HELP ME: Unable to boot workstation using boot PROM

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From: Andrey V. Moldovanov
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 00:00

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I cannot boot workstation using its boot PROM (the workstation boots
successfully and connects to a server when I use boot disk).
   LAN SOFTWARE: Novell NetWare 3.12
   LAN HARDWARE: Ethernet LAN cards
CONFIG command of the server console reports:
  File server name: DGTU
  IPX internal network number: 30761C00
  Novell NE2000
    Version 3.25, June 17, 1993
    Hardware setting: I/O port 300h to 31Fh, Interrupt 5h
    Node address: 00004405DE89
    Frame type: ETHERNET_802.2
    No board name defined
    LAN protocol: IPX network 00000028

I've tried three different boot PROMs and two of them report:
   'Server cannot be found'
and the third displays:
  RPL-ROM-ADR: 0000 4405 D7C3
  RPL-ROM-IRQ: 5
  RPL-ROM-PIO: 0300
  RPL-ROM-FFC: 1
               ^and counts here: 1,2,3,4, etc. (I was wating for 10 minutes,
but it counted and counted)

Could anybody suggest a solution?

Thank you in advance,
Andrey

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From: "Andrey V. Moldovanov" <Mold@sen.donetsk.ua>
Subject: HELP ME: Unable to boot workstation using boot PROM
Date: 1996/03/21
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