GbE NIC LEDs
Location of the LEDs for single port GbE NICs
The following illustration shows the location of LEDs for both the copper and fiber single port GbE NICs.
Location of LEDs on multi-port GbE NICs
The following illustration shows the location of LEDs for both the copper and fiber dual-port GbE NICs.
What the copper GbE NIC LEDs mean
The following table explains what the LEDs on the copper GbE NIC mean.
Note
The LEDs on the quad-port copper GbE NIC are the same as those on the dual-port copper GbE NIC.
LED type
|
Status indicator
|
Description
|
|---|
ACT/LNK
|
Green
|
A valid network connection is established.
|
Blinking green
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
|
Off
|
There is no network connection present.
|
10=OFF
100=GRN
1000=YLW
|
Off
|
Data transmits at 10 Mbps.
|
Green
|
Data transmits at 100 Mbps.
|
Yellow
|
Data transmits at 1,000 Mbps.
|
What the fiber GbE NIC LEDs mean
The following table explains what the LEDs on the fiber GbE NIC mean.
LED type
|
Status indicator
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Description
|
|---|
LNK
|
On
|
A valid network connection is established.
|
Off
|
There is no network connection present.
|
ACT
|
On
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
|
Off
|
There is no network activity present.
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