An 100BaseT card on an HP918LX is not a good idea. We tried it last year
with an HP928LX and we saw, that it was very slow. HP said to us, the
Problem is MPE and the slow processor.
We give the card back to HP.

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James B. Byrne <[log in to unmask]> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
F4B1826B1A21D211AEC5006008207AF404F88C15@dogbert.csillc.com...
> Gentle Readers,
>
> I am trying to configure the 100BaseT product (the hardware is
> in) and I am having absolutely no luck at all.  I have been to
> the HP Support pages and can't find anything useful there, the
> single article in the KB refers only to 5.5/pp7.
>
> NMMAINT shows the following:
>
> :nmmaint, 77
> NMS Maintenance Utility  32098-20014 B.00.10  (C) Hewlett Packard Co. 1984
>
> WED, MAY 10, 2000, 11:10 AM
> Data comm products build version: N.63.01
>
> Subsystem version ID's:
>
>
> HP-PB 100Base-T Fast Ethernet driver B5427AA   module versions:
>
> NL procedure:    BT_NL_VERS                  ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> XL procedure:    BT_XL_VERS                  ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> NL procedure:    LAN_100_NL_VERS             ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> XL procedure:    LAN_100_XL_VERS             Version:  A0060004
> XL procedure:    SUBSYS_77_FMT_VER           Version:  A0060004
> Catalog file:    NMCAT77.NET.SYS             Version:  A0060004
> NL procedure:    LAN_STATION_ADDR_VER        Version:  A0060001
> NL procedure:    IEEE_MULTICAST_VER          Version:  A0060002
> NL procedure:    WANDMPSURRVERS              Version:  A0060001
>
> HP-PB 100Base-T Fast Ethernet driver B5427AA   overall version = A.00.60
> :nmmaint, 74
> NMS Maintenance Utility  32098-20014 B.00.10  (C) Hewlett Packard Co. 1984
>
> WED, MAY 10, 2000, 11:11 AM
> Data comm products build version: N.63.01
>
> Subsystem version ID's:
>
>
> HP-PB 100VG-AnyLAN driver B5426AA              module versions:
>
> NL procedure:    VG_NL_VERS                  ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> XL procedure:    VG_XL_VERS                  ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> NL procedure:    LAN_100_NL_VERS             ** NOT INSTALLED  **
> XL procedure:    LAN_100_XL_VERS             Version:  A0060004
> XL procedure:    SUBSYS_74_FMT_VER           Version:  A0060004
> Catalog file:    NMCAT74.NET.SYS             Version:  A0060004
> NL procedure:    LAN_STATION_ADDR_VER        Version:  A0060001
> NL procedure:    IEEE_MULTICAST_VER          Version:  A0060002
> NL procedure:    WANDMPSURRVERS              Version:  A0060001
>
> HP-PB 100VG-AnyLAN driver B5426AA              overall version = A.00.60
> :
>
> Do I have all of the necessary software?  Is it up to date?
>
> I am currently using the 10Base2 interface as the default node
> and I am trying to use an IP from the same C Class IP block.
> When I run Validate this is what happens:
>
> Searching for subsystem validation routine VALIDATENETXPOR
> ---> VALIDATION OF NETXPORT SUBSYSTEM STARTED  <---
> *** VALIDATE ERROR --> PATHNAME : NETXPORT.NI.BROCKLHS
> DUPLICATE NETWORK PARTS OF IP ADDRESSES DETECTED (VALERR 119)
> *** VALIDATE WARNING ---> PATHNAME : NETXPORT.NI.BROCKLEY.PROTOCOL.IP
> NO STORE AND FORWARD BUFFERS CONFIGURED. (VALWARN 1004)
> *** VALIDATE ERROR --> PATHNAME : NETXPORT.NI.BROCKLEY.LINK.DTSLINK
> LINK TYPE MUST BE LAN802.3 IN LINK. (VALERR 37)
> *** VALIDATE WARNING ---> PATHNAME : NETXPORT.NI.BROCKLHS.PROTOCOL.IP
> NO STORE AND FORWARD BUFFERS CONFIGURED. (VALWARN 1004)
> ---> VALIDATION OF NETXPORT SUBSYSTEM FINISHED <---
>
>
> Any and all help gratefully accepted.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jim
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