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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 hardwa re conflic t
– There are problems with the cables or connectors
Troubleshooting
Use the follow ing table to h elp answer common questions. For mor e
information on FAQs, see the
www.adaptec.com
support site.
Symptom Solution
Adaptec NIC i s
conflict ing with an
installed PCI SCSI
Adapter.
Config ur e t he NIC a nd SCSI ad apte rs to u se
different interrupts via BIOS, System
Configuration Utility (SCU), or EISA
Configuration Utility (ECU) provided by
the system vendor.
Workst ations cannot
connect to the NetWare
server.
■Make sur e th e workstatio n a nd se rv er a re
using the same frame type.
■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
NetWare Driver
installation.
Install NetWare service pack 6(iwsp6) or
later, select ODI 3.31 specification, and then
install the DuraLAN NIC driver.