Linksys LNE100TX User Guide - Page 34

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Linksys Instant EtherFast® Series 5. For PCs with Dial-Up Networking and/or an AOL adapter, remove any instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all Clients, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Do not remove Dial-Up Adapter, AOL Adapter, TCP/IP-Compatible Protocol-AOL Adapter or TCP/IP-Compatible Protocol-Dial-Up Adapter. 6. When you have completed the removal of all unnecessary components, click OK. When asked to restart, click No. 7. Return to the Windows Control Panel. Double-click on the System Icon. The System Properties window will appear. Click on the Device Manager Tab. 8. Scroll down to the Network Adapters listing and expand it by clicking on the plus [+] sign. EtherFast® 10/100 LAN Cards 11. Remove all devices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at any point you are asked to restart the computer, Click No). 12. Scroll down to the Other Devices listing. Click the plus [+] sign. Remove PCI Ethernet Controller or PCI Ethernet Adapter. (If Other Devices is not listed, proceed to the next step.) 13. Click the Close button, shut down Windows, and restart your computer. 14. After your computer has restarted, refer to the chapters for Windows 95 or Windows 98 and follow the setup instructions. Starting Over in Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then doubleclick the System icon. The System Properties window will open. 2. Choose the Hardware tab. 3. Click the Device Manager button. The Device Manager window will open. 4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Network Adapters. The LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter listing should appear. 61 62

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11. Remove all devices with the name Linksys in its description. (If at any point
you are asked to restart the computer, Click
No
).
12. Scroll down to the
Other Devices
listing. Click the
plus [+]
sign. Remove
PCI Ethernet Controller
or
PCI Ethernet Adapter
. (If Other Devices is not
listed, proceed to the next step.)
13. Click the
Close
button, shut down Windows, and restart your computer.
14. After your computer has restarted, refer to the chapters for Windows 95 or
Windows 98 and follow the setup instructions.
Starting Over in Windows 2000
1. Click the
Start
button, choose Settings, choose Control Panel, then double-
click the System icon. The System Properties window will open.
2. Choose the Hardware tab.
3.
Click the Device Manager button. The Device Manager window will open.
4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Network Adapters. The LNE100TX Fast
Ethernet Adapter listing should appear.
62
Linksys Instant EtherFast
®
Series
61
EtherFast
®
10/100 LAN Cards
5. For PCs with Dial-Up Networking and/or an AOL adapter, remove any
instance of the name Linksys, all IPX/SPX protocols, all NetBEUI, all
Clients, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Do
not
remove
Dial-Up Adapter
,
AOL Adapter
,
TCP/IP-Compatible Protocol-AOL
Adapter
or
TCP/IP-Compatible Protocol-Dial-Up Adapter
.
6. When you have completed the removal of all unnecessary components,
click
OK
. When asked to restart, click
No
.
7. Return to the Windows Control Panel. Double-click on the
System
Icon.
The System Properties window will appear. Click on the
Device Manager
Tab.
8. Scroll down to the
Network Adapters
listing and expand it by clicking on
the
plus [+]
sign.