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User Diagnostics: Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User
Guide
Introduction
System Requirements
Running Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics
Diagnostic Test Descriptions
Diagnostic Test Messages
Introduction
Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics is an MS-DOS based application that runs a series of diagnostic tests (see
Table 1: "MS-DOS Command Prompt Mode Command
your system. Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics also allows you to update device firmware and to view and change
settings for available adapter properties. Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics can be run in either of the following modes:
MS-DOS Command Prompt mode
Broadcom Command Line Interface (CLI) mode
In either mode, you can view the version of the adapter software and specify which adapter to test and which tests to
perform. The MS-DOS Command Prompt mode is useful for viewing and changing the settings for available properties,
updating and loading device firmware, viewing the version of and printing the error log (if any) to a file. The Broadcom CLI
mode is useful for enabling/disabling available properties and enabling/disabling/selecting and setting the speed and duplex
mode of available protocols.
To run Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics, create an MS-DOS 6.22 bootable disk containing the B57udiag.exe file. Next,
start the system with the boot disk in drive A. See either
Broadcom Command Line Interface Mode
System Requirements
Operating System: MS-DOS 6.22
Software: B57udiag.exe
Running Broadcom NetXtreme User Diagnostics
Running in MS-DOS Command Prompt Mode
At the MS-DOS prompt, type b57udiag using the command options as shown in
NOTE: In MS-DOS Command Prompt mode, you must include b57udiag at the beginning of the command string each time
you type a command.
Table 1: MS-DOS Command Prompt Mode Command Options
Command
Description
Options
b57udiag Performs all of the tests on all of the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters in your system.
b57udiag -c Specifies the adapter to test, or the adapter on which to update the firmware or to view or change the
<num> settings for available properties.
b57udiag -
Changes to the Broadcom CLI mode.
cmd
Options") on the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters in
Running in MS-DOS Command Prompt Mode
for further instructions.
or
Table 1.
Running in