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Troubleshooting
Writer: Erica T Blakeney Project: Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 Reference Guide Comments: 299348-003
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Solving Network Problems
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Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Network drivers are not
loaded.
Boot the workstation
without the network
drivers, using a system
boot diskette, and
reconfigure the network
controller.
Diagnostics reports a
failure.
Possible I/O address conflict
with another expansion
board.
Factory default is 300h
to 30Fh for Ethernet.
Either remove and
reconfigure the
conflicting expansion
board, or reconfigure the
network controller. If the
address is changed,
ensure that the drive
parameters match the
new I/O address for the
network controller.
The cable is not securely
connected.
Ensure that the cable is
securely attached to the
network connector and
that the other end of the
cable is securely
attached to the correct
device.
The cable is attached to the
incorrect connector.
Ensure that the cable is
attached to the correct
connector.
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