EtherPCI LAN Card II
Setup Instructions for Packet Driver Networks
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Contents
Before You Begin
Setup
Technical Support
Before You Begin
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Thank you for purchasing your EtherPCI LAN Card II from Linksys. The
instructions below explain how to set up the card's software drivers
for use with your network software.
Be sure to read the User Guide before installing your card. In addition,
please make note of these hardware & software guidelines:
* When loading the EMM386.EXE program in your computer's CONFIG.SYS,
you MUST use version MS-DOS 6.22 or above. If you load an older
EMM386.EXE program (below DOS 6.22), your computer will hang up while
loading the network driver.
* Plug-and-play computers have a number of expansion slots inside.
Each slot has a pre-assigned interrupt (IRQ) and I/O address (MEM).
When the Linksys LAN Card is inserted into a PCI slot, the PC's
BIOS should automatically assign a unique IRQ & MEM value for the
network card.
In most cases, the card should work fine using the pre-
assigned IRQ and I/O addresses. Occasionally, however, the
card may have an IRQ conflict with other adapters in the system.
If this happens, you will need to change the IRQ setting of the
LAN Card manually. There are three possibilities:
- Your PCI may not allow you to change the IRQ value(s) of
the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONLY be able to
use the IRQ & MEM values that have been pre-assigned to
each slot.
- You may be able to change the IRQ & MEM values for a given
PCI slot by setting jumpers on your PC's mother board.
Please refer to your PC's motherboard user guide for
specific instructions.
- Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ & MEM values for
a given PCI slot by accessing the PC's BIOS setup menu.
Please refer to your PC's user guide for specific details.
Although it is advisable to set a unique IRQ address for
each PCI slot, depending on your PC, you may or may not
be able to do so.
Setup
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Packet drivers are general drivers used by many network operating systems,
and especially, by TCP/IP packages. If your network software specifically
mentions that it supports packet drivers, then you can probably use the
packet drivers that are included on the disk that came with your Linksys
card.
The most important thing to remember when installing a packet driver
is the software interrupt vector. The default vector for the Linksys
drivers is 0x62 (hexadecimal). Most packet driver software packages
will try to search for any drivers loaded into memory, and then determine
the drivers' vector value. Other software may require that you supply
the vector manually.
The packet driver is contained on the Linksys Program disk under the
PKTDRV directory. The name of the program is LNEPCI2.COM. To run
the program, copy it to your hard drive, then use it with the following
syntax:
LNEPCI2 packetnumb
where "packetnumb" is a hexadecimal software interrupt number
from 0x60 through 0x80.
Run the LNEPCI2.COM program before loading your packet driver
software. You can insert the COM program into your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file if you want so that it automatically starts up each time
your computer is booted.
HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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There are a variety of methods that you can use to get FREE technical help
or sales information about Linksys products.
Voice & FAX
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The Linksys voice line is open during normal business hours, 7-5 p.m.,
Pacific Standard Time. The fax line is available 24 hours a day. When
sending a fax, be sure to include a detailed description of any
problem(s) that you are experiencing.
Technical Support Hotline (949) 261-1288
Fax (949) 261-8868
E-mail
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To get technical or sales information bounced back to you from Linksys
automatically, send some e-mail to the address below. Include the
name of the product that you want help with, along with the word
HELP, in the subject line of your e-mail. Example: HELP ME WITH THIS
PRODUCT. (If requesting sales information, use the word SALES instead
of HELP).
E-mail Address support@linksys.com
Internet Access
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You can also use your World Wide Web or FTP browser to visit Linksys on
the Internet.
Web Site http://www.linksys.com
FTP File Transfer Site ftp.linksys.com
Bulletin Board System (BBS)
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To access the Linksys Bulletin Board System (BBS), set your modem to
8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and call (949) 261-2888. Use a speed
setting of 33.6bps or slower. When downloading files, use the "Z-modem"
download protocol for best results.
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.