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D-Link DGE-500SX User Manual - Introduction

Manual is about: D-Link Systems User's Guide Giga-Ether Adapter DGE-500SX

Summary of DGE-500SX

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    Dge-500sx giga-ether adapter user’s guide rev. 01 (september, 1999) 6dge500sx.01 printed in taiwan recyclable.

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    1 trademarks copyright 1999 d-link corporation. Contents subject to change without prior notice. D-link is a registered trademark of d-link corporation/d-link systems, inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright statement no part of this publication may be reproduced ...

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    2 d-link shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does not exist or was caused by the customer's or any third person's misuse, neglect, improper installation or testing, unauthorized attempts to repair, or any other cause ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    3 introduction thank you for choosing the d-link dge-500sx giga-ether adapter for pci bus-equipped personal computers. The dge-500sx is ideal for speeding up data transfers for network servers and other computers, such as those used for video-conferencing, that send and/or receive large amounts of d...

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    4 eventually operate over unshielded twisted-pair (utp) cabling, outfitting your network with a powerful 1000mbps-capable backbone/server connection creates a flexible foundation for the next generation of network technology products. The dge-500sx speed the dge-500sx transmits and receives data at ...

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    5 • operates in a 32- or 64-bit, 33/66 mhz pci bus slot. A 32-bit pci bus at 33mhz supports 1gbps throughput, a 64-bit pci bus at 33mhz supports 2gbps. • pci bus master greatly reduces the load on the cpu, freeing it for other tasks. • supports ieee 802.1q vlan specifications, with memory for up to ...

  • Page 7: Installation

    6 installation unpacking caution: under ordinary circumstances, a dge-500sx card will not be affected by static charge as may be received through your body during handling of the unit. However, there are special circumstances where you may carry an extraordinarily high static charge, and possibly da...

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    7 6. Click "ok" and windows nt 4.0 will copy the files from the driver disk. 7. After the file has been copied, click "properties" and modify the dge-500sx configuration (see below). 8. Click "ok" after making the configuration setting changes. Windows nt 4.0 will then ask you to reboot the pc. Sele...

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    8 4. Press the key to install an unlisted driver. 5. Insert the driver diskette into the floppy disk drive or the driver cd-rom into your cd-rom drive (depending on which was included). 6. Press the key to continue the installation or press to specify the directory which includes dlkge.Ldi, dlkge.La...

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    9 the netware server will now automatically load/bind the driver. If the driver files have already been copied to your system’s netware directory and you simply wish to load them: 1. Start the netware server by typing in the following commands: cd wserver server . 2. After booting up, type the fol...

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    10 load c:wserverbi.Nlm load c:wserver\msm.Nlm load c:wserver\ethertsm.Nlm load c:wserver\dlkge slot=1 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=dlkge_1_e83 bind ipx dlkge_1_e83 net=xxxx load c:wserver\dlkge slot=1 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=dlkge_1_e82 bind ipx dlkge_1_e82 net=xxxx load c:wserver\dlkg...

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    11 troubleshooting if you experience any problems with the adapter, first confirm that the appropriate driver is loaded; that the proper grade of cable is employed for the network connection; and that the switch it is connected to is properly qualified for the application (such as 1000base-sx). The ...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    12 specifications jumperless hardware media interface: optical fiber transceiver sc connector emi certifications: • fcc class b • ce certification class b • vcci class b and c-tick host interface: pci bus (bus master) i/o base address assigned by plug and play system interrupt number assigned by plu...

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    13 offices australia d-link australasia unit 16, 390 eastern valley way, roseville, nsw 2069, australia tel: 61-2-9417-7100 fax: 61-2-9417-1077 toll free: 1800-177-100 (australia), 0800-900900 (new zealand) web: www.Dlink.Com.Au e-mail: info@dlink.Com.Au canada d-link canada 2180 winston park drive,...