Viewing The Physical Connection Indicators - NETGEAR GA311 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311

Viewing the Physical Connection Indicators

Figure 3-1: Physical connection indicators on the front of the GA311 adapter
Once the hardware and its driver software are properly installed on your system, the LEDs indicate
the conditions described in the table below.
Label Activity
DATA Blinking
On
Off
1000 On
Off
100 On
Off
10 On
Off
Table 3-1. GA311 Port LED Activity
3-12
Description
Brief bursts of data detected on the port
Streams of data detected on the port
No data detected on the port
Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 1000 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch
Good 100 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 100 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch
Good 10 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 10 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch
Basic Setup