CS8920 View Datasheet(PDF) - Cirrus Logic

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MFG CO.

CS8920

Crystal LAN™ Ethernet Controller Technical Reference Manual

Cirrus Logic 

have the network test running. The first

PC is configured as a Responder and the

other PC is configured as an Initiator.

Once the Initiator is started, is sends

data frames to the Responder which

returns the frames to the Initiator.

The total number of frames received and

transmitted are displayed on the

Initiator’s display, along with a count of

the number of frames

received/transmitted OK in error. The

test can be terminated anytime by the

user at either PC.

To setup the Diagnostic Network Test:

1. Select a PC with a CS8920 and a

known working network connection

to act as the Responder. Run the

Setup and Installation utility and

select “Diagnostics/Network

Test/Responder” from the main

menu. Hit RETURN to start the

Responder.

2. Return to the PC with the CS8920

installed that you want to test, run

the Setup and Installation utility, and

select “Diagnostic/Network

Test/Initiator” from the main menu.

Hit RETURN to start the test

CS8920 Technical Reference Manual

You may stop the test on the Initiator at

any time while allowing the Responder

to continue running. In this manner, you

can move to additional PCs and test

them by starting the Initiator on another

PC without having to stop/start the

Responder.

4.2.4 Installing Network Device

Drivers

A network device driver is required to

provide an interface between the

CS8920 adapter and your network

operating system. Installation

procedures for network device drivers

differ significantly for the various

network operating systems and can

change frequently. Therefore,

a README.TXT file for each specific

driver is included on the Driver diskette.

Refer to the README.TXT file for your

particular network operating system for

the most recent detailed installation

instructions. (A separate

README.TXT file exists for each

network operating system and is located

in the same subdirectory on the Driver

diskette as the device driver for that

operating system. See Figure 4.2.1).

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