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FYI
(Note: The origin of this information may be internal or external to Novell.
Novell makes every effort within its means to verify this information.
However, the information provided in this document is FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ONLY. Novell makes no explicit or implied claims to the validity of this
information.)
TITLE: Hardware Trouble Shooting Guide
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI.P.6094
DATE: 04DEC92
PRODUCT: NetWare Lite
PRODUCT VERSION: All versions
SUPERSEDES: FYI.P.6048
LITE FAX DOC #: 2600
SYMPTOM
NA
ISSUE/PROBLEM
Hardware Trouble Shooting Guide
Quite often, apparent problems with NetWare Lite can be traced to the
network hardware or the drivers that have been installed. This document
describes how to detect some of these problems.
The following is an explanation on how to determine whether your network
connections are solid. If you are already familiar with this procedure,
skip to the next section.
How to Run "Verify Network Connections"
1. Insert the original installation diskette (PROGRAM diskette) into
the disk drive of one of your machines.
2. Type INSTALL.
3. Select "Verify network connections."
4. Type in the name for the machine.
5. Check to see if the connection appears on your screen, accompanied
by the workstation address.
6. Repeat the procedure for all machines on your network.
7. Each time you bring up a new workstation, that workstation's name
and node address should show on the following screens:
A. Its own screen
B. All other screens running "Verify network connections"
8. Remember, "Verify network connections" must be running on all
machines on the network concurrently.
9. If one or more of the workstations on your network does not show up
on every screen, you have a bad connection somewhere.
10. Allow "Verify network connections" to run for about five minutes to
verify that the connections remain solid--in other words, check to
see if any workstations blink on and off. If they do, then you have
an intermittent connection problem.
11. Finally, ensure that none of your connections are using the same
node address (especially when you are using ARCnet boards).
Procedure for "Verify network connections" Failures
Note: Run Verify Connections between each of these steps to determine if
the problem has been solved.
1. The first step is to determine which of the various programs is
causing the connection problem. Reboot the machine without loading
the network. Type out or print the STARTNET.BAT file to find out
what your board driver's name is and replace the NE2000 driver in
the example below with your board's driver. Then load the drivers
in the following order to determine if each driver loads or if it
gives an error message. (Do not forget to replace the NE2000 driver
with your board driver.)
LSL
NE2000
IPXODI A
SHARE
SERVER
CLIENT
2. If any beeps occur when running these programs, you know you have a
problem. If any error message occurs, write down the exact message.
3. If you are using a DOS ODI driver, contact the board manufacturer to
verify that it is up-to-date.
4. Next, type out the NET.CFG file that is located in the \NWLITE
directory to ensure that the interrupt line (IRQ), PORT (I/O), and
MEM (Memory Address) entries are the same as the ones that are
physically selected on the network board. If they are not, change
the settings on your board or the entries in the NET.CFG so that
they match.
5. To edit the NET.CFG file, do the following:
a. From the \NWLITE directory, use an ASCII editor (DR DOS 6.0's
EDITOR for example) to bring up the NET.CFG file. If the file
does not exist, then create one according to the following
instructions. This example is based on interrupt line 3 and
BASE I/O Address 300 settings:
#Setup the NE2000 board
LINK DRIVER NE2000
INT 3
MEM D0000 (NOTE: NE2000 does not use this line.)
PORT 300
Notes:
a. INT, MEM, and PORT need to be exactly one TAB away from the
left margin.
b. Not all boards use shared memory, so your NET.CFG may not
contain a MEM setting.
c. Any line starting with a # sign is a comment line.
6. Try changing interrupt line (IRQ), PORT (I/O), and/or MEM (Memory
Address) settings on the network board to ensure that there are no
other hardware conflicts. Then reinstall NetWare Lite or edit the
NET.CFG file so that NetWare Lite recognizes the new board settings.
The NetWare Lite v1.1, the README.TXT document in Section 2:
INSTALLING NetWare LITE AND LOGGING IN, and Fax Document 2601 or
FYI.P.6054 contain more information on resolving I/O and IRQ
conflicts.
7. Strip down the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. Afterwards your
files should look similar to the following examples:
AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS
@ECHO OFF FILES=30
PROMPT $p$g BUFFERS=30
C:\DOS;C:\NWLITE LASTDRIVE=M
8. If this solves the problem, add your original command lines back
into the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files one at a time starting
with the CONFIG.SYS file, rebooting the machine, and running verify
connections between each one until you find the command line causing
the problem.
9. If your network board uses a Shared Memory Address (MEM), use a
memory manager (such as DR DOS 6.0's EMM386.SYS) to exclude the
range of memory that the board uses. This will prevent another
program from using that memory address (Please refer to Fax Document
2660 or FYI.P.6076 for information about DR DOS 6.0 and MS-DOS 5.0
memory managers).
10. Remove any possible conflicting boards (such as modem, mouse, bus
boards). Afterwards, your machine should only contain the network
board, a drive controller board, and a video board. If the problem
goes away, put the boards back in one at a time to see which board
was causing the problem.
11. Try putting the network board in a different slot on the
motherboard.
12. Check or change cables, T-connectors, and terminators. Remove
anything that might be causing interference on the network cable
(such as speakers or florescent lights). If you are using an ARCnet
topology, check for a bad hub or a bad port on the hub. If you are
using a Twisted-Pair topology, check for a bad concentrator or a bad
port on your concentrator.
13. Try slowing down the bus speed on your machines. The bus speed
should never be faster than 8 MHz. Note: Realize that bus speed
and clock speed is not the same thing. Your bus speed can usually
be slowed down through the CMOS setup. In some instances, however,
the only way to slow down the bus speed is to slow down the clock
speed (if your machine has a turbo switch, turn the turbo off).
Refer to your user's manual for more details.
14. Try a different network board. The recommended network boards are
listed on the back of the NetWare Lite box and the approved ODI
driver for each recommended board is included on the NetWare Lite
Driver diskette.
15. Scan for viruses. You can obtain software to perform this scan by
calling the McAfee BBS at 408-988-4004 or dial 408-988-3832 for
voice. You may also contact your local dealer for virus protection
software.
16. Try using a different PC to reveal any possible conflicts between
your machine and the network board.
17. Run CHKDSK /F or a third-party disk utility on each hard drive to
recover any lost clusters and to fix any other problems.
SOLUTION
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