Using the diagnostic program – Asante Technologies 10NIC-PCITM User Manual

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Overview

Using the Diagnostic Program

The diagnostic program runs diagnostic tests to help you identify problems
on the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter.

Power Macintosh Diagnostic Program

To run the diagnostic program, you must first unload the Asanté 10NIC-PCI
adapter’s driver by “deselecting” the Asanté 10NIC-PCI adapter card.

To do this, follow the instructions below.

1

Open the

Apple

Menu and select

Control Panels

.

2

Select

AppleTalk

from the Control Panels submenu.

The AppleTalk control panel appears.

3

Click on the

Connect Via:

drop-down menu.

4

Select

Printer port

and close the AppleTalk control panel

by clicking on the close box.

A dialog box appears asking whether you want to save
changes.

5

Click

Save.

6

Insert the Asanté Driver Disk into the floppy drive and dou-
ble-click the diskette icon to open it. See Figure 3-1 in
Chapter 3.

7

Double-click the

Power Macintosh

folder icon.

8

Double-click the

Utility.sea

icon.

You will be asked where to save a

Utility Folder

.

9

Save the

Utility Folder

to your computer’s hard disk.

10

After the Utility Folder is “unstuffed”, open the Utility
Folder by double-clicking it.

11

Double-click the

AsantéNIC-PCI Troubleshooter

icon to

start the program.

12

Click the

OK button in the Troubleshooter startup screen.

The Troubleshooter loads and displays the main window
with the following tests:

Loopback Test

— verifies the operation of the network

interface circuitry and the adapter by transmitting and
receiving special packets.

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