Expansion slot

Figure 2-16 Installing the MacCon SE daughter controller card

and daughter card

Caution

Be very careful opening and working inside the Macintosh SE.

Hard drive

Motherboard

1 Power down the Macintosh. Disconnect and remove the

power cable.

2 Lay the Macintosh SE flat on its face.
3 Open the case very carefully and remove the access port

cover.

4 Make sure you are grounded: check that your anti-static

wrist strap is properly attached to your wrist and to the
Macintosh chassis.

2-22 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

5 Take out the motherboard:

— Lift the grounding shield (padded aluminum sheet) cov-

ering the motherboard.

— Disconnect the power supply cable and the drive cables

on the component side of the motherboard.

!

Caution

Be careful not to pull the wires out; pull only on the con­nectors only, not on the bundled wires.

— Gently take out the motherboard and lay it down, com-

ponent side up.

— Remove the speaker wire connection to J11 (the speaker

wire) on the motherboard.

6 Plug the larger MacCon+ controller card into the expan-

sion slot on the motherboard:
— Plug the 96-pin edge connector on the controller card in-

to the expansion slot so that the card lies on top, parallel

to the motherboard (see Figure 2-16).
— Gently press on the card until the connector is fully seated.
— Snap the standoffs on the side of the card into place to

keep the card from touching the motherboard.

7 Attach the smaller MacCon+ daughter card to the back of

the Macintosh SE:
— Remove the two screws from the bracket on the daugh-

ter card.
— Attach the card to the chassis brac ket that lines up with

the expansion card connector access port on the back

cover of the Macintosh.
— Secure the daughter card, with the printed circuit side

facing up, to the chassis using the two screws.
— Re-attach the speaker wire (see Figure 2-16).

8 Route the ribbon cable from the smaller daughter card to

the larger controller card, keeping it flat at all times.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-23

9 Place the motherboard (with the MacCon+ controller card

!

riding piggyback on it) back into the guides on the left
side of the chassis.

10 Reconnect the power supply and the disk drive cable on

the component side of the motherboard.

11 Plug the ribbon cable into the controller card’s receptacle.

Make sure the white dot on the ribbon cable aligns with
the white dot on the connector. (The blue wire is pin 1 on
both ends of the cable.)

12 Close the Macintosh SE:

— Place the Macintosh SE face down.
— Fit the aluminum shield over the external device con-

nectors and around the bottom and sides of the moth-

erboard.
— Fit the plastic case over the chassis and snap the case in-

to place. Screw the case shut.

Connecting the Macintosh to the Network

To connect the Macintosh to the Ethernet cable, perform the follow­ing steps:

With 10BaseT cabling

1 Plug the RJ-45 connector on one end of the 10BaseT cable

into the RJ-45 jack on the card. The RJ-45 connector’s plastic
tab snaps locked into the jack.

2 Plug the other end of the cable directly into a hub or plug

it into a 10BaseT wall jack. A green LED (link integrity)
light indicates a good connection to the hub.

∆ Note: Asanté offers a full range of intelligent and non-in-

telligent 10BaseT-compliant hubs.

With thin Ethernet cabling

Caution

Check with your network administrator before you discon­nect the Ethernet cable. Network users must be warned if
you are bringing down the network.

2-24 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

1 Connect the “T” connector to the BNC port on the card. The

connector slips on, twists, and locks in place.

2 If the Macintosh is the last node, ter minate one end of the

“T” connector using a 50-ohm BNC terminator (for thin ca­ble).

With thick Ethernet cabling

1 Connect a drop cable to the thick Ethernet cable:
2 Plug one end of the drop cable into the AUI port on the

card.

3 Plug the other end into the thick Ethernet transceiver.

Installing the EtherTalk Software

An EtherTalk Installer diskette is included with each Asanté MacCon
Ethernet adapter. This diskette contains Asanté’s EtherTalk driver,
AppleTalk, and other Apple system extensions. Asanté’s EtherTalk
device driver allows AppleTalk to communicate with the MacCon
adapter.

Two Types of Software Installations

Asanté provides two types of installations–an easy install or a cus-

tomize

to perform the customize install.
For detailed information about each installation, click the Help but-

ton to display a help screen.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-25

install. You should be experienced in network administration

The following table explains which installation to choose:

Choose When

Easy Install

❏ You want to install the AppleTalk version on the

diskette and the Asanté Ethernet driver.

❏ Your network does not present any potential com-

patibility problems with the AppleTalk version on
the diskette.

❏ Y ou want access to EtherTalk Phase 2 network ser-

vices.

Customize
Install

❏ When your network has software that may con-

flict with the AppleTalk version on the Asanté dis­kette. You have the option to install only specific
parts of Apple network software or just the Asanté
driver software. Read the Read Me First file for
more information about special situations and
installation options.

❏ You want to install EtherTalk Phase 1 network ser-

vices.

About EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2

EtherTalk Phase1 is limited to 255 devices and allows only one zone.
EtherTalk Phase 2 has virtually no limit (maximum—over 16 million
devices) and allows multiple zones. Phase 2 also of fers optimized
network performance.

The Easy Install automatically installs EtherTalk Phase 2, now used
by most networks. If your network requires the use of EtherTalk
Phase 1, choose the Customize install option.

Installation Procedures

Caution

Before you install Asanté’s EtherTalk software, disable all extensions
and virus detection programs. Then restart your Macintosh.

1 Before you install the EtherTalk software, read the Read Me

First file, which contains information about your installation

and helps you determine if you need to do a customized in­stallation.

The installation instructions assume that you normally boot
from your hard disk.

2-26 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

2 Insert the Asanté EtherTalk Installer Disk.
3 Double-click the Installer icon and click OK when the In-

staller banner appears. The Easy Install dialog bo x appear s
(see Figure 2-17).

∆ Note: To properly install the EtherTalk Installer pro-

gram, you must double-click the Installer icon. Do not

drag the files from the diskette to the System Folder.

Figure 2-17 The Easy Install dialog box

4 To perform an Easy Install, click Install. The Installer pro-

gram examines your Macintosh and installs the appropri­ate EtherTalk driver and the current AppleTalk.

To perform a Customize install (only experienced Macin­tosh users should perform a customized installation):

— Click Customize. A dialog box appears with a list of soft-

ware options.
— Select the appropriate software options. Use Shift-click

to select multiple operations.

5 Click Restart when you are prompted to do so.

∆ Note: If other Macintoshes on the network have Asanté

EtherTalk drivers, we recommend that you upgrade all

drivers to the most recent version.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-27

Accessing Network Services

To make the connection between your Macintosh and the Ethernet
network work, you need the following:

❏ AppleTalk must be active in the Chooser dialog box
❏ EtherTalk must be active in the Control Panel

Asanté EtherTalk driver software enables AppleTalk to interact with
the MacCon Ethernet adapter and make a connection.

1 Open the Network control panel.

The Network window contains two types of network icons, Built-in

LocalTalk

and EtherTalk (see Figure 2-18).

Figure 2-18 Network control panel

∆ Note: If you wish to access Phase 1 network services

(single arrow), click the Phase 1 icon. If you wish to ac-

cess Phase 2 network services, (double arrow), c lick the

Phase 2 icon. Click OK to confirm your selection. When

you double-click the Phase 2 icon, the default zone for

the node is displayed if you have a router. If you have

more than one network card installed, each card appears

as a separate icon, labeled b y a slot number.

2 Select EtherTalk.

Click on the EtherTalk icon in the network control panel.

3 Close the network control panel.

2-28 Installing Asanté MacCon Cards

Your connection to Ethernet remains active until you
switch to LocalTalk, disconnect the cable, or remove the
Asanté interface card.

4 Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

The Chooser dialog box displays the icons for all available
device options and the AppleT alk zones y ou set up (see the
example in Figure 2-19).

Figure 2-19 An example of a user’s Chooser dialog box

5 Make sure AppleTalk is active.

Click the Active button if AppleTalk is not active.

Installing Asanté MacCon Cards 2-29

Chapter 3

Asanté SNMP MacAgent

Introduction

Asanté SNMP MacAgent provides hardware and softw are information
from a Macintosh to an Asanté network management station running
AsantéView. It works in conjunction with Apple’s MacTCP software.

The SNMP MacAgent is a system extension under System 7 and an
INIT under System 6 and can be installed on any Macintosh on the
network.

Asanté SNMP MacAgent is tailored for Asanté adapter cards; there­fore, it provides more extensive SNMP object information than for
non-Asanté cards.

Asanté SNMP MacAgent and MacTCP are included with your Asanté
EtherTalk Installer diskette.

Chapter 2

Note: MacTCP is Apple Computer’s TCP/IP software. It pro-

∆

vides the transport mechanism for accessing the information
provided by the Asanté SNMP MacAgent.

TCP/IP Protocol Stack

TCP/IP refers to a collection of network protocols that support host
to host communication. The TCP/IP protocol family is an industry stan­dard developed by the United States Department of Defense.

IP Addressing

To connect to an IP network you must obtain an IP address, which
identifies an individual node in a TCP/IP network. IP addresses can be
officially assigned by the Internet committee for world-wide access
over the Internet, or by your network administrator for communica­tion over a local TCP/IP network. It is the responsibility of the network
administrator to assign IP addresses. You must have an IP address
before you install SNMP MacAgent and MacTCP.

3-1

Requirements

The requirements for Asanté SNMP Agent are

Workstation Network Management Station

SNMP MacAgent
and

MacTCP A generic SNMP Management console with MIB

AsantéView In-Band
or

compiler and/or MIB browser and Asanté SNMP
MacAgent MIB

AsantéView In-Band Network Management Software

AsantéView is powerful network management software used to man­age Asanté intelligent Ethernet hubs and bridges. It allows network
managers to monitor Ethernet networks using the SNMP protocol.

AsantéView provides detailed information about Macintoshes that
have Asanté’s SNMP MacAgent installed as well as information about
other SNMP devices on the network. The SNMP MacAgent can be
accessed using AsantéView In-Band software. The term
network management packets travel over the same wire as other net­work traffic.

in-band

means

Accessing Asanté MacAgent MIB

If you don’t have AsantéView, it is still possible to manage the SNMP
MacAgent. You must obtain Asanté’s SNMP MacAgent MIB, a text file
available on Asanté’s FTP server via the Internet.

The file can be obtained from the /snmp directory using “anonymous”
as the log in to: ftp.asante.com. The SNMP MacAgent MIB text file is
also available via our Bulletin Board Service at [phone].

Asanté SNMP MacAgent and the TCP/IP Protocol

The Asanté SNMP MacAgent loads into RAM when the Macintosh is
turned on. It uses the TCP/IP protocol, made available through
MacTCP, as a transpor t mechanism for the SNMP information.

When the Macintosh is polled by an AsantéView or Generic SNMP
management console, Asanté SNMP MacAgent forwards information
about the Macintosh’s network connection and other vital statistics.

3-2 Asanté SNMP MacAgent

SNMP MacAgent forwards four types of information about the station:

❏

Station Profile, including station hardware components, sys­tem and memory

❏

Station Slot Table, identifying the network interface cards
installed

❏

Station Activity, transmission statistics for the network inter­face card

∆

Note: The Macintosh must be equipped with an Asanté
card and the Asanté EtherTalk driver to receive Station
Activity information.

❏

Station Applications, a listing of resident applications for soft­ware resource management

In addition, the SNMP MacAgent alerts the network management sys­tem when the station is restarted.

Asanté SNMP MacAgent as a Network Diagnostic Tool

Asanté’s SNMP MacAgent allows the network manager to quickly and
easily resolve problems on the network. It provides information about
the Macintosh configuration, operational statistics, and the applica­tions installed on the Macintosh.

Installing SNMP MacAgent

To install and configure the Asanté SNMP MacAgent on the worksta­tion, perform the following steps:

1
2

3

Asanté SNMP MacAgent 3-3

Quit all applications running on your Macintosh.
Insert the installation diskette. The Asanté EtherTalk

Installer window appears.
Double-click the Installer icon and click OK when the

“About” screen appears. The Easy Install dialog box
appears.

4

Click

Customize

appears, shown in Figure 3-1.

. The Customize Install dialog box

Customize Install dialog box

Install

.

5
6

7
8

Figure 3-1

Select the SNMP MacAgent for the appropriate operat­ing system.

Select MacTCP for the appropriate operating system.
Click
Restart.

Configuring MacTCP

To configure MacTCP, perform the following steps:

1

Select

Control Panels

from the Apple menu.

3-4 Asanté SNMP MacAgent

2

Double-click the
tion screen appears, shown in Figure 3-2.

MacTCP

icon. The MacTCP Configura-

3
4

Figure 3-2

❖

Note: To configure MacTCP, see the MacTCP Adminis­trator’s Guide. This guide is included with the Asanté­View documentation.

Double-click
you to manually enter your IP address.

Note: If you have any questions about your MacTCP or
SNMP configuration, contact your network administra­tor. It is important that the network administrator be
aware of any changes on the IP network.

MacTCP Configuration screen

More

... and select

Manually

Configuring SNMP MacAgent

To configure SNMP MacAgent, perform the following steps:

1

Select

Control Panels

from the Apple menu.

. This allows

Asanté SNMP MacAgent 3-5

2

Double-click the
SNMP MacAgent Configuration screen appears, shown
in Figure 3-3.

SNMP MacAgent

control panel. The

3
4

Figure 3-3

Enter the configuration parameters (see the next section
for parameter descriptions).

Restart.

Asanté SNMP MacAgent Configuration screen

Asanté SNMP Configuration Parameters

System Contact

The person who should be contacted regarding this workstation.

System Location

The physical location of the workstation.

System Name

A local alias describing this station.

Read-community

Enter public (default), allowing the Asanté networ k management sta­tion to query SNMP MacAgent and get information about the station.

W rite-community

Enter private (default). This allo ws the Asanté network management
station to query SNMP MacAgent remotely.

3-6 Asanté SNMP MacAgent

Note: The defaults for Read-community and Write-commu-

∆

nity should be used unless you are told otherwise by your
network administrator.

Trap-community

Enter public. (Trap is the SNMP term for alarm or alert.) Public is
usually the default for the SNMP configuration. However, if there is
any question, please contact your network administrator. SNMP
MacAgent sends traps to the Asanté network management station for
two events: restarting your Macintosh and authentication violation.

Trap IP Address

The IP address to which the workstation sends traps. This is usually
the Asanté management station IP address.

Authentication Trap (On/Off)

This is ON by default. This station sends a tr ap to the Asanté manage­ment station if accessed by an SNMP management console with the
wrong read or write community string.

SNMP Agent (On/Off)

This is also ON by default. If SNMP Agent is OFF, the agent does not
send information to the Asanté management station.

AsantéView Network Management Station

The Asanté network management station should be running Asanté­View or a Generic SNMP Management Console. Figure 3-4 shows a net­work map generated by AsantéView network management software.

Figure 3-4

Asanté SNMP MacAgent 3-7

AsantéView sample network map

A Macintosh icon displayed on the map with an “A” indicates the
Asanté SNMP MacAgent is installed.

If a Macintosh has Asanté’s SNMP MacAgent installed, the Asanté net­work management station running AsantéView can display the follow­ing information:

❏

General Information (see Figure 3-5)

❏

Slot Configuration of Macintosh

❏

Statistics

❏

Applications installed

Figure 3-5

Sample SNMP MacAgent Station Information

Other Network Management Software

If you are using network management software other than Asanté­View (for example, HP OpenView or SunNet Manager), use the
Asanté MacAgent MIB and follow the directions for loading and
browsing a MIB file in your network management software docu­mentation.

∆

Note: You can obtain the SNMP MacAgent MIB text file (in
the /pub directory) by accessing Asanté’s FTP server via the
Internet using “anonymous” as the log in to: ftp.asante.com.

You can also obtain the file via our Bulletin Board Service
(BBS) at [phone].

3-8 Asanté SNMP MacAgent

Chapter 4

Chapter 2

Using TroubleShooter and ADLS
Diagnostic Software

The TroubleShooter and Asanté Driver Local Statistic (ADLS) programs
are included with the EtherTalk drivers on the Asanté EtherTalk
Installer diskette. The TroubleShooter program runs diagnostic tests
on the MacCon adapter to help you identify problems on the adapter.
The ADLS program provides configuration and Ethernet traffic infor­mation about your Macintosh and your Asanté MacCon adapter.

Running TroubleShooter Diagnostics

The TroubleShooter diagnostic program reinitializes and reconfigures
your Ethernet connection and sends out data through the Ethernet
port. Therefore, before you run TroubleShooter, you must:

• Save all open files and close all active applications

• Log out of any active network services

• Change from EtherTalk to LocalTalk

• Turn off virtual memory with System 7

• Restart your Macintosh with virus software, extensions,
and inits disabled

The following sections provide instructions for these operations.

Changing from EtherTalk to LocalTalk

1

Drag any remote volumes into the Trash.

2

Change from EtherTalk to LocalTalk by clicking the
LocalTalk icon in the network control panel.

3

Disable virus software, extensions, and inits.

4-1

4

Restart the Macintosh.

Starting TroubleShooter Diagnostics

1
2
3

Insert the EtherTalk Installer diskette and open the dis­kette’s directory window.

Copy the TroubleShooter software to the desktop or a
folder, such as the Net Utils folder.

Double-click the TroubleShooter icon to start the pro­gram and click OK in the TroubleShooter window.

If you have not changed your EtherTalk connection to a
LocalTalk connection, TroubleShooter warns you to do
so by displaying the message shown in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1

Click
with the Shift key down. Run TroubleShooter again.

TroubleShooter warning message

Exit

, make the change, then restart the Macintosh

❖

Note: If you’re using MacTCP, it can activate the EtherTalk
driver regardless of whether you’re in EtherTalk or Local­Talk. You’ll get the TroubleShooter warning message even
though you’v e switc hed to LocalTalk and/or rebooted (that
is, rebooted without holding down the Shift key). Click
Exit, then restar t the Macintosh with the Shift key down.
Run Troub leShooter again.

4

4-2 Running Troub leShooter Diagnostics

Click OK in the TroubleShooter window.
TroubleShooter loads and

ing three default tests:

automatically

runs the follow-

Memory Buffer Test

•

Writes to and reads from the packet buffer RAM to ver­ify its addressability and operation.

Network Interface Controller Test

•

Writes to and reads from the controller register to ver­ify its operation. Also issues a transmit command to ver­ify the network interface controller’s integrity.

•

Ping-Pong Test
Transmits and receives special packets to verify com-

munication with other systems on the network.
If the Ping-Pong test fails, check your connectors and

cables.

Note: The Ping-Pong Test requires at least one other Mac-

❖

intosh in EtherTalk Phase 1 or Phase 2 on the network.

5

TroubleShooter opens the TroubleShooter window and
displays results from the following tests:

Ping-Pong Test Passed

E

Figure 4-2

TroubleShooter window

Running other TroubleShooter tests

The Loopback and Bandwidth Utilization tests are available in addition
to the three default tests for validating the MacCon adapter.

Using TroubleShooter and ADLS Diagnostic Software 4-3

Running the Loopback test

The Loopback test verifies the operation of the major components of
the interface circuitry and the cable run to the hub by transmitting and
receiving special packets.

❖

Note: The Macintosh with the MacCon adapter installed
must be connected to a hub to run the Loopback test.

To run the Loopback test, perform the following steps:

1
2
3

If the tests are “passed” successfully, ever ything is operating properly.
If the Loopback test fails repeatedly, please call Technical Support.

Running the Bandwidth Utilization test

1
2

3
4

5

Click the Loopback test checkbox to select the test.

Click

TEST

to start the loopback test.

If the first test fails, click

Reconnect the Ethernet cable.

Click the Bandwidth Utilization checkbox to select the
test.

Click the

Data representing network activity is collected from the
network during the test.

To stop data acquisition, click

button to start the test.

TEST

REPEAT

STOP

.

or press any key.

4-4 Running other TroubleShooter tests

The performance statistics are displayed in the Trouble­Shooter dialog box.

Figure 4-3

Bandwidth Utilization Test window

What the Bandwidth Utilization test displays

The Bandwidth Utilization test takes a “snap shot” of the network. The
test can be used in conjunction with other network analysis tools to
identify network problems. A number of network criteria are tested
and displayed in the window. The criteria are described briefly below:

• Good packets received

Total number of good packets (error-free) received from
the network by the adapter. This allows you to evaluate
activity on the network. Activity level can be used as a
benchmark to determine changes in network performance.

• Total bytes received

Total number of bytes received from the network by the
adapter. Good Packets received displays the total number
of packets, not the packet size. Total bytes received is more
specific giving the actual byte count.

• Number of reset byte count

This number increments by 1 after each 109 byte received
from the network by the adapter.

Using TroubleShooter and ADLS Diagnostic Software 4-5

• CRC Error

Indicates the number of packets with CRC (Cyclic Redun­dancy Check) errors received from the network by the
adapter. When a packet is transmitted, a mathematical cal­culation is done on the header and data and is appended to
the end of the frame. The receiver of the packet performs
the same computation. If the computations are not equal,
the packet is discarded and a CRC error is issued.

• Frame Alignment Error

Number of misaligned packets received from the network
by the adapter. An Ethernet frame is misaligned if it does
not end in an 8 bit boundary.

• FIFO Overrun Error

This error occurs when FIFO (First In First Out) is disabled
causing an overflow during reception. The r eception of the
packet is aborted.

• Frame Lost Error

This error represents the number of lost frames received
from the network by the adapter.

• Receive Buffer Overwrite Error

This error occurs when the receive buffer is full due to
heavy network traffic.

• Sample Time

The time in seconds from test start to test completion.

• Bandwidth Utilization

Total bandwidth utilization of the network. If it is over
2 percent, it will effect the FIFO Overrun Error and Frame
Lost errors.

If a test fails

If a test fails, TroubleShooter displays an error message in the main
dialog box. The message generally consists of three parts:

• The name of the diagnostic test

• “Failed”

• A possible reason for the failure

Check the connections from your Macintosh to the Ethernet cable,
and repeat the tests.

4-6 Running other TroubleShooter tests

If the test fails repeatedly, make a note of the error message, quit the
TroubleShooter diagnostics, and call Technical Support.

Quitting TroubleShooter and restarting
network services

To quit TroubleShooter, click the
dialog box or quit from the menu bar.

To restart network services, perform the following steps:

1
2
3
4

Activate AppleTalk in the Chooser.

Select EtherTalk in the Network control panel.

Restart the Macintosh.

Select the Chooser from the Apple menu, then select a
network resource such as AppleShare or another net­work service.

button in the TroubleShooter

QUIT

Running ADLS

The Asanté Driver Local Statistic (ADLS) program provides configura­tion information about your Macintosh and MacCon adapter, and dis­plays statistics about Ethernet traffic through the MacCon adapter.

Make sure you have EtherTalk ena bled before running the ADLS pro­gram. To enable EtherTalk:

1
2
3
4
5

Using TroubleShooter and ADLS Diagnostic Software 4-7

Select Control Panels from the Apple menu.

Double-click the Network icon.

Select the EtherTalk icon.

Close the Network control panel.

Restart the Macintosh.

To start the ADLS program, double-click its icon. Figure 4-4 shows an
example of the screen that appears.

1.3

0

Figure 4-4

Asanté Driver Local Statistic (ADLS) table

When the program opens, it automatically begins gathering statistics.
The screen displays the current time and the elapsed time (the time
since the ADLS program was opened).

The System Information and Card Information areas give configuration
information for the Macintosh, the MacCon adapter, and the Asanté
EtherTalk driver.

The Transmit Status and Receive Status areas display inf ormation about
Ethernet traffic through the MacCon adapter. The upper panes of the
Transmit Status and Receive Status areas show Simple Network Man­agement Protocol (SNMP) information; the lower panes show infor­mation specific to the Asanté EtherTalk driver.

The

Start
Stop
Reset
Quit

❖

menu contains these commands:

File

-- Begin statistical tracking and display; used after selecting

-- Stop/pause statistical tracking and display

-- Set all counters back to zero

– Close the ADLS program

Note: The Switch Slot card and Switch to ENSC commands

Stop

are dimmed; the y are not applicable to the MacCon
adapter.

4-8 Running ADLS

Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

This chapter addresses a few problems you may encounter when
installing or using an Asanté MacCon network interface card. If you
are unable to solve a problem after reading this chapter, please call
Asanté Tech Support for assistance at 800-622-7464 or 408-435-0706.

Checking the Basics

If you have a problem accessing a network node, check the basic
requirements listed in the following table:

Chapter 2

AppleTalk is active in the Chooser.
EtherTalk is selected in the Network Control Panel.

Make sure the same EtherTalk version (Phase 1 or Phase

2)
is on the Macintosh as is used by the network.

The AppleTalk zones are visible, when applicable.
The card is properly seated.
The cabling connections are secure.
The LEDs on the card indicate no problems.

Refer to Appendix A for information about the LEDs.
The Asanté EtherTalk driver is installed on the start-up

disk.

❑
❑

❑
❑
❑
❑

❑

Do You Have the Current Asanté Driver Softwar e?

Before calling Technical Support, please check that you have the lat­est Asanté Ethernet driver in use. If you do not have the latest ver­sion, we ask that you obtain it and load it. Asanté Technical Support
has found driver and operating system issues to be the #1 cause of
most network problems.

5-1

To learn the latest version number:

❏

Call 800-622-7464 and press 4 for Technical Support

❏

Then press 1 for Software Update information

Y ou will obtain the current v ersion number as well as instructions for
downloading Asanté Ethernet drivers from Applelink or InterNet. If
you prefer a floppy disk be mailed to you, please leave a detailed mes­sage as instructed.

Running TroubleShooter

Run the Asanté TroubleShooter Diagnostics program to identify prob­lems in the installation. Refer to Chapter 4 for more information.

Other Tips

Installing the Math Co-processor Option

!

Caution

If your Macintosh already has a math co-processor, do not install the
Asanté math co-processor option with the MacCon3 IIsi, MacCon
30iE, 30iET, or LC cards. It will cause the Macintosh to fail at start-up.

Math Co-processor Socket

The MacCon3 IIsi, MacCon 30i, FriendlyNet IIsi, MacCon
LCII, and LCIII cards of fer a socket for a math co-processor.
The Motorola MC68882 Co-processor can be used (case
design—type PLCC). Make sure you use the correct chip.

Macintosh IIsi with a PDS Slot

Use the MacCon3 IIsi or the MacCon 30i card rather than the NuBus
card. The cards are specifically designed for the Macintosh IIsi PDS
slot. A NuBus adapter is not required. If you install a NuBus card with
a NuBus adapter, it will result in a decrease in performance.

5-2 Troubleshooting

Questions and Answers to Common Problems

Q

The AppleT alk zones are not in the Chooser and I can’t connect to my
remote file server. What’s wrong?

A

Q
A

Q
A

AppleTalk may not be active in the Chooser.

❏

EtherTalk may not be selected in the Network control panel.

❏

The Asanté EtherTalk driver may not be properly installed.

❏

I can’t access the network resources over our thin coaxial backbone.
Check to see if your Macintosh is the last node. If so, make sure the

T-connector on the Asanté Ethernet card is terminated with a 50 ohm
terminating resistor.

Why is the EtherTalk icon not in the Network control panel? I can’t
connect to the network.

The Asanté EtherT alk driver ma y not be installed or is not seen by

❏

the system.
Run the Asanté EtherTalk Installer again.

❏

Make sure the Asanté network interface card is firmly seated.

❏

With a Macintosh IIsi or SE/30 model, make sure the cable is

❏

properly installed (the white dot on the ribbon cable should be
aligned with the white dot on the connector). See the installation
procedure in Chapter 2.

Check the connector on the Asanté card for any bent pins.

❏

Q

Do I need to remove the LocalTalk connection before I use EtherTalk?

A

No.

Troubleshooting 5-3

Q

After I restart my Macintosh, the LocalTalk icon is selected, instead of
the EtherTalk.

A

Make sure that:

❏

The Asanté EtherTalk driver is on the start-up disk or in the Sys­tem folder.

❏

The Asanté card is properly seated.

❏

The network cable is properly connected.

If LocalT alk is still selected, install the Asanté EtherT alk software again.

Q

My system freezes intermittently when I access data on the remote file
server. Printing to remote printers is OK. What’s wrong?

A

Check the software version numbers on your Macintosh.
We recommend you have:

❏

Apple operating system 6.0.7 or later

❏

AppleTalk 57.04 or later

❏

Asanté EtherTalk 5.1 or later

❏

Mac TCP ver sion 1.1.1 if using Mac TCP

Upgrade your software if necessary . Remove old driver software by run­ning the Installer, selecting the

Option

the
Try a known good location to connect to the network.

key (

Install

changes to

Customize

Remove

option, and holding down

). Then install ne w software.

Q

I can't see any other Macs on the network.

❏

A

5-4 Troubleshooting

Unmount all network file servers.

❏

Change to LocalTalk.

❏

If using system 7.0, turn off virtual memory and restart.

❏

Run the Asanté Troubleshooter program from the Asanté Ether­Talk diskette.

❏

If the Ping-Pong test fails, check for faulty connectors, frayed or
broken cable.

Appendix A

Chapter 2

23 2

Technical Specifications

MacCon Specifications

The specifications for the Asanté MacCon cards are given below.

Systems supported Macintosh SE, SE/30, IIsi, LC family, Color Classic,

Quadra, MacII (NuBus) family, Centris, and Per­forma computers with an available expansion slot

Standards supported IEEE 802.3 Ethernet specifications for thick

(10Base5), thin (10Base2), and Unshielded
Twisted-Pair (10BaseT) media; Phase 1 and Phase
2 EtherTalk. Register-level compatible with Apple
Computer’s Ethernet cards

Software supported AppleShare, Novell NetWare for Macintosh, 3Com

3+Open, 3Com 3+Share, Sitka TOPS, DEC Path-

works, A/UX and other popular network software
Protocols supported AFP, TCP/IP, DecNet, and LAT
Math co-processor Motorola 68882 PLCC math co-processor available

for MacCon IIsi, 30i, and LC cards
Address selection

(IIsi only)
Power requirements +5V @ 1300 mA max. (thin)

Operating temperature 0˚ to 50˚ C

Warranty 5 years

4 user-selectable slot addresses: 9, A, B and E

+5V @ 1000 mA max (UTP)

+12V @500 mA max (thick)

+5V @800 mA max. (LC Series)

Relative humidity: 10% - 90%, non-condensing

A-1

Ethernet Address

Each Asanté card has a 6 byte Ethernet physical address beginning
with 00.00.94. In Figure A-1, an arrow points to the location of the
Ethernet address on each card.

You can also learn the Ethernet address using the Get Adapter Infor­mation option from the TroubleShooter File menu (see "Obtaining
System Configuration Information" on page 4-5). The Tr oubleShooter
application is available on the Installer diskette.

MacCon+ LCIII series

MacCon IIsi/30iE series

MacCon Nubus series

MacCon-i LC series

ID: 000094-40xxxx

MacCon Centris 610 series

MacCon-i Nubus series

Figure A-1

A-2 Technical Specifications

Location of Ethernet addresses on MacCon cards

MacCon LEDs

The LEDs for the MacCon NuBus, LC, IIsi, and SE cards are described
below.

LED State Yellow Green
ON

OFF

Blinking

N/A Link Integrity enabled, Twisted pair

cabling used, link detected
Link Integrity disabled, Twisted pair

cabling used

No network
activity

Network traffic N/A

Li

n

k Integrity enabled, Twisted pair

cabling used, no link detected
Link Integrity enabled, thin or thick

cabling used

Ethernet Specifications

The table below lists the Ethernet specifications.

Parameter 10Base2 10Base5 10BaseT

Cable Thin Thick UTP
Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 100 ohms
Connector on cable BNC DB-15 RJ-45
Data transfer rate 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps
Topology Bus Bus Star
Segment length

(maximum)
Distance between

nodes (minimum)
Nodes per segment

(maximum)

Technical Specifications A-3

185 meters 500 meters 100 meters

0.5 meter 1 meter n/a

30 500 n/a

You may find the following tips useful.

❏

10BaseT

The wiring normally called for in 10BaseT is 26 to 22 AWG,
which corresponds to the wire gauge of telephone twisted­pair cables. You need two pairs of wiring for each node.
Before you think seriously about using your existing phone
wiring for an Ethernet network, be aware that older cabling
may not be of sufficient quality to support the full 100 meters
between a device and the hub.

❏

When wiring 10BaseT connections, take precautions against
splitting pairs. Be sure you maintain the same color mates for
each pair used within the cable. If you don’t follow a com­mon color pairing, you can mix up the wires preventing the
Ethernet signal from being transmitted.

❏

Be sure to check any cabling you plan to use. Older cabling
may not be of adequate quality to support 100 meters
between a device and the hub.

❏

When subdividing cable segments, do not randomly pick any
length of cable. The IEEE recommends that Ethernet coaxial
cable be subdivided at lengths of 23.4 meters (76.8 feet), or
multiples of that length, in order to minimize internal signal
reflections. These reflections reduce the signal strength for
large networks. On small networks, such as those covering a
single floor of a building, these reflections probably wonnn’t
cause problems.

❏

You may want to install a wiring system in your building, or
you may already have one, that allows you to run a 10BaseT
cable to a wall jack.

Connector Pin-outs

AAUI Connector

The AAUI is a 14-pin connector used in the Apple Ethernet Cabling
System and the Asanté FriendlyNet system as a universal interface to
various external transceiver units (MAUs). The Asanté FriendlyNet
media adapters connect to the AAUI Ethernet port on the Macintosh
Quadras, Centr is 610 or Centris 650 with built-in Ethernet and Laser­Writer IIg printers.

A-4 Technical Specifications

Asanté FriendlyNet cards and Apple computer s and printers with
built-in Ethernet do not directly connect to the Ethernet cable;
instead, an external transceiver, like the Asanté FriendlyNet Media
adapter, is used. This approach lets you change network media by
only changing the external adapter instead of the card.

GND Circuit Signal name

09 TX+ Transmit +
10 TX– Transmit –
02 RX+ Receive +
03 RX– Receive –
05 CD+ Collision Detect +
06 CD– Collision Detect –
07 +5 V
04 GND

The following table describes the AUI connector pinouts.

Pin Circuit Signal name

03
10
11

05
12
04

07
15
08

02
09
01

06
13
14

Shell PG Protective Ground

DO+
DO–
DO S

DI+
DI–
DI S

CO+
CO–
COS

CI+
CI–
CI S

VC
VP
VS

Data Out + (transmit pair)
Data Out –
Data Out Shield

Data In + (transmit pair)
Data In –
Data In Shield

Control Out + (optional)
Control Out –
Control Out Shield

Control In + (optional)
Control In –
Control In shield

Voltage Common (power pair)
Voltage Plus
Voltage Shield

Technical Specifications A-5

8157654321

14 13 12 11 10 9

Figure B-1

AUI connector pin number assignments

RJ-45 Connector

The RJ-45 connector’s pin numbers listed below are for an Asanté
10BaseT card positioned correctly with the notch on the 8 pin mod­ular jack oriented down. Pin 1 is the left-most pin, and Pin 8 is the
right-most pin.

Pin Circuit Signal name Color code

1 TD+ Data Transmit + white-blue
2 TD– Data Transmit – blue-white
3 RD+ Data Receive + white-

orange
4 Not used
5 Not used
6 RD– Data Receive – orange-

white
7 Not used
8 Not used

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

white-blue

blue-white

Figure B-2

1

2

3

4

RJ-45 connector and biscuit block pin-outs

RJ-45

8

7

orange-white

6

5

white-orange

A-6 Technical Specifications