Testing 100Base-Tx Nic Operation; Starting The Group 3 Test; Getting Help If A Test Fails - 3Com Fast EtherLink 3C515-TX User Manual

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Testing 100BASE-TX NIC Operation

To test 100BASE-TX NIC operation, use a computer
as an echo server that contains a 3C515-TX NIC or a
Fast EtherLink XL NIC.
Select Echo Server under the Test menu, and click Start
to make the computer an echo server.

Starting the Group 3 Test

To run this test, proceed as follows:
1 Start the Configuration and Diagnostic Program.
This program must be on the computer containing the
NIC you want to test.
2 Select Test Setup from the Test menu.
3 Select Group 3 from the Group Select box.
4 Enable the Group 3 test by selecting the Enable
Group button.
5 Select OK and press [Enter].
6 Go to the Run dialog box to start the test.
7 When the test has been completed, proceed
as follows:
a End the program on the echo server computer.
b On the computer with the NIC that you tested, exit

Getting Help If a Test Fails

If any test fails, you can get additional information
as follows:
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the Configuration and Diagnostic Program and reboot
the computer.
Select the test that failed in the Run Tests dialog box
and press [Enter].
Select the Zoom button. Press [Enter].