DIGITUS DN-10135 PCle 2.5G 4-Speed Multi-Gigabit Network Adapter User Manual

: June 7, 2024
: DIGITUS

Table of Contents

Introduction
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tar xf r8125 x.xxx.xx.tar
make
make install
ifconfig —a
ifconfig ethX up, where X=0,1,2,…

DIGITUS DN-10135 PCle 2.5G 4-Speed Multi-Gigabit Network Adapter User Manual

Introduction

Product Introduction

This PCIe Gigabit Network Card from DIGITUS° offers you the highest performance for network applications that achieve high data rates with your 10/100/1000/2500 BASE-T ethernet controller. This is ideal for streaming applications with high resolution. Via LAN interfaces (RJ45), it supports the IEEE802.3u specification for fast ethernet and the IEEE802.3ab specification for gigabit ethernet with up to 2.5 Gbps. IEEE802.3x full-duplex flow control is also supported, as well as Wake-on-LAN. The card can be used for slots at full installation height, a low-profile slot bracket is also provided in the scope of delivery for use at half installation height.

Features

Gigabit data transmission with up to 2500 Mbps (2.5G)
Supported network standards: IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u & IEEE802.3ab
Ideal for streaming and gaming applications with high data rates
Supports IEEE802.3x full duplex flow control
Supports IEEE802.1q VLAN tagging
Supports Wake on-LAN
Additional low-profile slot bracket for use in narrow housings

Systems Requirements

Operating systems supported are (both 32 and 64 bits)

Windows 7/ 8.x/ 10
Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2012R2/ 2016
Linux 4.x or later

Package Contents

lx PCIe
lx User Manual
lx Profile bracket
1x CD

Getting Started

Hardware Layout

2.5G Link/ Activity Indicator
10/ 100/ 1000 M Link/ Activity Indicator

Link/ Activity Indicator:

When the LED off, there is no link between the PCLe 2.5G 4- Speed Multi-Gigabit Network Card and the network
When the LED is on, a link is established, but there is no traffic on the network
When the LED is flashing, there is traffic on the network to which the PCIe 2.5G 4-Speed Multi-Gigabit Network Card is connected

Hardware Installation

Turn off the power to your computer.
Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot.
To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly.
Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
Secure the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

Driver Installation

The following section shows you how to install PCIe 2.5G 4-Speed Multi-Gigabit Network Card driver on different operating systems.

Installation for Windows

Insert the provided CD into your disk drive. The CD-ROM will start automatically. The following screen will show up and please click “Install Driver”.

Install Driver

Note: If the install program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on the Autorun.exe file in the CD to launch the install program.

Wean Please click “RTL PCIe” to start the installation.
Follow the instructions on screen to install the driver.

Installation for Linux

Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Extract the compressed driver source file to a certain directory by the following command: (Please copy the driver file “r8125-x.xxx.xx.tar” from the CD folder “.\ Driver\Linux” to a certain folder on hard drive)

tar xf r8125 x.xxx.xx.tar
Now, the driver source files should be extracted under the current directory. Executing the following command to compile the driver:

make
If the compilation is well, the tn40xx.ko will be created under the current directory.
If you want to use modprobe command to mount the driver, executing the following command to install the driver into your kernel:

make install

Verifying the installation

Verifying for Windows

Click on the “Device Manager” tab in the Windows Control Panel.
Start > Control Panel > Device Manager
Entry “Network adapters” item, and you can read “Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller” in the Device Manager.

Verifying for Linux

You can check whether the driver is loading by using following commands: #Ismod I grep r8xx
ifconfig —a

If there is a device name, ethX, shown on the monitor, the linux driver is load. Then, you can use the following command to activate the ethX.

ifconfig ethX up, where X=0,1,2,…

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