ML370 NIC Problem

[Donkey1]

We run Compaq ML370 servers (win2k) with 2 x Compaq NC6134 gigabit NIC's in each. I have noticed that when I reboot the servers quite often only 1 NIC comes back online.

It doesn't happen all the time but it can take a couple more reboots to get them both going again. Latest drivers have been loaded etc.

Anybody else have this problem...could you offer adivce?

Andy.

 

[dieselfreak]

Check for the following... Switch Configuration...

DO NOT USE auto/duplex or auto/10-100.

set "spanningtree portfast" on each port of cisco switch connected to the server.

(Sorry but cisco are the only commands I know)

Ensure you manually set the port-speed and duplex settings to reflect the switch configuration (no AUTO)

If you follow the above and still see the issues Compaq(Hp) will want to know about this problem.

 

[TheLad]

Also, are you using the latest NIC drivers? -----------------------------------------------------
"It's true, its damn true!"
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[Donkey1]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. We use Cisco catalyst 4000 switches in our LAN, but not being a Cisco engineer could you give me the basic commands to check if our ports are set correctly.

I assume I would have to telnet to the ip of our switch to see the config.

Regards...Andy.

 

[Speridal]

we have the same hardware and we have performance problems. when i copy a file over LAN i achieve 4-8 MB/sec. So it's worse than over a 100MBit network connection. Do you experience the same problems?

W2K SP3
Compay NIC Driver 3.63.363

Do you have the catalyst set to auto-negotiation?