3Com 3CR990 manual 3Com NIC, Diagnostics Program, Go to To Run the Network Test, Statistics screen

	3Com NIC Diagnostics Program 53
3Com NIC	The 3Com NIC diagnostics program (3Com NIC Doctor) is a Windows-based
Diagnostics Program	program used to troubleshoot and configure NICs installed in PCs running
	Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0.
	When the Network Connectivity test evaluates the network connection, it is
	possible to receive the message, “No packets were received.” This could be
	interpreted by the user as a failure when in some cases the connection can be
	functioning properly.
	For more information
	Go to: To Run the Network Test.

Starting the 3Com NIC To start the NIC diagnostics program:

Diagnostics Program

1Make sure that the NIC is installed and connected to the network and that the network driver is installed.

2Click Start in the Windows taskbar.

3Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.

4Click 3Com NIC Doctor. The General screen appears.

5Select the desired tab.

Displaying Settings To display the current configuration settings for the NIC:

1Start the NIC diagnostics program.

Go to: Starting the 3Com NIC Diagnostics Program. The General screen appears.

2On the General screen, click NIC Details. The NIC Details screen appears.

Each configuration setting is displayed with its current value.

NOTE: For information about a statistic, click the Help button on the

Statistics screen.

3Click OK to exit this screen.

Changing Settings To change configuration settings using the 3Com NIC diagnostics program:

1Start the NIC diagnostics program. The General screen appears.

2Select the Configuration tab.

The NIC Configuration Settings screen appears.

3Under Network Parameter, select a setting.

NOTE: On the Configuration tab, when you choose the Auto Select setting for Media Type, the setting for Duplex is automatically changed to Auto Select. Selecting Auto Select for Duplex automatically changes the Media Type setting to Auto Select.