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1. tab shows all entities port VLAN RLMT Team and the protocols which have been bound to these entities e The Power Management tab shows the current power management settings of all installed adapters e The Statistics tab lists statistic values e g Transmit Packet OK XMIT OK etc e The Sensors tab if applicable shows the values of the voltage and temperature sen sors e The Specifications tab lists fixed values during operating time e g Hardware Revision Software version Max Frame Size etc e The tab VCT Virtual Cable Tester offers the possibility to examine the quality and characteristics of the attached cables The VCT technology is available for SysKonnect SK 9821 V2 0 and SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters e The Support tab provides information on how to reach the SysKonnect Technical Sup port sysKonnect Virtual LAN VLAN support 35 When a component in the tree is selected the corresponding parameters are displayed 2 Syskonnert Network Control Statistics Sensors Specifications WCT Support Adapter Virtual LAN Team ALMT Protocol Power Management A Network Adapters SysKonnect SK 98217 2 0 Gigabit Ethernet 109 00 74 0008 ase T Adapter PCI64 Copper AJ 45 Fort of SK 9821 v2 in Slot SpzKonnect SK 9822 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter SK NET GE T dual link ae Port of SK 9822 in Slot 3 AF ALMT a Po
2. 00 00 00 30 DMA Transl Return to the main menu by selecting EXIT default option SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter ESysKonnect 44 Example Syskonnect 5 Testing the Network Adapter Sample Usage of VPD Asset Tag You want to store the inventory number of the network interface adapter 123 45 in the asset tag To store the inventory number proceed as follows 1 Look at all the VPD to determine the code for the asset tag 2 Start the main program see page 41 3 Select VPD DATA gt DISPLAY VPD DATA The following screen is displayed Free Men AA 88 88 37 Out put UDS DHA Transl SK 9521 V2 8 14 188 184ABase T Adapter 18 bytes unused Board Part Number PN SK 9521 VZ HA Engineering Level EC Rev 1 1 Manufacturer ID MN Syskonnect serial Number SM GAFL1L39CAD A Extended Capabil CP Bxl Bx1B HxA3cc 121 bytes available Asset Tag ID YA lt Keyword not present gt First Error Log UF lt Keyword not present gt Last Error Log ULI lt Keyword not present gt Figure 10 Display of VPD The keyword codes are shown in brackets Here the code is YA 4 To return to the VPD DATA menu press lt Esc gt 5 Now select ADD gt MODIFY VPD DATA A dialog window will be displayed 6 Enter the code YA 7 Press lt Enter gt A further dialog window will be displayed 8 Enter the inventory number Invent No 123 45 9 Press lt Enter gt 10
3. To return to the VPD DATA menu press lt Esc gt You can now check the entry Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program 45 11 Go to DISPLAY VPD DATA again After modifying the asset tag your screen should display the following Dutput Free Men B8 8 81 16 UDS DMA Transl SK 9521 V2 8 14 188 184ABase T Adapter Board Part Number Engineering Level Manufacturer ID serial Number Extended Capabil Asset Tag ID First Error Log Last Error Log PH EC HH SN CP YA UF UL 18 bytes unused SK 9521 V2 4 Rev 1 1 Syskonnect CAF11L39CAD A HxH1 4x18 H H3cc 188 bytes available Invent No 123 45 x keyword not present gt lt Keyword not present gt Figure 11 Screen showing updated asset tag For more information on the diagnostics program refer to the corresponding readme file SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter SysKonnect 46 Kc SysKonnect 5 Testing the Network Adapter 6 Troubleshooting Searching for errors Problem watoao Another expansion card fails to work af ter the network adapter has been in stalled The computer does not detect the net work adapter The network adapter fails during normal operation Loopback test is suc cessful see page 39 but link LED does not light no connection LED for receiving transmitting data packets ACT is not illuminated Make sure all cables are connected to the c
4. tion 3 3V aux max 375 mA 20 mA PME enabled disabled Temperature range Operation 0 C to 50 C Storage 20 C to 70 C Relative humidity Storage 10 to 95 non condensing Wey 59 Operation 30 to 80 non condensing SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 52 Kc SysKonnect 7 Important Information Appendix A License and Warranty Information The Americas Asia Australia New Zealand Pacific Dear Customer if you acquired your SysKonnect product in the UNITED STATES CANADA or any other country in the AMERICAS ASIA AUSTRA LIA NEW ZEALAND PACIFIG the following license and purchase agreement applies to you This is a legal agreement between you the end user and SysKonnect Incorporation a California U S A Incorporation SysKonnect Inc SysKonnect Inc License and Purchase Agreement By opening the sealed disk package and taking possession of the hardware you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agree ment If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement promptly return the unopened and unused disk package and hardware with the accompanying items including all written materials and other accessories to the place of purchase for a full refund Grant of Software License This SysKonnect Inc License Agreement License permits you to use one copy of the SysKonnect Inc software product acquired with this License SOFTWARE on any singl
5. 10 Click FINISH to complete the installation For more information refer to the corresponding readme file SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for Windows 2000 and Windows XP There are two SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter containing the NDIS 5 0 and 5 1 32 bit Miniport drivers the Virtual LAN VLAN intermediate driver the Link Aggregation LAGG intermediate driver and the utility program SysKonnect Network Control These packages support Windows 2000 or Windows XP respectively The installation process is identical for Windows 2000 and Windows XP It is described for Windows 2000 To install the package on Windows 2000 proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows 2000 Windows 2000 detects the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter as Ethernet Controller during the boot operation The window Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed 2 Click CANCEL to continue the package installation 3 Go to the folder where the SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Package setupsk net exe is stored SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Syskonnect 22 Patch the Linux kernel sysKonnect 3 Installation of the Driver Software 4 Double click SETUPSKNET EXE to start the installation of the
6. 802 3 and IEEE 802 3u Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standard IEEE 802 3ab and IEEE 802 3z Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3x Flow control and Auto negotiation IEEE 802 1p Quality of Services IEEE 802 1q and IEEE 802 3ac VLAN and VLAN tagging IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation Supported buses 32 bit PCI slots with clock speeds from 33MHz to 66 MHz 32 bit supports 32 bit operation in 32 bit PCI slot can also be op erated in 64 bit slot RAM 64 KB RAM on chip buffer SPI Flash Memory 128 KB Serial EEPROM Maximum size 2 KB 256 bytes can be used for VPD read only and writable section Power manage Advanced Power Management according to PCI Bus Power Man ment agement Interface Specification Revision 1 1 or later and Network Device Class Power Management Reference Specification V2 0 PCI Hot Plug Hot Plug Support according to PCI Hot Plug Specification Revision 1 1 Safety standards Europe EN60950 IEC 60950 VDE 0805 USA Canada cULus listed accessory UL 60950 CSA C22 2 International CB certification Approved use The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter is for use in a compatible Listed Personal Computer that has Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories EMC standards Europe EN55022 IEC CISPR 22 Class B EN 55024 IEC CISPR 24 USA FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Declaration of Conformity Class B Power consump 3 3V VCC max 3 22 W
7. Adapter E SysKonnect a 18 3 Installation of the Driver Software Windows SysKonnect offers drivers for Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Me Windows 98 SE and Windows NT 4 0 Additionally a value added package is available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP enabling Virtual LAN VLAN and link aggregation support This package also includes a utility program for easy installation and configuration For details refer to chapter SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for Windows 2000 and Windows XP and chapter SysKonnect Network Control for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Drivers downloaded from our web site are available in a packed format zip files The down loaded file has to be unpacked before installation Windows NT 4 0 The NDIS 4 0 32 bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports Windows NT 4 0 This driver does not support Windows NT 3 51 or below It is recommended to install the latest Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack after successful installa tion of the driver To install the driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows NT 4 0 2 Select START gt SETTINGS gt CONTROL PANEL The window Control Panel is displayed 3 Select NETWORK The window Network is displayed Select the tab ADAPTERS Click ADD Click HAVE DISK Depending on th
8. NetWare detects the new adapter and tries to install a driver 2 To get a list of available drivers press lt Enter gt The menu Select a driver is displayed 3 To install an unlisted driver press lt Insert gt the SysKonnect driver is not listed 4 To specify the path to the driver press lt F3 gt The window Specify a directory path is displayed 5 Type the path to the driver If you are installing from CD ROM the menu Select an action is displayed Here select CONTINUE AND ACCESS THE CD ROM The menu Select a driver to install is displayed 6 Select the driver for your network adapter The message Do you want to copy driver lt driver name gt LAN Is dis played 7 To copy the driver to the server select YES If an older version of a SysKonnect driver is installed on the system the messages Save existing file SYS SYSTEM lt driver name LAN and Save existing file SYS SYSTEM lt driver name gt LDI are displayed 8 To continue select the desired options YES or No The menu Board SK 98NW 1 Driver lt driver name gt Actions is displayed 9 Select SELECT MODIFY DRIVER PARAMETERS PROTOCOLS 10 Configure the protocols to be used 11 Configure the parameters e g slot number 12 After the parameters have been configured select SAVE PARAMETERS AND LOAD DRIVER The driver is loaded Once the driver has been installed the adapter parameters or bindings can be ch
9. Tech nology Also see the corresponding readme files for the respective drivers Virtual Cable Tester VCT The VCT technology utilizes Time Domain Reflectometry TDR technology to remotely diag nose the quality and characteristics of the attached cables Using this technology it is possible to detect and report potential cabling issues such as cable opens cable shorts or any imped ance mismatches in the cable and accurately report within one meter the distance to the fault The VCT technology enables the IT manager or the end user to quickly identify the fail ing mechanism and isolate the source of the problem The VCT feature is available for SysKonnect SK 9821 V2 0 and SK 9521 V2 0 Adapters If the port of a SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter is selected in the VCT tab of the SysKonnect Network Control a table is displayed which lists the cable pairs the status of the corresponding cable pair the distance to the fault length and the status of the test see figure 4 If at the selected adapter a link is up DSP Digital Signal Processor is ac tivated which reports the speed of the connection and the length of the cable only if link is at Gigabit speed VCT cannot be started if the link is active The following states of a cable pair are possible after VCT has been executed e Normal cable The cable pair is connected correctly s Short cable Two or more cable pairs are short circuited together VCT
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11. accessories No Liability for Consequential Damages SysKonnect Inc does not warrant the software and hardware for a specific application nor does SysKonnect Inc accept any conse quential damages due to the use of the hardware or software SysKonnect Inc and its suppliers shall not be liable for any other dam ages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or data property loss or other financial loss arising out of the use of or the inability to use this SysKonnect Inc product even if SysKonnect Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case SysKonnect s entire liability shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you for the product Other This agreement is governed by the procedural and substantive laws of the State California U S A UN Trade Laws shall not be appli cable in any case Should individual stipulations of this Agreement be or become invalid this invalid stipulation shall be replaced by a stipulation which is as close as possible to the invalid stipulation Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement or if you desire to contact SysKonnect Inc for any reason please use the address information enclosed in this product or write to SysKonnect Inc A Marvell Company 700 First Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94089 U S Government Use Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Governme
12. damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or data property loss or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or the inability to use this SysKonnect product even if SysKonnect has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case SysKonnect s entire liability shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you for the product Other This agreement is governed by the procedural and substantive laws of the Federal Republic of Germany UN Trade Laws shall not be applicable in any case Place of litigation is Karlsruhe FRG as far as this can be agreed upon operatively in this way Should individual stipulations of this Agreement be or become invalid this invalid stipulation shall be replaced by a stipulation which is as close as possible to the invalid stipulation Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement or if you desire to contact SysKonnect for any reason please use the address information enclosed in this product or write to SysKonnect GmbH Siemensstrasse 23 D 76275 Ettlingen Deutschland Schweiz Osterreich Liechten stein Verehrte Kundin verehrter Kunde wenn Sie Ihr SysKonnect Produkt in DEUTSCHLAND in der SCHWEIZ in OSTERREICH oder in LIECHTENSTEIN erworben haben gilt fur Sie der folgende Lizenz und Kaufvertrag Dies ist ein rechtsg ltiger Vertrag zwischen Ihnen dem Endanwender und der SysKonnect GmbH mit Sitz in Ettlingen Bundesrepublik Deu
13. for the first interface s name skge1 for the sec ond one etc the IP address e g 192 168 0 59 and e the netmask e g 255 255 255 0 Once you have entered all information the message Are these settings OK y n is displayed 12 If all settings are OK type y If no type n 13 Press lt Enter gt If you have typed n correct the settings and return to step 12 If you have typed y the message Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface adapters installed y n is displayed sysKonnect Novell Net Ware 27 14 If yes type y If no type n 15 Press lt Enter gt If you have typed vy in step 14 repeat steps 11 to 13 If you have typed n continue with step 16 16 When the message Do you want to continue with the installation of lt SKGEsol gt y n is displayed type y The driver package is installed Admintool will prompt you to reboot after successful installation but this may be ignored For more information refer to the corresponding readme file Novell NetWare The driver is a 32 bit ODI HSM Novell NetWare driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter The driver supports NetWare 4 20 NetWare 5 0 and 5 1 and Net Ware 6 0 and 6 5 To perform the installation you must have access to the server console Drivers downloaded from our web site are available in a packed format zip files The down loaded file has to be unpacked be
14. ist Wenn die voraussichtliche Zahl der Benutzer der Software die Zahl der erworbenen Lizenzen bersteigt m ssen Sie angemessene Mechanismen oder Verfahren berei thalten um sicherzustellen dass die Zahl der Personen die die Software gleichzeitig benutzen nicht die Zahl der Lizenzen uber steigt Wenn die Software permanent auf einer Festplatte oder einer anderen Speichervorrichtung eines Computers der kein Netzserver ist installiert wird und eine einzige Person diesen Computer zu mehr als 80 der Zeit benutzt die er in Benutzung ist darf diese eine Person die Software auch auf einem tragbaren Computer oder einem Heimcomputer benutzen Urheberrecht Die Software ist Eigentum von SysKonnect oder deren Lieferanten und ist durch Urheberrechtsgesetze internationale Vertrage und andere nationale Rechtsvorschriften gegen Kopieren gesch tzt Wenn die Software nicht mit einem technischen Schutz gegen Kopieren ausgestattet ist durfen Sie entweder eine einzige Kopie der Software ausschlie lich fur Sicherungs oder Archivierungszwecken machen die Software auf eine einzige Festplatte bertragen sof ern Sie das Original ausschlie lich zu Sicherungs und Archivierungszwecken aufbewahren SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 56 sysKonne Ct Appendix A License and Warranty Information Sie durfen weder die Handbucher des Produktes noch anderes schriftliches Begleitmaterial zur Software oder Hardware kopieren
15. permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the SOFTWARE and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE Any transfer must include the most recent update and all prior versions Hardware The risk passes to you the end user upon taking possession hand over of the HARDWARE Total qualities were not warranted Limited Warranty for Hardware and Software Limited Warranty SysKonnect warrants that the SOFTWARE will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying Product Manual s for a period of 90 days from the date of receipt if you have created the required technical preconditions Deutschland Schweiz sterreich Liechtenstein 55 SysKonnect warrants that NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 5 years from the date of receipt that NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS e g hubs switches concentrators will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 2 years from the date of receipt and other HARDWARE for a period of 6 months from the date of receipt respectively Any implied warranties on the SOFTWARE are limited to 90 days to 5 years on the NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS to 2 years on the NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS and to 6 months on all other hardware This warranty is given by SysKon
16. the command make modules install 21 If you use lilo as a boot loader execute the command make bzlilo If no errors occurred the new kernel is installed in the root directory 22 Go to the root directory by executing the command cd 23 Copy the new kernel into your boot directory by executing the commands cp vmlinuz boot lt name of the new kernel gt and cp System map boot 24 Edit the boot loader configuration file to boot the new kernel e g lilo conf 25 If you use lilo as a boot loader execute the command lilo 26 Reboot your system with the new kernel 27 If you use the driver as a module continue with Load the module If you integrated the driver into the kernel continue with Assign an IP address Load the module If you use the driver as a module the module has to be loaded manually To load the module manually proceed as follows 1 Execute the following command modprobe sk98lin 2 Ifthe SysKonnect adapter is installed in your computer and you have a proc file system execute the command ls proc net sk98lin This should produce an output containing a line with the following format etho ethl which indicates that your adapter has been found and initialized If several SysKonnect adapters are installed in your system the adapters will be listed as eth0 eth1 eth2 etc The mapping is executed automatically The module installation message displayed either
17. 28 4 Features 29 Type of Adapter 29 Operating System Support 30 High Performance 30 Jumbo Frames 30 TCP UDP and IP checksum calculation 30 Dynamic Interrupt Moderation 30 Promiscuous Mode Multicast Support 30 PXE Support 30 Advanced Power Management Wake on LAN 31 Reliability 31 Link Aggregation 31 Redundant Switch Failover 32 PCI Hot Plug 32 Parity 33 User Diagnostics DOS 33 SysKonnect Network Control for Windows 2000 and Windows XP 33 Virtual LAN VLAN support 35 Virtual Cable Tester VCT 36 5 Testing the Network Adapter 39 Diagnostics Program 39 Repeater Test 39 Failure of a Test 40 Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program 41 Checking Other Displays and Data 41 Starting Main Program 41 SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 8 Table of Contents Reading Configuration Data 42 Reading Virtual Product Data VPD 43 Sample Usage of VPD Asset Tag 44 6 Troubleshooting 47 Searching for errors 47 LED Displays 48 7 Important Information 49 Technical Support 49 Returning an Adapter for Repair 49 Additional Documentation and Updates 50 Technical Specifications 51 Appendix A License and Warranty Information 53 The Americas Asia Australia New Zealand Pacific 53 Europe 54 Deutschland Schweiz sterreich Liechtenstein 55 Appendix B Compliance Statements 57 FCC Compliance 57 Declaration of Conformity per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a 57 FCC C
18. 8 787 5395 pager 1 408 752 9029 49 7243 502 364 http www syskonnect com http www syskonnect com support syskonnect com support syskonnect de Address SysKonnect Inc SysKonnect GmbH A Marvell Company A Marvell Company 700 First Avenue Siemensstr 23 Sunnyvale CA 94089 D 76275 Ettlingen USA Germany Calls received outside office hours in Europe are serviced by an answering machine and will be dealt with as soon as possible Returning an Adapter for Repair If you want to return a faulty product to SysKonnect follow these steps 1 Contact us by phone fax or e mail BEE North South America Pacific Rim European and other countries 1 866 782 2507 toll free 49 7243 502 476 1 408 222 0666 toll number Fax 1 408 752 9029 49 7243 502 364 E mail support syskonnect com rma syskonnect de We will send you an RMA Return Material Authorization form by fax or e mail 2 Complete the form SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 50 7 Important Information 3 Return the form to us We will send you a unique reference number and inform you if the product is still under warranty 4 Send us the faulty product packed in an antistatic bag with a copy of the completed form enclosed in its original packaging or comparable packaging 5 Write the reference number issued by SysKonnect clearly visible on the outer packaging aging The warranty does not apply to product
19. Adapter as PCI Ethernet Controller during the boot operation The window Add New Hardware Wizard is displayed 2 Click NEXT The menu What do you want Windows to do is displayed 3 Select the check box SEARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER FOR YOUR DEVICE RECOMMENDED 4 Click NEXT 5 Select the source from which the driver is to be installed e g CD ROM floppy disk hard disk 6 Select the checkbox SPECIFY A LOCATION 7 Type the path to the driver e g e SK 952x Windows Win98SE where e is the des ignation of the CD ROM drive on your system 8 Click NEXT The window Location of driver is displayed 9 Click NEXT The message Please insert the disk labeled SysKonnect SK 98xx and SK 95xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Family Installation Disk is displayed 10 To continue the installation click OK The message Setup could not find a file on the specified path is displayed 11 To continue the installation click SKIP FILE 12 Repeat step 10 and step 11 The menu Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires is displayed 13 Click FiNISH 14 Restart your system For more information refer to the corresponding readme file Windows Millennium Edition SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5 0 32 bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supporting Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me This driver only supports Windows Me and Window
20. Base T Adapter have the following meaning Marking on Color Description bracket FULL DUPLEX ON OFF Full Duplex Half Duplex ON OFF Link up down speed 10 Mbit s ON OFF Link up down speed 100 Mbit s 100 ON OFF Link up down speed 1000 Mbit s green ON OFF Receiving Transmitting Not Receiving Not Transmitting In case the LEDs of your SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter do not cor respond with the figure shown above you may have a SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter with a different hardware revision number For further information refer to the appropriate version of the User Manual which is available on the SysKonnect web site E SysKonnect 7 Important Information Technical Support If you encounter any problems read the relevant chapters of the manual and the readme files on the CD ROM If you cannot solve your problems consult our technical support If you contact our technical support engineers have the following information ready adapter type e driver version operating system e configuration of your computer e type of cabling Our support team can be reached as follows Office hours hours 24 hours support via paging service _ hours support via paging service Mon Thu 8 00AM 500PM Thu 8 00 AM 5 00 PM Fri 8 00 AM 03 30 PM CET 1 866 782 2507 49 7243 502 330 toll free in the USA 1 408 222 0666 toll number for international callers 1 40
21. Driver Installation Package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP For details on this package refer to chapter SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for Windows 2000 and Windows XP To install the driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows 2000 Windows 2000 detects the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter as Ethernet Controller during the boot operation The window Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed 2 Click NEXT In the same window the menu Install Hardware Device Drivers is displayed 3 Select the check box SEARCH FOR A SUITABLE DRIVER FOR MY DEVICE RECOMMENDED 4 Click NEXT The menu Locate Driver Files is displayed 5 Select the source from which the driver is to be installed e g CD ROM floppy disk hard disk 6 Type the path to the driver e g e SK 952x Windows Win2000 where e is the des ignation of the CD ROM drive on your system 7 Click OK 8 Click NEXT The menu Driver Files Search Results is displayed listing the found driver and its loca tion 9 To install the driver click NEXT In case the driver does not have a Microsoft Digital Signature yet the window Digital Signature Not Found is displayed sysKonnect Windows 21 10 To continue the installation click YES The window Completing the Found
22. Her C PG SH User Manual SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter lt lt sKonnect The Server she Company _ gt SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter User Manual v2 00 19 December 2003 Visit our web site http www syskonnect com SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter SysKonnect a Copyright O SysKonnect GmbH 2003 All rights reserved This manual refers to SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapters It describes the hardware and software installation and the functionality of the adapter Contents are subject to change Product and brand names are registered trademarks of their appropriate owners Please send your comments on this documentation to SysKonnect GmbH A Marvell Company Information Development Siemensstra e 23 76275 Ettlingen Germany Fax 49 7243 502 989 E Mail manual syskonnect de German and French versions of this manual are available on the SysKonnect installation CD ROM and on our web site sysKonnect Conventions The following conventions apply in this manual Warnings and Notes Used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Example dangerous voltage Warning Used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury Example electrostatic discharge Caution G Used fo
23. Konnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 16 2 Connection of the Network Adapter Figure 2 Connection of the RJ 45 cable plug In case the LEDs of your SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter do not cor respond with the figure shown above you may have a SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter with a different hardware revision number For further information refer to the appropriate version of the User Manual which is available on the SysKonnect web site Kc SysKonnect G Use an internet browser Use a text editor Installation of the Driver Software The network drivers are located in the appropriate product directory on the enclosed installa tion CD ROM This directory is organized into a number of subdirectories for the various oper ating systems The subdirectories contain the driver files and the corresponding readme files The readme files are available as ASCII text and in HTML format Any last minute changes are documented in the Release Notes if applicable and on the driver site of the SysKon nect web site To install a driver follow the instructions given below and in the corresponding readme files The installation procedures described below are only valid for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter For details on the installation of other SysKonnect adapters refer to the corresponding readme files There are two possibilities to view the rea
24. New Hardware Wizard is displayed 11 Click FINISH to complete the installation For more information refer to the corresponding readme files Windows XP SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5 1 32 bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supporting Windows XP To install the driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows XP Windows XP detects the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter as Ethernet Controller during the boot operation The window Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed 2 Select the check box INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDED 3 Click NEXT The menu Please choose your search and installation options is displayed 4 Select the check box SEARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER IN THESE LOCATIONS 5 Select the check box INCLUDE THIS LOCATION IN THE SEARCH 6 Type the path to the driver e g e SK 952x Windows WinXP where e is the desig nation of the CD ROM drive on your system 7 Click OK 8 Click NEXT In case the adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP the window Hardware Installation is displayed 9 To continue the installation click CONTINUE ANYWAY In the window Found New Hardware Wizard the menu Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed
25. The Wake on LAN functionality uses three mechanisms to create a wake up event OnNow Pattern Match Detect Incoming packets are compared to up to seven patterns stored in a pattern matching table A match causes a wake up event e Magic Packet Detect The incoming data stream is searched for a so called magic packet frame that consists of 6 bytes of OxFF followed by 16 iterations of the adapter s MAC address If this sequence is found a wake up event is created Link Change Detect Any change of the link status will cause a wake up event Wake on LAN is supported by Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP Reliability The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter comes with a variety of reliability features They aim at maintaining a connection as long as possible This is reached by redun dant or grouped links link aggregation The driver functions help to monitor the health of adapters and their ports enabling pro active network management The reliability features are described in the following chapters Link Aggregation Link aggregation or trunking is a method of combining physical network links into a single log ical link for increased bandwidth With link aggregation it is possible to increase the capacity and availability of the communications channel between devices both switches and end sta tions using existing Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet technology Two or more Gigabit Ethern
26. al observe the following e Never use force when working with the network adapter or the PCI bus e Do not allow anyone else to touch the network adapter e Avoid unnecessary movement since this can increase electrostatic charge SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter sysKonnect 12 Safety Precautions Kc SysKonnect 1 Installation of the Network Adapter The installation procedure in Hot Plug systems may differ from the following For Hot Plug systems read the corresponding documentation Have the computer manual ready and if nec essary a key and or screwdriver to open the cover and remove the bracket To install the adapter in the computer proceed as follows 1 2 11 12 13 Switch off the computer in which the network adapter is to be installed Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet Observe the safety instructions see page 11 Open the computer cover as described in your computer manual You may need a screwdriver or similar tool to remove the screws from the cover If you are installing a network adapter in a tower computer we recommend to put the computer on its side in order to be able to apply the correct force to insert the adapter into the PCI bus slot Locate a free PCI bus slot on the motherboard Consult the section in your computer manual that describes how to install expansion cards Remove the bracket from the expansion slot if applicable Follow the instruction
27. am has several aggregators which are connected to separate switches the failover feature is utilized Data is transferred via one aggregator and is if this aggregator fails automatically switched over to another aggregator in the same team For more information on RSF refer to the white paper Link Aggregation according to IEEE 802 3ad which can be found on the SysKonnect installation CD ROM and on our web site PCI Hot Plug As a member of the PCI Special Interest Group SysKonnect participated in the standardiza tion of the insertion and removal of PCI computer cards during normal operation Like all SysKonnect PCI cards the Gigabit Ethernet adapters comply with the Hot Plug PCI standard This technology increases the availability of the system s used Hot Plug enables the replacement of failed devices in a running system The following conditions have to be met in order for Hot Plug to work on SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet Adapters e The target system has PCI Hot Plug slots i e the power can be switched on and off under the control of the operating system e The adapter is installed in one of the PCI Hot Plug slots sysKonnect User Diagnostics DOS SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter sysKonnect 33 e The operating system supports PCI Hot Plug on the target system The drivers for the following operating systems support PCI Hot Plug Windows 2000 Windows XP e NetWare 4 20 and higher e So
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29. anged in the autoexec ncf file using the Nwconfig tool For more information refer to the corresponding readme file sysKonnect 4 Features The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter constitutes a follow up model of the SK 98xx Gigabit Ethernet Family At the moment SysKonnect offers one copper single link version which supports 1000Base T 100Base T and 10Base T with an RJ 45 connector Type of Adapter The following table lists the characteristics of the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter LAN inter 10 100 1000Base T face Ports Single link Connector RJ 45 Copper Type Cat5 Bracket The type of port on the network adapter must be identical with that on the switch In case the LEDs of your SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter do not cor respond with the figure shown above you may have a SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter with a different hardware revision number For further information refer to the appropriate version of the User Manual which is available on the SysKonnect web site SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 30 sysKonnect 4 Features Operating System Support The drivers for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter support the fol lowing operating systems Windows NT 4 0 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edi
30. apter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot your Sun Solaris system 2 Goto the directory where the subdirectory SKGEsol is located 3 Execute pkgadd pkgadd d SKGEsol A shell window is displayed asking whether you want to configure IP interfaces during installation or not 4 If yes type y If no type n 5 Press lt Enter gt If you have typed y in step 4 continue with step 6 If you have typed n in step 4 only the driver will be loaded and all interfaces have to be configured manually For details refer to the corresponding readme file 6 Enter the following values for every interface you want to configure as the system requests them e the new interface s name skge0 for the first interface s name skge1 for the sec ond one etc the IP address e g 192 168 0 59 and e the netmask e g 255 255 255 0 gt 26 3 Installation of the Driver Software Once you have entered all information the message Are these settings OK y n is displayed 7 Ifall settings are OK type y 8 Press lt Enter gt The message Do you have more SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet interface adapters installed y n is displayed 9 If yes type y If no type n 10 Press lt Enter gt If you have typed y in step 9 repeat steps 6 to 8 If you have typed n continue with step 11 11 When the message Do you want to continue with the installation of lt SKGEsol gt y n Is
31. ation on your system Sun Solaris x86 The Solaris x86 driver supports the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter on Solaris 7 and higher There are two tools for installing the driver package pkgadd which runs from the command line e admintool which uses a GUI The following description of the driver installation is based on an installation on Solaris x86 It is valid for all Sun Solaris systems In order to perform the installation you need root access Driver packages downloaded from our web site are available in a compressed format tar Z files The package has to be uncompressed before installation To uncompress the downloaded driver package proceed as follows 1 Go to the directory where the compressed driver package is located e g usr SKGE skgesol x86v6 09 tar Z for the x86 version Uncompress the file with the following command uncompress skgesol x86v lt version number gt tar Z e g uncompress skgesol x86v6 09 tar Z The result is the file skgesol x86v lt version number gt tar 2 Untar this file with the following command tar xvf skgesol x86v lt version number gt tar The result is a subdirectory containing the driver package and the readme files in html and txt format The driver package is now ready to be installed To install the driver using pkgadd proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see ch
32. cedure is descri bed in chapter Failure of a Test Press any key to continue On the test computer quit the diagnostics program with EXIT On the repeater computer quit the diagnostics program with EXIT Failure of a Test Diagnostics v6 05 20030627 Free Mem 109 kB 00 00 05 57 SK 9521 VZ O 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Output none UDS inst DMA Transl enabled oard register check passed On board timer check passed On board memory check passed DMA engine check passed LAN Interface check passed Bus throughput tests failed Please check that a wrap plug is installed Press any key to continue Figure 6 Typical error message from the diagnostics program For a test to be completed successfully each of the following conditions must be met The network adapter operates correctly The network adapter is cabled correctly for the test or is equipped with the correct con nectors The network adapter has been installed correctly in the computer The message failed does not necessarily imply that the network adapter is faulty The rea son for a failed test can e g also be a not installed wrap plug syskKonne cl Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program 41 If the message failed is issued proceed as follows 1 Follow the instructions that are displayed in the window below the list of tests 2 Make sure that the adapter is inserted correctly and the ports are connected pro
33. ch der Netzwerkadapter auf 5 Jahre f r Infrastrukturkomponenten auf 2 Jahre und bez glich der sonstigen Hardware auf 6 Monate beschr nkt Diese Garantie wird von SysKonnect als Hersteller des Produktes bernommen etwaige gesetzliche Gew hrleistungs oder Haftungsanspr che gegen den H ndler von dem Sie Ihr Exemplar der Software oder Hardware bezogen haben werden hierdurch weder ersetzt noch beschr nkt Appendix B Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Declaration of Conformity per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name SysKonnect Inc A Marvell Company Address 700 First Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA Phone 408 222 2500 Fax 408 222 9029 hereby declares that the product Product Name Marvell Yukon Plus Gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Model Number Yukon 8001 Gigabit NIC conforms to the following specification FCC Part 15 Class B Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 58 Appendix B Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Information Statement Class B NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de
34. displayed type y The driver package is installed pkgadd will prompt you to reboot after successful installation but this may be ignored Install the driver with To install the driver using admintool proceed as follows admina 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot your Sun Solaris system 2 Start admintool The window Admintool Users is displayed 3 Select BROWSE gt SOFTWARE The window Admintool Software listing all available software is displayed 4 Select EDIT gt ADD The dialog box Admintool Set Source Media is displayed 5 Select the location of the SKGEsol subdirectory 6 Click OK In the displayed window the left panel shows the available software packages 7 Select SYSKONNECT SK 98XX AND SK 95XX ADAPTER FAMILIES 8 Click ADD The shell window Admintool Add Software is displayed asking whether you want to configure IP interfaces during installation or not 9 Ifyes type y If no type n 10 Press lt Enter gt If you have typed vy in step 9 continue with step 11 If you have typed n in step 9 only the driver will be loaded and you have to configure all interfaces manually For details refer to the corresponding readme file 11 Enter the following values for every interface you want to configure as the system requests them e the new interface s name skgeO
35. dme files with an internet browser with a text editor If you have an internet browser or any other HTML viewer installed on your computer we recommend to use it for viewing the readme files To view the readme files with an internet browser proceed as follows 1 Insert the installation CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Ifthe browser is not automatically launched click START HTM on the installation CD ROM The start page of the installation CD ROM is displayed 3 Click DRIVERS A list showing all available network technologies is displayed 4 Select your preferred network technology e g GIGABIT ETHERNET A list showing all available network adapters belonging to this technology is displayed 5 Select your network adapter e g SK 9521 V2 0 A list showing all available drivers for this adapter is displayed 6 Click the operating system for which you want to install the driver e g WINDOWS XP The readme file is opened Here you will find detailed instructions on how to install the driver To view a text file proceed as follows 1 Insert the installation CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Goto the appropriate product directory e g SK 952x A list of all available operating systems this network adapter supports is displayed 3 Select the operating system for which you want to install the driver e g SOLARIS gt X86 4 Open the corresponding text file e g skge txt SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T
36. e computer provided the SOFTWARE is in use on only one computer at any time If you have multiple Licenses for the SOFTWARE then at any time you may have as many copies of the SOFTWARE in use as you have Licenses The SOFTWARE is in use on a computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory i e RAM or installed into the per manent memory e g hard disk or other storage device of that computer except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to other computers is not in use If the anticipated number of users of the SOFTWARE will exceed the number of applicable Licenses then you must have a reasonable mechanism or process in place to assure that the number of persons using the SOFTWARE concurrently does not exceed the number of Licenses If the SOFTWARE is permanently installed on the hard disk or other storage device of a computer other than a network server and one person uses that computer more than 80 of the time it is in use then that person may also use the SOFTWARE on a portable or home computer Copyright The SOFTWARE is owned by SysKonnect Inc or its suppliers and is protected against copying by copyright laws international treaty provisions and other national laws If the SOFTWARE is not copy protected you may either make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes or transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup
37. e type of installation medium used CD ROM floppy disk network drive type the path to the driver e g e SK 952x Windows Nt4 where e is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system 8 Click OK The window Select Network Adapter is displayed 9 Select the adapter for which the driver is to be installed 10 Click OK The window Card Setup is displayed 11 Configure the adapter for details refer to the corresponding readme file 12 When you have finished the configuration click OK 13 After successful installation of the driver install the latest Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 14 Restart your system Ne For more information refer to the corresponding readme file sysKonnect Windows SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter sysKonnect Windows 98 Second Edition SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5 0 32 bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supporting Windows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 SE This driver only supports Windows 98 SE and Windows Me With PCI adapters due to the plug amp play facility of PCI Windows 98 SE is able to find iden tify and configure an adapter automatically To install the driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows 98 SE Windows 98 SE detects the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T
38. ee chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot your Linux system 2 Login as root 3 Go to the directory usr src linux 4 Execute the command make menuconf ig for the console mode or execute the command make xconfig for the graphical mode The kernel configuration menu is displayed 5 Select the menu NETWORK DEVICE SUPPORT 6 Select the menu ETHERNET 1000 MBIT 7 To integrate the driver permanently into the kernel mark SYSKONNECT SK 98XX SUPPORT with The support for SK 9521 V2 0 adapters is included in the SK 98xx support 8 To compile the driver as a module mark SYSKONNECT SK 98xx V2 0 SUPPORT with M The support for SK 9521 V2 0 adapters is included in the SK 98xx support 9 Select EXIT The Main Menu is displayed 10 Select LOADABLE MODULE SUPPORT The menu Loadable module support is displayed 11 Select ENABLE LOADABLE MODULE SUPPORT 12 Select KERNEL MODULE LOADER 13 Select EXIT 14 Configure other options e g SCSI file systems etc 15 To quit the configuration select EXIT SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter sysKonnect gt 24 3 Installation of the Driver Software 16 When the message Do you wish to save your new kernel configuration is displayed select YES Now build a new kernel by executing the following commands 17 Execute the command make dep 18 Execute the command make clean bzImage 19 Execute the command make modules 20 Execute
39. ent SysKonnect provides a link aggregation driver for Windows 2000 and Windows XP The drivers for Linux are able to support link aggregation according to the IEEE standard 802 3ad by installing third party open source modules For details refer to the corresponding readme file In the future link aggregation support accord ing to IEEE 802 3ad will be implemented in SysKonnect drivers for other operating systems as well For driver updates refer to our web site http www syskonnect com For more information on link aggregation refer to the white paper Link Aggregation accord ing to IEEE 802 3ad which can be found on the SysKonnect installation CD ROM and on our web site Redundant Switch Failover Beyond the features required for link aggregation in the IEEE 802 3ad standard SysKonnect drivers support an additional failover feature the so called Redundant Switch Failover RSF If a switch fails completely RSF can move the link to a different switch which then takes over the traffic At the moment this feature is implemented in the driver package for Windows 2000 and Windows XP but will be available for other operating systems in the future The standard re quires that all links of a link aggregation group team are connected to the same partner usually a switch supporting 802 3ad With SysKonnect s link aggregation driver one team group of logical links can comprise several aggregators sub group beneath team level If a te
40. epeater computer to the adapter in the test computer Use a category 5 cable with RJ 45 plugs 12 Boot the test computer to DOS Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed 13 Insert the installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 14 Go to the product directory 15 Type sk98diag 16 Press lt Enter gt 17 From the main menu of the diagnostics program select LOOPB WRAP PLUG 18 Press lt Enter gt The various components will now be tested this may take a few minutes If the test was successful the message All tests passed successfully is displayed OO NOU F O SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 40 5 Testing the Network Adapter 19 20 21 Diagnostics v6 05 20030627 Free Mem 109 kB 00 00 00 22 SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Output none VDS inst DMA Transl enabled Main menu Exit oard register check passed Diagnostics On board timer check passed Loopb Wrap Plug On board memory check passed Repeater Mode DMA engine check passed Show Configuration LAN Interface check passed Show Sensors Bus throughput tests passed Flash PROM ll tests passed successfully UPD Data Measuring DMA speed DMA speed 120 401 MB s xxx DMA speed measured successfully Press any key to continue Figure 5 Typical display after successful test When the test fails the message failed is displayed The further pro
41. et connections are combined into a team in order to increase the bandwidth capability and to create resilient and redundant links A set of multiple parallel physical links between two devices is grouped together to form a single logical link Link aggregation offers an effi cient and low cost solution to increase bandwidth between server and switch Another advan tage it provides is that if a connection fails completely the remaining links can take over the traffic and thus replace the broken line Link aggregation also provides load balancing where the processing and communications ac tivity is distributed across several links so that no single link is overwhelmed By taking multiple LAN connections and treating them as a unified aggregated link practical benefits can be achieved in many applications SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Syskonnect 32 4 Features Link aggregation provides the following important benefits e Higher link availability e Increased link capacity e Improvements are obtained using existing hardware no upgrading to higher capacity link technology is necessary Demanding applications running in high performance environments like servers in enterpris es web servers and intranet servers gain particularly from the high bandwidth and duplex capabilities of link aggregation All SysKonnect Gigabit Ethernet Adapters support link aggregation according to the IEEE standard 802 3ad At the mom
42. fore installation The setting for MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS in the startup ncf must be increased to at least 120 per adapter e g for three adapters you should add Set Minimum Packet Receive Buffers 360 to startup ncf On SMP systems you may have to multiply this number with the number of active processors Installation on Novell NetWare 4 20 To install the network driver on Novell NetWare 4 20 proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot NetWare 4 20 2 On the console execute the following command load install 3 Select DRIVER OPTIONS LOAD UNLOAD DISK AND NETWORK DRIVERS The menu Driver Options is displayed 4 Select CONFIGURE NETWORK DRIVERS The menu Additional Driver Actions is displayed 5 Select DISCOVER AND LOAD ADDITIONAL DRIVERS The system detects the SysKonnect adapter as PCI Lan Controller 1148 3221 6 To get a list of available drivers press lt Enter gt The menu Select a driver is displayed 7 To install an unlisted driver press lt Insert gt the SysKonnect driver is not listed 8 To specify the path to the driver press lt F3 gt The window Specify a directory path is displayed 9 Type the path to the driver If you are installing from CD ROM the menu Select an action is displayed Here select CONTINUE AND ACCESS THE CD ROM The menu Select a dri
43. in a system log file or on the console outputs a line for each adapter found containing the corresponding ethX 3 Assign an IP address Assign an In order for the adapter to work an IP address has to be assigned For each adapter repeat IP address steps 1 and 2 below To assign an IP address proceed as follows 1 Select an IP address by assigning it to the respective adapter ifconfig ethX lt ip address gt lt options gt For detailed information about the available options refer to the system command refer ence With this command the adapter is connected to the Ethernet If your adapter is con nected to the data network or another station the green link LED is active after assigning the IP address In addition you will receive a status message on the console stating ethX network connection up using port Y and showing the selected connection param eters Now your adapter should be fully operational 2 Execute ping lt other station to verify the connection to other computers on your network G If you are in doubt about the IP addresses ask your network administrator for assistance sysKonnect gt Sun Solaris x86 Uncompress the driver Install the driver with okgadd SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter amp sysKonnect 25 For more information refer to the corresponding readme file or to the kernel documentation which usually can be found in the directory usr src linux Document
44. inux kernel version has to match the version of the patch file Unpack the original Linux source code with one of the following commands tar xvzf lin x a b c ta r gz or tar xfvj linux a b c tar bz2 After the sources have been installed they can be found in a directory named either usr sre linux a b c or usr src linux Usually the directory usr src linux is a symbolic link to the target kernel source tree but in some cases you may need to create it manually with the following command cd usr src ln s linux a b c linux To start the kernel build process go to the topmost directory in the kernel source tree with the following command cd usr src Patch the kernel with the following command zcat patch location sk98lin a b c patch gz patch p0 For initial driver setup the driver must be installed and then be started manually After suc cessful installation the driver can be included into the system start The driver can either be integrated into the kernel or be compiled as a module Select the appropriate option during kernel configuration The installation procedure is described for installing the driver on x86 systems In addition to installing the driver standard development tools e g make gcc etc have to be installed Install the driver To use the driver as a module or integrate it into the kernel proceed as follows T After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details s
45. laris 7 and higher Parity The integrity of data that pass from the network through the system and back to the network is monitored by generating and checking parity information on all available data paths All data errors are detected immediately and can be reported User Diagnostics DOS The user diagnostics program provides system administrators and engineers with a profound tool to analyze the network adapter and check adapter specific data for details see chapter Diagnostics Program SysKonnect Network Control for Windows 2000 and Windows XP SysKonnect offers two utility programs for Windows 2000 and Windows XP each The SysKonnect Network Control is part of the SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packag es available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP With the SysKonnect Network Control all SysKonnect adapters can be controlled and configured These tools display the current con figuration and status of the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Predominantly the SysKonnect Network Control helps to perform the following tasks Configuration of the adapters and their corresponding ports e Monitoring of the status of the adapter s installed Establishment of VLANs Building of teams Enabling of link aggregation according to IEEE 802 3ad e Enabling of RSF e Enabling of RLMT for dual link adapters e Monitoring of the voltage and temperature sensors Examining the attached cables by mea
46. lation CD ROM and on our web site Promiscuous Mode Multicast Support The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports promiscuous mode for analyzers By default the promiscuous mode is turned off In addition the adapter supports multicast for special applications which use multicast addresses PXE RPL Support The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports both the standard PXE 2 1 Pre Boot eXecution Environment and the protocol RPL Remote Program Load This allows networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be con figured and booted remotely by an administrator PXE resp RPL grants the advantage that client machines do not necessarily need an operating system or a hard disk and that they can be rebooted remotely in the event of hardware or software failures Advanced Power Management Wake on LAN 31 Advanced Power Management Wake on LAN The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports power management as defined in the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification V1 1 and Network Device Class Power Management Reference Specification V2 0 The power management features are implemented according to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification V2 0 The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter utilizes an auxiliary power sup ply to keep some parts running This setting enables the PCI network device to Wake on LAN
47. n order to connect the adapter to the data network proceed as follows 1 If necessary configure the port on the switch to which the network adapter is to be con nected also see the switch manual 2 If possible disconnect the switch and the computer from the power supply At one end of the cable connect the RJ 45 connector to the port on the switch 4 At the other end of the cable connect the connector to the port on the network adapter see figure 2 The port type e g 1000Base T on the network adapter and that on the switch must be identical 5 Turn on the computer and the switch If no protocol driver has been loaded go to chapter 3 Installation of the Driver Software After driver installation return to step 6 of this list If a protocol driver has been loaded continue with step 6 6 Check the green link LEDs to find out if the cable is connected correctly If the appropriate LED is on the connection is established and active Otherwise you have to check the network adapter more closely for details refer to chapter 5 Testing the Network Adapter and chapter 6 Troubleshooting a As soon as the connection to the network is established the installation of the network adapt er is complete Keep this manual with your computer manual for future reference The network adapter will not be fully operational until suitable drivers are loaded See chapter 3 Installation of the Driver Software for details Sys
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49. ns of Virtual Cable Tester VCT The SysKonnect Network Control is started from the Control Panel window START gt SET TINGS gt CONTROL PANEL gt SYSKONNECT NETWORK CONTROL The various tabs contain trees showing the currently installed adapters and their configura tion e The Adapter tab displays the network adapters available in your system with their corre sponding ports It shows the ports which have been configured as VLANs for RLMT and those which have been aggregated into a team This tab only serves as an overview For configuration select one of the other tabs e The Virtual LAN tab lists all configured virtual LANs along with the corresponding ports and the ports which may be bound by VLANs In this tab the user can add remove and configure VLANs and set VLAN specific parameters e The Team tab shows all links or ports which may be aggregated in a team or have already been aggregated to form a team In this tab the user can add remove rename and configure teams gt 34 4 Features e The RLMT tab offers the possibility to configure dual link adapters for Redundant Link Management Technology RLMT RLMT monitors the status of both ports If the link of the active port fails RLMT automatically switches to the standby link and the connection is maintained In this tab the user can add and remove RLMT to from the ports and set RLMT specific parameters e The Protocol
50. nt is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 52 227 14 June 1987 Alternate III g 3 June 1987 FAR 8 52 227 19 June 1987 or DFARS 52 227 7013 c 1 June 1988 as applicable Contrac tor Manufacturer is SysKonnect Inc A Marvell Company 700 First Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94089 Europe Dear Customer if you acquired your SysKonnect product in EUROPE the following license and purchase agreement applies to you This is a legal agreement between you the end user and SysKonnect GmbH incorporated in Ettlingen Federal Republic of Germany SysKonnect License and Purchase Agreement By opening the sealed disk package and taking possession of the hardware you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agree ment If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement promptly return the unopened and unused disk package and hardware with the accompanying items including all written materials and other accessories to the place of purchase for a full refund Grant of Software License This SysKonnect License Agreement License permits you to use one copy of the SysKonnect software product acquired with this License SOFTWARE on any single computer provided the SOFTWARE is in use on only one computer at any time If you have multiple Licenses for the SOFTWARE then at any time you may have as many copies of the SOFTWARE in use as you have Licenses The SOFTWARE is in use on a computer when it is loaded into the
51. ompliance Information Statement Class B 58 VCCI Statement Japan 58 sysKonnect Safety Precautions Table of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Insertion of the adapter into the computer Connection of the RJ 45 cable plug Adapter Overview in SysKonnect Network Control Display after a VCT test Typical display after successful test Typical error message from the diagnostics program Diagnostics program main menu Display of configuration data VPD menu Display of VPD Screen showing updated asset tag Location of the LEDs SysKonne 14 16 35 37 40 40 42 43 43 44 45 48 Ct 10 Table of Figures Kc SysKonnect Safety Precautions To protect yourself from injuries and avoid damage of the device always observe the follow ing safety instructions when installing the network adapter Avoiding injuries Electrical current Electrical current from power phone and communications cables can be hazardous Warning Never touch any electrical elements with bare hands To avoid potential shock hazards e Do not carry out any installation maintenance or re configuration work during a thun derstorm e Do not connect or disconnect any power cables during a thunderstorm e For installation in a Hot Plug system observe the safety instructions specific to this sys tem Read the rele
52. or archival purposes You may not copy the Product Manual s or written materials accompanying the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE Other Restrictions You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE but you may transfer your rights under this SysKonnect Inc License and Purchase Agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the SOFTWARE and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE Any transfer must include the most recent update and all prior versions Hardware SysKonnect Inc warrants that the hardware will be delivered free from defect and in working condition SysKonnect Inc does not assume liability for nor warrant damage to the hardware after delivery SysKonnect also does not warrant total applicability for specific applications or customer Network environments Limited Warranty for Hardware and Software Limited Warranty SysKonnect Inc warrants that the SOFTWARE will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying Product Manual s for a period of 90 days from the date of receipt SysKonnect warrants that NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 5 years from the date of receipt that NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS e g hubs switches concentrators will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal u
53. orrect expansion cards Make sure the expansion cards are correctly inserted Check if any internal connections in the computer have been disengaged or were damaged during the installation of the network adapter Check for resource conflicts in the computer Check PCI configu ration and resource allocation Make sure the adapter is properly seated in the computer Try installing the adapter in a different bus master compatible PCI Slot Load or install the driver again Check the connections and try another switch port if necessary Is the switch port configured correctly Is the network driver loaded Is the maximum transmission distance exceeded see page 15 Make sure the network driver is loaded Is there any network overload Is the switch port configured correctly Is the maximum transmission distance exceeded see page 15 If you have any other SysKonnect adapter installed compare your setup with this adapter If the problem persists you can analyze the status of the network adapter with the aid of the LEDs and the diagnostics program amp sysKonnect SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter gt 48 6 Troubleshooting LED Displays Once the driver has been installed the adapter is operational The current status is indicated by the LEDs FULL DUPLEX io L 100 4 1000 K ACT z Figure 12 Location of the LEDs The LEDs of the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000
54. package The window Welcome to the SysKonnect Network Installation Package Installation Wiz ard is displayed 5 Click NEXT to continue the installation The window License Agreement is displayed 6 Select the check box ACCEPT THE LICENSE AGREEMENT 7 Click NEXT The window Readme Information is displayed 8 Click NEXT The window Destination Folder is displayed 9 Select a folder where the application is to be installed The default destination folder is D Program Files SysKonnect To install in a different folder click BROWSE and select a different folder 10 Click NEXT The window Ready to install the application is displayed 11 Click NEXT to continue the installation The window Updating System Installation of updated drivers is displayed 12 Click NEXT to continue the installation In case the driver does not have a Microsoft Digital Signature yet the window Digital Signature Not Found is displayed in Windows XP the window Software Installation is displayed 13 To continue the installation click YES in Windows XP click CONTINUE ANYWAY The window Updating System Scan for New Hardware is displayed 14 Click NEXT to continue the installation The menu SysKonnect Network Installation Package has been successfully installed is displayed 15 Click FINISH to exit the installation program 16 If the system requests a reboot restart your computer The S
55. perly connectors are firmly seated the correct end of the cable is connected If it is necessary to install the network adapter again proceed as follows 1 Switch off the computer Observe the safety instructions see page 11 2 Remove the computer cover Follow the instructions in the computer manual You may need a screwdriver to loosen the screws from the cover 3 Make sure the network adapter is properly seated in the PCI bus slot on the mother board If not do not remove the network adapter completely but raise it sufficiently to withdraw it from the PCI bus slot Carefully realign the bus connector on the network adapter with the PCI bus slot Press the network adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot Return to step 5 of the loopback repeater test Type sk98diag Repeat the test If the defect persists contact your vendor If you wish to return faulty material directly to SysKonnect follow the instructions given in chapter Returning an Adapter for Repair 9 To quit the diagnostics program select EXIT in the main menu 10 If necessary remove the loopback connector from the port 11 Re connect the ports to the data network gt oS pi Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Pro gram Checking Other Displays and Data In addition to performing the three network adapter tests the diagnostics program can also read out network adapter specific data that may be useful for pinpointing the cau
56. r additional information and advice Font Styles applied Courier Used to identify terminal input to be entered by the user and output to be issued by the system Examples Enter sk98diag If the test was succesful the message passed is issued Italics Used when new technical terms are introduced Example The station is operated in Repeater Mode SMALL CAPS Used to identify menu options to be selected by the user and buttons to be clicked by the user Examples Inthe main menu select EXIT Click NEXT Underline Used to identify hyperlinks which if clicked by the user jump to the desig nated link Example Visit our web site http ww syskonnect com SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 6 Conventions Kc SysKonnect Table of Contents Conventions 5 Warnings and Notes 5 Font Styles applied D Safety Precautions 11 Avoiding injuries 11 Avoiding damage 11 1 Installation of the Network Adapter 13 2 Connection of the Network Adapter 15 Transmission Distances 15 Connection to the Network 15 3 Installation of the Driver Software 17 Windows 18 Windows NT 4 0 18 Windows 98 Second Edition 19 Windows Millennium Edition 19 Windows 2000 20 Windows XP 21 SysKonnect Network Driver Installation Packages for Windows 2000 and Windows XP 21 Linux 22 Sun Solaris x86 25 Novell NetWare 2 Installation on Novell NetWare 4 20 27 Installation on Novell NetWare 5 and 6
57. reports the distance to the short circuit in meters Open cable Lack of continuity between the pins at each end of the twisted pair cable i e the cable pair is not connected correctly VCT reports the distance to the open location in meters Test failed The test of the cable pairs was not successful Impedance mismatch The impedance on the cable pair is not correct Possible reasons for impedance mis match e The cable pair is not connected properly e The cable pair is damaged e The connector is faulty VCT reports the distance to the impedance mismatch in meters sysKonnect Virtual Cable Tester VCT 37 1 3 SysKonnect Network Control Adapter Virtual LAN Team ALMT Protocol Power Management Statistics Sensors Specifications WCT Support Network Adapters fe Spskonnect SK 9827 12 0 Gigabit Ethernet 109 00 94 0008 ase T Adapter PCI64 Copper AJ 45 Port of SE 9821 v2 in Slot 1 Coble Pir ee Status Length YET Dane S DP 1 1 o MET 1 2 Shot cable 62m MET 3 4 Shot cable 62m gt MET 5 6 Open cable 60m gt gt gt VCT 7 8 Open cable Bm Start WCT OF Cancel Apply Help ER pi Figure 4 Display after a VCT test SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect 38 4 Features Kc SysKonnect 5 Testing the Network Adapter Diagnostics Program The network adapter can be tested with the
58. rking on the same project can be united in a common VLAN even if they belong to different depart ments in different buildings or even different locations Other network groups can be made in visible to these users Using Virtual LANs can improve network performance limit broadcast storms minimize security problems and ease the management task SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 36 4 Features By means of frame tagging the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter can support up to 64 IP address assignments in a single network connection Thus multiple VLANs can be configured for one port Stations can be accessed from systems in multiple IP sub nets without traversing routers Additionally multiple application VLANs can be defined to isolate traffic for performance and security purposes For this reason the server can be phys ically connected to a single switch port but still belong to several VLANs The Gigabit Ethernet adapter can receive tagged packets and is able to tag outgoing packets The switch the adapter is connected to must support VLAN tagging according to IEEE 802 1q For several operating systems SysKonnect offers drivers that support VLAN tagging and thus can be applied for VLAN servers and terminal units For more information on Virtual LANs refer to the White Paper Virtual Networks which can be found on the installation CD ROM under White Papers or on our web site under
59. rt B of SK 9822 in Slot 3 AF ALMT SpzkKonnect SK 96844 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter SK NET GE 5 dual link ae Port 4 of SK 9844 in Slot 4 AF ALMT Port B of SK 9844 in Slot 4 AF ALMT Port of SE 9821 2 in Slot 1 Farametername Value Network Address Maximum Frame Size 1514 fel aminnurn Multicast 128 Auto negotiation Mode On Duplex Capabilities Both half and full duplex Flow Control Both asymmetrical and symmetrical flow control Role Auto Number of Transmit Buffers Number of Receive Buffers Speed Wake up Capabilities Figure 3 Adapter Overview in SysKonnect Network Control For more information on the SysKonnect Network Control refer to the online help available for this program click the HELP button when the program is running Virtual LAN VLAN support A Virtual LAN is a group of network devices that belong to the same network segment re gardless of the physical network structure A logical network structure based on business re quirements is possible With virtual networks physical location no longer specifies the network a user is assigned to user clients with similar networking requirements can be united in one network group or VLAN This VLAN can be established to meet a wide variety of orga nizational or technical needs All members of a department can for example be gathered into a network group even if they are distributed over several buildings Colleagues wo
60. s 98 SE With PCI adapters due to the plug amp play facility of PCI Windows Me is able to find identify and configure an adapter automatically gt 20 3 Installation of the Driver Software To install the driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot Windows Me Windows Me detects the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter as PCI Ethernet Controller during the boot operation Select the check box SPECIFY THE LOCATION OF THE DRIVER ADVANCED Click NEXT Select the check box SEARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER FOR YOUR DEVICE RECOMMENDED Select the source from which the driver is to be installed e g CD ROM floppy disk hard disk Select the check box SPECIFY A LOCATION 7 Type the path to the driver e g e SK 952x Windows WinME where e is the desig nation of the CD ROM drive on your system 8 Click NEXT The window Location of driver is displayed 9 Click NEXT to continue the installation The menu Windows has finished installing the new hardware device is displayed 10 Click FINISH 11 Restart your computer SN g3 For more information refer to the corresponding readme file Windows 2000 SysKonnect offers an NDIS 5 0 32 bit Miniport driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supporting Windows 2000 SysKonnect also offers the Network
61. s in your computer manual Remove the network adapter from the antistatic bag Observe the safety instructions see page 11 Insert the network adapter into the PCI bus slot as described in your computer manual also see figure 1 Insertion of the adapter into the computer Make sure that the network adapter is correctly aligned with the PCI bus slot on the moth erboard Push the network adapter down vertically into the slot until it is firmly seated If available tighten the locking screw on the fixing bracket until the adapter is firmly con nected to the computer cover or to the attachment provided for expansion cards Replace the computer cover Replace and tighten all screws Reconnect the power supply Observe the safety instructions see page 11 SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter E SysKonnect a 14 1 Installation of the Network Adapter Figure 1 Insertion of the adapter into the computer Kc SysKonnect 2 Connection of the Network Adapter This chapter describes the physical connection of the network adapter to the network Gener al instructions for driver installation are given in chapter 3 Installation of the Driver Software Transmission Distances The maximum transmission distance for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter using a category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable is 100 m Connection to the Network Observe the safety instructions given on page 11 I
62. s that have been damaged by electrostatic dis G SysKonnect cannot accept any returned product without an RMA number on the outer pack charge or inadequate packaging Additional Documentation and Updates On the installation CD ROM additional information is available i e about other SysKonnect products or other language versions of this manual To view a document on the CD ROM proceed as follows 1 Insert the installation CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 On the start page of the CD ROM click DOCUMENTATION A list with the available manuals is displayed 3 Click the appropriate document The PDF file is displayed SysKonnect maintains a site on the World Wide Web where you can find the latest informa tion on our product range and our customer support services The latest drivers are also pro vided on the SysKonnect web site To download the latest drivers from our web site proceed as follows 1 Visit our web site http www syskonnect com 2 Click the button DRIVER LIBRARY The latest drivers sorted by product groups can be found here 3 Click the appropriate network technology e g GIGABIT ETHERNET 4 Select the product family SK 95xx V2 0 GIGABIT ETHERNET ADAPTER The available drivers for this product family are displayed 5 Click the appropriate driver 6 Click the diskette symbol to download the driver sysKonnect Technical Specifications 51 Technical Specifications Network interface IEEE
63. se and service for a period of 2 years from the date of receipt and other HARDWARE for a period of 6 months from the date of receipt respectively This warranty is given by SysKonnect Inc as producer of the PRODUCT possible legal warranty or liability claims against the dealer whom you have acquired your SOFTWARE or HARDWARE product from shall neither replaced by nor limited through this warranty Customer Remedies SysKonnect s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at SysKonnect s option either return of the price paid or repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE that does not meet SysKonnect s Limited Warranty and which is returned to SysKon nect Inc with a copy of your receipt This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE has resulted from acci dent abuse or misapplication Any replacement SOFTWARE will be warranted by SysKonnect Inc only for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer Any replacement HARDWARE will be warranted for the remainder of the orig inal warranty period or 6 months whichever is longer SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Syskonnect a 54 amp sysKonne Ct Appendix A License and Warranty Information No other Warranties SysKonnect Inc disclaims all other warranties or liabilities with respect to the SOFTWARE the HARDWARE the accompanying Prod uct Manual s and other written materials and any other
64. ses of failure You can e read configuration data e read and write Vital Product Data VPD e read and write Flash Memory data Starting the Main Program To start the main program proceed as follows 1 Boot to DOS Wait for the prompt 2 Insert the installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the computer in which the net work adapter is installed 3 Type the letter of your CD ROM drive e g D Go to the appropriate product directory 5 Typesk98diag gt SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter X SysKonnect 42 E SysKonnect 6 5 Testing the Network Adapter Press lt Enter gt The main menu will be displayed Free Mem 00 00 06 04 Output UPS DMA Transl Main menu Diagnostics Loopb Wrap Plug Repeater Mode Show Configuration Show Sensors Flash PROM UPD Data Figure 7 Diagnostics program main menu Select the appropriate item from the menu see figure 7 To quit the program select EXIT in the main menu This option is automatically offered for selection if you did not select a menu item previ ously Reading Configuration Data To read configuration data proceed as follows 1 2 Start the main program see page 41 Select SHOW CONFIGURATION in the main menu A separate window will be displayed showing Device code Device Various vendor codes Vendor Interrupt no IRQ Cache Line Size CLS Latency Lat RAM size RAM PCI
65. slot index and size Slot and Slot size PCI bus clock clk MAC address MAC Addr Port type PMD Type Connector connector Hardware revision HW Rev Chip ID Chip Id In the main menu SHOW CONFIGURATION changes to HIDE CONFIGURATION You can close the window by selecting HIDE CONFIGURATION in the main menu Other windows may be displayed while this window is still open e g the window display ing the VPD data Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program To read VPD proceed as follows 1 2 3 Dutput Main menu Ex Diagnostics Loopb Wrap Plug Repeater Mode Hide Configuration Show Sensors Flash PROM UPD Data Free Mem UDS 43 00 00 02 13 DMA Transl DEVICE SUBSYS SUBVEN I OF MEM IRQ CLS Lat RAM FPROM Slot Slot Size CLE Ports MAC Addr PMD Type Connector HW Rev Chip Id 01 Figure 8 Display of configuration data Reading Vital Product Data VPD Start the main program see page 41 Select VPD DATA in the main menu A submenu with the following options will be displayed EXIT return to the main menu DISPLAY VPD DATA CLEAR ERROR LOGS e ADD MODIFY VPD DATA you can enter user defined data and keywords here g DELETE VPD KEYWORDS Dutput UPD Data Exit Dis p la Clear Error Logs fidd Modify VPD Data Delete VPD Keywords Flash PROM UPD Data Select the desired option or Free Men UDS Figure 9 VPD menu
66. supplied diagnostics program running on DOS During testing the link of the tested port will be down i e no data can be transferred The fol lowing tests are available Simple test without loopback This test covers all components but not the port socket including components for trans mitting receiving the data signals Comprehensive port test with loopback All components are tested including the port G The tests do not run in a Windows DOS box Repeater Test For the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter a test via wrap plug is not available However loopback testing may be carried out by connecting the adapter to another adapter installed in a second computer running in repeater mode further known as the re peater computer The computer in which the adapter is installed which is to be tested is called test computer To carry out the test proceed as follows 1 Install an adapter in the repeater computer 2 Boot the repeater computer to DOS Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed Insert the installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Go to the product directory Type sk98diag Press lt Enter gt From the main menu of the diagnostics program select REPEATER MODE Select Port A Press lt Enter gt The window Repeater Mode Port A is displayed 10 Install an adapter in the test computer 11 Connect the adapter in the r
67. temporary memory i e RAM or installed into the per manent memory e g hard disk or other storage device of that computer except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to other computers is not in use If the anticipated number of users of the SOFTWARE will exceed the number of applicable Licenses then you must have a reasonable mechanism or process in place to assure that the number of persons using the SOFTWARE concurrently does not exceed the number of Licenses If the SOFTWARE is permanently installed on the hard disk or other storage device of a computer other than a network server and one person uses that computer more than 80 of the time it is in use then that person may also use the SOFTWARE on a portable or home computer Copyright The SOFTWARE is owned by SysKonnect or its suppliers and is protected against copying by copyright laws international treaty pro visions and other national laws If the SOFTWARE is not copy protected you may either make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes or transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes You may not copy the Product Manual s or written materials accompanying the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE Other Restrictions You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE or HARDWARE but you may transfer your rights under this SysKonnect License and Pur chase Agreement on a
68. tion Windows 2000 and Windows XP e Linux kernel 2 2 x and higher stable versions Novell NetWare 4 20 Novell NetWare 5 0 and 5 1 and Novell Netware 6 0 and 6 5 e Sun Solaris 7 and higher on x86 systems High Performance The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter is a high performance and highly reliable adapter Best performance is reached with a 32 bit 66 MHz PCI bus Jumbo Frames The SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports 9 KB Jumbo frames It is tested according to the prevailing standard and switches on the market TCP UDP and IP checksum calculation The adapter supports the calculation of TCP UDP and IP checksums These calculations are integrated in the hardware of the Gigabit Ethernet adapters The checksums are calculated without time loss by the MAC controller for both receive and transmit path This improves the overall performance of the system and shifts these CPU intensive tasks away from the host CPU Dynamic Interrupt Moderation If the network is running at gigabit speed and small packets are being transferred there may in extreme cases be more than 100 000 interrupts per second To reduce the load on the CPU the Gigabit Ethernet adapters can use interrupt moderation to group these interrupts so that several data packets can be handled per interrupt For more information refer to the White Paper SK NET GE Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapt er which can be found on the instal
69. tschland SysKonnect Lizenz und Kaufvertrag Durch Offnen der versiegelten Diskettenpackung und durch die Inbesitznahme der Hardware erklaren Sie sich an die Bestimmungen der nachfolgenden Vereinbarung gebunden Wenn Sie mit den Bestimmungen dieses Vertrages nicht einverstanden sind geben Sie bitte die Diskettenpackung und die Hardware unge ffnet und unbenutzt mit den Begleitgegenst nden einschlie lich aller schriftlichen Unterlagen und dem sonstigen Zubehor unverzuglich gegen volle Ruckerstattung des Preises an die Stelle zuruck von der Sie sie bezogen haben Einraumung einer Software Lizenz Diese SysKonnect Lizenzvereinbarung Lizenz gibt Ihnen die Berechtigung eine Kopie des SysKonnect Software Produktes das mit dieser Lizenz Software erworben wurde auf einem Einzelcomputer unter der Voraussetzung benutzen dass die Software zu jeder beliebigen Zeit auf nur einem einzigen Computer verwendet wird Wenn Sie Mehrfachlizenzen fur die Software erworben haben dur fen Sie immer nur hochstens so viele Kopien in Benutzung haben wie Sie Lizenzen besitzen Die Software ist auf einem Computer in Benutzung wenn Sie in den Zwischenspeicher d h RAM geladen oder in einem Permanentspeicher z B einer Festplatte oder einer anderen Speichervorrichtung dieses Computers gespeichert ist mit der Ausnahme dass eine Kopie die auf einem Netzserver zu dem alleinigen Zweck der Verteilung an andere Computer installiert ist nicht in Benutzung
70. vant documentation e Do not connect the network adapter to a telephone line G Electrical installations must comply with the safety regulations of the country in which they are operated Avoiding damage Electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge may damage or destroy the network adapter Caution To avoid damaging the network adapter 1 Switch off the computer 2 Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Connect the wrist straps electrically conductive to the computer chassis Do not connect the wrist straps to the ground terminal of the power supply Faulty wiring could make this terminal live and potentially lethal 5 When you are ready to install the network adapter open the antistatic bag We recommend to wear an antistatic wrist strap when installing the network adapter 6 Hold the antistatic packaging of the network adapter against the bracket of an expansion slot on your computer for at least two seconds This reduces the static charge in the packaging and in your body If you need to place the network adapter somewhere after removing it from the antistatic bag make sure that you place it on the antistatic bag and on a level surface Do not place the network adapter on the computer cover or on any other metal surface 7 Cautiously insert the adapter into the corresponding slot Do not touch any circuits on the network adapter or any of its port contacts In gener
71. ver to install is displayed 10 Select the driver for your network adapter The message Do you want to copy driver lt driver name gt LAN IS dis played 11 To copy the driver to the server select YES SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter Syskonnect 28 3 Installation of the Driver Software If an older version of a SysKonnect driver is installed on the system the messages Save existing file SYS SYSTEM lt driver name LAN and Save existing file SYS SYSTEM lt driver name gt LDI are displayed 12 To continue select the desired options YES or No The menu Board SK 98NW 1 Driver lt driver name gt Actions is displayed 13 Select SELECT MODIFY DRIVER PARAMETERS PROTOCOLS 14 Configure the protocols to be used 15 Configure the parameters e g slot number 16 After the parameters have been configured select SAVE PARAMETERS AND LOAD DRIVER The driver is loaded Once the driver has been installed the adapter parameters or bindings can be changed in the autoexec ncf file using the Install tool For more information refer to the corresponding readme file Installation on Novell NetWare 5 and 6 The installation procedure for NetWare 5 and 6 is identical To install the network driver on Novell NetWare 5 or 6 proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer for details see chapter 1 Installa tion of the Network Adapter boot NetWare 5 or 6
72. vice pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide rea sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commis sion helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock Number 004 000 00345 4 SysKonnect is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modifications of this equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables
73. ysKonnect Network Control can now be started from the Control Panel window START gt SETTINGS gt CONTROL PANEL gt NETWORK CONTROL in Windows XP START gt CONTROL PANEL gt NETWORK CONTROL For more information refer to the corresponding readme file Linux The Linux driver for the SysKonnect SK 9521 V2 0 10 100 1000Base T Adapter supports the Linux kernel 2 2 x and higher stable versions The installation procedure for the various Linux distributions differs The driver will be integrated into the kernel i e using the standard instal lation procedure of your distribution to install Ethernet adapters should cause no problems For details on the installation of Ethernet adapters refer to the distribution s manual The in stallation procedure described in this manual is a general description for Intel x86 computers which is valid for all distributions It is recommended to download the latest version of the driver from the SysKonnect web site http www syskonnect com If you have downloaded the latest driver the Linux kernel has to be patched before the driver can be installed To patch the Linux kernel proceed as follows 1 Login as root 2 Download the original Linux source code named linux a b c tar gz or linux a b c tar bz2 e g linux 2 4 22 tar bz2 into the directory usr src Linux 23 You can download the source code from the FTP site ftp ftp kernel org or from one of its mirror sites The l

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