  
  Ether16 LAN Card Setup
  for Microsoft Windows 95
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  Contents:  
  
  Before You Begin
  Setup
  Technical Support
  
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  BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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  If your computer does NOT have a plug-and-play motherboard, 
  the following notes apply to you:

  1.  Before attempting to install the Ether16 LAN Card's network
      software drivers, you MUST configure the card's internal
      settings with the SETUP program included on Ether16 disk 1
      under the UTILITY directory.  Use the program to set the
      card's interrupt (IRQ) and I/O settings.  For directions
      on using SETUP, see your Ether16 user guide.
  
  2.  Most network software packages like Windows 95, Windows NT,
      Novell NetWare, etc., include a "generic" network driver
      that will work with a wide range of network cards.  This
      generic driver is called a "Novell NE2000" compatible driver,
      and it is fully supported by the Ether16 card.  If your 
      network software package asks you to choose the name of
      the network card you're installing from a list of available
      adapters, and you find "NE2000" or "Novell NE2000" listed,
      you don't need to follow the directions below---simply choose
      to install the NE2000 driver and the Ether16 Card will be
      ready for use.  THE ETHER16 IS ONLY NE2000 COMPATIBLE
      WHEN THE CARD'S PLUG-AND-PLAY MODE IS TURNED OFF.  If 
      your PC has a plug-and-play motherboard, and you wish to 
      use the generic NE2000 driver, you must run the Ether16 
      SETUP program and turn the card's plug-and-play mode off.


 Setup
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 The Ether16 LAN Card is a plug-and-play 
 network adapter that is designed to be 
 automatically detected by Windows 95 as soon 
 as you insert it into your computer, provided 
 your PC has a plug-and-play motherboard.  If 
 your PC isn't plug-and-play, you'll need to 
 install the card's software manually.  
 Instructions are included below. 

 Before you begin the installation, you should 
 have your original Windows 95 CD-ROM 
 handy.  Windows 95 may ask for it in order to 
 install special files onto your computer during 
 the network driver setup.  When this occurs, 
 insert your CD-ROM or other media into the 
 drive and tell Windows 95 to look in the 
 \win95 directory on the appropriate drive.  For 
 example, if your CD-ROM is drive D: on your 
 system, and Windows 95 is requesting a file 
 from it, you would type in D:\win95 and press 
 Enter in order to inform 95 of the CD-ROM's 
 location.  If Windows 95 came pre-installed on 
 your computer, you might also be able to find 
 the files you need in the 
 c:\windows\options\cabs folder on your hard 
 drive if there is one.  Some versions of the 
 Windows 95 CD-ROM may be structured 
 differently.  See your Windows 95 user guide 
 for additional information if necessary.
 
 Follow the instructions below to get the 
 Ether16 LAN Card up and running with 
 Windows 95.
 
 Install the Ether16 LAN Card hardware if you 
 haven't already. 
 
 If your computer has a plug-and-play 
 motherboard, skip to the PLUG-AND-PLAY
 section below.
 Otherwise, follow the directions below.
 
 ETHER16 SETUP WITH
 NON-PLUG-AND-PLAY COMPUTERS
 
 1.  Turn on your computer.  Windows 95 may 
 or may not detect the Ether16 LAN Card's 
 presence.  If Windows 95 displays a New 
 Hardware Detected message and indicates 
 that it has found an NE2000 compatible 
 network card, skip to step 4 below.  If no 
 message appears, continue with step 2.
 
 2.  Click on Start, followed by Settings, then 
 Control Panel.  Double-click on Network.  
 Click on Add, then Adapter.  
 
 Pick Linksys from the list of manufacturers.     
 
 Choose Linksys Ether16 LAN Card from the 
 list of network adapters that appears and click 
 OK.  Highlight Linksys Ether16 in the 
 following components... box, then click on the 
 Properties button.  Click on the Resources 
 tab.  Change the Interrupt (IRQ) and I/O 
 address values to match the ones you used 
 when you ran the SETUP program.
 
 Next, make sure that the following components 
 are present in the components box.  If any 
 items are missing, use the Add button to add 
 them in:
 
  Client for Microsoft
  Client for NetWare
  Linksys Ether16
  IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
  NetBEUI
 
 Do NOT add the TCP/IP protocol unless you 
 know how to configure it, or if you are 
 connecting to a Unix-based system and you 
 have the settings handy that TCP/IP requires.
 
 3.  Click OK again.  Windows 95 will begin 
 copying the files it needs from your 95 CD-
 ROM or installation disks.  When the copying 
 is complete, you will be asked if you want to 
 restart your computer.  Click on Yes.  After 
 your computer restarts, proceed to the File and 
 Printer Sharing section below.
 
 4.  If Windows 95 detects an NE2000 network 
 card, click on Start, Settings, then Control 
 Panel.  Double-click on the System icon and 
 choose Device Manager.
 
 Scroll down in the list until you come to 
 Network Adapters.  Double-click on it to 
 display any installed network cards.  Highlight 
 NE2000.  
 
 Click on the Properties button, followed by 
 the Resources tab.  
 
 Take the checkmark out of the Use automatic 
 settings checkbox.  
 
 Highlight Interrupt Request.  Click on 
 Change Setting.  Change the interrupt value to 
 the same value that you used when you ran the 
 SETUP program, then click OK.  
 
 Highlight Input/Output range.  Click on 
 Change Setting.  Change the I/O range to the 
 same value that you used when you ran the 
 SETUP program, then click OK.
 
 Make sure that the following components are 
 present in the components box.  If any items 
 are missing, use the Add button to add them 
 in:
 
	 · Client for Microsoft
	 · Client for NetWare
	 · Linksys Ether16
	 · IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
	 · NetBEUI
 
 Do NOT add the TCP/IP protocol unless you 
 know how to configure it, or if you are 
 connecting to a Unix-based system and you 
 have the settings handy that TCP/IP requires.
 
 When you're finished, click on OK, followed 
 by OK.  When asked if you want to restart 
 your computer, select Yes.  Turn to File and 
 Printer Sharing below.
 
 ETHER16 SETUP WITH
 PLUG-AND-PLAY COMPUTERS
 
 Turn on your computer.  As Windows 95 starts 
 up, it will automatically detect the presence of 
 new hardware.
 
 There are currently two versions of Windows 
 95:
 
     · the original release (version A)
     · a later release (also known as OSR2, or version B)
 
 The installation procedure for the network 
 driver will vary slightly depending on the 
 version of Windows 95 you are using.
 
 If a window appears entitled Update Device 
 Driver Wizard when Windows 95 detects the 
 Ether16 card's presence as shown in the 
 window below, you are using Windows 95 
 version B.  Turn to VERSION B below.
 
 If any other message appears, you are using 
 Windows 95 version A.  Follow the 
 VERSION A directions below.
 
 PLUG-AND-PLAY
 WINDOWS 95 VERSION A
 
 When the New Hardware Found window 
 appears, choose the Windows default driver 
 option and click OK.
 
 Windows will copy the necessary files to your 
 system.  Supply your original Windows 95 
 CD-ROM if asked to do so.  Follow the 
 directions that appear on your screen.
 
 When asked if you want to restart your 
 computer, choose Yes.  Turn to file and 
 printer sharing below now.
 
 PLUG-AND-PLAY
 WINDOWS 95 VERSION B
 
 When the Update Device Driver Wizard 
 window appears, click on the Next button.
 
 Windows 95 will automatically find the 
 NE2000 Compatible driver for the card.  Click 
 on Finish.
 
 Windows will copy the necessary files to your 
 system.  Supply your original Windows 95 
 CD-ROM if asked to do so.  Follow the 
 directions that appear on your screen.
 
 When asked if you want to restart your 
 computer, choose Yes.  Proceed with file and 
 printer sharing below now.
   
  

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		ENABLING FILE & PRINTER SHARING UNDER WINDOWS 95
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  The instructions below explain how to turn on file & printer sharing in
  Windows 95.  Before following them, make sure that you have already
  installed & configured your Linksys network adapter(s).

  Getting Started
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  1.  Start up Windows 95 if you haven't already.  Click on the Start button,
      followed by Settings, Control Panel, and the Network icon.

  2.  Click on the Configuration window tab.  If you see File and printer
      sharing for Microsoft Networks in the list of items that appears,
      close the Control Panel and go to Enabling File Sharing or How to
      Share Printers below.  Otherwise, go to step 3.

  3.  Click on the File and Print Sharing button.

  4.  If you want other users to be able to access your files, use your
      mouse to put a checkmark next to the I want to be able to give others
      access to my files option.  If you want others to be able to use
      printer(s) that are plugged into your computer, put a checkmark next
      to the I want to allow others to print to my printers option.

      When you're finished, click on OK.  You'll now see a text line that
      reads File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks in the
      Configuration list box.  (If you don't see it, you might need to use
      the scroll bars to scroll through the list).  Click on OK.  When 95
      asks if you want to restart your computer, click on Yes.

  Enabling File Sharing
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  After following steps 1-4 above, double-click on your My Computer icon.
  A window of available disk drives will appear.  Using your right mouse
  button, click once on the drive that you want to make available to other
  users.   Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.  Click on Share As.
  In the Share Name box, give your computer a name (you can call it whatever
  you want--Mary's Computer, etc.).

  Next, decide on the type of access that you want to give other users.

   *  Read-Only access lets other users view the files on your PC.

   *  Full access lets users create, change, or delete files on your system.

   *  Depends on Password lets users have Read-Only and/or Full access,
      depending on the password that you decide to share with them.

  Use your mouse to select the type of file sharing access that you want
  other users to have.  If you want to assign access password(s), type them
  into the Password box(es).  When you're done, click on the Apply button,
  followed by OK.  Your drive(s) can now be accessed from other users
  whenever they click on their Windows 95 Network Neighborhood icons.  If a
  user tries to access one of your drives that's password-protected, he or
  she will be asked for the appropriate Read-Only or Full access password.

  How to Share Printers
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  After following steps 1-4 above, double-click on your My Computer icon.
  Click on the Printers folder.  A window of available printers will appear.
  Using your right mouse button, click once on the printer that you want to
  share with other users.  Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.
  Click on Share As.  In the Share Name box, give a name to the printer
  you're about to share (Jack's HP4, for example).  If you want to assign a
  password to the printer so only certain users can access it, type a
  password in the Password box.  When you're done, click on the Apply
  button, followed by OK.   Your printer(s) are now shared.
   




  
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