NETGEAR GA311

User Manual for the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311
3-12 Basic Setup
Viewing the Physical Connection Indicators
Figure 3-1: Physical connection indicators on the front of the GA311 adapter
Once the hardware and its driver software are properly installed on your system, the LEDs indicate
the conditions described in the table below.
Table 3-1. GA311 Port LED Activity
Label Activity Description
DATA Blinking
On
Off
Brief bursts of data detected on the port
Streams of data detected on the port
No data detected on the port
1000 On
Off
Good 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 1000 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch
100 On
Off
Good 100 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 100 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch
10 On
Off
Good 10 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet link
No 10 Mbps link; possible link at different speed, possible bad cable, bad
connector, or configuration mismatch