Verifying Nic Functionality; 1000Base-Sx Nic; Connectors; Leds - 3Com EtherLink 3C985B-SX Installation And User Manual

Verifying NIC Functionality

1000Base-SX NIC

Connectors

The faceplate of the NIC has one 1000Base-SX fiber-optic connector for
connecting the NIC to a Gigabit Ethernet segment.

LEDs

There are two LEDs on the faceplate: one to indicate link status and one for
data transfer status. Once the NIC hardware and its driver software have been
properly installed on your system, the LEDs indicate the following NIC states:
1000Base-SX NIC Port LED Activity
LED State
Data Blinking
On
Off
Link Blinking slowly
On
Off
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DATA
LINK
Description
Data detected on the port.
Data detected on the port.
No data detected on the port.
Port has been disabled by software.
Good link.
No link; possible bad cable, bad connector, or
configuration mismatch.
2 Installing the NIC Software