Understanding The Adapter Labels; Solving Problems With Driver Installation - IBM 16/4 Token-Ring User Manual

Table 6 lists LED states that indicate problems.
Table 6. Problems shown by adapter LED states
Amber Green
On Off
Blinking Off
Blinking On
On On
See "Glossary" on page 97 for definitions of the terms used in Table 6.

Understanding the adapter labels

The green dot label indicates the speeds that this adapter supports over a token
ring.
The universally administered address label contains the adapter's universally
administered address. This is the MAC address that was encoded in the adapter
memory at the factory. This 12-digit, hexadecimal address is recorded on the label
in groups of two digits from left to right, starting on the first row. In Figure 2 on
page 44, the universally administered address is X'00 06 2E 00 00 01' in
non-canonical format, with the most significant bit (MSB) first. The universally
administered address is unique and is used by network software to distinguish the
adapter from others in the network. If you prefer the adapter to be known on the
network by a locally administered address, you must configure the device driver or
protocol driver to use a locally administered address.

Solving problems with driver installation

If you have a problem with installing a driver, perform the following procedure.
1. Make sure that you correctly followed the instructions for installing the adapter.
2. In the following table, locate the row that describes the network operating
Environment
Novell NetWare Server
Explanation
The adapter self-diagnostic tests failed or
there is a problem with the adapter.
The adapter is closed due to one of the
following conditions:
v The adapter open failed.
v The adapter detected a wire fault.
v The adapter failed the auto-removal test.
The adapter has detected beaconing or a
hard error.
The adapter has failed before running the
self-diagnostic tests.
system or network application on the computer and perform the recommended
actions.
Action
Go to "Running adapter diagnostics" on
page 42 to test the adapter.
Perform the following procedures, as
appropriate:
1. Go to "Solving an adapter communication
problem" on page 46.
2. Verify that the adapter is configured
correctly.
3. If other stations on the network are
having problems communicating, contact
your network administrator.
Go to "Solving an adapter communication
problem" on page 46
Go to "Running adapter diagnostics" on
page 42 to test the adapter.
Message Type and Action
v Message prefix IBMTRPO: See Appendix E. Novell
NetWare Server messages. This appendix contains
explanations and recommended actions for each
message.
v Novell NetWare messages: Refer to your Novell NetWare
documentation to determine the appropriate action
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