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The information is updated by the NIC driver every 5 seconds.
For a description of each statistic, click the question
mark (?) in the upper right corner of the screen, drag it
over a statistic and click once. A pop-up box appears,
displaying information about the statistic.
3 Click OK to exit the diagnostics program. To go to
another diagnostics screen, click the associated tab.
Using the 3Com Icon in the Windows System Tray
If the 3Com icon is visible in the Windows system tray,
double-click the icon to start the 3Com NIC Diagnostics
program.
If a red circle with a line through it appears over the
3Com icon, there is no connection between the NIC and
the network. See “Frequently Asked Questions” later in this
chapter for help.
To show the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray:
1 Start the 3Com NIC Diagnostics program.
a Open the Windows Start menu.
b Select Programs, and then 3Com NIC Utilities.
c Click 3Com NIC Doctor.
The 3Com NIC Diagnostics General screen appears.
2 On the General screen, select the check box next to
Show Icon in System Tray.
3 Close the 3Com NIC Diagnostic program.
When you drag your mouse pointer over the 3Com icon,
but before you double-click the icon, a network statistics
box appears, displaying the following information:
■ Frames Sent and Received — A count of the number of
frames (packets) sent and received through the NIC
since the last time statistics were reset.
■ Link Speed — The speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) at
which the NIC is connected to the network.
The information is updated each time you move your
mouse pointer over the 3Com icon.
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