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3Com 155 PCI 4 External Loopback Test Screen, 5 Run Tests Screen, Diagnostics And Troubleshooting

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Figure 6-4 External Loopback Test Screen

6Verify that the External Loopback Test is enabled.

If the External Loopback Test is disabled, click Enable All.

7Click OK.

The main screen shown in Figure 6-1 reappears.

8From the Test menu, select Run Tests.

The Run Tests screen appears, as shown in Figure 6-5.

Figure 6-5 Run Tests Screen

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3Com 155 PCI manual 4 External Loopback Test Screen, 5 Run Tests Screen, Diagnostics And Troubleshooting

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NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS USER GUIDE ATMLINK 155 PCIPublished February 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California LIFETIME WARRANTY Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Malta CONTENTS Product FeaturesATMLink Utility Description ELAN Allocation Loading the Server DriverBefore You Begin Starting the Diagnostic Utility Changing Action on ErrorVCC Statistics Running the External Loopback TestOnline Technical Services 3Com Bulletin Board ServiceAccess by Analog Modem Access by Digital ModemFIGURES 3C975-F ATMLink NIC Installed in the ChassisNetwork Settings Window Additional Driver Actions Screen Adding an Additional ATMLink Utility WindowsNIC information Window viiiTABLES 3C975 ATMLink NIC NetWare Install Utility ConﬁgurationLED Activity How to Use This Guide ABOUT THIS GUIDEIntroduction Conventions SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr =NetLogin commandsSETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr = ConventionsProduct Features 1 INTRODUCTIONInterim Local Management Interface ILMI 3.0 service Trafﬁc shaping user-deﬁned maximum peak rate per ELANFigure 1-1 3C975-F and 3C975-UTP ATMLink NICs 3C975-F 3C975-UTPEmulated LAN ELAN Overview LAN Emulation Client LEC found on all end stationsLAN Emulation Conﬁguration Server LECS LAN Emulation Server LES Broadcast and Unknown Server BUSSoftware Descriptions Network Driver DescriptionDiagnostic Utility Description Only one LEC per NIC is supported in NetWareATMLink Utility Description An ATMLink utility for Microsoft Windows NT and for1-6 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installation OverviewInstalling the 3C975 ATMLink NIC 3 Turn off the power to the computer system and any attached devices 9 Write down the MAC address of the NIC and note which slot you used 13 Connect the power cables and turn on the power to the computer The physical installation of the ATMLink NIC is now complete14 Connect the 3C975 ATMLink NIC to the network INSTALLATION Driver Installation OverviewWINDOWS NT DRIVER Driver Installation Requirements Hardware RequirementsMemory Requirements Software Requirements Driver Installation RequirementsRules for Using Resilient Server Links Resilient Server Links OverviewNIC Information Requirements Driver Installation Summary for Experienced Users Before You BeginPart One NIC Detection, Resilient Server Links, and ELAN Allocation Part Two NIC and ELAN Conﬁguration Installing the Network Driver NIC Detection, Resilient Server Links, and ELAN Allocation5 Click Add Adapter 7 Click ContinueFigure 3-1 Network Settings Window Figure 3-2 Add Network Adapter Installing the Network DriverFigure 3-3 Insert Disk Dialog Box 10 Select 3Com ATMLink PCI NIC 3C975 and click OK 8 Insert the ATMDisk diskette for Windows NT in a ﬂoppy disk driveThe maximum number of ELANs per NIC is NIC and ELAN Conﬁguration Installing the Network Driver Local NIC Parameters speciﬁc to each NIC in a computer systemEthernet, 4542 for 4 Mbps token ring Select Automatic using ILMI for ILMI To conﬁgure NICs and ELANs, follow these stepsYou can conﬁgure the NICs in any order that you wish ELAN Parameters speciﬁc to each ELAN3 Change the global NIC parameters if necessary 5 Select an ELAN name and then click Conﬁgure ELAN All entries and edits to the 3Com ATMLink Installation and 6 When all the clients are conﬁgured, click OKThe 3Com ATMLink Installation window shown in Figure 3-8 reappears 7 Click Save & Exit to exit the 3Com ATMLink Installation window9 Edit the TCP/IP parameters Verifying Driver Installation and Conﬁguration Enabling and Disabling ELANs Removing an ELANAdding ELANs Figure 3-12 Select OEM Option WindowFigure 3-13 NIC Installation Dialog Box 3-22 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS NT DRIVER INSTALLATIONFigure 3-14 Total Number of ELANs Dialog Box 6 Conﬁgure the new ELANs, and then click Save & Exit Adding SNMP Support 3Com ATMLink SNMP LEC MIB Agent, as shown in FigureTo manually install the ATMLink SNMP agent on your Windows NT system, perform the following procedure4 Click OK in the Network Settings window 5 Restart Windows NT 3 Click OK The SNMP agent ﬁles are copied to the system hard diskAdding SNMP Support Figure 3-16 Selecting the SNMP LEC MIB AgentNET WARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATIONDriver Installation Overview 4-2 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION Driver Installation Requirements Hardware RequirementsMemory Requirements Software RequirementsRules for Using Resilient Links 4-4 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATIONResilient Server Links Overview Implementing Resilient Server Links in NetWare Resilient Server Links OverviewLoading the Server Driver where # of buffers= 64 * number of ATMLink NICsBefore You Begin Load the NLMs provided by 3Com on the ATMDisk diskette NBI.NLMDriver Installation Procedure 2 Select Driver options 3 Select Conﬁgure network drivers4-8 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION The Driver Options screen appears, as shown in Figure4 Choose Select a driver The Select a Driver screen appears, as shown in Figure6 Insert the ATMDisk diskette for NetWare in a ﬂoppy drive Conﬁguring LECs and Resilient Server Links After the driver ﬁles are copied to the server, theELAN Conﬁguration screen appears, as shown in Figure 4-11Range of Values The highlight bar moves to the TCP/IP option in the Protocols box 4 Press F3 to set the frame type Enter 1514 when communicating with Ethernet LAN segments Enter 4542 when communicating with 4 Mbps token ring LAN segmentsEnter 9232 when communicating with 16 Mbps token ring LAN segments 6 Enter the ELAN name4-16 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION 20 Select Save parameters and load driver Select No to complete and exit the conﬁguration procedure 4-18 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION21 Do one of the following Figure 4-10 Prompt to Add Additional LECFigure 4-12 Select a Driver Screen NetWare Card Numbers and Multiple Physical NICs 4-20 CHAPTER 4 NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION2 Select LAN/WAN Information from the Available Options menu Verifying Driver Installation and ConﬁgurationVerifying Driver Installation and Configuration installationEditing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File Each LEC requires a separate load and bind command Figure 4-13 Sample of AUTOEXEC.NCF FileRequired Keywords Optional KeywordsRange of Values Removing an LEC from NetWare 2 Select NCF ﬁles optionsInstalling and Running the ATMLink Utility for Windows NT 5 ATMLINK UTILITYATMLink Utility Field Descriptions ELAN Information5-2 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITY Table 5-1 explains the Windows NT ELAN information ﬁelds Automatic-ATMLink LEC uses ILMI to connect with the LESAddress or another ATM address to connect with the LECS LES ATM AddressNIC Connection Statistics NIC connection statistic ﬁelds are explained in TableNIC Information ATMLink Utility Field DescriptionsReset Table 5-3 describes the NIC information ﬁeldsInstalling and Running the ATMLink Utility for Novell NetWare The NIC number shown in Figure 5-6 is the NetWare card number The ATMLink Utility Select a NIC screen appears, as shown in FigureThe ATMLink utility main menu appears, as shown in Figure 5-8 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITYATMLink Utility Menu Options NIC InformationVCC Statistics 5-10 CHAPTER 5 ATMLINK UTILITYTable 5-5 describes the NetWare VCC statistics ﬁelds ATMLink Utility Menu OptionsELAN Statistics Reset NIC QuitATMLink Utility Menu Options MAC address assigned to LEC it is an increment of the NIC baseDIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTINGOverview When to Use the Diagnostic Utility How to Use the Diagnostic Utility Starting the Diagnostic UtilityThe diagnostic utility cannot be run from an MS-DOS window Navigating Within the Diagnostic Utility The diagnostic utility main screen appears, as shown inRunning the Internal Tests 4 Verify that all the internal tests are enabled Running the External Loopback Test 6-8 CHAPTER 6 DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 6-4 External Loopback Test ScreenFigure 6-5 Run Tests Screen Viewing Test Results 9 Click Start to run the External Loopback Test11 Remove the loopback plug and insert the network cable NIC Statistics Individual Test InformationFigure 6-7 NIC Statistics Screen Changing the Test Setup Enabling and Disabling Individual TestsChanging Action on Error File OptionsChanging the Number of Repetitions File Options What to Do If a Test Fails Make sure the board is seated correctly in the slot2 Inspect all cables and connections Constructing Loopback Plugs Fiber-Optic Loopback PlugSC connector port LED Constructing Loopback PlugsFigure 6-11 Clipping Together the Ends of the Same Fiber Strand LINKRJ-45 Loopback Plug Link LED Link LEDA SPECIFICATIONS HardwareNetwork Connections Standards ComplianceEnvironment RJ-45 Connector Pinouts Table A-1 lists the pin assignments for the RJ-45 connectorB TECHNICAL SUPPORT Online Technical Services3Com Bulletin Board Service World Wide Web Site 3ComFacts Automated Fax Service 3ComForum on CompuServeCall 3ComFacts using your touch-tone telephone International access numbers areSupport from Your Network Supplier Returning Products for Repair To obtain an RMA number, call or faxGLOSSARY ATM ForumATM LAN Cell End stationELAN Emulated LAN. See LANE ILMI KB Kilobytes. 1024 bytes LANELECS Node SONET Well-known Address 6 GLOSSARYINDEX NumericsPage maximum peak cell rate value 1-5 Maximum VCCs Allowed, NetWare INDEXPage Ethernet stackable hubs and unmanaged Ethernet fixed port repeaters FCC CLASS A VERIFICATION STATEMENT FCC CLASS B CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 3Com Corporation Model No 3C975-F The Interference Handbook3COM END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGENDS For units of the Department of DefenseFor civilian agencies