Loopback repeater test – SysKonnect SK-9Sxx User Manual
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SysKonnect SK-9Exx/9Sxx Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters
Diagnostics Program
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Loopback Repeater Test
To perform the loopback repeater test, you will have to connect the adapter to another adapter in-
stalled in a second computer running in repeater mode (further known as the “repeater computer”).
The computer in which the adapter is installed, which is to be tested, is called “test computer”.
To carry out the test, proceed as follows:
1.
Install an adapter in the “repeater computer”.
2.
Boot the “repeater computer” to DOS.
Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed.
3.
Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4.
Go to the product directory.
5.
Type
sk98diag
.
6.
Press
7.
From the main menu of the diagnostics program, select R
EPEATER
M
ODE
.
8.
Select the port which is to be tested, e.g. A (for single link adapters, only A is available).
9.
Press
The window “Repeater Mode Port A” is displayed.
10. Install an adapter in the “test computer”.
11. Connect the adapter in the “repeater computer” to the adapter in the “test computer”.
12. Boot the “test computer” to DOS.
Wait until the operating system is loaded and the DOS prompt is displayed.
13. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
14. Go to the product directory.
15. Type sk98diag.
16. Press
17. From the main menu of the diagnostics program, select L
OOPB
. W
RAP
P
LUG
.
18. Press
The various components will now be tested; this may take a few minutes. If the test was suc-
cessful, the message “
All tests passed successfully
” is displayed.
When the test fails, the message “
failed
” is displayed. The further procedure is described in
19. Press any key to continue.
20. On the “test computer”, quit the diagnostics program with E
XIT
.
21. On the “repeater computer”, quit the diagnostics program with E
XIT
.