Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card Setup
for Microsoft Windows Millennium
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Before You Begin
Setup
Technical Support
Before You Begin
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Thanks for choosing the Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card from Linksys. Before
attempting to install the card, we highly recommend that you read
the User Guide that came with your card in order to install both your
PCMCIA socket & card services AND your network driver.
Setup
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The Fast Ethernet Card is a plug-and-play with 10BaseT/100BaseTX auto-detect
network adapter that is designed to be automatically detected by
Windows ME as soon as you insert it into your computer.
Before you begin the installation, you should have your
original Windows ME CD-ROM handy. Windows ME
may ask for it in order to install special files onto your
computer during the network driver setup. When this
occurs, insert your CD-ROM or other media into the
drive and tell Windows ME to look in the \winme
directory on the appropriate drive. For example, if your
CD-ROM is drive D: on your system, and Windows ME
is requesting a file from it, you would type in D:\winme
and press Enter in order to inform ME of the CD-ROM's
location. If Windows ME came pre-installed on your
computer, you might also be able to find the files you
need in the c:\windows\options\cabs folder on your
hard drive if there is one. Some versions of the
Windows ME CD-ROM may be structured differently.
See your Windows ME user guide for additional
information if necessary.
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IMPORTANT: Novell NetWare 4.x Users
If you will be using Windows ME to connect to a
Novell NetWare 4.x file server, follow the Novell
NetWare Client32 setup directions that are found
in the CLIENT32 directory on the Fast Ethernet Card
disk INSTEAD of following the instructions below.
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Windows ME Setup
(1) Start up your computer. After Windows ME is up and running,
put the driver disk of Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card into drive A:.
(2) Insert Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card into PCMCIA slot.
(3) Insert the device driver disk into the floppy disk drive.
(4) Choose "Specify the location of the Driver (Advanced)" and click Next.
(5) Choose "Specify the location" and type A:. Click Next.
(6) Expect a minor delay and the appropriate driver for this device should
be found. Click Next.
(7) Click Finish. Then the software installation for this device will be completed
successfully.
(8) If prompted to restart Windows Millennium, click Yes.
(9) Go to Control Panel and select the "network" icon.
(10) Add the Client, Protocol or Services you needed.
(11) Restart the Computer.
Completing the Installation
After your PC restarts, log in if you are asked to do so.
If you haven't logged in before, enter the user name and
password that you would like to use if prompted.
Look at the Fast Ethernet's cable coupler. If your cabling is properly
attached and the network is detected, the green Link and Activity
lights will be on, and both the lights will be flickering or solid.
The Link light is for use with Link and Frame received.
The Activity light is for use with Power On and Frame Transmitted.
The third amber light is for use with 100BaseTX indication.
To make sure that your system's network components
were installed properly, click on Start, Settings,
Control Panel, and double-click on the Network icon.
The Network window will appear. Verify that all of the
components you'll need to access your network are
properly installed. If any are missing, you can add them
now. When you're finished, restart your computer.
Your Fast Ethernet network driver has been successfully
installed. Proceed to the next section to enable File and
Printer Sharing.
File & Printer Sharing in Windows ME
File and printer sharing will allow your computer to
share printers, documents, disk drives, CD-ROMs, and
much more with other computers.
Before enabling file & printer sharing, you should
prepare your computer to be used with any file servers
that may be on the network.
If you are not using a Novell NetWare server on your
network, skip to the NT FILE SERVER note below. Otherwise:
NOVELL NETWARE FILE SERVER
If you are using your computer with a Novell NetWare
file server, click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, and
double-click on Network. Change the Primary Logon
to Client for NetWare Network. Next, double-click on
the Client for NetWare Networks. Put your server's
name in the Preferred Server box. Enable the Logon
Script Processing box. Click on OK, then click OK
again. Restart your computer and Windows ME to
enable the changes. Note: If your computer will be
logging into a 4.x Novell server, you will need to also
install Client32 drivers for NetWare. To obtain Client32
drivers, contact Novell or see your NetWare
documentation.
NT FILE SERVER
If you are not using a Windows NT file server on your
network, skip to step 1 below to enable file & printer
sharing.
If you are using your computer with a Windows NT file
server, click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-
click on Network. Change the Primary Logon to Client
for Microsoft Networks. Double-click on Client for
Microsoft networks. Put a check in the Log into Windows NT
domain box. Put your NT domain name into the Windows
NT domain name area. When you're finished, click OK, then
OK again. Restart your computer and Windows ME to
enable the changes.
Follow the steps below to enable file & printer sharing.
1. Start up Windows ME if you haven't already. If you
are asked to log in, be sure to enter your user name
and password, then click on OK. Next, click on
Start, followed by Settings, Control Panel, and the
Network icon.
2. Click on the Configuration window tab. If you see
File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
item in the list of items that appears, close the
Control Panel and go to Enabling File Sharing or
How to Share Printers below. Otherwise, see step 3.
3. Click on the File and Print Sharing button.
4. If you want other users to be able to access your
files, use your mouse to put a checkmark next to the
I want to be able to give others access to my files
option. If you want others to be able to use printer(s)
that are plugged into your computer, put a check-
mark next to the I want to allow others to print to
my printers option. When finished, click OK.
You'll now see a text line that reads File and printer
sharing for Microsoft Networks in the
Configuration list box. (If you don't see it, you
might need to use the scroll bars to scroll through the
list). Click on OK. When ME asks if you want to
restart your computer, click Yes.
Enabling File Sharing
After following steps 1-4 above, double-click on your
My Computer icon. A window of available disk drives
will appear. Using your right mouse button, click once
on the drive that you want to make available to other
users. Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.
Click on Share As. In the Share Name box, give your
computer a name (you can call it whatever you want--
Mary's Computer, etc.). Next, decide on the type of
access that you want to give other users.
Read-Only access lets other users view the files on your PC.
Full access lets users create, change, or delete files on your system.
Depends on Password lets users have Read-Only and/or Full access,
depending on the password that you decide to share with them.
Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing access
that you want other users to have. If you want to assign
access password(s), type them into the Password
box(es).
When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed
by OK. Your drive(s) can now be accessed from other
users whenever they click on their Windows ME
Network Neighborhood icons. If a user tries to access
one of your drives that's password-protected, he or she
will be asked for the appropriate Read-Only or Full
access password.
How to Share Printers
After following steps 1-4 above, double-click on your
My Computer icon. Click on the Printers folder. A
window of available printers will appear. Using your
right mouse button, click once on the printer that you
want to share with other users. Click on Sharing,
followed by the Sharing tab. Click on Share As. In the
Share Name box, give a name to the printer you're about
to share (Jack's HP4, for example). If you want to
assign a password to the printer so only certain users
can access it, type a password in the Password box.
When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed
by OK. Your printer(s) are now shared.
When you're finished, restart your computer, log into
your network, and double-click on Network
Neighborhood. You should be able to see the other
computers on your network. The installation is
complete.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.