D-Link DFE-660TX User Manual

10/100 Ethernet PC Card

for CardBus

Model DFE-660TX

User’s Guide

Rev. 01 (November, 1997)

6DFE660.01

Printed in Taiwan

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FCC Warning

DFE-660TX FCC Class B ID KA2FEPC66001

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provid e reason ab le pr otect io n agai nst h armful int erference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, i f not instal led and u sed in accordance with th e
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receivi ng antenna.

• Increase the separatio n between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio /TV technician for help.
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission

limits.
You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by

the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the
equipment.

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 cause undesired operation.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Hardware:

D-Link warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in
workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following
lengths of time from the date of purchase from D-Link or its authorized
reseller:

Product Ty pe Warranty Period

Network adapters Lifetime
Unmanaged and managed hubs* Lifetime

Repeaters, MAUs, transceivers, media converters One year
Concentrators One year

Internetworking products One year
Other hardware products One year
Spare parts and spare kits 90 days
* Power supply and fans in these devices One year

If a product does not operate as warranted during the applicable warranty
period, D-Link shall, at its option and expense, (1) repair the defective
product or part, (2) deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to
replace the defective item. All products that are replaced will become the
property of D-Link. Replacement products may be new or reconditioned.
Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety (90) day warranty or
the remainder of the initial warranty period, whichever is longer.

D-Link shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or
memory data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any
products returned to D-Link pursuant to any warranty.

All products with lifetime warranty have a standard five-year warranty. To
qualify for lifetime warranty, the enclosed Product Registration Card must
be completed and returned to D-Link within ninety (90) days of purchase.

Warranty service may be obtained by contacting a D-Link office for a Return
Material Authorization (RMA) number. See list of office locations at the
end of this manual. If a Product Registration Card has not been previously
sent, proof of purchase, such as a copy of the dated purchase invoice, must
be provided. Once an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be
shipped back to D-Link prepaid, insured and wrapped in the original or
similar shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged during
shipment. When returning the defective product to D-Link for service, the
RMA number must be marked on the outside of the shipping package. Any
product returned without an RMA number shall be rejected and sent back to
the Customer, and D-Link reserves the righ t to have Custo mer bear the cost
of sending back such products. A service charge may or may not be levied
to Customer by D-Link. To find out if a service charge is levied or not, and
the charged amount, read the RMA that is returned to Customer, or ask the
D-Link office when an RMA is requested .

Software

D-Link warrants that the software programs licensed from it will perform in
substantial conformance to the applicable published program specifications
for a period of ninety(90) days from the date of purchase from D-Link or its
authorized reseller. D-Link warrants the magnetic media containing software
against failure during the warranty period. No updates are provided.
D-Link‘s sole obligation hereunder shall be to replace any defective software
products with products which substantially conform to D-Link’s applicable
published specifications. Customer assumes responsibility for the selection
of the appropriate applications program and associated reference materials.
D-Link makes no warranty that its software products will work in
combination with any hardware of applications software products provided
by third party, that the operation of the software products will be
uninterrupted or error free, or that all defects in the software product will be
corrected. For any third party products listed in the D-Link software product
documentation or specifications as being compatible. D-Link will make
reasonable efforts to provide compatibility, except where the non­compatibility is caused by “bug” or defect in the third party‘s product.

Warranty service for software products may be obtained by contacting a
D-Link office within the warranty period. See list of office locations at the
end of this manual. Where no Product Registration Card has been sent by
Customer, proof of pu rchase, su ch as a cop y of the dat ed p urchased in voice,
must be provided.

WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE

If the D-Link product does not operate as warranted above, the
customer's sole remedy shall be, at D-Link's option, repair or
replacement. The foregoing warranties and remedies are
exclusive and are in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or
implied, either in fact or by operation of law, statutory or
otherwise, including warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. D-Link neither assumes nor
authorizes any other person to assume for it any other liability
in connection with the sale, installation maintenance or use of
D-Link's products.

D-Link shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and
examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does
not exist or was caused by the customer's or any third person's
misuse, neglect, improper installation or testing, unauthorized
attempts to repair, or any other cause beyond the range of the
intended use, or by accident, fire, lightning or other haz ard.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event will D-Link be liable for any damages, including loss
of data, loss of profits, cost of cover or other incidental,
consequential or indirect damages arising out the installation,
maintenance, use, performance, failure or interruption of a D- Link
product, however caused and on any theory of liability. This
limitation will apply even if D-Link has been advised of the
possibility of such damag e.

If you purchased a D-Link product in the United States, some
states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may
not apply to you.

Table of Contents

1.

INTRODUCTION

............................................................. 1

General Description ............................................... 1

About Fast Ethernet ..................................................... 2

About Autonegotiation .................................................. 3

LED Indicators............................................................... 5

Summary of Features .................................................. 5

2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

...................................... 7

Unpack and Inspect...................................................... 7

Hardware Installation ................................................... 8

Remove the PC Card.................................................11

Connect the Network Cable...................................... 13

Connecting for Fast Ethernet ...................................13

Connecting for 10Mbps Ethernet.............................13

3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

.....................................15

Run Installation Director.......................................15

Installing 16-bit NetWare Client for Dos.................17

A. TROUBLESHOOTING

................................................17

Troubleshooting t he Har dware Inst allation.............17

Troubleshooting t he Software Installation .............. 17

B. DFE-660TX SPECIFICATIONS

.................................20

1

Introduction

Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-660TX, the value leader
among Ethernet / Fast Ethernet adapters for CardBus notebook PCs.
This chapter provides a general description of DFE-660TX features,
with a summary of features at the end of the chapter. Installation
instructions are given in Chapters 2 and 3.

General Description

The D-Link DFE-660TX 10/100 Ethernet PC Card for CardBus
notebook PCs is a credit-card sized Ethernet / Fast-Ethernet adapter
for connecting a notebook PC to an IEEE 802.3 or 802.3u Ethernet
network. The notebook PC must be equipped with CardBus (32 bit)
extension bus and Type II or Type III PC Card slot (s).

NOTE:

The terms "PC Card" and “CardBus” are used throughout

this manual to refer to those objects as defined in the
PCMCIA / PC Card standards published by Personal
Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA).
The term “slot” is used in this manual is synonymous with
“socket” where the standards use the latter term in
reference to the physical receptacles of a host notebook
computer, for insertion/connection of PC Cards. More
information on the standards is available from PCMCIA’s
www server at http://www.pc-card.com.

The DFE-660TX automatically detects the parameters of its Ethernet
environment, and automatically negotiates and determines its own
speed and duplex settings as required for maximum performance in

DFE-660TX Fast Et hernet PC Card User's Guide

2

Introduction

its environment. (The autonegotiation function is effective only
when the DFE-660TX is connected to the network by a device
(switch or hub) which also has autonegotiation functionality.)

Inside its compact case, the D-Link DFE-660TX holds an Ethernet
controller, network processing interface, a 68-pin PC Card Standard
front-end plug which connects to the notebook PC, and a 15-pin
back-end receptacle for connecting the media coupler. The
DFE-660TX requires no pre-installation setup -- simply insert its
front end into the notebook PC's PC-Card slot.

The DFE-660TX is supplied with a media coupler which plugs into
the back end (15-pin receptacle) of the DFE-660TX. The other end
of the media coupler has an RJ-45 receptacle which receives the
network cable. The media coupler features LED indicators for
linkage and activity states, and for the speed and duplex settings.

About Fast Ethernet

Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified by IEEE Standard

802.3u. It extends the traditional 10Mbps (10 megabit/sec) Ethernet
technology to achieve 100Mbps (100 megabit/sec) transmission and
reception. Because Fast Ethernet retains the traditional Ethernet
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense, Multiple Access, Collision Detect)
protocol, it remains wholly compatib le with 10Mbps Ethernet while
providing a tenfold increase in network capacity.

The Fast Ethernet standard specifies three subtypes, corresponding
to three media types:

100Base-TX (using two twisted pairs in EIA 568 Category 5
UTP or STP cable)

100Base-T4 (using four twisted pairs in a Category 3,
Category 4, or Category 5 UTP cable)