Adaptec ANA-62000, ANA-69000 manual Diagnostic Tests, Command Test

The Diagnostics Utility

Tip: The easiest way of testing a DuraLAN NIC is running the Selftest.

Diagnostic Tests

The following table lists the tests which can be run on the Adaptec DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NIC(s). The diagnostics commands are case sensitive, please type these commands as they appear in the table.

Command	Test
selftest	Verifies a variety of card functions. You should
	run this test first to isolate common errors.
port X	Specifies the port you want to test. If more than
	one DuraLAN NIC is installed, remove all cards
	and then test one card at a time.
display	Displays values of all chip registers.
loop	Performs multiple tests consecutively. At the last
	line before you run the tests, type end.
	For example:
	Loop>port 1
	Loop>selftest
	Loop>port 2
	Loop>selftest
	Loop>end
eeprom	Tests contents of serial eeprom and displays it on
	screen.
exit	Exits the diagnostics utility.
hbi_slave	Tests slave accesses, checks serial eeprom, and
	checks register accesses to the chip.
hbi_dma	Checks dma transfers to and from the board.
mac	Tests registers and various functions of Ethernet
	controller.
address_filter	Tests ethernet packet filtering capabilities.
internal_10_mac	Tests internal loop-back at 10 Mbps within the
	chip.

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