troubleshooting 8-1
CHAPTER 8: TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the NETGEAR GA302T
Copper Gigabit Adapter.
Checking the Port LEDs
GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter
The front panel of the GA302T has four LEDs: one for each port speed option
(10Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000Mbps) to indicate which link is active, and one LED
for data transfer status (see Figure 2-1 on page 2-5).
Before the port LEDs can provide troubleshooting information, the card must be
connected to the network (see Chapter 2), and the network drivers for your particu-
lar operating system must be installed (see Chapter 3 through Chapter 7).
1. Verify that the card driver software has been installed and that the card is
connected to a network.
2. Verify that the card status LEDs operate as described in the Table 8-1.
Table 8-1. GA302T (10/100/1000BASE-T) Port LED Activity
Label
Activity
Description
DATA
Blinking
Brief bursts of data detected on the port
On
Streams of data detected on the port
Off
No data detected on the port
1000
On
Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
Off
No 1000 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,
bad connector, or configuration mismatch
100
On
Good 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet link
Off
No 100 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,
bad connector, or configuration mismatch
10
On
Good 10 Mbps Ethernet link
Off
No 10 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable,
bad connector, or configuration mismatch
