Windows 2003 gets disconnected from network

[fsuunc23]

guys

i am experiencing similar symptoms as you all on our hs20 blade server, the server has no event log message for nic down, nothing on the cisco switch module log.

we are running windows 2003 on the server and using boardcom teaming. I don’t know if anyone has resolved the problem if so can you post the fix thanks

hs20 moel 8834 running w2k3 bc 8677X i random blade loses connections

this does not happen to any other blade in the chassis

[bertovic]

Hello, sorry for the long time I've been offline.

At the end I solved the problem.

First,

You must update the NIC firmware. Get the latest in IBM web site. It's very important to update it, if the version is the same that you have installed STILL YOU HAVE TO UPDATE IT. I have the suspicious that the firmware loaded is not the same although the version number is the same.

Also update the Windows 2k3 NIC driver to the latest.

Very important,

You have to do this operation on ALL blades. My problem only solved when I updated ALL blades with those drivers.

If you only update one blade you'll still get that problem (!!???!!!).

see you.

Albert.-

[baughnb]

We had this same problem and the resolution we found was to update the NIC FIRMWARE to the lastest (we were already at the latest NIC drivers). Update the firmware on the NICs, and you should be set.

[BigDaddy]

I have a similar problem.

Running Win2k3 Server SP1 which has 3NICs installed.

1NIC is for ADSL internet the other 2are for 2client PCs.

Now my problem is that when I restart the SERVER, usually my connection to client PC's is severed. And I must disable and then enable the 2 network connections on the server to get the connnection working again.

What could I do?

[BigDaddy]

anyone?