Using the 3Com DOS Diagnostics Program
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Use the DOS diagnostics program in the following cases:
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To verify that the hardware works before you install
a driver.
Your site’s network installation procedures may require
you to verify that installed hardware is functional before
you install software.
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If the network driver fails to load.
The internal and external tests determine whether the
components on the NIC are functioning correctly.
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If there is no network activity, or if irregular activity
is reported by the server or the switch.
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To acquire specific information about the NIC.
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To acquire specific configuration information about
the NIC.
Copying the Program
The DOS Configuration and Diagnostics Program must
be run in DOS with no device drivers or memory managers
installed. It will not run in a Windows NT DOS window. You
must boot from DOS without running the AUTOEXEC.BAT or
CONFIG.SYS files.
The program name is 3C985CFG.EXE. To run the program
in DOS, you must copy it from the 3Com EtherLink Server
CD to a bootable DOS diskette.
Follow these steps to copy the program and start it in DOS:
1 Create a bootable DOS diskette.
2 Insert the 3Com EtherLink Server CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
3 Insert the bootable DOS diskette into the
floppy drive.
4 Copy all the files from the DOS_DIAG directory
on the 3Com EtherLink Server CD to the bootable
DOS diskette:
copy \dos_diag\*.* a:
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