Apple aix appletalk services Additional troubleshooting Information, Ethernet

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Additional troubleshooting Information

Ethernet

Follow these guidelines to eliminate or avoid Ethernet problems:

mConnect an Apple PCI Ethernet card to only one network at a time.

Although the card has three connectors, it should not be connected to more than one network.

mDo not install an Apple PCI Ethernet card without connecting a network cable.

If you configure an Apple PCI Ethernet card by assigning it an IP address or by enabling AppleTalk, the card attempts to determine which of the three possible media types is connected to it. If you have not connected a network cable, you will hear clicking sounds every few seconds. These clicking sounds continue until the cable is connected. Although this should cause no serious problems, the lack of a cable may cause long pauses during system startup, as the system attempts to contact other servers on the network.

mFor maximum performance, always install Ethernet cards beginning with the slot farthest away from the processor card—slot 6 before slot 5, and so on.

Keyboard

It is strongly recommended that you use an Apple Extended Keyboard or an equivalent third-party keyboard with all models of the Network Server.

Monitors

You must use a monitor with multiple scan support with the Network Server. Many older monitors do not work with the Network Server.

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