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Gigabit diagnostics

About the Gigabit diagnostic tests

The Gigabit group of diagnostic tests the functioning of the Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) cards that are in your system. The tests range from a status check of the card to the testing of data movement through the system while the GbE card is being used. The GbE diagnostic tests can generate error messages associated with the hardware and software.

Note: Tests that are labeled [Xtnd] often require loopback plugs for complete test operation and will indicate failures without these plugs.

Caution: Do not run [Xtnd] mode diagnostics on network adapter cards with live network connections. Disconnect all network connections prior to running network diagnostics in [Xtnd] mode. Running with attached networks can adversely affect other attached devices. Type xtnd n to cancel Extended test mode.

GbE diagnostic test menu

The following table describes the GbE diagnostic tests.

Test no	Test	Description
1	Comprehensive GBE test	Runs all tests in this menu in current mode.
2	Reset test	Runs a test that resets the Intel GbE card to its original state.
3	EEPROM test	Runs a series of tests that reads and verifies EEPROM data on the GbE card.
4	Internal lp test 1G	Tests data movement between main memory and the GbE card, using onboard loopback capability. Note If your system is running an Copper GbE card, this test is not supported.
5	External lp test 1G (Xtnd)	Extended test mode: Tests card functionality and data movement between memory and the Ethernet cable. Requires loopback plug.
6	Internal lp test 10B	Tests data movement between main memory and the GbE card, using onboard loopback capability.
7	Internal lp test 100B
8	External lp test 10B (Xtnd)	Extended test mode: Tests card functionality and data movement between memory and the Ethernet cable. Requires loopback plug.
9	External lp test 100B (Xtnd)
10	Interrupt test	Performs the internal loopback test in Interrupt mode to tests and verify that the DMA/data transfers work in Interrupt mode.
11	Quick Interrupt test	Tests and verifies that all the device interrupts are working. Data is not transfered during this test.
40	MAC loop test	Tests movement of data through the MAC on the Intel GbE card. Note If your system is running an Intel Copper GbE card, it requires a loopback plug.
41	Port-port 10B test (Xtnd)	This test tests the data path from one channel to another for the dual channel NICS, requires a twisted pair network cable to be connected between the 2 ports.
42	Port-port 100B test (Xtnd)
43	Port-port 1 G test (Xtnd)
70	Display MAC address	Verifies and displays the MAC address of the card.
71	Display all registers	Displays all the card memory registers.
72	Display EEPROM	Displays the EEPROM data on the GbE card.
73	Set MAC address [Factory]	This is test is unavailable.
90	GbE card selection	Enables the selection of a specific GbE card in the system.
91	Enable/disable looping	Enables or disables continuous running of a diagnostic test. The test is stopped when Ctrl-C is pressed or when an error is encountered if option 92 is active.
92	Stop/continue looping on error	Starts or stops running a diagnostic test on an error. If looping is enabled, as set by option 91, looping continues after an error is encountered.
93	Extended/normal test mode	Enables or disables extended mode on tests where extended mode is an available option.
99	Exit	Exits diagnostics.

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