Resetting Network Boards - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Resetting Network Boards

1
Determine the filename and the instance number for the board you want
to remove.
The filename is the name of the LAN driver, such as ne2000.lan.
The board instance number is the number of the board if there is more
than one board of the same type installed in the server.
1a
At the server console prompt, load MONITOR.
1b
Select LAN/WAN Drivers and highlight the desired LAN driver.
A screen displays the instance number and other data for boards
associated with the driver. Note the instance number for the board
you want to remove.
2
Enter the following at the server console prompt:
REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER filename,
[board_instance_number]
The network driver and its resources are deleted.
WARNING:
Resetting a network board stops whatever work the board is doing
and resets it to a clean state.
Network boards will reset themselves automatically if something goes wrong.
About one reset a day is normal. A great number of resets, such as one reset a
minute, usually indicates a hardware problem.
Resets are included in the LAN statistics displayed in MONITOR.
Sometimes it is useful to reset a board manually if you suspect a problem with
the hardware. Resetting the network board also resets the logical boards
associated with the network board. (But resetting the logical board does not
reset the network board). Use the following procedure to reset a board.
1
Determine the filename and the instance number for the board you want
to reset.
The filename is the name of the LAN driver, such as ne2000.lan.
The board instance number is the number of the board if there is more
than one board of the same type installed in the server. If there is only one
instance of the board, you do not need the board instance number.
1a
At the server console prompt, load MONITOR.
1b
Select LAN/WAN Drivers and highlight the desired LAN driver.
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