The Intel 8255x based network interface card (NIC) should be plugged in and - automatically - detected and installed from Windows XP / 2000. After that, the driver of the device has to be changed. Open the 'Network Connections' (via Control Panel or 'Properties' of 'My Network Places') and open the 'Properties' of the LAN connection. If more than one NIC is installed, choose the one the Real-Time Ethernet shall be connected to.
Jan 23, 2018 Redhat (RHEL) / CentOS / Fedora / Suse / OpenSuse Linux – Restart network interface in Linux. To restart network interface, enter: # /etc/init.d/network restart To stop and start use the following option (do not run them over remote ssh session as you will get disconnected): # /etc/init.d/network stop # /etc/init.d/network start.
The following screenshots are showing the necessary steps for the driver setup under Windows XP Professional.
The 'Properties' page appears. Please push the 'Configure...' button.
Device Manager manages network connections as an alternative to Control Panel. To disable a device in Device Manager, open Device Manager, expand the Network adapters section, and right-click or tap-and-hold the entry that corresponds to the network adapter to find the Disable option (enabling devices is similar). Open Windows Settings by pressing Start and clicking the Settings button (or just by pressing Windows+I on your keyboard). On the Windows Settings screen, click “Network & Internet.” On the “Network & Internet” page, select the “Status” tab on the left and then, on the right, scroll down and click the “Network reset” link. On the instance, validate that the ENA driver is installed and enabled as follows: Right-click the network icon and choose Open Network and Sharing Center. Choose the Ethernet adapter (for example, Ethernet 2). See the release notes and the readme.txt file for installation instructions, supported hardware, what's new, bug fixes, and known issues. This download installs base drivers, Intel® PROSet for Windows. Device Manager, and Intel® PROSet Adapter Configuration Utility for Intel® Network Adapters with Windows® 10.
Select the 'Driver' Page and press the 'Update Driver...' button.
The 'Hardware Update Wizard' appears. Please select 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)' radio button and push 'Next'.
On the following dialog select the 'Don't search' option and press 'Next'.
Select the 'TwinCAT-Intel PCI Ethernet Adapter' and push 'Next'
A warning will appear because the TwinCAT driver is not digitally signed by Microsoft - just trust Beckhoff...
The installation of the driver is now finished, but the TwinCAT protocol driver has to be installed still.
Please re-open the 'Properties' of the LAN connection - the new adapter driver should appear.
Push the 'Install...' button and select the 'Protocol' choice. Press 'Add...' after this selection.
Select the 'TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol' from manufacturer 'Beckhoff'. If the protocol does not appear push the 'Have Disk...' button and select the WindowsInf (Windows XP) or WinNtInf (Windows 2000) directory. If the directory is not visible check the 'Show hidden files or folder' radio button in the Explorer Tools/Folder Options/View dialog. After selecting the folder (doesn't matter which file is selected) the Beckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol should appear.
The new protocol should appear. The quality of service (QoS) packet scheduler filter driver can be disabled, because it has no function in reference to the TwinCAT driver.
Now the required steps are made. Only the 'TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol' did not start automatically for the first time. You have the choice to reboot the system or to start the protocol manually (only the very first time). To start the protocol manually, please open the command window (e.g. via the 'Run...' button on the start menu and enter 'cmd'). Enter in the command window the string 'net start TcEther' and press enter.
After that, the TwinCAT System Manager should find this new adapter underneath 'I/O Devices'.