I guess this is a reminder once again to start troubleshooting with the PHY and MAC layers. Excellent link. Thanks.
Priscilla At 05:10 PM 1/25/02, Mike Mandulak wrote: >Nah! They have their problems as well. You just need to load the latest NIC >driver and check their settings. Just read the link that I posted earlier, >it covers most of the issues discovered with switches and NICs (including >Intel). > >http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/46.html#NIC > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chuck Larrieu" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:23 PM > > Subject: Re: 2924XL and Blue Screen of Death: Resolved [7:33203] > > > > > > > gee, and my customer happens to have a 3com NIC. whaddaya know!!!!!! ( >he > > > has a generic PC, but what's sauce for the goose... - guess I will tell > > him > > > to try an Intel NIC ) > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > ""John Neiberger"" wrote in message > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > Well, sort of resolved. This turned out to be a known issue with Dell > > > > machines, specifically machines using a 3COM 3C905C NIC. They expect > > > > the network to be available almost immediately upon bootup and can't > > > > handle the delay caused by spanning tree. In some cases, even >portfast > > > > did not reduce the time sufficiently. > > > > > > > > So, watch out for those 3COM NICs! > > > > > > > > John ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=33249&t=33203 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
