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тАО08-15-2005 04:36 AM
тАО08-15-2005 04:36 AM
DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
I have a brand new DL-380 G3, and since taking it out of the box have had networking issues, which is why it still hasn't made it into production yet.
The machine is running Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003, both service pack 1. It's running nothing else, was installed from the HP CD's, and updated from the website. Everything is as up-to-date as I can get it.
It seems to intermitently drop the network connection. Can't put my finger on why, when, where. There's no real reason, the server isn't doing anything in particular at that time. As it's still 'in build', no-one is accessing the server other than myself.
I've tried teaming the network cards,
i've tried configuring them seperately,
i've tried plugging them into different switches,
i bought a brand new gigabit switch which they are both currently plugged into,
i bought a d-link gigabit card and get the same problems with that, a little more rarely, but the problem is still there,
i've tried disabling each card seperately,
i've had them in 100 and 1Gb networks,
i've tried fixing the speeds 1Gb Full Duplex,
I've run out of ideas now, i run a ping constantly from my machine on the 3 IP address' it now has (including the d-link card) and intermitently it'll drop any one of the connections whenever it feels like it.
my machine is plugged into the gigabit network, but i know the problem isn't this end.
can anyone give me any help what-so-ever? i've also logged a support call which i'm waiting to hear back from... I'm starting to get pressure to get this machine into production as we're paying a lot of money for POP boxes, when we should be using this Exchange machine, but I can't launch it until this problem is solved...
please help!!!
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тАО08-15-2005 04:49 AM
тАО08-15-2005 04:49 AM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
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тАО08-15-2005 05:31 AM
тАО08-15-2005 05:31 AM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_CO040408_CW01
Paul
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тАО08-15-2005 07:56 PM
тАО08-15-2005 07:56 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
What sort of switches are you using ?
Do you have any way of seeing errors on them - or confirm that the switch is indeed syncing up at 1GB Full Duplex.
Have you double checked the cabling ?
I'm also curious when you say "brand new" DL380-G3. The G3 hasn't been new for some time now...
Cheers,
Rob
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тАО08-15-2005 08:09 PM
тАО08-15-2005 08:09 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
Just a shot in the dark here, but would this MS-KB article have anything to do with your problem?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898060/
I would also make sure you have the latest ROM and firmware versions installed.
Regards,
Stephen
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тАО08-15-2005 09:07 PM
тАО08-15-2005 09:07 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
i'm using all 3com switches, i've tried it in both managed 10/100 switches, and the current unmanaged gigabit switch. the flashing lights on the front show it's working in full duplex 1Gb. I've also tried fixing the card (which i know still auto-neg's, but it's worth a try).
all cables are brand new cat6, straight out of the packet. the chances of all 3 new cables going to each of the cards are slim, but the cables have been swapped around between the machines.
'brand new' for me, it's not reconditioned is what i meant.
-stephen-
i've patched the box as much as i can see is available, and the MS-KB article you provided has this at the bottom...
"Note This security update is not applicable to Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1."
... which is exactly what i'm running. it confuses me as it's exactly the same build (as far as i can tell) as another server we have which is running perfectly, and is our SQL server.
-paul-
i'll have a look at this, i'm using driver version 7.103.0.0 (27/01/2005), and the server is far from under load. it's an exchange box where the only traffic to it is myself, occasionally...
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тАО08-15-2005 09:07 PM
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Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
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тАО08-15-2005 10:26 PM
тАО08-15-2005 10:26 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
the problem stopped for about a minute, i got excited, then pings started to get dropped again... the cards still seem to have intermittent problems with connection
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тАО08-15-2005 10:30 PM
тАО08-15-2005 10:30 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
Can you confirm what the current NIC configuration is - ie whats cabled to what, what subnets things are on etc...
Cheers,
Rob
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тАО08-15-2005 10:45 PM
тАО08-15-2005 10:45 PM
Re: DL 380 G3 - Networking Problems
currently it's something like this...
I have a 3com gigabit switch, unmanaged (i can go grab the model number if required), all the servers and subsequent switches plug into this. The clients plug into 3com switches (10/100) with gigabit uplinks. My personal machine has a gigabit card and is plugged in next to the server in question.
All cabling is brand new CAT-6 cables.
The onboard cards are HP NC7781 with driver 8.39.1.0 installed. These are both plugged into the same switch, with the IP address of .146 and .147 on the same subnet of 255.255.255.0 both have the same gateway, dns settings, everything. nothing special setup here. netbios is disabled on all cards (no pre-2000 machines here).
i know that this can cause some windows conflicts, so i have tried disabling windows networking on 1 of the cards, even tried removing the gateway from one of the cards. this made no difference, so everything is back to default.
there's no vlan's setup, everything is very ordinary and boring. maybe it's not ideal, but before i get advanced, i'd like to get the basic setup working!!!