3Com 10/100BASE-T4 manual Setting Up an Echo Server

Starting the Diagnostic Program 4-5

Setting Up an Echo Server

To test 10 Mbps operation of the 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter, use a computer as an echo server that contains an EtherLink III adapter or another 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter.

To test for 100 Mbps operation of the 10/100BASE-T4 PCI adapter, use another Fast EtherLink PCI adapter in the computer being used as the echo server.

In either case, select the Echo Server menu item under the Test menu, and click Start to make the computer an echo server.

If you are setting up an echo server on a computer with a 10 Mbps 3Com adapter other than an EtherLink III adapter, follow these steps:

1Select a computer to use as an echo server.

2Insert the EtherDisk diskette for the installed adapter in a floppy drive.

The EtherDisk diskette that accompanied the adapter contains the diagnostic program.

3Start the diagnostic program on the echo server.

The diagnostic program that you use depends on the adapter board that is installed in the echo server. After the system prompt of the drive containing the Configuration and Diagnostic Program, enter the name of the program (3CXXX), as indicated in Table 4-1.

The diagnostic programs listed in Table 4-1 come on the EtherDisk diskette that accompanies the adapter.

4From the main menu, select Echo Server Setup.

The program notifies you that your computer is now set up as an echo server.