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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Need help : implement Gigabit Ethernet

Hello, I'm new on this forum, so I hope that I'll be clear with my question. I'm currently working on Cyclone III FPGA Development Kit with the EP3C120F780C7N. For my project I have to etabli...
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15 years ago

You can try first to use a 'ping' command to send packets to your board and see if you get any reply. Check also the transmit an receive LEDs on the board to see if any packets are received or transmitted.

I'd suggest to install Wireshark on your PC to see all the packets that go on the Ethernet interface.

When you ping your board, you should see the following packets:

Your PC -> Broadcast : ARP request

Board -> Your PC: ARP reply

Your PC -> Board: ICMP echo request

Board -> Your PC: ICMP echo reply