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Cables and LEDs

This section is not intended to be an exhaustive explanation of

connecting Ethernet networks but will provide some useful

information on cabling suitable for Adaptec NICs.

The following table outlines the three cable specifications of IEEE

802.3u: 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-TX, and 100BASE-FX.

100BASE-T4 100BASE-TX 100BASE-FX

Cable supported

CAT 3,4,5 UTP CAT 5 UTP 62.5/125

multimode fiber

Number of cable

pairs

421

Node-to-repeater

cabling distance

100 meters 100 meters 137 meters

Node-to-switch to

full duplex

100 meters 100 meters 2000 meters

1 2 ... 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 ... 121 122

Fast Ethernet 1
Network Interface Cards 1
Adaptec, Inc 2
691 South Milpitas Boulevard 2
Milpitas, CA 95035 2
Printed in Singapore 2
Fast Ethernet Network 3
Interface Cards 3
Electronic Support 4
Technical and Product Support 5
Canadian Compliance Statement 6
European Compliance Statement 7
Safety Standards 7
Contents 9
4NetWare 10
5Windows 10
7 IBM OS/2 11
A Cables and LEDs 12
B Troubleshooting 13
C Identifying Ports 13
Getting Started 15
Duralink Failover 16
Adaptec NICs 17
Fiber ST Port 18
System Requirements 19
Conventions and Advisories 19
Caution: 20
WARNING: 20
Installing NIC’s 21
Installing Your NIC 23
Connecting the Cable 24
LED Activity Indicators 24
Configuring the PCI NIC 25
Installing LAN Drivers 27
Installing LAN Network 29
Full Duplex Support 31
NetWare 4.1x 33
Adding NIC Drivers 34
Configuring the Ports 35
Configuring Protocols 36
Netware 3.12 37
Configuring Ports 38
Windows NT 4.0 41
Windows 95 44
SCO OpenServer 5.0 47
SCO UnixWare 49
IBM OS/2 53
emdiag.exe 55
Network Configuration 59
Examples 59
Dual Hubs 60
Dual Hubs with Routers 61
Installing Duralink Drivers 63
Configuring Failover Pairs 68
Monitoring Failover Pairs 70
Changing NIC Configuration 71
Fresh NetWare Installation 74
Failover 75
Setting Failover Pairs 77
Disabling IP or IPX Protocols 80
Viewing Configuration 81
Saving Configuration Changes 81
Network Client Setup 84
Managing NICs by SNMP 85
Cables and LEDs 87
Connection Types 88
Cable Requirements 89
1 3456782 90
1 34567821 3456782 91
Pinout and Color Requirements 92
Diagnostic LEDs 94
Running EMDIAG 98
Using EMDIAG for PCI NICs 98
Configuration Status 99
Diagnostics 100
Troubleshooting 101
PCI Device Information 102
EMDIAG’s 103
Viewing PCI Bus Devices 104
Frequently Asked Questions 106
EMDIAG Error Messages 107
Error Message Problem 108
Identifying Ports 109
Installing 2 Network Cards 110
Installing 3 Network Cards 113
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