Nic Indicators - HP NetServer LC 2000r Installation Manual

Chapter 2

NIC Indicators

The embedded NIC (Network Interface Card) has two LEDs associated with it,
which can only be seen from the rear of the HP NetServer. See Figure 2-7 and
Table 2-6.
Table 2-6. NIC LED Code
Indicator
Link/Activity LED
10/100 Mbps LED
Controls, Ports and Indicators
Link/Activity
LED
Figure 2-7. NIC LEDs
Definition
This LED turns solid green to indicate that it is
linked and properly connected.
The green LED blinks to indicate the embedded
NIC (network adapter) is active and transferring
data to/from the NIC. The rate of blinking varies
directly with network traffic.
This yellow LED turns on to indicate when the
NIC is supporting transfers of 100 Mbps (million
bits per second).
When it is off, the NIC is supporting transfers of
10 Mbps.
Transfer Rate
LED
17