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NSTALLING THE
SMC7003-PCI
Re-training Count
tracks the number of ADSL connections performed.
Due to unexpected line condition changes, the drivers can re-train the
connection causing the
Re-training Count
total to increment. The
Diagnostic Tool icon will flash yellow while reconnecting.
ADSL
implements Reed Solomon (RS) error checking:
FEC COUNT
TRACKS THE FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION
COUNT.
CRC Count
tracks the accuracy of correcting data errors over each
17msec.
ATM HEC
Count
(header error check) errors are recorded as
an indic ation of ATM packet accuracy. As a measure of packet transfer
performance, the
Packet Errors
are counted and tracked against the
total number of
Packets Received
.
The
Diagnostic window
is used to verify the SMC7003-PCI
functionality. Running the
Diagnostic
program will disconnect the
NIC from the ADSL line. Close all Dial- up sessions and close all
files before running the Diagnostic program. Product Information
(e.g. driver revisions) is displayed by clicking the
Product Info
tab.
Product Information
lists the versions of the Diagnostic Tools and
the driver version. The DLL version describes the software being
used by both the drivers and Diagnostic Tool software.
Click
Run
Diagnostics
to run the
diagnostic program
that will test PC
functionality and report the status. A warning message pops up that the
ADSL service will disconnect before performing the diagnostic test. If
connected to the Internet at this time, disconnect any Dial- up sessions.
Click
Yes
to begin the
diagnostic program
or click
No
to exit
diagnostic program
. The
diagnostic program
performs a brief
hardware check and displays the hardware status.
