ESL-835-TB

Full Duplex

Ethernet PCI Adapter

User Guide

                         

　

Introduction

ESL-835-TB is a 32-bit high performance Ethernet PCI Local Bus adapter to be used with IBM PC/AT and compatible with PCI local-bus slave slot. It supports the jumperless bus and media configuration.

The ESL-835-TB software drivers are backwards-compatible to the existing Novell NE2000 adapters for all the leading network environments.

　

Package Contents

* ESL-835-TB Adapter

* ESL-835-TB Driver Diskette

* BNC T-connector

* ESL-835-TB User's Guide

　

The Panel

ESL-835-TB Card Layout

　

LED Indicators

There is one LED indicator on the rear bracket for tracking network operation and diagnosing problems with the network cable.

GREEN (Link)

10Base-T cabling only.

The LED remains on when cable link integrity is good.

Refer to the figure below for LED placement:

　

Making Network Connections

Thin Coaxial Cable Installation

Thin coaxial cable uses the BNC port on the rear bracket. To make the connection, follow the steps described below and illustrated as Figure A:

Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid

damage to both the computer and the network interface card.

Step 2 Connect the T-connector onto the BNC port on the

card, then connect one end of the T-connector to the network cable. If the station is being added to the middle of the network trunk cable, connect the other end of the T-connector to the remainder of the trunk cable. If the station is being added to the end of the trunk cable, connect a 50-ohm terminator to the free end of the T-connector.

Max. Segment Length: 185 meters

Max. Number of Nodes per Segment: 30

Max. Network Cable Length: 925meters

Min. Distance Between Two Network Cards: 0.5 meter

FigureA: Thin Coaxial and Twisted Pair Cable Connections

　

Twisted-Pair Cable Connection

Twisted-Pair cable is used in conjunction with the RJ-45 modular plug on the rear bracket. To make the connection, perform the two steps described as follows and illustrated as Figure A:

Step 1 Make sure the power to your computer is off to avoid

damage to both the computer and the network interface card.

Step 2 Using the RJ-45 plug and twisted-pair cable, connect

the network interface card to a 10BASE-T hub (con- centrator). Note that the maximum cable length be- tween a 10BASE-T hub and any computer is 100 meters.

　

Max. Nodes per Concentrator: Depends on Concentrator

Max. Cable Length to Concentrator: 100 meters

　

SETUP & DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM

If you want to view or change the configuration of your Ethernet card, you can perform setup program on the distributed diskette.

README File

Updates to this user's guide are described in the README.DOC file found on the diskette provided. Please take a few minutes to print and read this file so that you don't miss any important changes to this manual.

Device Drivers on Diskette

The ESL-835-TB Utility Diskette contains several device drivers. These drivers are described below. The utility diskette also contains more updated information on configuring and installing these drivers with the network operating system of your choice.

* The IPX & ODI drivers are used when the ESL-835-TB card is installed in a Novell  

   NetWare network.

* The NDIS driver is used by Microsoft LAN Manager, Windows for Workgroups, Banyan

   VINES, DECnet Pathworks, WIN/TCP PathWay Access, IBM LAN Support Program and

   3Com's 3+ Open, among others.

* The NDIS 3.X drivers are used by Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT and

   Windows 95.

* The TCP/IP Packet Driver is used by FTP PC/TCP, Beame & Whiteside BW-NFS, 

   Wollogong Pathway Access, Sun PC-NFS, PC/IP of MIT,CMU and Harvard, CUTCP of

   Clarkson University, Phil Karn's KA9Q TCP/IP package and NCSA Telnet.

　

Key Features

* Complies with IEEE 802.3 10BASE2 and 10BASE-T standards transceiver with automatic

   port selection

* Single-chip controller complies to PCI local bus specification revision 2.0

* Software compatible with NE2000 driver

* Supports low power mode, ready for green computer

* Automatic twisted-pair receive polarity detection and correction

* Two connectors on the rear bracket:

   - BNC for Thin Coaxial cable (RG-58)

   - RJ-45 Twisted-Pair

* Supports optional Boot Rom for diskless applications

* Supports Full-Duplex function for double the bandwidth

* Directly supports LAN Manager, Banyan Vines, DECnet, NetWare, IBM LAN Support

   Program,  Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, etc.

* Provides high performance network drivers such as ODI, IPX, NDIS, TCP/IP, etc.

* One LED indicators on the rear bracket for network operation and diagnosis

* Use of VLSI components to provide excellent hardware reliability and low power

  comsumption

 

Federal Communications Commission

Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment generates, uses and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference when operated in a commercial environment.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022 class A for ITE and EN 50082-1, the essential protection requirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

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