Starting the Diagnostic Program 5-5
To run the tests continuously, go to the Repetitions box on
the Test Setup screen, and select Continuous (and deselect
Halt on Error in the Errors box).
The Group 1 tests include:
■ Register Access Test
■ EEPROM Test
■ FIFO Loopback Test
■ Ethernet Core Loopback Test
■ Encoder/Decoder Loopback Test
■ Interrupt Test
For a description of each Group 1 test, access help by
pressing [F1].
Running the Group 3 Test
The Group 3 test is called the Echo Exchange Test. It tests the
adapter’s ability to transmit and receive data while on the
network.
CAUTION: Running the Group 3 test while connected to an
active network can cause intermittent failures. To avoid this,
connect to an inactive network on which only the computer
being tested and the echo server are operating.
To run the Group 3 test on the network, you need a second
computer set up as an echo server. The echo server receives
packets from the adapter being tested and echoes them
back to the adapter.
The second computer must contain a 3Com adapter running
at the same speed as the Fast EtherLink EISA adapter
(10 Mbps or 100 Mbps).
