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

5-6 CHAPTER 5: PERFORMING TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

Setting Up an Echo Server

To test 10 Mbps operation of the Fast EtherLink EISA adapter, use a computer as an echo server that contains a 3Com

10 Mbps adapter or another Fast EtherLink EISA adapter running at 10 Mbps.

To use this test for 100 Mbps operation of the Fast EtherLink EISA adapter, use another 3Com Fast EtherLink adapter operating at 100 Mbps in the computer being used as the echo server.

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

If you are setting up an echo server on a computer with a 10 Mbps 3Com Ethernet EISA adapter other than a Fast EtherLink EISA 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 upon 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 5-1.

The diagnostic programs listed come on the EtherDisk diskette that accompanied the adapter.

4Select Echo Server Setup on the main menu.

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