Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 User Manual
Summary of RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56
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Realport tm cardbus ethernet 10/100 +modem 56 user’s guide.
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March 1999 xircom reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes in the products and programs described in this user’s guide at any time without notice. The software described in this user’s guide is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with such license. ©1...
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Contents hardware installation ............................ 1-1 windows 95 and 98 installation ............ 2-1 plug and play installation .................................................... 2-1 troubleshooting modem installation ................................... 2-3 windows 95 and 98 driver para...
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Iv realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide ibm os/2 installation for ibm os/2 installation instructions, see the windows help file helpdocs.Hlp on the xircom cd-rom..
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Hardware installation 1-1 chapter 1 hardware installation the xircom realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 pro- vides access to both 10mbps and 100mbps networks with a single cable, and auto-negotiates 10mbps or 100mbps network speed. Modem speeds up to 56kbps are supported, using either the v.9...
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1-2 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide additional features optional isdn connection kit (worldwide) the xircom isdn connection kit provides high-speed digital communications by connecting your xircom globalaccess™ realport integrated pc card modem to an isdn line. Optional digita...
Page 7: Ant Pc Card Slots.
Hardware installation 1-3 3 for modem operations: an analog telephone line, rj-11 modular telephone cable (supplied), and if needed, rj-11 adapter for the local telephone system. Communications software is required for modem and fax operations. The two rj-11 ports on the realport integrated pc card ...
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1-4 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide connecting to a 100base-tx or 10base-t lan (rj-45) connecting modem to the telephone network (rj-11) connecting an approved telephone (rj-11) connecting to a wireless handset for data transmission rj-45 rj-11 connectors are identical: use on...
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Chapter 2 windows 95 and 98 installation plug and play installation plug and play installation of the xircom realport cardbus ether- net 10/100+modem 56 is supported under windows 98 and windows 95 version 950b (osr2) and later. Installation with these versions of windows is described in this chapte...
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2-2 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide installing under windows 95 osr2 and 98 notes on installation under windows 95 osr2 and later windows 95 osr2 (version 950b) and later has limited support for cardbus multifunction (lan+modem) devices. The realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+mo...
Page 11: The Xircom Cd-Rom.
Windows 95 and 98 installation 2-3 plug and play installation (versions 950b and later) 2 when windows displays the new hardware found window, type the path to the xircom cd-rom and follow the instruc- tions on the screen to complete the installation. Xircom files will be copied from the xircom cd-r...
Page 12: Modem Interface.
2-4 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide if your computer is equipped with an infrared communications port, you may need to disable this port. These ports often use com port resources required for other communications devices. Disable the infrared port both in the computer’s cmos o...
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Windows 95 and 98 installation 2-5 3 a log file can be useful to help identify modem problems by recording modem commands and responses. Windows 95 and 98 have slightly different procedures for creating and maintain- ing a log file: • in windows 95, go to control panel, modems, properties, connectio...
Page 14: Parameter
2-6 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide parameter valid values reg. Value cabledetect off 0 on 1 directenable autodetect 0 off 1 on 2 earlytransmit off 0 on 1 interruptstyle autodetect 0 pci-irq 1 isa-irq 2 linespeed autodetect 0 10 mbps 1 100 mbps 2 linemode autodetect 0 half-dup...
Page 15: Ware Installation.
Chapter 3 windows nt 4.0 installation the realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 supports manual installation under microsoft windows nt 4.0. Plug and play installation and hot swapping of cardbus adapters are not directly supported by windows nt. Drivers available the following drivers for windo...
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3-2 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide 4 click the adapters tab. The network adapters window opens. 5 click add. The select network adapter window opens. 6 click have disk and type the path to the xircom cd-rom. 7 click ok. The select oem option window opens. 8 click ok. The wind...
Page 17: Parameter
Windows nt installation 3-3 18 when prompted to reboot, choose yes. After the computer restarts and windows reloads, xircom countryselect and online registration software will launch. Make a country selection (u.S.A. Is the default) and complete the registration. Windows nt driver parameters cbe.Sys...
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3-4 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide windows nt driver parameters (continued) parameter valid values registry value linkintegrity off 0 on 1 memorybaseaddress 0xc0000-b000c000 same memorymode off 0 on 1 rxbuffersize 0-100 socket autodetect 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 txbuffersize 0-100 for n...
Page 19: Operating Environment.
Chapter 4 diagnostics and troubleshooting this chapter contains supplementary diagnostics and trouble- shooting information for the realport cardbus ethernet adapter 10/100+modem 56. For information specific to your operating environment, see the appropriate installation chapter. This supplementary ...
Page 20: 2 Insert The Xircom Cd-Rom.
4-2 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide write down the realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 model and serial numbers for reference. Cbediag.Exe for windows 95, 98, and nt. Found on the xircom cd-rom. Cbetest.Exe for ms-dos and windows 3.X. Found on the xircom cd-rom. Executin...
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Diagnostics and troubleshooting 4-3 do not run cbetest with a network driver loaded. Loading a network driver before running cbetest may cause unpredict- able results when exiting the test utility. Main screen the program consists of several function buttons and a view pane. Pressing or invoking a f...
Page 22: Earlyreceive See Noearlyrx.
4-4 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide location, and i/o address for card and socket service drivers must match the xircom configurations in net.Cfg or protocol.Ini (if used). • make sure that the interrupt, memory address, and i/o address for the xircom device do not conflict wi...
Page 23: I/o Port See Ioaddress
Diagnostics and troubleshooting 4-5 ert specifies advanced look-ahead pipelining threshold. Valid settings are low, medium, and high. Changing this value will affect network performance, depending on the computer system. Int, interruptnumber see irq. Interruptstyle (for 32-bit ndis3 driver cbe.Sys o...
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4-6 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide linemode (for 32-bit ndis3 driver cbe.Sys) selects either half-duplex or full-duplex mode for the network. Valid parameters are autodetect, half duplex, and full-duplex. Selecting full- duplex enables the realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+mod...
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Diagnostics and troubleshooting 4-7 noearlyrx disables advanced look-ahead pipelining features of the adapter. This keyword may be used to troubleshoot systems that have inexplicable network problems. Using this keyword may negatively impact performance. Noearlytx disables early transmit capability ...
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4-8 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide socket (for 32-bit ndis3 driver cbe.Sys) identifies the number of the host computer’s pc slot or socket into which the xircom cardbus adapter is inserted. Valid parameters are autodetect, 1, 2, 3, and 4. If a socket number is specified, only...
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Appendixes appendix a. Support services service and support xircom offers an extensive family of service and support programs, including world-class phone support, software updates, plus 24-hour access to our bbs, world wide web, and other electronic facilities. Warranty service procedures for detai...
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A-2 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide xircom worldwide access americas customer support xircom, inc. 2300 corporate center drive thousand oaks, california 91320-1420 direct line to customer support (805) 376-9200 customer support (6 a.M. To 5 p.M. Monday through friday u.S. Paci...
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Appendixes a-3 asia pacific customer support xircom asia pacific (pte) ltd. 1 kim seng promenade #15-01 great world city east tower singapore 237994 +65 732 2245 customer support +65 732 5002 fax asiats@xircom.Com e-mail xircom australia level 12, 80 mount street north sydney, nsw australia 2060 +61...
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A-4 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide appendix b. Specifications general specifications type iii cardbus pc card ethernet: ieee 802.3 10mbps ethernet; 802.3u 100mbps connectors: rj-45 (100base-tx/10base-t ethernet), rj-11 (modem), rj-11 (phone set pass-through), mini d-sub (gsm/...
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Appendixes a-5 modem specifications (continued) fax support: group 3, eia/tia class 1 error control: v.42 error control, mnp levels 2-4 error detection data compression: v.42bis (4:1) or mnp level 5 (2:1) diagnostics: power-up self tests of program ram, data ram, and nonvolatile memory. Nonvolatile ...
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A-6 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide equivalent item. Our warranty on items serviced under warranty will be lifetime for hardware and, for software, 90 days from return to you of software/magnetic media or the remainder of the original warranty, whichever is longer. Repair, rep...
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Appendixes a-7 limitations our warranty is subject to the following limitations: a we do not cover or accept liability for any injury, damage or failure caused by misuse, abuse, acts of nature, accidents (e.G., dropping the products or software media), electrical mishaps, causes beyond our control, ...
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A-8 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide faulty performance of a xircom product in any unauthorized application. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless xircom, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, and sales partners, from and against any and all cla...
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Appendixes a-9 the xircom realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 complies with the fcc rules for a class b digital device. As required by fcc rules and regulations, the following class b information is provided for the guidance of the user. Warning: this equipment has been tested and found to com...
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A-10 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide changes or modifications to the digital device not expressly approved by xircom inc. Could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. It is suggested that only shielded and grounded cables be used with the equipment to ensure compl...
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Appendixes a-11 your telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of your equipment. If they do, you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service. If you experi...
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A-12 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide this digital apparatus does not exceed the class a limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regula- tions of the canadian department of communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pa...
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Appendixes a-13 european community - ce mark declaration of conformity xircom, inc. Declares that the equipment described in this document is in conformance with the requirements of the european council directive listed below: 73/23/eec low voltage directive with amendment 93/68/eec 89/336/eec emc d...
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A-14 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide declaration of conformity xircom, inc. Declares that the equipment described in this declaration is in conformance with the requirements of the european council directive listed below: 73/23/eec low voltage directive with amendment 93/68/ee...
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Appendixes a-15 european union ctr 21 notices on july 20, 1998, the council of the european union approved common technical regulation (ctr) 21. This new type of regulation establishes an eu-wide standard for connection of telecommunications equipment such as your xircom modem to public switched tel...
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A-16 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide network compatibility declaration the manufacturer: xircom inc, 2300 corporate center drive thousand oaks, california 91320 usa declares its awareness of the advisory notes contained in etsi guides eg 201 120 and eg 201 121, including any a...
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Appendixes a-17 safety notices this card is intended for use with ul 1950/en60950/iec950 (or other nrtl) listed ite computers that contain operator-accessible pc card slots. New zealand telepermit compliance notes general the grant of a telepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only th...
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A-18 realport cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem 56 user’s guide appendix e. Software license agreement xircom grants you a non-exclusive license to use the copies of software programs supplied with this product on the following terms: you may: a use the software program on any computer or network but on...