3Com 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990SVR97 manual Viewing Network Statistics

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3Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.

4Click 3Com NIC Doctor.

The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears and displays following LEDs:

Link—lights if there is a valid connection between the NIC and the network.

Transmit—lights if the NIC is transmitting information. Receive—lights if the NIC is receiving information.

Duplex—indicates if the NIC is transmitting data across the network in half-duplex mode (half the LED lights), or in full-duplex mode (the entire LED lights).

For instructions on interpreting the 10 LNK, 100 LNK, and ACT NIC LEDs, see Interpreting the LEDs on page 129.

Viewing Network Statistics

To view statistical information about the network:

1Make sure that the NIC, the network driver, and the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program are installed.

2Open the Windows Start menu.

3Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.

4Click 3Com NIC Doctor.

The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears.

5Click the Statistics tab. The Statistics screen appears.

The information is updated by the NIC driver every 5 seconds.

For a description of each statistic, click the question mark (?) in the upper right corner of the screen, drag it over a statistic and click once. A pop-up box appears, displaying information about the statistic.

6Click OK to exit the diagnostics program. To go to another diagnostics screen, click the associated tab.