User Guide

164 Utilities Reference
Utilities Reference
103-000153-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Using RESET NETWORK ADAPTER
You might want to reset an adapter manually if you suspect a problem with the
hardware. Resetting the adapter also resets the logical boards associated with
the adapter.
Network adapters reset themselves automatically if something goes wrong.
About one reset a day is normal. A great number of resets, such as one reset a
minute, usually indicates a hardware problem.
Resets are included in the LAN statistics displayed in MONITOR. Select
LAN/WAN Drivers and highlight a driver name. Press Tab to expand the
information window at the top of the screen. Look for Adapter Resets in the
Generic Counters section of the screen.
Example
RESET NETWORK ADAPTER NE2000, 2
RESET NETWORK INTERFACE
Purpose
Use at the server console to restart a logical board that has been shut down
using the SHUTDOWN NETWORK INTERFACE command. See
“SHUTDOWN NETWORK INTERFACE” on page 250. (A logical board is
an instance of one frame type associated with one LAN driver.)
RESET NETWORK INTERFACE restarts the logical board without requiring
you to reload and bind the LAN driver.
NOTE: Resetting the logical board does not reset the adapter.
Syntax
RESET NETWORK INTERFACE board_number | board_name