topic Re: what does this mean? in Operating System - HP-UX

what does this mean?

Ragni Singh — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:36:39 GMT

Hey all,

I got these messages out of my syslog this morning. What do these mean and if any action need to be taken.

%AMDP2_FE-5-LATECOLL: Ethernet1/5 transmit error

%AMDP2_FE-5-LATECOLL: Ethernet1/5 transmit error

Any help is greatly appreciated and points will be assigned.

Re: what does this mean?

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:41:39 GMT

From another workstation, ping your nic card on this server.

Are the times consistent? Do they vary? Do they increase in ms over the course of time?

NIC problems come to mind.

Run a dmesg and see if you get any errors.

Try these links for help.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/0,,0xe9920627c8ddd61190050090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x2fd494f22a31d6118fff0090279cd0f9,00.html

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xcc32bd08c7ddd61190050090279cd0f9,00.html

This an itrc search for your error message, there are a lot of hits.

http://us-support3.external.hp.com/emse/bin/doc.pl/sid=305ccfc106cb1bdb41?todo=search&searchtext=%25AMDP2_FE-5-LATECOLL%3A+Ethernet1%2F5+transmit+error+&searchcriteria=allwords&searchtype=SEARCH_TECH_DOCS&searchtype=SEARCH_FORUMS&searchtype=SEARCH_BSD&searchcategory=ALL&rn=25&presort=rank&x=37&y=10

Re: what does this mean?

John Poff — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:43:13 GMT

Hi,

What is your speed and duplex setting on your LAN port and at the port on the other end [switch/router]?

What is the output of your 'netstat -i' command?

JP

Re: what does this mean?

Eugeny Brychkov — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:59:43 GMT

Excessive collisions
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCdz04273
Eugeny

Re: what does this mean?

Jeff Schussele — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:25:54 GMT

Hi Sanjay,

You've got a NIC problem, port problem or a speed/duplex mismatch.
My guess would be the mismatch.
Run
lanadmin -x PPA#
to get that NIC's settings & compare to the switch port & if different match them - preferrably to dull duplex NO autonegotiation.

Happy Holidays,
Jeff

Re: what does this mean?

W.C. Epperson — Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:27:27 GMT

The advice on what to check is good. Since it's a Layer 2 problem, the cause may be at Layer 2 (Ethernet) or 1 (physical). Besides the Layer 1 components of NIC and switch port, possibility of a faulty cable should also be considered.

Re: what does this mean?

Ravi_8 — Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:33:46 GMT

Hi, Sanjay

your NIC's speed and dulpex mode must match with the network switch speed and duplex mode. If not ask you n/w guys to set that port to same as that of NIC's speed and duplex mode

Re: what does this mean?

Tom Maloy — Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:55:20 GMT

To find the PPA number:
netstat -rn

To check the current settings:
lanadmin -x 0 # or your PPA number

To make a change:
lanadmin -X 100fd 0 # or your PPA number

Note the lower case and upper case x/X option.