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4. LED Indicators
Each Fast Ethernet adapter has three LEDs. The functions are:
4.1 Interpretations
The interpretations of the LEDs are:
Link LED indicates an active 100Mbps connection is established.
On:
Good link between the adapter and a remote device
Off:
No connection between adapter and a remote device
Blink: Not applicable
Activity LED indicates packets are being received or transmitted.
Blink: Network traffic is present
On:
Not applicable
Off:
No traffic
FDX LED indicates duplex mode used for the connection
On:
Full duplex mode is used
Off:
Half duplex mode is used
If you experience any problems, first make sure that the appropriate driver is loaded,
the proper cable is connected to the connector, and the connected device complies
with 100BASE-FX standard. Then recheck the LED.
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