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                          LNE390A/B DIAGNOSTICS

         A diagnostic utility is provided to aid in installation and
         configuration of your Mylex LAN adapter. 
         
         For the LNE390A the program file is TESTLNE.EXE
         For the LNE390B the program file is TESTLNEB.EXE

         LNE390A :
         
         Configure the board according to the users manual for a thin
         ethernet ( also known as 10 Base 2 ) . Make up a thin 
         ethernet cable such as Belden RG-58/U (at least 15 feet or 
         5 meters in length) with a BNC tee at each end and a 50 ohm 
         terminator on one port of each tee. Attach one tee to the LAN 
         adapter to be tested, leaving the other end free and run the 
         above program . This diagnostic will check the adapter base 
         address and interrupt request line against the configuration, 
         test the dual ported RAM and run a loop-back test with the 
         cable and terminators attached. The test may also be conducted 
         by selecting the AUI or the thick  ethernet port. In case of 
         thick ethernet port , a thick ethernet transceiver needs to be 
         attached to the AUI port on the card. Also the trasceiver needs 
         to be cabled with a thick ethernet cable and terminated at 
         both ends of the cable for the test. Now run the test.

         LNE390B :

         Configure the board using the EISA configuration for thin
         ethernet ( also known as 10 Base 2 ) . Make up a thin 
         ethernet cable such as Belden RG-58/U (at least 15 feet or 
         5 meters in length) with a BNC tee at each end and a 50 ohm 
         terminator on one port of each tee. Attach one tee to the LAN 
         adapter to be tested, leaving the other end free and run the 
         program above. This diagnostic will check the adapter base 
         address and interrupt request line against the configuration, 
         test the dual ported RAM and run a loop-back test with the 
         cable and terminators attached. The test may also be conducted 
         by selecting the AUI or the thick  ethernet port. Select 
         Thick Ethernet port through EISA configuration . Connect a 
         thick ethernet transceiver to the AUI port on the card. Also 
         the trasceiver needs to be cabled with a thick ethernet cable 
         and terminated at both ends of the cable for the test. Now run
         the test . In order to test out the 10 base T port , select the 
         10 Base T port in EISA configuraton. Connect the 10 Base T port 
         to a 10 Base T concentrator and run the test.

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