Motorola LPCI810 User Manual
Motorola LPCI810 User Manual

Motorola LPCI810 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810...
  • Page 2 Motorola, Inc., Broadband Communications Sector, 101 Tournament Drive, Horsham, PA 19044, 1-215-323-1000, declares under sole responsibility that the LPCI810 complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules as a Class B digital device. This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Side and Front of Ethernet Adapter Card...3 LED Description ...3 Section 2:Installation _____________________________________ 4 Overview ...4 Installing Your Ethernet Adapter ...4 Manually Installing the Driver ...6 Section 3:Troubleshooting ________________________________ 10 Contact Us ...10 Hardware Solutions ...10 Section 4:Glossary ______________________________________ 12 LPCI810 PAGE iii...
  • Page 4: Section 1:Overview

    Section 1:Overview Congratulations on purchasing the Motorola Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810, your entry to high-speed networking! With the Ethernet Adapter, desktop computers quickly join a home or small office network. The card inserts into your computer’s available PCI slot and delivers a continuous network connection.
  • Page 5: Understanding Your User Guide

    Understanding Your User Guide The User Guide is divided into the following sections: Overview Describes the LPCI810 and its functions, the technology used, and recommended practices for using it. Installation Provides instructions for installing the hardware and setting up the firmware to get your adapter up and running.
  • Page 6: Ethernet Adapter Card Physical Description

    The Link/Act LED illuminates green when the card successfully connects to a network. It blinks when data is being transmitted or received over the network. Ethernet Port The port in which you plug in your Ethernet cable. LPCI810 PAGE 3...
  • Page 7: Section 2:Installation

    Note: If the Windows set up wizard does not start automatically, do the following: Click Start, then Run. On the next window, click Browse and locate your CD-ROM drive. Locate Launch.exe and highlight it. Click Open, then OK. The set up wizard starts. LPCI810 PAGE 4...
  • Page 8 The following illustrates an example of how to install the card: Re-attach the cover to your desktop computer. Return power to the PC and complete the installation instructions supplied on the CD-ROM. LPCI810 Section 2 PAGE 5...
  • Page 9: Manually Installing The Driver

    After a few moments, if the New Hardware Wizard does not automatically appear, click Start > Setttings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Hardware. The Add/Remove Hardware window is displayed: Click Next. PAGE 6 Installing Your Ethernet Adapter Installation for instructions LPCI810...
  • Page 10 The Install Hardware Device Drivers window is displayed: Ensure Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) is selected and click Next. The Locate Driver Files window is displayed: Select Specify a location and click Next. LPCI810 Section 2 PAGE 7...
  • Page 11: Section 2 Installation

    Browse to navigate to the *.inf file appropriate for your operating system. An example appears below for the driver for Windows 98SE, ME, and 2000: Click Open. The Found New Hardware Wizard window is redisplayed with the selected path. Click OK again. PAGE 8 Installation LPCI810...
  • Page 12 Installation The driver is now installed for your Ethernet Adapter and the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed: Click Finish to complete the driver installation. LPCI810 Section 2 PAGE 9...
  • Page 13: Section 3:Troubleshooting

    RJ-45 style plug using 8 wires where telephone style plugs use the smaller RJ-11 style plug using 4 to 6 wires. The plug on the left is RJ-45; the plug on the right is RJ-11 – use only RJ-45. LPCI810 for the latest information. You can also reach us PAGE 10...
  • Page 14 If you do NOT receive a reply, repeat steps 1 – 5 on a different computer to verify that the first computer is not the cause of the problem. If you cannot determine your ISP’s default gateway, ping www.yahoo.com or another known web location. LPCI810 Section 3 PAGE 11...
  • Page 15: Section 4:Glossary

    A type of cable consisting of a center wire surrounded by insulation and a grounded shield of braided wire. The shield minimizes electrical and radio frequency interference. Coaxial cable has high bandwidth and can support transmission over long distances. LPCI810 PAGE 12...
  • Page 16 The DNS lookup table is a distributed Internet database; no one DNS server lists all domain name to IP address matches. Domain Name A unique name, such as motorola.com, that maps to an IP address. Domain names are typically much easier to remember than are IP addresses. See DNS.
  • Page 17 Firmware is upgradeable. File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging files between computers. FTP is commonly used to download programs and other files to a computer from web pages on Internet servers. PAGE 14 Glossary LPCI810...
  • Page 18 Internet Protocol is a set of standards that enable different types of computers to communicate with one another and exchange data through the Internet. IP provides the appearance of a single, seamless communication system and makes the Internet a virtual network. LPCI810 Section 4 PAGE 15...
  • Page 19 The MTU places an upper bound on the size of a message that can be transferred by the network in a single frame. Messages exceeding the MTU must be fragmented before transmission, and reassembled at the destination. PAGE 16 Glossary LPCI810...
  • Page 20 If you PING a computer IP address and receive a reply, you know the computer is reachable over the network. It also stands for “Packet Internet Groper.” Port Triggering A mechanism that allows incoming communication with specified applications. LPCI810 Section 4 PAGE 17...
  • Page 21 A router operates on OSI Network Layer 3. It filters packets based on the IP address, examining the source and destination IP addresses to determine the best route on which to forward them. PAGE 18 Glossary LPCI810...
  • Page 22 IP (network layer three). It is an end-to-end protocol defining rules and procedures for data exchange between hosts on top of connectionless IP. TCP uses a timer to track outstanding packets, checks error in incoming packets, and retransmits packets if requested. LPCI810 Section 4 PAGE 19...
  • Page 23 Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using a dedicated circuit for each line. VoIP enables calls to travel as discrete data packets on shared lines. VoIP is an important part of the convergence of computers, telephones, and television into a single integrated information network. PAGE 20 Glossary LPCI810...
  • Page 24 The bandwidth depends on need and cost, but is usually much lower than for a LAN. World Wide Web. An interface to the Internet that you use to navigate and hyperlink to information. LPCI810 Section 4 PAGE 21...
  • Page 25 Visit our website at: www.motorola.com/broadband 515727-001 05/04 MGBI...

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