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Hub autotest, Viewing hub capabilities – Fluke Series II User Manual

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NIC/Hub Tests

Introduction

5

5-3

Hub Autotest

Press

(Hub Autotest) to verify the connectivity

between the desktop and the Hub.

Hub Autotest checks the link pulse signal level and
queries the NetWare and NetBIOS servers to determine
the Hub’s ability to send and receive frames. If
successful, the Network Assistant displays the map that is
identical to AutoTest (Figure 5-3).

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Figure 5-3. Hub Autotest Display

Viewing Hub Capabilities

When the Network Assistant is connected to a hub and
has an active link state, press the Link label at the top of
the display to see the polarity of the received data. If your
Network Assistant has hardware revision 2.2 or later, you