CHAPTER 8: TROUBLESHOOTING

This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the NETGEAR GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter.

Checking the Port LEDs

GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter

The front panel of the GA302T has four LEDs: one for each port speed option (10Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000Mbps) to indicate which link is active, and one LED for data transfer status (see Figure 2-1 on page 2-5).

Before the port LEDs can provide troubleshooting information, the card must be connected to the network (see Chapter 2), and the network drivers for your particu- lar operating system must be installed (see Chapter 3 through Chapter 7).

1.Verify that the card driver software has been installed and that the card is connected to a network.

2.Verify that the card status LEDs operate as described in the Table 8-1.

Table 8-1. GA302T (10/100/1000BASE-T) Port LED Activity

Label

Activity

Description

 

 

 

DATA

Blinking

Brief bursts of data detected on the port

 

On

Streams of data detected on the port

 

Off

No data detected on the port

 

 

 

1000

On

Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link

 

Off

No 1000 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,

 

 

bad connector, or configuration mismatch

 

 

 

100

On

Good 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet link

 

Off

No 100 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,

 

 

bad connector, or configuration mismatch

 

 

 

10

On

Good 10 Mbps Ethernet link

 

Off

No 10 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,

 

 

bad connector, or configuration mismatch

 

 

 

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