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GE 2000-N User Manual
(64 bit Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adapter)
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Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission. Trademarks All products, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. They are used for identifica
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FCC Interference Statement 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 provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation
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Table of Content: Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................................5 Features ...................................................................................................................................5 Package Content ...................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of this 64 bit PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter. High speed broadband internet is commonly used these days. It’s almost a must have product in homes and offices. No matter if you have a high speed broadband internet connection or a simple peer-to-peer connectivity; this product will help you through these simple tasks. Installation only takes few minutes! GE 2000-N is also compatible with most of the popular operating systems. R
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Package Content • (1) One Gigabit PCI Ethernet Adapter • (1) Driver Floppy OR Driver/Compact Disc With User manual included Requirements • A running operating system • A motherboard that has an open 64bit PCI slot available • A Pentium 1 equivalent or higher processor/IBM compatible personal computers • A working Ethernet cable 6
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Wire Diagram This is a sample of how the card should be placed on your PC case. The Ethernet cable goes into the port shown in the picture after the hardware is placed into the PCI slot on your motherboard. Ethernet Adapter to Network: The ‘Ethernet Adapter to Network’ simply shows how a user can use the GE 2000-N to connect to his/her modem/router/switch. One Ethernet cable goes from the computer (connected with the GE 2000-N) and out to your modem/router/switch. Ethe
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This section describes the installation of the GE 2000-N card into a personal computer (PC). To install the card, you need: • the GE 2000-N card • a PC with an available PCI slot • screwdrivers to open the PC and secure the GE 2000-N card • a Category 5 twisted-pair RJ-45 cable • a wrist strap • a blank, formatted floppy disk Installing the card consists of one optional and three required stages: Copying the Driver to a Floppy Di
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5. Insert the GE 2000-N card into the empty PCI slot in the PC. Orient the card so that the RJ-45 connector points out of the computer Warning: The card may fit backwards (with the RJ-45 pointing in) into the PCI slot. Starting the computer with the card inserted backwards may damage the card and/or the PC. 6. When you are certain the card is oriented correctly, press firmly on the card to ensure that it is completely seated in the PCI slot. Secure the GE 2000-N card using the screw
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A:\WIN95 (for Windows 95 osr2) . 3. Win98 SE/Win ME/Win95 osr2 will appear some messages to insert Win98 SE/Win ME/Win95 osr2 system disk to complete setup step. 4. Win98 SE/Win ME/Win95 osr2 will finish the other installation procedure automatically, then you restart the system. Install on Microsoft Win NT 4.0 1. In the Main group of NT, select the "Control Panel" icon. 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the "Network" icon.
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Install on Microsoft Win 2000/ XP Step 1: After booting the Windows 2000, go to Control Panel and access Add/Remove Hardware. Click Next. Step 2: Select Add/Troubleshoot a device. Click Next. Step 3: Select Add a new device. 11
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Click Next. Step 4: Select Yes, search for new hardware. Click Next. Step 5: Your system is now detecting for the presence of new hardware. 12
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Step 6: Select Have Disk …. and access the Windows 2000 driver on the diskette (A:\Win2k_XP\net83820.inf) 13
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Step 7: The correct device name appears on the list. Click Next. Click Next to finish driver installation. 14
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Verifying your Windows 2000/ XP driver installation Step 1: Go to Control Panel/System. On the System Properties sheet, click the Hardware tab and access the Device Manager. Step 2: On the Device Manager, you can see the device name appears on the list. 15
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Installation on Netware 5 NETWARE Driver Installation Follow this sequence for installation under NETWARE. Install the NIC into a PCI slot of a NetWare server and note the slot number for driver configuration later (slots are generally numbered top/front to bottom/back of the machine). It is recommended that NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 1 or later be installed. To install the driver, copy the dp83820.lan & dp83820.ldi files onto a floppy disk. Load NWConfig.nlm and follow
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CFLAGS of the Makefile. 4. After the dpm.o ( The driver module ) is made, to load the driver execute the command "insmod dpm". We can uload the driver by doing "rmmod dpm". 5. After loading the driver, get the interface name( eg: eth0, eth1 etc) for the device. The last line in the messages listed will indicate the name of the interface for the driver. If the message is not coming on the console, we can see the messages in the kernel buffer by executing "dmesg" on the command
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ifconfig mtu eg: ifconfig eth0 mtu 3000 The BUF_SIZE_MAX value in nsm.h (Tunable parameter) should be changed to 4096. can be increased upto 4000 bytes for sane operation. Aftermath Once you have successfully installed the GE 2000-N NIC you can now try to browse the internet by having an Ethernet cable connected to the NIC (computer) to your internet service provider (modem). Some people might have trouble connecting to the inter
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Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q: How do I check to see if the network card was installed properly? A: If the card was installed properly, it should be listed under device manager as: DP83820 Gigabit Network Controller. To get to device manager (For most Microsoft Windows Operating Systems) 1. Start > Settings > Control Panel > System 2. Go to ‘Device Manager’ 3. Go to ‘Network Adapters’ 4. Go to “Proprieties” device status should display” This device is worki
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You should be in MS-DOS prompt, enter the word ping, and a space and then the IP address that you assigned to the network card. Hit the Enter key on your keyboard. If you get replies when pinging, most-likely card is working properly. Q: What should I do when the computer does not detect the network interface card? A: Try the following steps: 1. Check to see if the card is installed properly on the motherboard, make sure the PCI connecter is all the way into the PCI slot.