DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide

Isolating Faulty Hardware

If the problem persists, try the following:

Replace the NIC with the same type of Adaptec NIC which is known to work. If the new NIC functions properly, the problem is related to the original NIC.

Install the NIC in another functioning computer and run the tests again. If the NIC works in this machine, the problem is related to one of three areas:

The computer is faulty

There is a hardware conflict

There are problems with the cables or connectors

Troubleshooting

Use the following table to help answer common questions. For more information on FAQs, see the www.adaptec.com support site.

Symptom

Solution

 

 

Adaptec NIC is

Configure the NIC and SCSI adapters to use

conflicting with an

different interrupts via BIOS, System

installed PCI SCSI

Configuration Utility (SCU), or EISA

Adapter.

Configuration Utility (ECU) provided by

 

the system vendor.

 

 

Workstations cannot

Make sure the workstation and server are

connect to the NetWare

using the same frame type.

server.

Add the following two lines to the Net-

 

Ware Server startup.ncf file:

 

set minimum packet receive buffers=512

 

set maximum packet receive buffers=1024

 

For Failover and Port Aggregation Net-

 

Ware servers, verify that IPX retry count=

 

255 is on each workstation. See Connect-

 

ing Clients to the NetWare Failover Server

 

on page 12-6.

 

 

Error messages during

Install NetWare service pack 6(iwsp6) or

NetWare Driver

later, select ODI 3.31 specification, and then

installation.

install the DuraLAN NIC driver.

 

 

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Adaptec ANA-69000, ANA-62000 manual Isolating Faulty Hardware, Troubleshooting

ANA-62000, ANA-69000 specifications

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