RE: Connect to Lan Console during D-Mode IPL?

Hi Dave

Have you used the 65+21 functions to clear the current configuration ?

What are the IP address parameters for your PC and iSeries ?

Does the network show as connected on the PC ?

BTW, I've not found ping to work over the lan console connection so that's
not much of a diagnostic. I've also found that not being connected to any
other network can sometimes help get a connection.

I had one just last week that refused to connect - the PC I was using had
been used for Operations Console (direct) and still had a direct connection
and operational configuration. Using a different PC worked immediately (I'm
wondering if that means you can't configure both types of connection on one
PC)

When the IPL failed with the A6005008 what was in option 12 & 13 on the
control panel (pressing the up key from the A600 5008 SRC) ? The data in
there provides some additional diagnosis feedback. Search for A600 5008 in
the PDF from the link I posted for more information on what this tells you.

Believe me, I know how frustrating it can be trying to work out what is
wrong.

Regards
Evan Harris

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Wright
Sent: Monday, 20 October 2008 5:21 a.m.
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Connect to Lan Console during D-Mode IPL?

I was in hopes of a simple/obvious oversight on my part, but no such luck...

Here are all the details:
* V6R1 with latest cume, latest groups as of the beginning of the month.
* Connecting to a 9406-520
* The system sits for a long time on C6004031 (searching for console) for a
long time before hanging on A6005008 (no console found).
* The original PC was Vista, and assuming it was the problem I also tried
from XP Pro with the same results.
* This is not a new machine, but the hard drives are new.
* The console adapter is set to an IP on our regular network

I am thinking it is a matter of the embedded ethernet not getting enabled.
I will give that a go today. I had used 65+21 to force the lan console
(which did not work), but I had not gone as far as the 'enable' bit.

Thanks for the ideas,
Dave

On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi David

You don't give us a lot of information to go on !