[Info-vax] DE500 to DE500 woes

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In article <19356348.23.1322351495548.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums at yqlh18>, urbancamo <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> writes:
>Hi Guys,
>
>I've got a problem with an AS1000A serving an AlphaServer 300 4/266 as a di=
>skless satellite. Both have a DE500 100MB network card. I've tried all comb=
>inations of line speed, negotiation type and duplex on each end, but I stil=
>l get the following continuous on the server:
>
>%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  26-NOV-2011 23:43:49.20  %%%%%%%%%%%    (from node TIGE=
>R  at 26-NOV-2011 23:43:48.57)
>Message from user DECNET on TIGER
>DECnet event 4.7, circuit down, circuit fault
>From node 4.258 (TIGER), 26-NOV-2011 23:43:48.57
>Circuit EWA-0, Line synchronization lost
>
>
>%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  26-NOV-2011 23:43:59.20  %%%%%%%%%%%    (from node TIGE=
>R  at 26-NOV-2011 23:43:58.58)
>Message from user DECNET on TIGER
>DECnet event 4.10, circuit up
>From node 4.258 (TIGER), 26-NOV-2011 23:43:58.57
>Circuit EWA-0
>
>
>OpenVMS 8.3 has been fully patched (as far as I'm aware).
>
>On the satellite node specific details of the card are:
>
>LAN Data Structures
>-------------------
>               -- EWB Device Information 26-NOV-2011 23:28:24 --
>
>LSB address                 83CAE000    Driver code address         81DACB5=
>8
>Driver version     00000001.08310124    Device1 code address        0000000=
>0
>Device1 version    00000000.00000000    Device2 code address        0000000=
>0
>Device2 version    00000000.00000000    LAN code address            81DAE20=
>0
>LAN version        00000001.08310190    DLL type                      CSMAC=
>D
>Device name                 EW_DE500    MOP name                         EW=
>A
>MOP ID                           203    HW serial               Not supplie=
>d
>HW version                  02000020    Promiscuous mode                 OF=
>F
>Controller mode               NORMAL    Promiscuous UCB             0000000=
>0
>Internal loopback                OFF    All multicast state              OF=
>F
>Hardware address   00-00-F8-06-94-D1    CRC generation mode               O=
>N
>Physical address   AA-00-04-00-02-11    Full Duplex Enable                O=
>N
>Active unit count                  6    Full Duplex State                 O=
>N
>Line speed                       100                                       =
>=20
>
>On the AlphaServer 1000A we have:
>
>LAN Data Structures
>-------------------
>               -- EWA Device Information 26-NOV-2011 23:47:01 --
>
>LSB address                 84A56000    Driver code address         81E1875=
>8
>Driver version     00000001.08310124    Device1 code address        0000000=
>0
>Device1 version    00000000.00000000    Device2 code address        0000000=
>0
>Device2 version    00000000.00000000    LAN code address            81E19E0=
>0
>LAN version        00000001.08310190    DLL type                      CSMAC=
>D
>Device name                 EW_DE500    MOP name                         EW=
>A
>MOP ID                           203    HW serial               Not supplie=
>d
>HW version                  02000012    Promiscuous mode                 OF=
>F
>Controller mode               NORMAL    Promiscuous UCB             0000000=
>0
>Internal loopback                OFF    All multicast state              OF=
>F
>Hardware address   00-00-F8-31-4B-21    CRC generation mode               O=
>N
>Physical address   AA-00-04-00-F9-10    Full Duplex Enable                O=
>N
>Active unit count                 10    Full Duplex State                 O=
>N
>Line speed                       100                                       =
>=20
>
>If I use the built in DE435 on the AlphaServer 300 I don't get continuous m=
>essages, but obviously it works less quickly.
>
>In between the boxes there is two gigabit ethernet switches.
>
>Any help gratefully received...

If you can, see what happens is you connect a crossover cable (T568A to 
T568B) directly from DE500 to DE500.  However, I have found issues with
the DE500 when connected to GbE, probably due to the DE500 predating GbE.


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