# Intel® PRO Network Adapter Installation

Revision 04/2004

## Install the Intel PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-Express* Adapter

1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Remove the computer cover and the adapter slot cover from the slot that matches your adapter.
3. For PCI Express adapters: insert the adapter edge connector into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the chassis.
   For PCI and PCI-X adapters: firmly place the adapter edge connector into the PCI slot until it is fully inserted. Secure the bracket to the chassis.
4. Replace the computer cover. Plug in the power cord.

## Attach the Network Cable

Intel® PRO/100 and PRO/1000 copper adapters: Connect the network cable or cables to the adapter using Category 3, 4, or 5 Twisted Pair Ethernet (TPE) network cable for 10 Mbps networks. Use Category 5 (4 pair) cable for 100 or 1000 Mbps networks and for any residential networks.

Intel® PRO/1000 fiber adapters with SC connector: Remove and save the fiber optic connector cover. Insert a 1000Base-SX duplex type SC fiber optic connector into the TX/RX ports on the adapter bracket.

Intel® PRO/1000 fiber adapters with LC connector: Remove and save the fiber optic connector cover. Insert an LC connector into the adapter, with correct cabling for your adapter type (1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX). Conversion cables to other connector types (such as SC) may be used if the cabling matches the optical specifications of the adapter, including length limitations.

Start your computer and follow the driver installation instructions below.

## Install the Drivers

Note: Intel PRO/1000 Server Adapters do not operate with Windows* 95, Windows 98* and Windows Me* computers.

### Windows Operating Systems (except Windows NT* 4.0)

Note that you must have administrative rights to the operating system to install the drivers.

1. The adapter is detected and Windows either installs a Windows resident driver or starts the Found New Hardware wizard.
2. If the wizard starts, follow the prompts to install the driver from the CD in this package.
3. Once the driver is installed, or if the wizard doesn't start, insert the Intel CD and click the Install Drivers button when the Intel PRO Network Connections autorun window appears to make sure you have the latest drivers installed.

### Windows NT 4.0

Note: the Intel PROSet utility software is automatically installed during the adapter driver installation.

1. Start Windows NT 4.0, double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel, click the Adapters tab, and click Add.
2. When you see a list of adapters, instead of choosing an adapter from the list, insert the CD provided with your adapter or point to your other media and click Have Disk.
3. If the CD Autorun screen appears, close it, and continue.
4. Specify the path, click OK, and continue the installation. Upon completion, the new Intel adapter appears in the Network Adapters list.
5. Click Close to finish.
6. Restart your computer.

### Linux*

To build a binary RPM* package of this driver, run 'rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>'. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific file name of the driver.

| NOTES: For the build to work properly, the currently running kernel MUST match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources. If you have just recompiled the kernel reboot the system now. RPM functionality has been tested only in Red Hat distributions. For Intel PRO/100 adapters, use e100 as driver name.

1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For example, use '/home/username/e1000' or '/usr/local/src/e1000'.
2. Untar/unzip the archive, where <x.x.x> is the version number for the driver tar file:

   > tar zxf e1000-<x.x.x>.tar.gz

3. Change to the driver src directory, where <x.x.x> is the version number for the driver tar:

   > cd e1000-<x.x.x>/src/

4. Compile the driver module:

   > make install

   The binary will be installed as:

   > /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/e1000.o

   The install locations listed above are the default locations. They might not be correct for certain Linux distributions. For more information, go to ldistrib.htm.
5. Install the module:

   > insmod e1000 <parameter>=<value>

6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where <x> is the interface number:

   > ifconfig eth<x> <IP_address>

7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is being tested:

   > ping <IP_address>

### Other Operating Systems

To install other drivers, see the User's Guide on the adapter CD or visit your customer support web site: http://support.intel.com.

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