EtherFast 10/100 PC Card Setup for Linux ----------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Begin Setup Technical Support Before You Begin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for choosing the EtherFast 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introductions This document briefly describes how to use the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card in a Linux operating system. To make use of the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card, you need to install the PCMCIA Card Services which responds to card insertion and removal events, loading and unloading drivers on demand. Next section discusses the installation of the PCMCIA Card Services as well as the configuration of LAN cards. 2. Installing the PCMCIA Card Services Card Serives for Linux is written by David Hinds <dhinds@hyper.stanford.edu>. It is now a part of many of the Linux distributions, like RedHat and Slackware. You need to install it into your Linux system for use of the PCMCIA or "PC Card". The source version is available at <hyper.stanford.edu> in the "/pub/pcmcia" dirctory,as "pcmcia-cs-x.tar.gz". Replace "x" with the version number of the latest package. To install the PCMCIA Card Services, you need to install a full kernel source and do the following shell commands: #tar zxvf pcmcia-cs-x.tar.gz #cd pcmcia-cs-x #./Configure #make all #make install Generally, you don't need to change any default selections when you run "./Configure" to configure the compiled environment. But if you want to use Card Bus adapter, enable the (CardBus) option. 2.1 Configuration for LAN cards For LAN card users, you need to use editor to edit the file "/etc/pcmcia/network.opts" to assign IP address, netmask, gateway IP, nameservers,broadcast address, and etc. after the Card Services installation. A part of the file "network.opts" is as listed which is mandatory setup for the TCP/IP of your Linux machine: #File: /etc/pcmcia/network.opts # # # #Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address IPADDR="1.2.3.4" NETMASK="255.255.255.0" NETWORK="1.2.3.0" BROADCAST="1.2.3.255" #Gateway address for static routing GATEWAY="1.2.3.254" #Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface DOMAIN="your.domain" SEARCH="" DNS_1="" DNS_2="" DNS_3="" # # Remember to reboot your Linux machine for the Card Services after installation. Now you should have the PCMCIA Card Services installed correctly. If the Card Service is not installed properly, please see the "PCMCIA-HOWTO" for the details in the root directory of the Card Services source code to resolve installation and configuraton problems. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are a variety of methods that you can use to get FREE technical help or sales information about Linksys products. Support Hotline (949) 261-1288 Fax (949) 261-8868 BBS (949) 261-2888 (8-N-1) E-mail support@linksys.com World Wide Web http://www.linksys.com FTP Site ftp.linksys.comDownload 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.
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