D-Link DE-528CT Network Card User Manual


 
DE-528CT Ethernet Adapter / User s Guide
5-2 Configuration and Diagnostics
Configuring DE-528CT
Choose
Set Up New Configuration
from the
Main Menu
dialog box, then
the
Set Up New Configuration Menu
appears.
Run Diagnostics
Choose
Run Diagnostics
from the
Main Menu
dialog box, then the
Run
Diagnostics Menu
appears which provides three testing levels:
EEPROM Test
This test verifies the mode and the register information on the
EEPROM.
On Board Diagnostics
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To run this test, choose
Run Diagnostics On Board
from the
Run
Diagnostics Menu
dialog box
.
This is a series of tests designed to check Network Controller
Registers, on-board RAM, Internal Loopback and Interrupt Generation.
Network Diagnostics
To run this test, choose
Run Diagnostics On Network
from the
Run
Diagnostics Menu
dialog box
.
This test verifies that the network cable is connected properly, sothat
the adapter can send and receive data successfully.
This test requires two computers, the master computer and a second
computer. The master computer, configured as the a data generator,
generates and transmit packets. The second computer, configured as
the data receiver, receives packets and transmits them back to the data
generator.
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The On Board Diagnostics test must be run before the Network Diagnostics test is run, in order to ensure
the adapter
s basic functions are working properly.