topic new LAN card problem in Operating System - HP-UX

new LAN card problem

Craig Poole — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:54:26 GMT

I have recently installed and configured a new HP 10/100MB LAN Card. This card replaces the integrated 10MB card.
I have configured the card in a HP 9000 Series 800 Model D270 server.

I am using the driver "btlan0" which I installed from the apps CD. The card is fully configured, available, link and activity lights are flashing but I am unable to connect out and no other network can connect to the HP server.

The intergrated ethernet has been de-configured but do not understand why I have this problem.

Can anyone tell me what the problem is and any fixes available for this problem ?

Re: new LAN card problem

Andreas Voss — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:16:50 GMT

Hi,

use first the command:
lanscan
All states should be UP
To see which mode your card is set use:
lanadmin -x
NMID = column output NMID from lanscan
Now check if the peer (Ie. switch/hub) has the same network settings (10/100 FD/HD)

Regards

Andrew

Re: new LAN card problem

Rick Garland — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:29:43 GMT

Do make sure the hub/switch/router is configured correctly. Possibly that the configuration is at half-duplex while the new card is full-duplex? Also check the /etc.rc.config.d/netconf file. Maybe the card name is incorrect or the subnet mask is incorrect. Can also use ifconfig to see the status of the card

Re: new LAN card problem

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:56:13 GMT

Craig:

You might also want to check:
/etc/rc.config.d/hpgsc100conf

See if the correct interface name is specified therein.

...JRF...

Re: new LAN card problem

Berlene Herren — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:39:08 GMT

Did you give the same IP address to the 100BaseT lan card, and is this address still in the/etc/rc.config.d/netconf assigned to the old card?

Berlene

Re: new LAN card problem

Jeremiah Campbell — Tue, 01 Aug 2000 22:54:57 GMT

Actually the correct "conf" file for a D-class server using "btlan0" driver would be "/etc/rc.config.d/hpeisabtconf"

If this is not an EISA card then you have the incorrect driver installed.

For a HSC bus type card you would use the "btlan4" driver.

For more info refer to document "KBRC00000154" description "100Base-T Card and Driver Information".