Chapter 2
5-1
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
This chapter addresses a few problems you may encounter when
installing or using an Asanté MacCon network interface card. If you
are unable to solve a problem after reading this chapter, please call
Asanté Tech Support for assistance at 800-622-7464 or 408-435-0706.
Checking the Basics
If you have a problem accessing a network node, check the basic
requirements listed in the following table:
Do You Have the Current Asanté Driver Software?
Before calling Technical Support, please check that you have the lat-
est Asanté Ethernet driver in use. If you do not have the latest ver-
sion, we ask that you obtain it and load it. Asanté Technical Support
has found driver and operating system issues to be the #1 cause of
most network problems.
AppleTalk is active in the Chooser.
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EtherTalk is selected in the Network Control Panel.
Make sure the same EtherTalk version (Phase 1 or Phase
2)
is on the Macintosh as is used by the network.
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The AppleTalk zones are visible, when applicable.
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The card is properly seated.
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The cabling connections are secure.
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The LEDs on the card indicate no problems.
Refer to Appendix A for information about the LEDs.
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The Asanté EtherTalk driver is installed on the start-up
disk.
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