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    Fast Ethernet PCI 10/100 Mbps PCI Adapter with Firewall Protection  Plug-and-play ins tallation  Remote LAN W akeup support  On-board socket for optional B oot R OM  Auto-negotiation of speed and duplex mode  Lo w po w er consumptio n  A CPI and OnNow/PC 98/99 co mpli ant  SMC EtherGuard (personal fi rewall) and WiNeTool (perso[...]

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679 -8000 Fast Ethernet PCI User Guide From SMC ’ s Fast Ethernet l i ne of aw ard- w inn i ng w or k gr o up LAN sol u ti o ns June 2002 Pub. No:15000002 6800A Part No: 01-111337 -006[...]

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    Copyright Infor mation fur nished by SMC Networks , Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any in fringements o f patents or other rights of th ird parties which ma y result from its use. No li cense is g ranted by impli cation or otherwise under any patent or patent ri[...]

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    i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Statement: SMC Netw orks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials , under nor mal use and ser v ice, for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products car ry a standa rd 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller [...]

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    L IMITED W AR RANTY ii WARRANTIES EX CLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS W ARR ANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , AT SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCL USIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHER I[...]

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    iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequen[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES iv EC Confor mance Declaration - Class B SMC contact fo r these product s in Europe is: SMC Netw orks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelaber t 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - San t Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the Approxi[...]

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    v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS About the Fast Ethernet PC I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . [...]

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    vi Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Cable and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 A BOUT THE Fast Ethernet PCI SMC ’ s Fast Ethernet PCI, SMC1255T X -P F , is a dual-speed card for PCI local bus-compliant computers . A tr ue plug-and-play device, this card is auto-configurable upon pow er up and also supports auto-negotiation to automatically select the optimu m speed and co m m unicat i o n m o d e of an atta c h e d de v i[...]

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    A BO U T T H E Fast Ethernet PCI 2 Features and Benefits ◆ Compatible with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standards ◆ Auto-negotiation selects 10/100 Mbps and full/half duplex for up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth ◆ Automatic configuration using the computer’ s BIOS setup prog ram ◆ Supports Remote LAN W akeup for efficient c[...]

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    H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION 3 Hardware Description T h e Fast Ethernet PCI is e q uipp e d with: • 1 RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mbps connections • 1 3-pin connector for Wake-On-LAN cable • 1 Socket for optional boot ROM •1 L E D i n d i c a t o r T he components of the Fast Ethernet PCI are sh o wn in the figure bel o w: W ake-On-LAN Connector O[...]

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    A BO U T T H E Fast Ethernet PCI 4 LED Indicators The Fast Ethernet PCI in c l u d es one status LED in d i cator, as d e scribed in the following figure and table. Status Color Description On Amber Indicates a valid 10B ASE-T link Flashing Indicates 10 Mbps net work activity On Green Indicates a valid 100BASE-TX link Flashing Indicates 100 Mbps ne[...]

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    H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION 5 Remote LAN Wakeup Remote LAN W akeup capability is a key feature of a centrally manag ed PC environment. This technology enables networked PCs to be “w oken up” from a sleep or powered-off s t ate so they can be managed from a central location, at any time of the day or night. T o employ Remote LAN W akeup , three eleme[...]

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    6 I NSTALLATION Equipment Checklist A f ter unpa c king the Fast Ethernet PCI card, c he c k the contents of the b o x to be sure you ha ve receiv ed the following components: • Fast Ethernet PCI card SMC1255TX-PF •W a k e - O n - L A N c a b l e •O n e C D w i t h : - D r i v e r s for t h e SMC Fast Ethernet PCI A d apt e r - EtherGuard Fir[...]

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    H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 7 Hardware Installation Network cards are sensiti ve to static electr icity. To protect the card, avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. 1. Switch off the computer , unplug the pow er cord, and remov e the computer’ s cover . 2. Select an unuse[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 8 4. Attach the W ake-On-LAN cable (optional). If you require W ake-On-LAN capability from a pow ered-off state, attach one end of the 3-pin W ake-On-LAN cable to the connector on the top edg e of the card, and the other end to the “5 V Standb y” connector on the computer’ s motherboard. Refer to your computer’ s installation [...]

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    D RIVER I NSTALLATION 9 Driver Installation T h e SMC C D - R OM that a c co m p ani e s the PCI card c ontains all the netwo rk operating system drivers s upported by this card. Please read the “RELEASE.TXT” file on the CD for a list of all driv ers. Also , a text file is included with each driv er to detail the proper installation procedure. [...]

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    I NSTALLATION 10 2. Click “Next. ” 3. Check “Specify a location, ” and click “Next. ”[...]

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    D RIVER I NSTALLATION 11 4. Insert the attached CD-ROM into your CD driv e, and type E: (assuming E: is the location of y our CD driv e), click “Browse . ” 5. On the CD-ROM, go to the “Driv er” folder and choose the folder for your operating system. Then click “Open. ”[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 12 6. Click “OK” to install the driver . 7. A ‘Digital Signature Not F ound” screen will warn you that the software does not contain a Microsoft digital signature and ask you if you wish to contin ue the installation. Click “Y es”. 8. On the “Completing the F ound New Hardware Wizard” screen, click “Finish” to comp[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 13 Software Installation EtherGuard is a P e rsonal Firew all to guard your computer , your c hildren, your emplo yees, and y ourself ag ainst network and Internet intr usions . WiNeT ool provides netw ork adapter infor mation, g enerates specified packets , captures pack ets, and analyses network traffic . Both the EtherGua[...]

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    14 3. Click “Next” 4. Click “Y es” to ag ree to the lic ense statement. An information screen will open showing the minimum system requirements needed to r un the EtherGuard program.[...]

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    15 5. If your syste m meets the requirem ents , click “Next”. 6. On the “Choose Destination Location” screen, clic k “Browse” to install the prog ram files into a folder other than the default, or click “Next” to install to the de fault folder shown on the screen.[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 16 7. Choose the location where the prog ram icons will be located and click “Next”. 8. Check the “T o launch EtherGuard” box and cl ick “Finish” to complete the installation and launch the EtherGuard prog ram. The EtherGuard prog ram may also be started by clic king “Start/ Prog rams/EtherGuard/Etherguard”. T he prog [...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 17 EtherGuard EtherGuard monitors both outg oing and incoming data to protect y our children, y our employees , and yourself against network and Internet intr usions . 1. The prog ram opens with the EtherGuard “W elcome” screen. 2. The screen c ontains four main menu items . The sam e menu items are also av ailable from [...]

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    I NSTALLATION 18 4. Click “Modify P assword”. 5. The default EtherGuard password setting is blank (no passw ord required) so enter your passw ord in the “New P assword” field and then again in the ‘Confir m Passw ord” field. Cli ck “OK”. 6. As you attempt to open eac h menu item, enter your passw ord if required. 7. Click “Enable?[...]

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    19 8. Click “Statistic” to view possible in tr uder activity . 9. The ‘Statistic Information” screen indicates t he intr uder’ s IP address a n d the type of a tt a c k th a t w a s a ttemp t e d. 10. Click “ Adv ance” to set adv anced filter co ntrols . T he “Filter Items Setting I” scre e n w i ll op e n. 11. Checking “Name fo[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 20 up to 20 sites . T o dele te an address, select it in the “Filter List” and click “Delete”. Note: When you input a site name , do not include “http://”. 13. Click the “Setting II” button. 14. Check the bo x in the “Filter Items II” section to enable the desired filter(s). 15. The IP address pag e allows y ou to [...]

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    21 16. Y ou may also filter up to 20 specified TCP and UDP ports (see figures abov e and below). F or a full list of por ts and the ser vices that r un on them, see www .iana.org/assignments/port-numbers .[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 22 17. Check the bo xes on the “Protocol Filter” page to block particular protocols . 18. Once you hav e enabl ed the filters and completed your settings, clic k “Close”. 19. Close and re-launch y our web browser to allo w the new settings to take affect .[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 23 WiNeTool WiNeT ool provides netw ork adapter infor mation, g enerates specified packets , captures packets , and analyzes network traffic . WiNeT ool also generates wake-up packets . After installation the prog ram will place an icon in the toolbar . Double-click the icon to open the program. The WiNeT ool prog ram may al[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 24 Configuration The WiNeT ool opens with the “Configuration” page. Here y ou may view the cur rent configuration for this adapter. If required, click “Help” for access to the HTML help files . Configuration TX/RX Information MAC Address The Media Access Co ntrol Address of this adapter. Transmit One Collision Number of fram e[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 25 Send Packet Sends fixed length packets in the default pattern at one of two speeds , Nor mal mode or Tu rbo mode. The value of packets/sec depends on the computer perfor mance. H: M: S: Indicates hours, minutes, seconds of time the WiNeTool has b een sending packets. Reset, OFF, ON Resets, Stops, Starts sending packets. N[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 26 Packet Generator The “Pac ket Generator” allows y ou to send packets with a defined mode, length, and pattern. The Ar row icons allow you to navig ate forward and backward through the pages. Send Mode If “Continue ” is checked, t he WiNeTool will ke ep sending packet s until “OFF” is pressed on the main “Send Packet?[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 27 Send ACPI Packet Sends an A CPI (Advanced Configuration and P ow er Interface) packet to wak e up a sleeping computer . Magic Packet Input the MAC address of the sl eeping computer you wish to wake up and click “S end’. Click “Clear” to cle ar the box and input a new figu re. Wakeup Fram e Input the IP address of [...]

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    I NSTALLATION 28 Receive Packet - Guage ON/OFF power socket icon Starts/Stops the mo nitor function. Packets/S Max. Number of received packets pe r second. Utilization % Sets the interval between two contiguous packets . Errors /s Number of CRC errors generated per second. Analysis button Advanced capture and ana l ysis settings.[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 29 Capture Console Toolbar Click “ Analysis” to open the capture console . Start Starts the capture function . You must set filters using the “Set” bu tton before capturin g. Stop St ops the capture function . Stop & View Stops the capture func tion and opens the “Analysis Packet” screen . View Opens the “A[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 30 Filter Setting - MAC Address Sets the MA C address of computers (sta tions) as filtering criteria. Y ou must enter a 12 cha racter MA C address in the Station 1 and Station 2 fields (or enter “any”). Click on the arrow symbols in the direction column to set the direction of the pack et flow to be captured.[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 31 Filter Setting - IP Address Sets the IP address of computers (st ations) as filtering criter ia. Enter an IP address in the Station 1 and Station 2 fields (o r enter “any”). Click on the ar row symbols in the direction column to set the direction of the packet flow to be captured. Filter Setting - Protocol Sets protoc[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 32 Filter Setting - Pattern Sets the pattern and position as filtering criteria. Note: Note: in the abo ve example, “11 22 33 44 55 66 99 DD” is at byte position 0x23. Therefore, WiNeT ool will only capture a packet with th e same patter n (11 22 33 4 4 55 66 99 DD) in the same position. Filter Setting - Buffer Size Set the hard d[...]

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    S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 33 Packet Analysis The packet Analysis screen features three windows: The top window giv es basic infor mation on captured packets , including which layer the packets belong to . The center window shows detailed data on each layer . The lower window sho ws the HEX and ASCII code related to the selected data in the top window[...]

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    I NSTALLATION 34 Receive Packet - Detail The “Detail” pag e provides detailed network information and shows the packet size distributuion, i.e, n umber of Bytes with a size up to 64 Bytes , number of Bytes with a size of 65 to 127 Bytes , etc.[...]

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    35 T ROUBLESHOOTING PCI Compatibility Early PCI BIOS ve rsions do not properly suppor t the PCI specifications and ma y “hang” when a netw ork card dri ver tries to load. If this occurs, make sure y our BIOS cor rectly suppor ts the PCI Local Bus Specifications (v2.0 or later) and upgrade your co mputer BIOS to the latest vers ion. Some PCI com[...]

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    T R OUBLESHOOTING 36 the network card is installed. Ensure that the slot is configured for level-triggered interrupts instead of edge-triggered interrupts. An example of typical PCI parameters follows: PCI Slot #: ( slot number where the network card is installed ) Master: Enabled Slave: Enabled Latency Timer: 40 (range is 20 to 255) Interrupt Type[...]

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    S OLUTIONS FOR C OMMON P RO B LE MS 37 Solutions for Common Problems Problems are often caused b y cabling er rors, conflicts with other devices installed in the same computer , or software that has been configured incorrectly . If you e ncounter a problem with the network card, use the following checklists to identify and c or rect the problem. Ne[...]

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    T R OUBLESHOOTING 38 Network Connection Problems There may be a network connection problem if the LED on the card’ s brack e t does not light, or if you cannot access any netw ork resources from the computer . Check the following items before contacting SMC T e chnical Support. • Be sure you are using Category 5 cable for 100 Mbps connections, [...]

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    39 C ABLE S PECIFICATIONS Cable and Specifications Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Do NOT plug a phone jac k connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards . F or 10BASE-T/100B ASE-TX connections , a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs of wires. Eac h wire pair is identifi[...]

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    C ABLE S PECIFICATIONS 40 The figure below illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered. Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wir e s to the pins . With 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3 and 6 for receiv ing data. The “+” and “-” signs in [...]

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    41 S PECIFICATIONS Por t 1 RJ-45 for 10BASE-T and 100B ASE-TX Host Interface PCI Bus compliant to PCI spec . 2.2 LED Link, Speed, Activity Data Bus Access 32-bit bus mastering Size (wi thout bracket) 120 x 43 mm (4.72 x 1.69 in) We i g h t 47 g (1.66 oz) Po wer Requirements 5 VDC , 125 mA (typical) Te m p e r a t u r e Operating: 0 to 55 °C (32 to[...]

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    S PECIFICATIONS 42 Compliances FCC Class B V CCI Class B CE Mark CISPR 22 Class B Wa r r a n t y Limited lifetime NetW ar e ODI Driv er s Nov ell NetW are 3.1X to 6.0 Netware Lan W orkPlace Nov el l DOS Client Nov el l Lan Analyzer Ser ver 3.1x to 5.x Unix Driv er s Linux Fre eB S D SCO Unix 5.0x, 7.x NDIS Driv er s Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98 Windo[...]

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8 000 Model Numbers: SMC1255TX- PF Pub . No: 150000026800A E062002-R01 Part No: 01-1 11337-006 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPOR T , CA LL: From U.S.A. and Canada (2 4 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-Y OU; (949) 679-8000 ; Fax: (949) 679- 1481 From Europe (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK T ime) 44 (0) 118 974 8700; Fax [...]