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From: sec@cs.umn.edu (Stephen E. Collins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Novell Error Message
Message-ID: <1990Aug16.135923.28726@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 16 Aug 90 13:59:23 GMT
References: <1990Aug15.153002.7995@wam.umd.edu>
Distribution: comp.dcom.lans
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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conway@wam.umd.edu (Thomas F. Conway) writes:

>Error initializing LAN Driver: Time out error waiting for SSB Free during init

>The manual that covers error messages seems to have forgotten about this
>one, and the vendor doesn't have tech support fot his, and Novell Tech
>support is expensive--HELP!!!  What does this message mean?  The hardware
>all checked out OK during diagnostics, and the 8570 was configured
>properly using the reference diskette.  

The problem is with the configuration of your token ring card, not with
the rest of your hardware.  Although I've never seen that error message
before, I would suggest double checking your choice of the LAN driver
when you installed Netware: Do you have have 4MB or 16MB Token ring
card?  Did you pick a 4MB or 16MB Token ring driver?  Try swapping
the token ring adapter in your server.  Make sure your connection to
the token ring network is ok.  Check the MAU you are connected to.

If none of that works, give the CPU a good swift kick, quit your job,
join the army, and go fight in Iraq--see, things could be worse!

> conway@wam.umd.edu
And here I thought UMD was University of Minnesota, Duluth!

Stephen E. Collins
University of Minnesota Microcomputer & Workstation Networks Center
sec@boombox.micro.umn.edu