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Daniel G. Rockwell wrote:
> 
> Implemented our new Pentium server using the 3Com's FastEtherlink XL adapter
> (3C905-TX).  Worked great in a test environment.  Put it in production over
> the weekend & all was well.  However after our 300+ users started hammering it
> the server stopped communicating to the network by lunchtime this past Monday.
>  The server was fine, I could toggle to any of it's console screens, just no
> communications.  Monitor showed me the ECB count was rising steadily.
> Restarted server & experienced the same problem in 5 min., however none of the
> monitor stats for the adapter was changing.  Had to drop back to our old
> server for production purposes.
> 
> Anyone else using this adapter in an NW4.1 environment?  I'd be interesting in
> hearing your experiences to help me sort this out.  Currently runing latest
> NLM's found in LANDR9 & latest drivers from 3COM.
> 
> TIA,
> Dan Rockwell

Yea, we are running the same card on a heavily used 4.1 server patched
to 410pt6 with no problems. Been running 50 some days in this
configuration and we have more than one server like this.
-jim

Jim,

Thanks for your reply to my question.  We are also running the 410pt6 patch
on our server.

Quick question:  Are you using IRQ 9 or IRQ 7?  This is our first outing
with PCI & we were told rumors that IRQ 9 should not be used when PCI
adapters are in your environment.  I was only aware that IRQ 15 should not
be used with NetWare.  Anyway, I would appreciate your thoughts on this.  

TIA,
Dan
Daniel G. Rockwell, Network Administrator
GANCOM, Camp Hill, PA



In article <330275F0.5124@kpmg.com>, JWilleke@kpmg.com says...
>
>Daniel G. Rockwell wrote:
>> 
>> Implemented our new Pentium server using the 3Com's FastEtherlink XL 
adapter
>> (3C905-TX).  Worked great in a test environment.  Put it in production over
>> the weekend & all was well.  However after our 300+ users started hammering 
it
>> the server stopped communicating to the network by lunchtime this past 
Monday.
>>  The server was fine, I could toggle to any of it's console screens, just 
no
>> communications.  Monitor showed me the ECB count was rising steadily.
>> Restarted server & experienced the same problem in 5 min., however none of 
the
>> monitor stats for the adapter was changing.  Had to drop back to our old
>> server for production purposes.
>> 
>> Anyone else using this adapter in an NW4.1 environment?  I'd be interesting 
in
>> hearing your experiences to help me sort this out.  Currently runing latest
>> NLM's found in LANDR9 & latest drivers from 3COM.
>> 
>> TIA,
>> Dan Rockwell
>
>Yea, we are running the same card on a heavily used 4.1 server patched
>to 410pt6 with no problems. Been running 50 some days in this
>configuration and we have more than one server like this.
>-jim