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    ® PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card E1752 User Guide First Edition October 2004[...]

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    2 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide No part of this documentation, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except d[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Introduction ........................................................................................ 5 Package contents ..............................................................[...]

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    4 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Installing Solaris Driver Software ........................................... 32 SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 .......................................................... 35 UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 ...........................................[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 5 Introduction Thank you for buying the ASUS PEB-G21 PCI Express x1 Network Interface Card! This user guide tells you how to install and configure the card. It is assumed that you have adequate knowledge on PCs and some familiarit[...]

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    6 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Models The ASUS PEB-G21 network interface card comes with a standard bracket for regular PCs.[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 7 Layout PEB-G21 R BROADCOM BCM5721 10=OFF 100=ORG 1000=GRN ACT/LNK PCI-Express interface LAN controller[...]

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    8 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface PCI-Express x1 Interface • PCI Express 1.0a host interface compliant • x1 PCI Express lane • Supports PXE, RPL, ASF 2.0 ?[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 9 LED descriptions The RJ-45 LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN). Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications L[...]

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    10 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide System requirements Your PC or server should meet the following system requirements before installing the ASUS PEB-G21 network interface card: • PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot (PCI Express 1.0a host interface) • optical[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 11 Installing the network card Follow these steps to install the card into your PC. CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION! Before handling the network card, touch a bare metal portion of your PC to discharge the static elect[...]

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    12 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Connecting the network cable Follow these steps to connect the card to the network. The RJ-45 port on the network card provides a 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps connection, depending on the speed of the connected hub or switch. 1. Plug [...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 13 Running the installation program The support CD that came with the PCI Express card package contains the drivers that you have to install to avail all the features of this card. Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows ® ® ® [...]

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    14 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer Using the Driver Installer To install the adapter software for Windows Server 2003, do the following Before beginning t[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 15 From the Windows Start Start Start Start Start menu, click Run Run Run Run Run and type the following on the command line, d:BINASSETUP.EXE d:BINASSETUP.EXE d:BINASSETUP.EXE d:BINASSETUP.EXE d:BINASSETUP.EXE then pres[...]

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    16 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide The following describes the items on the menu: PEB-G21 LAN Card Installs the PEB-G21LAN card driver. PEB-G21 LAN Card Driver Disk Image Allows you to create a driver disk for the PEB-G21 LAN card. Broadcom Software Utility Inst[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 17 Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows ® ® ® ® ® 2000 Driver Software 2000 Driver Software 2000 Driver Software 2000 Driver Software 2000 Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Insta[...]

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    18 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide When updating the adapter software on existing ASUS devices, the Advanced Property settings may not be updated unless the existing ASUS device is removed by following the instructions in the Removing the Driver Software section[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 19 Example: e: Where "e" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system. 5. In the Driver Files Search Results window, verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown, then click Next. If the Insert [...]

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    20 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Windows NT Windows NT Windows NT Windows NT Windows NT ® ® ® ® ® Driver Software Driver Software Driver Software Driver Software Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Installing the [...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 21 3. Open the Control Panel. 4. In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 5. When the Network window opens, select the Adapters tab. 6. To install a new adapter, select the adapter and click Add . All previously instal[...]

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    22 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 8. When prompted, insert the driver installation media, or choose a location to install the driver from. Type the path to the driver, and click OK. For example, to install the adapter driver software for Windows NT, type e: in[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 23 Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Linux Driver Software Installing Source RPM Package Installing Source RPM Package In[...]

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    24 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide The driver will be installed in one of the following paths: • 2.2.x kernels: /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700.o /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700.o /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700.[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 25 Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File Building Driver From TAR File 1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files: tar xvzf bcm5700-<version[...]

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    26 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2/5.x/6.0 Driver Installing Novell N[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 27 4. Choose the Load an additional driver option and press Enter. 5. Insert the CD or driver disk created using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility, and select the Install an unlisted driver option, by pressing Insert. 6. If you are us[...]

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    28 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide If you are performing an initial installation of NetWare 4.2/5.x/6.0 and have more than two adapters installed, the install program will allow you to allocate the actual number of packet receive buffers needed by the adapter. D[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 29 Example: The default maximum number of receive buffers for the system is 500; the default minimum is 128. Edit the startup.ncf file to have the following entries. The actual numbers will be a function of the number of ports in [...]

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    30 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Novell NetWare Server 6.5 Driver Software Installing Nove[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 31 4. Scroll down to Network boards and press Enter. 5. From Additional Driver Options, scroll down to Modify and press Enter. 6. Insert the CD or driver disk created using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility, and select the Add option,[...]

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    32 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software Installing Solaris Driver Software The driver for Solaris 8.0 is released in three form[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 33 3. Execute prtconf to determine instance number of the NIC. 4. ifconfig bcme[instance_number] plumb 5. ifconfig bcme[instance_number] ip_address netmask.... To make these changes permanent, follow these steps: 1. Use a text edi[...]

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    34 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Since this memory might be used by other driver in the system, 200 of 4K of memory is allocated. Add the following line in file /etc/system: set lomempages=200 set lomempages=200 set lomempages=200 set lomempages=200 set lomemp[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 35 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: Installing the UNIX Driver Software: SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 [...]

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    36 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 3. After added, modify the hardware configuration in Advanced Options to change the Line Speed and Flow Control if desired. The settings for these properties are listed below: Line Speed • AutoNegotiate (default) (all speeds [...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 37 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) full-duplex fixed speed is only valid for fiber connections. For copper, twisted-pair connections, 1 Gbps can only be set through auto-negotiation with a 1 Gbps partner. Flow Control • Off • AutoNegotiate[...]

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    38 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8 Installing the UNIX Driver Software: UnixWare/OpenUnix 8[...]

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    ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide 39 • 10 Mbps Half-Duplex Fixed • 10 Mbps Half-Duplex Auto (only 10 Mbps half-duplex advertised) • 10 Mbps Full-Duplex Fixed • 10 Mbps Full-Duplex Auto (only 10 Mbps full-duplex advertised) • 100 Mbps Half-Duplex Fixed ?[...]

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    40 ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide ASUS PEB-G21 User Guide Flow Control •D isabled • Auto Negotiation (Symmetric Pause advertised) (NOTE 2) (default) • Receive Pause • Transmit Pause • Receive & Transmit Pause[...]

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