ACCTON Technology Corporation Technical Notice Subject : Software Update on Acc-10 Network Testing Program Notice # : TN-EN-082689-05 Date : December 8, 1989 This notice is a software update on the Acc-10 Network Testing Program used in the system diagnostics test of the following Acc- 10 network adapters : Product Name Model Number ------------ ------------ EtherPair-8 EN1801 EtherPair-16 EN1602 EtherCoax-8 EN1809 EtherCoax-16 EN1603 EtherPair-16N EN1602-N2 EtherCoax-16N EN1603-N2 EtherPair-MC EN1605 EtherCoax-MC EN1606 EtherPair-8W EN1807 EtherCoax-8W EN1808 EtherPair-NEC EN1615 EtherCoax-NEC EN1616 EtherPair-8WB EN1817 EtherCoax-8WB EN1818 EtherPair-NE2 EN1622 EtherCoax-NE2 EN1623 It applies to all products shipped on or after August 26, 1989. Furthermore, it also invalidates Chapter 5 System Diagnostics of the Installation Manual of the products mentioned above. All changes discussed in this notice will be contained in Version 1.02 of your Hardware Installation Manual. 1. The Acc-10 Network Testing Program - ACCTEST ACCTON provides a Network Testing Program (ACCTEST) that comes with every Acc-10 product package to enable you to perform a simple systems diagnostics test on your adapter. This program provides the following tests for your adapters : * Configuration test * I/O test * ID test * RAM test * Internal loopback test * External loopback test * Interrupt test * Network function test The tests given above applies to all the Acc-10 products covered by this technical notice with the exception of the configuration test, which is not performed for the EtherPair-8W[B] and EtherCoax-8W[B] adapters. 2. Test Requirements To perform the ACCTEST, at least two workstations equipped with any of the Acc-10 adapters are necessary. The ACCTEST program must be executed in both stations one after the other. 3. Using the ACCTEST Program Run the Acc-10 Network Testing Program to ensure that the whole network is in good condition. To do this, please insert the Acc- 10 Hardware Driver Disk into drive A:, then type : A:> ACCTEST [/I:base_io_address /Q:interrupt_channel /A:share_RAM_address] <Enter> where: [/I:base_io_address /Q:interrupt_channel /A:share_RAM_address] is an optional parameter. You can ignore it if you are using the factory default settings. The definition of these three switches are: /I:base_io_address : Specifies the base i/o address used instead of using the default address. /Q:interrupt_channel: Specifies the interrupt channel used instead of using the default channel IRQ3. /A:share_RAM_address: This parameter is only for the EtherPair- 8W[B] and the EtherCoax-8W[B] adapters. It specifies the share RAM address used instead of using the default address 0D000H. If you have changed the default settings by adjusting the jumpers on your adapter, then the new values for the /I, /Q and /A switches should be used in the ACCTEST command. For EtherPair-NE2 & EtherCoax-NE2, none of any parameter is necessary and should not be used when execute ACCTEST. When you execute the ACCTEST.EXE program, your screen will display the Acc-10 Test Screen layout presented in Figure 1. .pa .po 0 ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ05:53:05 PM º Acc-10 Network Testing Program º º Version 1.02 (C) Copyright ACCTON Technology Corp. 1989 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °ÉÍÍÍ Testing Report ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º Configuration test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º I/O test : PASS º°°°°° W E L C O M E T O °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º ID test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º RAM test : PASS º°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °º Internal loopback test: PASS º°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°° °º External loopback test: PASS º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°ÝÝ°° °º Interrupt test : _ º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°° °º º°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°° °º º°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°°ÝÝ°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ°ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ESC to Exit .po9 Figure 1 - Acc-10 Test Screen This screen will present you with a Testing Report to indicate the result of each test conducted. The test results will be indicated by a 'PASS' or 'FAIL' remark. When the network function test is running, the Acc-10 Test Screen layout given in Figure 2 will be shown on your screen. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ05:53:05 PM º Acc-10 Network Testing Program º º Version 1.02 (C) Copyright ACCTON Technology Corp. 1989 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °ÉÍÍÍ Testing Report ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º Configuration test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º I/O test : PASS º°°°°°°° W E L C O M E T O °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º ID test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º RAM test : PASS º°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °º Internal loopback test: PASS º°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°° °º External loopback test: PASS º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°ÝÝ°° °º Interrupt test : PASS º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°° °º Network function test : _ º°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°° °º º°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°°ÝÝ°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ°ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Node ID: [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ] ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»°° °°º º°° °°º Rx Count: 999 Packets Tx Count: 999 Packets º°° °°º º°° °°ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ESC to Exit Figure 2 - Acc-10 Test Screen with Network Function Test Running This layout shows the following items on your screen : Rx Count - Receive packet count Tx Count - Transmit packet count When the ACCTEST.EXE program is being executed using more than one Acc-10 adapters, the Tx count and Rx count will start running to reflect the real network traffic. The results of the test will be shown on the Acc-10 Test Screen. When any of the tests result to a 'FAIL' remark, your screen will change to give you a description of the malfunction and at the same time advise you how to solve the problem. Figure 3 presents a layout of this screen. The ACCTEST program automatically checks the error rate when performing the Network Function Test, which the last test item. If the error rate is too high, a layout similar to Figure 3 will be shown on your screen to indicate this. The ACCTEST.EXE program can be terminated at any time by pressing the <ESC> key to return to the DOS command mode. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ05:53:05 PM º Acc-10 Network Testing Program º º Version 1.02 (C) Copyright ACCTON Technology Corp. 1989 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °ÉÍÍÍ Testing Report ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º Configuration test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º I/O test : PASS º°°°°°°° W E L C O M E T O °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º ID test : PASS º°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °º RAM test : PASS º°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °º Internal loopback test: PASS º°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°° °º External loopback test: PASS º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°ÝÝ°° °º Interrupt test : FAIL º°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°°°ÝÝ°°°°°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°ÝÝÝÝ°° °º º°°ÝÝÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°°ÝÝ°ÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°° °º º°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝ°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°°°ÝÝ°°°°ÝÝÝÝ°°ÝÝ°°°ÝÝ°° °ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ°ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Description : ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»°° °°º Please check the hardware jumper or IRQ selection. º°° °°º ..... º°° °°º º°° °°º º°° °°º º°° °°ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° ESC to Exit Figure 3 - Acc-10 Test Screen when Testing Report Results to 'FAIL' Remarks 4. Test Fail Messages Possible results and suggested solutions for the diagnostics test are listed below : ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Test Result º Suggested Solution º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Configuration º 1. Check hardware setup of your º º Test Fail º microcomputer. º º º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation. º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º I/O Test Fail º 1. Check Base I/O Address jumpers º º º and the /I software switch º º º setting in the ACCTEST command º º º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation. º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º ID Test Fail º 1. ID checksum error. º º º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º RAM Test Fail º 1. If you are using the EtherCoax- º º º 8W[B]/EtherPair-8W[B] adapter º º º check share_RAM_address. º º º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Internal Loopback º 1. Check hardware jumpers. º º Fail º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation. º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º External Loopback º 1. Check cables, connectors, and º º Fail º board connections. º º º 2. Re-install the adapter board. º º º 3. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation. º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Interrupt Test º 1. Check Interrupt Channel jumpers º º Fail º and the /Q software switch º º º setting in the ACCTEST command º º º 2. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Network Function º º º Test : º º º Receive Test Fail º 1. Check cables, connectors, and º º (Rx packet count º board connections. º º not running) º 2. Re-install the adapter board. º º º 3. Reset the stations and run the º º º ACCTEST program in various º º º sequence to decide which º º º adapter board is defective. º º º 4. Contact your dealer or ACCTON º º º Technology Corporation º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼDownload Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.