Running diagnostic tests in windows – Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual
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The Network Test option on the Diagnostics tab lets you verify IP network connectivity. This test verifies if the driver is installed
correctly and tests connectivity to a gateway or other specified IP address on the same subnet.
The network test uses TCP/IP to send ICMP packets to remote systems, then waits for a response. If a gateway is configured, the
test automatically sends packets to that system. If a gateway is not configured or if the gateway is unreachable, the test prompts for
a destination IP address.
NOTES:
The network test option is not available on adapters that are grouped into a team (see
This feature can be used with Windows Server managed hosts only. It is not available for hosts operating on Linux or other
OSes. You can, however use BACS on a Linux client to connect to a Windows Server host and run the network test utility.
To run the network test using the BACS GUI
1. Click the name of the adapter to test in the Explorer View pane.
2. From the Select a test to run list, select Network Test.
3. To change the destination IP address, select IP address to ping, then click the browse button (...). In the Network Test
window, enter a Destination IP address, then click OK.
4. Click Run.
The results of the network test are displayed in the Status field.
To run the network test using the BACS CLI
You can use the following CLI command to perform a network diagnostic test for the specified target. This command is available for
NDIS and virtual adapters.
BACScli -t <target type> -f <target format> -i <target ID> networkdiag [-p <IP address>]
Examples:
1. The following command runs the network test for the current selected NDIS adapter.
BACScli -t NDIS -f mac -i 0010181a1b1c "networkdiag -p 192.168.1.5"
2. The following command runs the network test for the current selected virtual adapter. Since there is no IP address specified,
BACScli will use gateway address for the test.
BACScli -t VNIC -f mac -i 0010181a1b1c "networkdiag"
In Interactive mode, use the list <view> and select <idx> commands to select the desired target device. Use networkdiag [-p
<IP address>]
to run the network diagnostics test for the selected target.
Examples:
1. The following command runs the network test for the currently selected NDIS adapter.
networkdiag -p 192.168.1.5
2. The following command runs the network test for the current selected virtual adapter.
networkdiag
Running Diagnostic Tests in Windows
The Diagnostic Tests option on the Diagnostics tab lets you check the state of the physical components on a Broadcom network
adapter. You can trigger the tests manually, or choose to have BACS continuously perform them. If the test are performed
continuously, then the number of passes and fails in the Result field for each test increments every time the tests are performed.
For example, if a test is performed four times and there are no fails, the value in the Result field for that test is 4/0. However, if
there were 3 passes and 1 fail, the value in the Result field is 3/1.
NOTES:
This feature can be used with Windows Server managed hosts only. It is not available for hosts operating on Linux or other
OSes. You can, however use BACS on a Linux client to connect to a Windows Server host and run the diagnostic test utility.