| Title: | Alpha Support Conference |
| Notice: | This is a new Alphanotes, please read note 2.2 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Thu Jan 02 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 128 |
| Total number of notes: | 617 |
One AS500/500 has been causing network errors. It looks like the
internal Ethernet ( thinwire MAU ) is the culprit. A PCI device
works, while ping on the internal NI has >80% error rate.
It is a technical University and so we have lots of environmental
factors to check, but it looks like the BNC connector has its outer
connection ( ground or shield ) connected to the chassis ground !!!
Is this correct ?
I will be able to verify this as soon as I get a MAU. Can a proud owner
of such a fast machine tell me that it's not true ?
/Azfar Khan
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| 39.1 | WRKSYS::ALPHASTATION500 | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Mon Feb 03 1997 14:09 | 4 |
The Maverick notes conference is at WRKSYS::ALPHASTATION500. See 21.*, and 138.* for some Ethernet- and Maverick-related information and contacts. | |||||
| 39.2 | Possible MAU installation error ? ("What's this plastic for?") | BBPBV1::WALLACE | john wallace @ bbp. +44 860 675093 | Wed Feb 05 1997 04:52 | 10 |
If it's the same MAU as on the 255, it should have a nylon bush between
the coax socket and the chassis. If the MAU has been field installed by
someone who didn't understand, they may have discarded the nylon bush
(apparently it needs to be fitted from the *outside* of the box whereas
the socket is fitted from the inside).
does this help ?
regards
john
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