PAYROLL SERVER DOWN - Installed New NIC card

[spock2054]

Hi,

I have a Compaq Proliant 1000 server which recently had a NIC card failure. I purchased an Intel Pro/100ISA NIC card which I was assured would work. I had no problem installing it from a hardware perspective though I did have to create a .cfg file, (Compaq server requirement), and had to do the addressing manually, (IRQ, DMA, & MEMORY ADDRESS), as there were no examples or sample .cfg files available at the Compaq, Novell, or Intel websites. I loaded ETHERTSM.NLM, NBI.NLM, and MSM.NLM correctly, (had to get newer versions to correct and error message, &quot;Loader cannot find public symbol <symbol name>). Loaded E100ISA.LAN using the same slot= as the original and used FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3. Bound IPX to the card using NET=1, the same as the original. Everything loads without errors and I just can't see the server on any of the workstations. Workstations are running WIN98, ME & NT with the lastest Netware client versions. They worked before the server's NIC car failed. I can see the server through SAP on my other server, running Netware 5.0 when I set TRACK=ON. If anyone has any ideas please feel free to post it. I would greatly appreciate it as it is our PAYROLL SERVER and it would be nice to get paid and make the bookkeeper happier. Thanks.

Rod J.

 

[dkediger]

Are you using IP? If so, the ARP database could have an invalid static entry for the old card which will need to be changed so that the IP is matched to the new NICs MAC address.

 

[spock2054]

No, Just using IPX

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi There,
Try this and see how you go, i would also load frame type of 802.2 and TCPIP as well, it sounds like there is a connectivity problem on your LAN. It maybe there is a difference with the newer card. By loading all frame types you should eventually find one that works. Then you
can troubleshoot from there.....What version of Netware client are you running and do the workstations have TCPip installed. Also check for later drivers on the Intel web site, the ones that came with the card will probably be out of date.

B