Asante Technologies 1064SX manual Using the Diagnostic Program, Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program

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Using the Diagnostic Program

Using the Diagnostic Program

The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems on the adapter and provides configuration information on your adapter.

Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program

To run the diagnostic program on your Power Macintosh:

1

Open the Apple Menu and select Control Panels.

2

Select AppleTalk from the Control Panels submenu.

 

The AppleTalk control panel appears.

3

Select Printer port from the Connect Via: drop-down menu.

4

Close the AppleTalk control panel, then click Save to save

 

changes.

5

Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into the floppy drive and double-

click the diskette icon to open it.

 

6

Double-click the Asanté GigaNIC™ Troubleshooter icon to

 

start the program.

7

Click OK in the Troubleshooter start-up screen.

 

TheTroubleshooter loads and displays the main window with the

following tests:

Loopback Test — verifies the operation of the network interface circuitry and the adapter by transmitting and receiving special packets.

Ping-Pong Test — verifies communication with another Macintosh on the network.

Bandwidth Utilization Test — calculates the total bandwidth utilization of the network.

8

Click the checkboxes to select the Loopback Test, the Ping-Pong

Test, and the Bandwidth Utilization Test.

 

9

Click the highlighted slot number where the adapter is installed.

 

10 Click the TEST button to start the test sequence.

 

If the Bandwidth Utilization Test is selected, press any key to stop

 

packet collection.

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