TESTING THE NETWORK CARD

2.If your computer has more than one SMC network card installed, use the “Select Adapter” drop-down list at the top of the window to select the card you want to test.

3.Click the “Basic tests” button. The basic adapter test consists of individual tests that evaluate the loopback, send, and receive capabilities of the selected SMC network card. When the test starts:

A status bar to the right of the “Basic tests” button shows the percentage of the test completed.

Status messages under “Test Results” show the current test in progress. As each individual test completes, Test Results shows whether the SMC network card passed or failed the test (see Figure 4-2).

Figure 4-2. Testing Status

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