IBM 866441Y - Netfinity 5600 - 8664, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Test the Ethernet controller.
How you test the Ethernet controller depends on
which operating system you are using (see the
Ethernet controller device driver README file).
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart:
You can use the following troubleshooting chart to find
solutions to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller problems that
have definite symptoms.
Controller problem Action
The server stops running when
loading device drivers. The PCI BIOS interrupt settings are
incorrect.
Check the following:
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Determine if the interrupt (IRQ)
setting assigned to the
Ethernet controller is also
assigned to another device in
the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
Although interrupt sharing is
allowed for PCI devices, some
devices do not function well
when they share an interrupt
with a dissimilar PCI device.
Try changing the IRQ assigned
to the Ethernet controller or the
other device. For example, for
NetWare Versions 3 and 4 it is
recommended that disk
controllers not share interrupts
with LAN controllers.
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Make sure that you are using
the most recent device driver
available from the World Wide
Web. (Refer to the “Getting
Help Information” section of
this
Server Library for World
Wide Web addresses.)
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Run the network diagnostic
program.
If the problem still exists, run the
server diagnostic programs (see
“Diagnostic programs” on page 10)
and check with the LAN
administrator.
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