4 TROUBLESHOOTING

This chapter describes how to use the 3C395 NIC LEDs and diagnostic tests as troubleshooting aids. It also provides tips for troubleshooting.

LEDs

Before the LEDs can be used for troubleshooting, the NIC must be connected to the network (see Chapter 2) and the network driver must be installed (see Chapter 3).

Table 4-1 describes the 3C395 NIC LEDs.

Table 4-13C395 NIC LED Descriptions

 

TX

 

TX

L

ACT

N

10

K

100

ACT

10LNK

100LNK

LED

Color

Flashing

Steady

Off

 

 

 

 

 

ACT

Yellow:

Network traffic

Heavy network

No traffic

 

Port traffic for

present

traffic

 

 

10 or 100 Mbps

 

 

 

10 LNK

Green:

Not applicable

Good

No connection

 

Link integrity

 

10BASE-T

between NIC

 

 

 

connection

and hub

 

 

 

between NIC

 

 

 

 

and hub

 

100 LNK

Green:

Not applicable

Good

No connection

 

Link integrity

 

100BASE-TX

between NIC

 

 

 

connection

and hub

 

 

 

between NIC

 

 

 

 

and hub

 

 

 

 

 

 

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