Boca Research 10/100

EtherFast

10/100 LANCards

Running the Card’s Diagnostics

If you suspect that there may be a problem with the Fast Ethernet Card, or if

you need to identify the card’s MACaddress, you can use the DIAG diagnos-

tic program on the EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Driver Disk.

To run the program, start up your computer in DOS. The program only works

in standard “real DOS mode” DOS – it will not work in a Windows DOS

window. To get into “real DOS mode,” do the following:

• In Windows 95, start your computer. When the Starting Windows...mes-

sage appears, press the F8 key. You will then get to the Microsoft Window

Startup Menu.

• In Windows 98, start your computer (No Starting Windows... message

will appear). Immediately and rapidly press the F8key until you get the

Microsoft Window Startup Menu.

1. Choose the Safe mode command prompt only option. Press Enteron

the keyboard.

2. Insert the Linksys Fast Ethernet 10/100 Network Card Driver Diskinto

drive A. Enter the appropriate commands after the following prompts:

• When “C:\>” appears, type “a:” then press Enter.

• When “A:\>” appears, type “cd diag” then press Enter.

• When “A:\diag>” appears, type “diag” then press Enter.

You can also copy the software to your local (c:\) drive and run DIAG

from your hard disk.

3. The Fast Ethernet Diagnostics Programwill appear, providing a display

of the card’s basic information (Ethernet Address, IRQ, I/O Port and

Media Type). Press Enterto begin the testing cycle. If the card isn’t

found, power off the PC and ensure that the card is properly seated in the

PCIslot.

4. The word “passed” will appear next to each successful test. If the card

fails the Peer-to-Peer, Ping, or Bandwidth tests, any network problems

that you are experiencing are external to the card; check your cabling and

hub connections. If the card fails the Loopback or Register tests, check

your computer’s settings, then contact Linksys Customer Support for

help.

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