Trendnet TEG-PCISX User Manual

TEG-PCISX

1000Mbps Ethernet

Card

User’s Guide

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the regulations for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with this user’s guide, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment,
this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

VCCI Mark Warning

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................... 2

GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY........................................ 3

THE 1000MBPS GIGABIT ETHERNET CARD ........................... 4

Speed ................................................................................ 4

PCI Interface.................................................................... 5

VLAN ................................................................................ 6

PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................. 6

INSTALLATION ....................................................... 8

UNPACKING .......................................................................... 8

INSTALLING THE ADAPTER.................................................... 8

CONNECTING THE NETWORK CABLE..................................... 9

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................. 10

Windows NT v4.0......................................................... 10

NetWare Server 5.0 ..................................................... 11

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 16

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 17

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card
for PCI-Bus equipped personal computers. The 1000Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet Card is ideal for speeding up data transfers
for network servers and other computers, such as those used
for video-conferencing, that send and/or receive large
amounts of data. The 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card also
includes the newest networking technologies, such as VLAN
and multicasting support, that use network bandwidth more
efficiently and further help the card maximize data
throughput.

System Requirements

The host computer or server using the 1000Mbps Gigabit
Ethernet Card needs to meet the following minimum
requirements:

• Processor – Pentium-class CPU or higher

• Memory – 32MB RAM (Linux only), all other NOSs

require 64 MB RAM

• PCI slot – 32- or 64-bit PCI Local Bus Slot Rev. 2.1 or

later (please refer to the motherboard User’s Guide)

• BIOS – Latest BIOS (Contact the PC manufacturer or

BIOS manufacturer’s website to verify)

• Network connection – an IEEE 802.3z-compliant

gigabit switch, modular switch port or buffered repeater

• Operating System – One of the following:

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Windows 95 (OSR2)

Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)

Windows NT 2000

Linux OS Kernel v2.0/2.2

Novell Netware v3.12, Support Pack 312PTD

Novell Netware v3.2

Novell Netware v4.11, Support Pack 5

Novell Netware v4.2

Novell Netware v5.0

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
standard, utilizing the same packet structure, format, and
support for the standard Ethernet CSMA/CD protocol. It also
supports the same full duplex specifications, and
management objects, but with a tenfold increase in
theoretical throughput over 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and a
one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is
compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet
environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward
upgrade without wasting a company’s existing investment in
hardware, software, and trained personnel.

The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit
Ethernet is essential to coping with the network bottlenecks
that frequently develop as computers and their busses get
faster and more users use applications that generate more

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