HP Embedded Firewall manual Running the NIC Diagnostics Tests, Tab Description

13Running NIC Diagnostics

3Enter the following at the DOS prompt: a:\3c99xcfg.exe

where a:\ is the drive containing the DOS-bootable diskette.

For more information about the 3Com DOS Diagnostics program to configure the NIC, see “Using the 3Com DOS Configuration Program” on page 48.

Running the NIC Diagnostics Tests

The 3Com NIC Diagnostics program for Windows contains tests that can check the status of the following items:

•Network

•NIC

To run the NIC Test or Network Test:

1Make sure that the NIC, the network driver, and the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program are installed.

2Open the Windows Start menu.

3Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.

4Click 3Com NIC Doctor.

The 3Com NIC Diagnostics screen appears.

NOTE: Click Help to obtain general information about the function of a screen. To obtain specific information about any topic on a screen, click the question mark (?) in the upper right corner of the screen, move it over a topic, and click once.

The following tabs are available for viewing NIC data:

Tab	Description
General	Select the General tab to display the node address, I/O address, and device
	ID for the installed NIC.
Configuration	Select the Configuration tab to view and modify configuration settings for
	the installed NIC.
Statistics	Select the Statistics tab to view network traffic statistics about the installed
	NIC.
Diagnostics	Select the Diagnostics tab to access diagnostics tests that you can run on
	the installed NIC.
Support	Select the Support tab to access various 3Com customer support
	resources.
Utilities	Select the Utilities tab to:
	• Update firmware for the installed NIC.
	• Perform an encryption loopback test (to test the encryption chip).
	• Test the SMBus on the system.

5Select the Diagnostics tab.

The Diagnostics screen appears.

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