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NETGEAR FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
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Diagnostic Program
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Introduction
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The diagnostics program allows you to verify the configuration and
isolate any fault condition on the PC card.
A list the diagnostic files:
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DIAG.EXE : The diagnostic program
DFCD.EXE : Enabler for FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card
BASDIAG.EXE : The basic diagnostic program
NETDIAG.EXE : The network diagnostic program
FA410.COM : The ODI driver
IPXODI.COM : The IPX protocol driver for the ODI stack
LSL.COM : The link support layer for the ODI stack
NET.CFG : The ODI configuration file
DIAG.TXT : This file is diagnostic readme file
Getting Started
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The Diagnostic Program, DIAG.EXE, is provided in the root directory of the
driver diskette. No decompression is necessary prior to the program
execution with the following procedure.
1. Insert the Drivers and Diagnostics disk and type A:\DIAG to
execute the Diagnostic program.
eg. A:\DAIG
2. The diagnostic main menu provides two options:
Adapter Basic Diagnostics
This option performs a diagnostic test on the adapter
components.
Network Diagnostics
This option allows you to test the connectivity of the adapter
on the network.
3. The Diagnostic Program lets you view the current adapter configuration:
Viewed items: Your Current Configuration
<1> CS Vender
<2> CS Revision
<3> Node ID
<4> I/O Base Address
<5> Interrupt Number
<6> Connection Type
4. It also performs the tests that can isolate the network problem:
The following displays the DIAG main menu:
========= Main Menu =========
* Adapter Basic Diagnostics *
* Network Diagnostics *
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Adapter Basic Diagnostics
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================== Adapter Diagnostic ====================
* Node ID : 00 80 C8 00 00 02 *
* I/O Base Address : 300 *
* Interrupt Number : 3 *
* Connection Type : 10M Half *
* Cycle 0 *
* Current I/O Base Address ................... PASS *
* DC-DC Convert, Oscillator, Crystal T7213 ... PASS *
* EEPROM ..................................... PASS *
* LAN Setup Registers ........................ FAIL *
* Memory ..................................... Testing *
* Loopback Mode Testing ...................... Unknown *
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Current I/O Base Address Test
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This test verifies if the PC Card's I/O address conflicts
with another device. The test fails if the range from the
I/O base address to the I/O base address + 20H conflicts
with another device.
DC-DC Convert, Oscillator, Crystal T7213 Test
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This test verifies if the DC to DC convertor, Oscillator and
Crystal T7213 work properly.
EEPROM Test
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This test write/read and verifies the content of the
EEPROM. The test fails if the PC card configuration
data kept in the EEPROM returns with a bad checksum,
indicating that the adapter may not be programmed properly,
or a damaged EEPROM.
LAN Setup Registers Test
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This test verifies if setup register ASIC mode works correctly.
Memory Test
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This test write/read and verifies the content of the
memory. The test fails if the PC card configuration
data kept in the memory returns with a bad checksum,
indicating that the adapter may not be programmed properly,
or a damaged memory.
Loopback Mode Test
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In this test, traffic is generated at the rate of 100Mbps.
Packets are interrupted and reflected at the physical controller
level and sent back to the Controller without reaching the
network cable. A FAIL test result represents a faulty Ethernet
physical layer controller.
Network Diagnostics
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This test requires that LSL.COM, FA410.COM and IPXODI.COM be located
on the same directory as the Setup program. If running with floppy,
you must make floppy writable because that this program will generate
a LOADDRV.TXT file.
===== Network Diagnostic =====
* Set up as a master station *
* Set up as a slave station *
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The Network Diagnostics option tests the ability of the adapter
to communicate with other stations on the network. This test
requires one master station and one slave station. The master
station is responsible for sending test packets to the network.
The slave station is responsible for echoing these packets back
to the master station. There is good connectivity if all the
packets sent by the master are echoed back properly.
Before running this test, copy LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM, FA410.COM and
NET.CFG to the same directory where the diagnostic program resides.
Also, make sure that the slave and master stations use the same
frame type specified in the NET.CFG file. All the files needed
for this test are in the root directory of the driver diskette.
To set up a station as the master, select "Set up as a master
station". To set up the other station as the slave, select "Set up
as a slave station".
When you start the test, these messages appear on each station:
MASTER STATION
======= Master Station =======
* Waiting Sending Receiving *
* \ | / *
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SLAVE STATION
========================== Slave Station =============================
* Node Address : 00 80 C8 00 00 02 *
* I/O Base Address : 300 Test started at : 20:06:10 *
* Interrupt Number : 3 Current time : 20:10:50 *
* Connect Type : 10M Half *
* *
* Transmit Packet Length ................................. 1234 *
* Transmit Packet Counter ................................ 1111 *
* Transmit Time Out Counter .............................. 0 *
* *
* Received Packet Length ................................. 1234 *
* Received Packet Counter ................................ 1111 *
* Received Error Counter ................................. 0 *
* No Response Counter .................................... 0 *
* Data Mismatch Counter .................................. 0 *
* *
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Download 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.