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COVER FOR PREPRINTED SHELL 511589-00 REV D
USER’S
GUIDE
DURALAN™ FAST ETHERNET NICS
ANA™-69000/62000 FAMILY
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R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 © 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Printed in Singapore STOCK NO.: 512293-00, Rev. A DK 4/99
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DuraLAN™ Fast Ethernet NICs Including Duralink64™ Software ™ ANA -69000/62000 Family User’s Guide R
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Copyright © 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechani- cal, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, ANA, Duralink, and DuraLAN are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Windows NT is a tr
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Technical and Product Support ■ For technical support and information about many of Adaptec’s electronic support ser- vices, call 800-959-7274 or 408-945-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The system prompts you with questions regarding your problem and then provides step-by-step trou- bleshooting instructions. ■ To submit your electronic mail message to Adaptec Technical Support use the product sup- port information Webmail form at http://www.adaptec.com/support/webmail.html. ■ To speak with
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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. ANA-62011 ANA-69011 ANA-62022 ANA-62044 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interfer
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Limited Warranty SOFTWARE. Adaptec, Inc. warrants to you that for a period of ninety (90) days from the date you receive this software Product the magnetic media contains an accurate reproduction of the Software. This limited warranty covers only the original user of the Product. If the Product media should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec at its option, will repair or replace the Product media, provided it is delivered at your expense to Adaptec as provided below. Adapte
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents Part 1 Introduction to DuraLAN 1 Getting Started System Requirements ..............................................................1-2 Hardware Requirements ...................................................1-2 Software Requirements .....................................................1-2 Fast Ethernet ............................................................................1-3 Adaptec DuraLAN NICs ..........................................................1-3 Duralin
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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide Connecting the Network Cable ................................................ 3-6 Installing the Appropriate NIC Driver .....................................3-7 4 Network Configuration Examples Network Without Duralink64 Failover Protection .................. 4-2 Single Hub or Switch on an Ethernet Segment ....................... 4-3 Dual Hubs ................................................................................ 4-4 Dual Hubs with an Ethernet Sw
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Contents 6 Duralink64 Standard Driver for Windows Configuring the Standard Driver Ports in Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51 ................................................6-2 Configuring the Ports in Windows 98/95 ................................6-4 7 Duralink64 Failover for Windows NT Configuring the Ports ...............................................................7-2 Creating the Failover Pair ........................................................7-3 Windows NT 4.0 .............................
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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide Part 4 The Duralink64 Driver for NetWare 9 Duralink64 Standard Driver for NetWare Before you Begin ..................................................................... 9-2 Note on NetWare ..................................................................... 9-2 Install of Duralink64 Driver during NetWare 5.0 Operating System Installation ............................................................................ 9-3 Installing the NetWare Standard Driv
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Contents 11 Duralink64 Port Aggregation for NetWare Before you Begin ...................................................................11-2 Note on NetWare ...................................................................11-2 Installing the NetWare Port Aggregation Driver ...................11-3 Configuring Ports ...................................................................11-4 Creating Port Aggregation Groups ........................................11-6 Creating Fast EtherChannel Group
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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide Part 5 Appendices A Cables and LEDs Connection Types ................................................................... A-2 Full Duplex Support ........................................................ A-2 Cable Requirements ................................................................ A-3 Straight-through Cable ............................................................ A-4 Pinout and Color Requirements ..............................................
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Contents D The Diagnostics Utility Running the Diagnostics .........................................................D-2 From the Hard Drive ........................................................D-2 From the Floppy Drive ....................................................D-2 Diagnostic Tests ......................................................................D-3 Index xiii
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Part 1 Introduction to DuraLAN
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▼▼ ▼▼ 1 Getting Started In This Chapter System Requirements 1-2 Fast Ethernet 1-3 Adaptec DuraLAN NICs 1-3 Duralink64 Failover 1-6 Duralink64 Port Aggregation 1-7 FEC (Fast EtherChannel) 1-8 Advisories 1-9 ® This user’s guide describes how to install and configure Adaptec DuraLAN™ Fast Ethernet network interface cards (NICs). Please review the system requirements before you begin. User’s guide summary: ■ Part 1, Introduction to DuraLAN, describes how to install your Adaptec DuraLAN NIC. ■ Par
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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide ■ Part 4, The Duralink64 Driver for NetWare, describes how to create a virtual port by grouping ports to maximize bandwidth for your mission-critical applications. ■ Part 5, Appendices, provides supplemental information that may be required for a proper installation. System Requirements Hardware Requirements The minimum hardware system requirements for using the Adaptec DuraLAN NIC are as follows: System Component Requirements NIC ■ Available bus maste
