3com Megahertz 100 User manual

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3Com Megahertz

®

10/100 LAN PC Card

User Guide

Part No. 09-1527-000

Published December 1998

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C

ONTENTS

1

I

NSTALLING

THE

PC C

ARD

Inserting the LAN Card 2

Cabling the LAN Card and Connecting to the Network 2

Disconnecting the Cable from the Card 3

LAN Card LEDs 4

2

S

ETUP

FOR

W

INDOWS

98

Before You Begin Installation 5

Setup Procedure 5

Conﬁrming Installation 6

Troubleshooting Windows 98 Installations 7

Uninstalling the Card 8

3

S

ETUP

FOR

W

INDOWS

95

Before You Begin Installation 9

Determining Your Windows 95 Version 9

Setup Procedures 10

Windows 95 Version A 10

Windows 95 OSR 2 11

Conﬁrming Installation (Version A and OSR 2) 12

Troubleshooting Windows 95 Installations 13

Uninstalling the Card 14

4

S

ETUP

FOR

W

INDOWS

NT

Before You Begin Installation 15

Setup Procedure 15

Setup With No Networking Installed 15

Setup With Networking Installed 17

Troubleshooting Windows NT Installations 17

Uninstalling the Card 18

5

H

ELP

AND

S

UPPORT

Other Operating Systems Supported 19

Other Networks Supported 19

On-Line Documentation 20

Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 20

Windows NT 3.51, Windows 3.x, DOS 20

DOS Diagnostics Help Library 20

Online Technical Services 21

World Wide Web Site 21

3Com FTP Site 21

3Com Bulletin Board Service 21

3ComFacts Automated Fax Service 22

Support from Your Network Supplier and 3Com 22

Returning Products for Repair 22

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PECIFICATIONS

1

I

NSTALLING

THE

PC C

ARD

The 3Com Megahertz

®

10/100 LAN PC Card (model

3CCFE574BT) connects a computer to an Ethernet or

Fast Ethernet network.

This guide describes LAN card installation and setup for

Windows 98

®

, Windows 95

®

, and Windows NT

®

. Refer to

the LAN card on-line help utilities for setup for operating

systems not described in this guide.

■

See“On-Line Documentation” on page 20 for details

on installing the on-line documentation and opening it

with your Web browser.

■

For details on accessing on-line help from DOS,

Windows 3.x, and Windows NT 3.51, see “Windows

NT 3.51, Windows 3.x, DOS” on page 20.

■

If your computer does not have a Web browser

installed, see “DOS Diagnostics Help Library” on

page 20.

Check the on-line documentation for the latest information

on this product, including Release Notes. You can also

obtain the same information from the README.TXT ﬁle in

the \HELP directory on the

Installation Disk

.

2

C

HAPTER

1: I

NSTALLING

THE

PC C

ARD

Inserting the LAN Card

Slide the LAN card into the card slot as shown below. The

power to the computer can be on or off. Without forcing

the card, push until it seats ﬁrmly.

If you do not know how to insert cards in your computer,

refer to the documentation supplied with your computer

on using PC Card (PCMCIA) slots.

Cabling the LAN Card and Connecting to the Network

All connectors should seat easily without forcing.

With the icon side up, attach the PC card cable to the LAN

card as shown above. Connect the network cable to the PC

card cable and to the network port.

Disconnecting the Cable from the Card

3

Disconnecting the Cable from the Card

The PC card cable locks in place when you connect it to the

card. Do not pull or twist it when disconnecting it from the

LAN card.

To release the cable from the card, squeeze the release clips

located on the sides of the connector, as shown in the

following illustration.

4

C

HAPTER

1: I

NSTALLING

THE

PC C

ARD

LAN Card LEDs

Once the card is connected to the network and the

network drivers are installed (described in the following

chapters) you will be able to use the connector LEDs to

verify link integrity.

Table 1

LAN Connector LEDs

LED On Off Flashing

10 Mbps Good 10BASE-T

connection between

PC Card and hub

No connection.

(Off when 100 LNK

LED is on.)

There may be a

problem with your

physical connection.

Check that all cables

are connected

securely.

100 Mbps Good 100BASE-TX

connection between

PC Card and hub

No connection.

(Off when 10 LNK

LED is on.)

2

S

ETUP

FOR

W

INDOWS

98

Before You Begin Installation

Before installing the network driver software, obtain the

following information from your MIS department:

■

For Windows 98 networking, your computer name and

workgroup name.

■

For your network account, your user name and password.

Setup Procedure

1 Install the card as described in Chapter 1.

Windows 98 automatically detects the card, displays a

New

Hardware Found

dialog box, and looks for information

about the card.

2 When ready to conﬁgure the new hardware,

Windows 98 opens the

Add New Hardware Wizard.

Select

Search for the best driver for your device

and

click

3 Select

Floppy Drives,

insert the LAN card

Installation

Disk

, and click

4 After ﬁnding the ﬁles on the disk, the hardware

wizard displays the card name,

FE574B-3Com 10/100

LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet

. Click

required ﬁles.

6

C

HAPTER

2: S

ETUP

FOR

W

INDOWS

98

5 Insert the Windows 98 CD if prompted. Optionally,

you may specify a location on the hard disk where

the Windows 98 ﬁles reside. Typically, this location is

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS. Click

OK

to copy the

ﬁles needed for the Ethernet interface.

There may be a period of inactivity while the system checks

your current network conﬁguration. How much time this

takes depends on your settings for network software

components.

6 Click

Finish

. When Windows 98 prompts whether to

reboot the computer, remove the

Installation Disk

from the ﬂoppy drive and click

YES

.

Conﬁrming Installation

1 Double-click the

My Computer

icon.

2 Double-click the

Control Panel

icon.

3 Double-click the

System

icon. The System Properties

box appears, detailing your system setup.

4 Click the

Device Manager

tab. A list of devices

appears, arranged by type.

5 Double-click

Network Adapters

. The LAN card name,

FE574B-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet,

appears, conﬁrming successful installation.

6 Double-click the entry for the LAN card to display a

description of the card and its current status. The

device status should indicate “This device is working

properly.”

Troubleshooting Windows 98 Installations

7

Troubleshooting Windows 98 Installations

Basic troubleshooting,

applicable for all

problem situations.

Inspect all cables and connections.

Check whether your card is fully inserted into the slot.

Verify that you have the latest BIOS for your system. If

not, check the Web site for your computer and follow the

BIOS upgrade instructions.

Check for multiple installations of the card.

Check whether your system’s PCMCIA or CardBus

Controller is installed and running properly: go to

Control Panel/System/Device Manager/PCMCIA Card.

Verify that the controller is present and shows no errors.

Open Control Panel/PC Card to confirm that the system

recognizes your card.

In Control Panel/Network make sure that you have the

correct clients and protocols installed.

The LAN device is not

functional. LED on the

connector is off or

mismatches the real

network speed.

Use Control Panel/System/Device Manager to inspect the

status of your LAN card.

If you see a red “X”, enable the card by checking the

appropriate box under Properties.

If you see a yellow exclamation mark, click the icon to see

what the conflict is. Verify that there are adequate system

resources. Try to free system resources (for example, disable

the infrared port), then remove and reinstall the card.

Losing network

connection after

disconnecting or

changing the media

speed.

This can occur when using NetWare servers and IPX/SPX

protocol. It happens when the frame type is selected

automatically. A temporary solution is to reboot after

disconnecting and reconnecting the cable in NetWare

networks. The permanent solution is to use specific frame

types such as 802.2 or 802.3.

Need to force speed

and duplex settings.

In most cases, the automatic settings work fine. However,

if you to need to force speed or duplex settings to match

those of an attached device:

1 Open Control Panel/Network

2 Double click the LAN card.

3 Click the Advanced tab.

4 Highlight Network Link Selection and choose the

correct speed.

8

C

HAPTER

2: S

ETUP

FOR

WINDOWS 98

Uninstalling the Card

Sometimes previous or unﬁnished installations leave

problems that affect card operation. If the card installation

is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course may be to

remove the card and its software and repeat the installation

procedures with a fresh installation of the operating

system. Possible problems may be indicated if:

■ The card is not working.

■ Windows 98 is not detecting the card.

■ The system issues a warning tone at startup.

If you are having any of these problems:

1 Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager.

2 Select the LAN card components and click Remove.

3 Remove the LAN card from the card slot.

4 Reboot and reinstall the card.

Slow or dropped

connection on a

10/100 switch or hub.

The switch may be forced to 10 Mbps. Open

Control Panel/Network/Advanced and disable Auto

Polarity.

1 Open Control Panel/Network

2 Double click the LAN card.

3 Click on the Advanced tab.

4 Highlight Automatic Polarity Selection and choose

Disable.

3

SETUP FOR WINDOWS 95

Before You Begin Installation

■ Determine which version of Windows 95 is installed on

your computer.

■ Obtain the Installation Disk that shipped with the LAN

Card.

■ Ask the MIS department for your network ﬁle server

name, your network account user name, and your

password.

Determining Your Windows 95 Version

Before setting up the card, you must know which version

of Windows 95 is installed on your computer. Version A, an

early version of Windows 95, is still installed on many

computers. Most newer computers, especially those which

come with Windows 95 already installed, run OSR 2 (also

called version B or version C). These versions of Windows

95 require different ﬁles and different setup procedures.

Follow these steps to ﬁnd out which version of Windows

95 you are running:

1 In the Windows 95 Control Panel, double-click System

to display the System Properties dialog box.

2 Click the General Tab to display the Windows 95

version information.

■ Version A is identiﬁed as 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a.

■ OSR 2 is identiﬁed as 4.00.950b or 4.00.950c.

10 CHAPTER 3: SETUP FOR WINDOWS 95

Setup Procedures

Windows 95 Version A

If a “New Hardware Found” dialog box appears, skip to

step 8.

1 Open the Control Panel and double click the PCMCIA

icon.

If you are asked whether you are using a PC Card to install

windows, ignore the prompt.

2 Click Next.

3 Click No to the prompt about real-mode drivers.

4 Click Next if prompted to remove the Real Mode

drivers.

5 Click Finish.

6 Click Yes to shut down the PC.

7 When shutdown is complete, install the LAN card as

described Chapter 1 and reboot.

8 After reboot, when the New Hardware Found dialog

box appears, select Driver from disk provided by

hardware manufacturer and click OK.

9 Insert the Installation Disk in drive A and click OK.

10 If the software prompts for Location Information,

enter the requested location information and click OK.

If the software prompts for Computer Name and Work

Group Name, type the names as supplied by your MIS

department and click OK.

■ The computer name is the name of your PC (up to 15

characters, no blank spaces).

■ A workgroup is composed of a community of PCs and

contains shared resources (such as printers).

■ If you use peer-to-peer networking, the workgroup

name is your peer group.

Setup Procedures 11

11 If you are prompted for Windows 95 ﬁles, enter the

directory path for Windows 95 (on most hard disks,

c:\windows\options\cabs) or insert the Windows 95

CD and specify the \WIN95 directory.

When installation is complete, Windows 95 prompts for

restart.

12 Remove the Installation Disk and click Yes.

When the software restarts, log on to your network using

the user name and password supplied by your MIS

department.

Windows 95 OSR 2

If a “Update Device Driver Wizard” dialog box apprears,

skip to step 8.

1 Open the Control Panel and double click the PCMCIA

icon.

If you are asked whether you are using a PC Card to install

windows, ignore the prompt.

2 Click Next.

3 Click No to the prompt about real-mode drivers.

4 Click Next if prompted to remove the Real Mode

drivers.

5 Click Finish.

6 Click Yes to shut down the PC.

7 When shutdown is complete, install the LAN card as

described Chapter 1 and reboot.

8 Follow the instructions in the Update Device Driver

Wizard dialog box. Insert the LAN card Installation

Disk in the ﬂoppy drive and click Next.

If the Update Device Driver window does not appear, see

the troubleshooting table at the end of this chapter.

9 After the system ﬁnds the installation ﬁles on the

disk, it displays the card name, FE574B-3Com 10/100

LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet. and prompts for the

location of the driver ﬁles.

12 CHAPTER 3: SETUP FOR WINDOWS 95

10 Click Finish to copy the ﬁles needed for the Ethernet

interface.

■ If prompted for the LAN Card Installation Disk, indicate

the ﬂoppy drive as the location of the ﬁles.

■ If prompted for Windows 95 ﬁles, indicate your

CD-ROM drive or type the path to the directory where

your Windows 95 ﬁles reside. Normally, this path is

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS.

Click OK to ﬁnish copying the required ﬁles.

11 If Windows 95 opens the Network Setup box, supply

your computer name and workgroup name, then click

Close.

12 When Windows 95 prompts whether to reboot the

computer, remove the Installation Disk from the

ﬂoppy drive and click YES.

Conﬁrming Installation (Version A and OSR 2)

1 Double-click the My Computer icon.

2 Double-click the Control Panel icon.

3 Double-click the System icon. The System Properties

box details your system setup.

4 Click the Device Manager tab.

5 From the list of devices, double-click Network

Adapters. The display should show the LAN card

name, conﬁrming successful installation.

6 Double-click the entry for the LAN card to display a

description of the card and its current status. It

should display “This device is working properly.”

Troubleshooting Windows 95 Installations 13

Troubleshooting Windows 95 Installations

Symptom Solution

Basic

troubleshooting,

applicable for all

problem

situations.

Inspect all cables and connections.

Check whether your card if fully inserted into the slot.

Verify whether you have the latest BIOS for your system. If not,

check the Web site for your computer and follow the BIOS

upgrade instructions.

Check for multiple installations of the card.

Check whether your system’s PCMCIA or

CardBus Controller is installed and running properly:

go to Control Panel/System/Device Manager/PCMCIA Card.

Verify that the controller is present and shows no errors.

Open Control Panel/PC Card to confirm that the system

recognizes your card.

In Control Panel/Network application, make sure that you have

the correct clients and protocols installed.

At installation,

Update Device

Driver window

does not appear.

The LAN card may have already been installed.

The LAN card may have been installed as “Other Devices”

because of a previous faulty installation.

PCMCIA may not be enabled on your system.

The LAN device is

not functional.

LED on the

connector is off

or mismatches

the real network

speed.

Use Control Panel/System/Device Manager to inspect the status

of your LAN card.

If you see a red “X”, enable the card by checking the

appropriate box under Properties.

If you see a yellow exclamation mark, click on the icon to see

what the conflict is. Verify that there are adequate system

resources. Try to free system resources (for example, disable

the infrared port), then remove and reinstall the card.

Losing network

connection after

disconnecting or

changing the

media speed

This can occur when using NetWare servers and IPX/SPX

protocol. It happens when the frame type is selected

automatically. A temporary solution is to reboot after

disconnecting and reconnecting the cable in NetWare

networks. The permanent solution is to use specific frame types

such as 802.2 or 802.3.

14 CHAPTER 3: SETUP FOR WINDOWS 95

Uninstalling the Card

Sometimes previous or unﬁnished installations leave

problems that affect card operation. If the card installation

is unsuccessful for any reason, your best course may be to

remove the card and its software and repeat the installation

procedures with a fresh installation of the operating

system. Possible problems may be indicated if:

■ The card is not working.

■ Windows 95 is not detecting the card.

■ The system issues a warning tone at startup.

If you are having any of these problems:

1 Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager.

2 Select the LAN card components and click Remove.

3 Remove the LAN card from the card slot.

4 Reboot normally and reinstall the card.

Need to force

speed and duplex

settings.

In most cases, the automatic settings work fine. However, if

you to need to force speed or duplex settings to match those

of an attached device:

1 Open Control Panel/Network

2 Double click the LAN card.

3 Click on the Advanced tab.

4 Select Network Link Selection and choose the correct speed.

Slow or dropped

connection on a

10/100 switch or

hub.

The switch may be forced to 10 Mbps. Open

Control Panel/Network/Advanced and disable Auto Polarity.

1 Open Control Panel/Network

2 Double click the LAN card.

3 Click on the Advanced tab.

4 Highlight Automatic Polarity Selection and choose Disable.

4

SETUP FOR WINDOWS NT

Before You Begin Installation

Which Windows NT setup procedure you use depends on

whether networking has already been installed on your

computer. Verify with your MIS department which network

driver installation instructions you should use.

Before setting up the card, you will need to know:

■ Your network ﬁle server name, network account user

name, and password.

■ The Protocol used in the Microsoft Windows network

(NWLink IPX/SPX compatible transport, TCP/IP protocol,

NetBEUI protocol).

■ The Name of the NT Server domain or workgroup to

which you belong.

■ Your IP address (unless you are using DHCP).

Setup Procedure

Setup With No Networking Installed

1 In the Control Panel, double-click Network.

2 When the system prompts: ”Windows NT Networking

is not installed. Do you want to install it now?”, click

Yes. This opens the Network Setup Wizard.

3 Check Wired to the network and click Next.

4 When the system prompts to have setup start

searching for a network adapter, click Select from

List.

5 Click Have Disk. Put the Installation Disk in the ﬂoppy

drive and click OK.

16 CHAPTER 4: SETUP FOR WINDOWS NT

6 When the Select OEM Option window opens, select

FE574B-3Com 10/100 LAN PCCard-Fast Ethernet and

click OK.

7 The Network Adapters list shows a check mark next

to the 3Com LAN card. Click Next to continue.

8 In the Network Protocols list, place a check mark next

to each network protocol required for your site and

click Next.

9 In the Network Services window, place a check mark

in the box next to each desired service. Unless you

are following speciﬁc guidelines from your MIS

department, select the default settings.

10 Click Next to install the selected components.

11 When prompted, enter the path to the Windows NT

installation ﬁles (for example, D:\i386 on the NT CD)

and click Continue.

When the system prompts again for NT ﬁles, click Continue.

12 In the 3Com LAN card dialog box, accept the default

settings and click Continue.

The default settings work in most instances. However, you

may specify network link settings, auto polarity, and IRQ

and I/O values.

13 When the window for enabling or disabling protocols

opens, click Next.

14 When NT is ready to start the network, click Next to

copy the network ﬁles.

15 Provide your computer name and workgroup or

domain name when prompted.

16 When the system displays “Networking has been

installed on your computer,” click Finish.

17 When prompted to reboot the computer, remove the

Installation Disk from the ﬂoppy drive and click Yes.

If you had Service Pack 3 installed prior to setting up the

LAN card, you should reinstall it now.

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