IBM 689912U - IntelliStation Z - Pro 6899, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Important
Wireless Utilities for MCA Bus with Ethernet
Adapter: Computers with an MCA bus and an
Ethernet adapter may lock up if the Wireless
'Utilities diskette' is booted when the Ethernet
cable is not present or unplugged. A specific
message identifies the problem (Code 06421
referring to Ethernet cable unplugged). Once the
cable is plugged back in, the 'Utilities diskette'
works properly.
2. If the workstation has a PCMCIA Type II slot and you
have problems when booting the 'Utilities diskette',
you would need to modify your 'Utilities diskette'
CONFIG.SYS file to call DOS Card and Socket
Services support. This may be the case if your
PCMCIA machine does not have an INTEL 82365SL
or compatible port controller.
The following are samples from the CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=C:\IBMDSSð2.SYS
DEVICE=C:\IBMDOSCS.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DICRMUð2.SYS
DEVICE=C:\$ICPMDOS.SYS
3. Select Diagnostics Utilities from the main menu,
wait for the diagnostics to complete and follow the
recommended action.
Troubleshooting Wireless Network
Problems
If you are experiencing wireless network problems and
tests of the adapter and radio are OK (through diagnostics
from the 'Utilities diskette'), you might have a wireless
software problem (such as product installation,
configuration) or a networking problem.
The
Installing and Operating Your Network manual
supplied with the product contains a troubleshooting
appendix with the following specific sections:
Ÿ
Base or NAP station initialization failure,
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Base status is 'Not Ready' at the NAP,
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The NAP application is not available,
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OS/2 bridge does not operate,
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Data exchange problems through OS/2 bridged base,
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Workstation registration problems (all red RSSI),
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Communication problems when using 3270 emulation,
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Workstation performance problems,
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Network management does not operate (NetView
6000, NMS,WNM).
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