lanscan command showing * under mjr # on Token Ring Card

[Ahmed ABDOU_1]

hi

We have workstation that has hp-ux 10.20 s700, and token ring card. The card is function properly we can ping/telnet from the workstation to other systems and from the other system to it using the Token Ring card, but when we use the command ?lanscan? it show * (star) under mjr#.


Any suggestions please advice.

Note: the recommend software and patches for the token ring card are installed in the system.


Thanks in advance.

[Craig Gilmore]

A 700 series system would probably have an EISA Token Ring card. However, it may not be a HP provided/supported Token Ring card. This may be why lanscan is not reporting the major number. I seem to remember instinet creating a TokenRing card for the 700 series. I would suggest an ls -l on /dev/lanx. The major number is listed just after the user/group info. If you don't know the correct device file name, an ioscan -fun will list it.

The * is a placeholder meaning that the kernel or command did not recognize the driver number. This could be caused by several reasons. Most commonly if the card/driver is not correctly installed. As you stated that the card is funtional, my guess is that the driver is not HP. A corrupt driver or device file on a 700 on 10.20 should cause the card to not function.

YMMV... Regards,

CG