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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

1727.0. "AppleTalk problem with DEFPA-UA" by SNOFS1::KHOOJEANNIE () Wed Jun 28 1995 01:30

    Can anyone help with this AppleTalk problem?
    
    A reseller has a problem with an DEFPA-UA (PCI FDDI UTP NIC):
    when the card is loaded with NT it loads without errors.  However when
    Services for MACintosh is loaded, an error comes up saying that the
    AppleTalk protocol cannot be bound to the NIC.
    
    The configuration of the server has been checked and a third party NIC
    was installed as a test, which worked.
                                        
    Thanks in anticipation ...
    Jeannie
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1727.1NETCAD::STEFANIWelcome to the Revolution!Wed Jun 28 1995 10:1211
    >>The configuration of the server has been checked and a third party NIC
    >>was installed as a test, which worked.
    
    We have AppleTalk bound and working on our FDDI adapter here running
    Windows NT 3.5 Server so I would definitely look at the configuration.
    Check the Bindings to make sure they're lit.  Also, post the errors
    that you're seeing in the Event Viewer, especially if they are from
    "Defpa".  Do you have other NICs loaded/bound in the server?  If so,
    you have to be careful with the bindings.
    
    /l
1727.2feedback on UTP PCI over copperNZOV02::MCDONALDTue Jul 04 1995 00:2013
    I am the NPB contact for this, reseller. There is no other cards in the
    server , both TCP , NETBUI and IPX have bound ok. The only other
    differance that I can see between this and the config mentioned in the
    previous reply is that ours is over copper. Does the config of the card
    require changing from default or are factory settings ok. As for the
    error messages there does not appear to be anything other a message to
    say that this has not worked. Basically what I am asking is appletalk
    supported over the PCI FDDI UTP card and has anyone had experiance in 
    making this work?
    
    Cheers Graeme McDonald
    Digital 
    New Zealand.
1727.3NETCAD::STEFANIWelcome to the Revolution!Wed Jul 05 1995 06:5623
    >>                      -< feedback on UTP PCI over copper >-

    I should have mentioned that we're also using our -UA UTP adapter. 
    There is no difference between the -AA, -DA, and -UA adapters at the
    driver level.  The physical layer differences won't make the driver
    behave any differently, certainly not when it comes to protocol
    bindings.
    
    This is definitely a configuration problem, though what, I'm not quite
    sure at the moment.  Could you provide a dump of the Registry entries
    for the Defpa?  First you need to run the Registry Editor by running
    REGEDT32.EXE.  Next, go under
    
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Defpa1\Parameters
    
    On the right side of the screen you should see a dozen or so keywords
    and their current values.  The "BusType" and "CardType" keywords
    should be equal to 5.  The "MediaType" keyword should be equal to 4.
    If memory serves, AppleTalk was quite fussy when it came to one of
    these keywords where other protocols were not.  If these keywords are
    somehow missing or incorrect, please add/change them and reboot.
    
       - Larry
1727.4NETCAD::STEFANIThu Sep 19 1996 15:2415