Troubleshooting

Using the Diagnostic Program

The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems on the adapter and provides configuration information on your adapter.

PC Diagnostic Program

To run the diagnostic program on your PC, follow the procedure below.

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Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into drive A.

At the DOS prompt, type the following command:

A:\UTILITY\DIAGPCI

Press Enter.

A window appears displaying a warning message that you should read.

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Press C to continue (or ESC to abort the diagnostic program).

The diagnostic program searches for adapters installed in your computer system.A screen appears showing you the adapters found.

Select the appropriate adapter from the list and press Enter.

Use the UP or DOWN arrow key to make a selection.

A Screen appears showing you the following menu options:

Loopback Tests:Tests the adapter by sending packets across the components for loopback tests.

Adapter Status: Displays the adapter configuration infor- mation such as PCI slot number, base I/O address, inter- rupt line, media type, network speed, and Ethernet node address.

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6 Select Loopback Tests and press Enter.

The program runs a series of tests.Their results are displayed for you after each test with a PASSED or FAILED indication.

7 When the tests finish, verify the results to make sure that all tests passed.

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Asante Technologies 10/100 manual Using the Diagnostic Program, PC Diagnostic Program

10/100 specifications

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