No Link from NIC even with good hardware.

[Austin Modelski]

I Have a hp9000 rs3440 server with hpux 11.1 running on it. I can not get the network to work on it. When I plug the MP port in to the network it works correctly. But when I try plugging in to the normal network port I don't even get link lights. Do I need new Drivers or what? The interface is enabled according to SAM and I can ping the loop back and the local IP address, but I can't get anything past that. I don't think the NIC is talking at all to the network. Any ideas?

[Rita C Workman]

Hi Austin,

The first thing I might look at is that the port you are connected to and your network card are set at the same speed.

So....
What driver does your network card require?

What speed do you have your lancard set at?

Have you given that information, and the port number you plugged into, to your network person to ensure they are set the same ?

Just a thought,
Rgrds,
Rita

[Austin Modelski]

The network is set to be auto-negotiate. The network is set the same way. The card says it is working at 1000 mb/s with full duplex.

[Sherif A. Louis]

could u please run
#ioscan -fnC lan
#lanscan
and post the output here
Thank you

[Austin Modelski]

# ioscan -fnC lan
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
===================================================================
lan 0 0/1/2/0 igelan CLAIMED INTERFACE HP PCI 1000Base-T Core
# lanscan
Hardware Station Crd Hdw Net-Interface NM MAC HP-DLPI DLPI
Path Address In# State NamePPA ID Type Support Mjr#
0/1/2/0 0x0014C210F3D4 0 UP lan0 snap0 1 ETHER Yes 119
#

[Sherif A. Louis]

looks like the card is fine and the drivers are loaded.
do an ifconfig lan0 make sure the ip and netmask are all set. and that the NIC is up.
Then check your ethernet cable.
since the leds are lit it is probably the cable.

[Rita C Workman]

First change the cable - cause that is the standard line.

Then, unless your the network person....ask them to confirm the port.

They don't like that, but sometimes when I have this problem, it turns out the new network trainee didn't quite set up the port just right.



/rcw

[Austin Modelski]

I changed network ports with one of my other machines and it works. But I get link lights with the previous port on some of my machines but not all. They must have hosed up the ports pretty bad. Thanks for the help guys.

[Austin Modelski]

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