Subject: Re: Strange Problem booting Decstation5000/240 via tftp
To: Michael Stoeger <MikeStoeger@chiemgau.baynet.de>
From: Chris Pitchford <cpitchford@intrepid.co.uk>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/02/1999 20:38:26
As far as I recall this is a SQE switch problem. Check the switch on your
AUI->UTP transceiver.. That should fix it!

Chris Pitchford <cpitchford@intrepid.co.uk>

On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Michael Stoeger wrote:

> Hello,
> some days ago i am a proud owner of a Decstation5000/240. Unfortunatelly
> the Station won=B4t boot from Net.
>=20
> Using "boot 3/tftp" i receive only following Messages:
>=20
> *************************
> -tftp boot(3), bootp|?IO: LANCE sts 0xa2b3
> 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/netbsd ?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> ?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> /?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
>=20
> -tftp load 1249280-?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> \?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> |?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> /?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> -?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> \?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
>=20
> [...]
>=20
> ?IO: 3/tftp, sequence (4608)
> ?IO: LANCE sts 0xa6b3
> ************************
>=20
> The bootptab on a Linuxmachine:
> dec:ha=3D08002B398368:bf=3D/tftpboot/netbsd:ip=3D192.168.1.4:sm=3D255.255=
=2E255.0
> ncd:ha=3D0000A71198B1:bf=3D/tftpboot/Xncd19r:ip=3D192.168.1.5:sm=3D255.25=
5.255.0
>=20
> Should work! (at least my NCD Xterminal (2. Line) boots without any
> problems)
> Changing TP-Cables, and Transceiver has no effekt. "test 3" found no
> errors.
>=20
> Any Ideas? A Hardwareproblem? (If yes, does anybody have a
> TurboChannel-Ethernetcard, he no longer needs?)
>=20
> cu Michael=20
>=20
> PS: Please excuse my bad english
> --=20
> __________________________Michael St=F6ger
> mstoeger@chiemgau.baynet.de_____________
> http://home.chiemgau.baynet.de/mstoeger_
> -> With mainframes you just can do nonsense, with PCs not even that. <-
>=20