Starting the Diagnostic Program
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The second computer must contain a 3Com adapter running
at the same speed as the Fast EtherLink PCI adapter
(10 Mbps or 100 Mbps). The diagnostic program that comes
with the Fast EtherLink PCI adapter supports the EtherLink III
echo server diagnostic program.
Setting Up an Echo Server
To test 10 Mbps operation of the Fast EtherLink PCI adapter,
use a computer as an echo server that contains an
EtherLink III adapter or another Fast EtherLink PCI adapter.
To use this test for 100 Mbps operation of the Fast EtherLink
PCI adapter, use another Fast EtherLink PCI adapter in the
computer being used as the echo server.
In either case, select the Echo Server menu item under the
Test menu, and click the <Start> command button to make
the computer an echo server.
If you are setting up an echo server on a computer with a
10 Mbps 3Com adapter other than an EtherLink III adapter,
follow these steps:
1
Select a computer to use as an echo server.
2
Insert the
EtherDisk
diskette for the installed adapter in a
floppy drive.
The
EtherDisk
diskette that accompanied the adapter
contains the diagnostic program.
3
Start the diagnostic program on the echo server.
The diagnostic program that you use depends upon the
adapter board that is installed in the echo server. After the
system prompt of the drive containing the Configuration and
Diagnostic Program, enter the name of the program (3CXXX),
as indicated in Table 4-1.
