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From: nomann@skinfaxe.diku.dk (Ole Nomann Thomsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: What are the little red lights on the 3Com505 ethernet board ?
Keywords: LED, ethernetboard, 3Com
Message-ID: <1990Nov28.174353.2849@diku.dk>
Date: 28 Nov 90 17:43:53 GMT
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Now, there are two LEDs on the 3com505 Ethernet board, marked C10 and 
C11. When I switch the PC on, that the board is in, C10 lights up until
the PC is booted. Then C10 switches off, and C11 starts blinking slow
and ominous(sp?).

The board doesn't pass the test-program ("Failed at reading adapter self-
test result"), so were probably going to return it anyway. But out of cu-
riousity, I'd like to hear if someone could tell me what the light means (if
anything).

- Thanks, Ole.
- Ole. (nomann@diku.dk).  Gripe: WHY is there a _SLIDE-LOCK_ on the Ethernet 
DIX connector?|WHY is my homedirectory mounted on the least stable machine?|HOW
many lines of COBOL do I have to write yet?|WHY does POSIX contain yet another
char-set standard?|WHY does WP on Xenix crash so often, writing its backups?|