There was that bug with Windows XP machines and MAC-layer port security. Sorry I can't remember the details....
I think it might have been with higher-end switches, though. Please let us know what you find out. Sorry I don't have more info. I'm in a rush. It IS Friday, afterall. ;-) Priscilla At 06:21 PM 1/18/02, John Neiberger wrote: >We have several of these machines in our network. The only ones having >a problem are connected to 2924XLs. There was one here in our >department that was connected to a hub that was attached to a 1900 with >STP turned off. It had absolutely no issues whatsoever...until we moved >it to another drop that was connected to a 2924XL. Pretty weird! > >Our LAN people are still working on different permutations. They found >an advisory from Novell about something similar. It could be some >strange interaction between STP BPDUs, the NIC drivers, and a particular >file on the Netware client. > > > >>> "Chuck Larrieu" 1/18/02 3:50:03 PM >>> >have you tried this particular machine in the other switches? > >sometimes a bad windows installation on a pc will blue screen no >matter >what. > >""John Neiberger"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > We're having an interesting issue that just appeared recently. We >have > > some Dell PCs running Netware 6 and new client software. We're not >sure > > why, but if one of these machines is connected to a 2924XL switch, >it > > regularly experiences a blue screen of death either at login or >within 5 > > minutes of login. > > > > We have identical machines that operate fine if they're connected to > > our Bay switches or Cisco 1900 switches. > > > > Have any of you seen anything like this?? That makes no sense to >me. > > The only difference I've been able to determine is that Spanning Tree >is > > turned off on those particular Bay switches and 1900 switches, yet it >is > > turned on on the 2924XL switches. So, perhaps these PCs are >reacting > > badly to STP BPDU. > > > > Any thoughts? Our LAN people are doing some testing with different >NIC > > software and Novell client software and I'll post back to the list if >we > > determine the actual cause of the issue. But can you think of why >it > > would only happen if they're connect to a 2924? > > > > Thanks, > > John ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=32549&t=32536 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
