what does this mean?

[Ragni Singh]

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.

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[John Poff]

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

[Eugeny Brychkov]

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

[Jeff Schussele]

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

[W.C. Epperson]

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.

[Ravi_8]

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

[Tom Maloy]

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.