Running the NIC Diagnostics Tests

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Click Help to obtain general information about the function of a screen. To obtain specific information about any topic on a screen, click the question mark (?) in the upper right corner of the screen, move it over a topic, and click once.

The following tabs are available for viewing NIC data:

Tab

Description

 

 

General

Select the General tab to display the node address, I/O address,

 

and device ID for the installed NIC.

Configuration

Select the Configuration tab to view and modify configuration

 

settings for the installed NIC.

Statistics

Select the Statistics tab to view network traffic statistics about

 

the installed NIC.

Diagnostics

Select the Diagnostics tab to access diagnostics tests that you

 

can run on the installed NIC.

Support

Select the Support tab to access various 3Com customer

 

support resources.

Flash Update

Select the Flash Update tab to update firmware for the installed

 

NIC.

 

 

5Select the Diagnostics tab. The Diagnostics screen appears.

Running the Network Test

Run the Network Test to check the NIC connectivity to the network.

To successfully pass the Network Connectivity test, at least one of the following conditions must be met:

■A Windows client running on the same network. This client must have a successfully installed Windows diagnostics program that is currently not running.

■A NetWare server running on the same network.

■A DHCP server running on the same network.

A DNS server running on the same network with TCP/IP properties configured for the DNS server.

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