IBM 4986B LanProbe manual Verifying the Installation, State

Installation

Verifying the Installation

Verifying the Installation

You can verify the LanProbe installation by looking at the status LEDs on the front of the probe. After the LanProbe restarts (boots), it runs a power-on self-test (POST) and then starts normal operations.

The Fault LED is briefly turned on (about three seconds) during the POST. After LanProbe passes the POST, the Fault LED turns off. The Activity LED flashes during network activity. The ~Line On or Power LED should be on to indicate that power is applied to the probe.

After LanProbe has passed its self-tests, look at the status LEDs to verify your installation. The status LEDs should be in the following states:

LED	State
Activity	Flashing, if connected to a network with traffic, or may
	appear to stay on solid during periods of steady traffic.
~ Line On or Power	On solid
Fault	Off
Link	On when attached to a 10Base-T network
Collision	Off (or flashing if connected to a network with collisions)

You can use NetMetrix to verify that LanProbe can be reached (refer to your NetMetrix documentation).

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