Nortel North American DMS-100 Instruction Manual page 632

TOPS MPX Token Ring LAN troubleshooting
09/21/91 13:06:56 DFIPD190W Invalid message length
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Message
Number
DFIPD192W
DMS-100 Family NA100 Trouble Locating and Clearing Procedures Volume 2 of 2 LET0015 and up
Trouble locating and clearing procedures (continued)
000010005A0002C2 000000A33832 000000A33832
This
Adapter
Address
Explanation
Message:
Missing data in message
Meaning: Required data is not present in a message that the
Ring Diagnostic receives. The message displays when Full
E.R. is activated.
Action: Run the Adapter Diagnostics on the adapter that
generates the message. If the diagnostics indicate that the
adapter generating the message functions correctly, run the
diagnostics on this adapter that receives the adapter message.
If the diagnostics indicate that this adapter functions correctly
and you continue to get this message, do the following.
1. Start the PC that contains the adapter that generates the
message again.
2. Start the Ring Diagnostic.
3. If the same message occurs, try a different System
Diskette.
4. If the preceding action does not correct the problem,
record the variable data. Check for problems with the PC
and the adapter card.
Variable Data:
Address of Error Data
Adapter found
to be
generating bad
message
1-611
(continued)