User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EA2WFX/BQ

[. . . ] All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Å Ä WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life. CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information. Printed in the U. S. A. Network Communications Guide Evo Desktop Family Evo Workstation Family Fourth Edition May 2002 Document Part Number: 177922-004 Contents Network Communications Guide NIC-Based Alerts . Interpreting the Network Status Lights . Disabling 802. 3u Auto-Negotiation Capabilities . 1 2 2 3 4 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide iii Network Communications Guide The following items are covered in this guide: NIC-Based Alerts Wake-On-Lan (WOL) Support Interpreting the Network Status Lights Disabling the Autosensing Capabilities Installing Network Drivers NIC-Based Alerts Some NICs feature Alerting Capabilities, which allows a system administrator to remotely monitor the computer over the network. The computer can send hardware and operating system alerts over the network before the operating system is loaded, while the operating system is loaded, while the computer is in low power states, and when the computer is powered off. Full-duplex systems can transmit and receive information on the network simultaneously. Half-duplex systems cannot transmit and receive simultaneously. If necessary, you can disable the Auto-Negotiation capabilities and force the system to operate in one mode only. Select the Network icon, located in the Control Panel. Select the appropriate NIC in the list box and click Properties. Network Communications Guide 3 Network Communications Guide 3. Change the Speed and Duplex values from Automatic/Auto Duplex to the appropriate values, depending on the capabilities of your network. You will be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. [. . . ] Change the Speed and Duplex values from Automatic/Auto Duplex to the appropriate values, depending on the capabilities of your network. You will be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Refer to the documentation provided with the network controller for additional information. 100Base-TX operation requires the use of Category 5 UTP cable with an RJ-45 network connection. Installing Network Drivers The device drivers for the network controller enable the drivers to load correctly in the operating system used, allowing communication with the network. [. . . ]