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recorded as an indication of ATM packet accuracy.
As a measure of packet transfer performance, the
Packet Errors are counted and tracked against the
total number of Packets Received.
Diagnostic window is used to verify the ADSL
modem card functionality. Running the Diagnostic
program will disconnect the NIC from the ADSL line.
Close all Dial-up sessions and close all files before
running the Diagnostic program. Product Information,
e.g. driver revisions are displayed by clicking the
Product Info tab.
diagnostic program performs a brief hardware check and displays the hardware status.
Re-training Count tracks the number of ADSL
connections performed. Due to unexpected line
condition changes, the drivers can retrain the
connection causing the Re-training Count total to
increment. The Diagnostic Tool icon will flash yellow
while reconnecting.
ADSL implements Reed Solomon (RS) error checking:
FEC Count tracks the forward error correction count.
CRC Count tracks the accuracy of correcting data
errors over each 17msec.
ATM HEC Count (header error check) errors are
Product Information lists the versions of the
Diagnostic Tools and the driver version. The DLL
version describes the software being used by both the
drivers and Diagnostic Tool software.
Click Run Diagnostics to run the diagnostic program
that will test PC functionality and report the status. A
warning message pops up that the ADSL service will
disconnect before performing the diagnostic test. If
connected to the Internet at this time, disconnect any
Dial-up sessions. Click Yes to begin the diagnostic
program or click No to exit diagnostic program. The
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