Self-diagnostic testing of a network interface adapter
US6539338B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing a self-diagnostic capability in a network interface adapter in which failure data is provided to a host processor. The host processor may report the failure data to a user or additionally the host processor may attempt to correct predetermined faults in code images by writing a valid code image to a memory on the network interface adapter.
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