Testing the Intel Gigabit Adapter

The Intel NIC diagnostics can be downloaded from the following location:

ftp://updates.aslab.com/pub/utility/e1000diag.img

After booting from the floppy, run the diags.exe program and:

  1. Choose the adapter connected to your network (probably the 1st one)
  2. Select "Test Adapter"
  3. Select "Begin Adapter Test"

If you have another system with an Intel NIC, you can get a more complete test.

Boot the other system with the diagnostics disk:

  1. Choose the adapter connected to your network
  2. Select "Test Adapter"
  3. Select "Networking Menu"
  4. Select "Setup as Responder"

Then on the problem machine:

  1. Choose the adapter connected to your network
  2. Select "Test Adapter"
  3. Select "Change Test Options"
  4. Enable "Link" and "Network" tests
  5. Select "Begin Adapter Tests"