Watch-Net, Watch-Aui, Watch-Tpe, And Watch-Net-All - Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 5 Service Manual

should count from 0 to 59 repeatedly until you interrupt it by pressing any key on
the keyboard.
The following screen gives you an example of a watch-clock test.
ok watch-clock
Watching the 'seconds' register of the real-time clock chip.
It should be 'ticking' once a second.
Type any key to stop
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watch-net, watch-aui, watch-tpe, and watch-net-all

These tests monitor broadcast Ethernet packets on the Ethernet cable(s) connected to
the system. Good packets received by the system are indicated by a period (.)
displayed on the screen. Errors are indicated with an X and the error description.
For example:
ok watch-net
Using AUI Ethernet Interface
Lance register test -- succeeded
Internal loopback test -- succeeded
External loopback test -- Lost Carrier (transceiver cable problem?) send failed
Using TP Ethernet Interface
Lance register test -- succeeded
Internal loopback test -- succeeded
External loopback test -- succeeded
Looking for Ethernet packets.
'.' is a good packet. "X" is a bad packet.
Type any key to stop.
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SPARCstation 5 systems have two types of Ethernet interfaces, 10BaseT (also called
twisted-pair Ethernet or TPE) and 10Base5 (also called thick Ethernet or AUI). Only
one Ethernet interface may be connected at a time. The system can automatically
select which interface is connected and active.
The AUI port is first tested by transmitting packets and checking for "no carrier" or
response packets. If the AUI test fails, the TPE port is then tested.
Entering watch-aui causes this automatic selection to take place. You may see these
messages:
ok watch-aui
Using AUI Ethernet Interface
Lance register test -- succeeded
Internal loopback test -- succeeded
External loopback test -- Lost Carrier (transceiver cable problem?) send failed.
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