Re: LAN Console with POWER7 and Windows 7 or 8

[Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am using LAN console in Windows 7 and there is no special option.  But
the LAN console connect is so confusing I can understand why they are
seeing things. The 65+21 sequence to reset the console IP was invented by a
crazy person!

-Steve



On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:18 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Has anyone heard of a mystery option "07" that's supposedly needed for
> using Windows 7 or 8 with POWER7 and LAN console?
>
> Working with a remote customer they swear IBM told them to use F65 F21
> to go up to A607xxxx and that was required if you're using Windows 7 or
> 8 with Power 7 and LAN console but of course it's not an option. *I*
> think they are confusing the disable internal and enable external and
> selecting the card. They are very VERY insistent that they are correct
> and that's why their console will no longer connect....
>
> In the end I foisted them off on IBM support, sorry about that IBM.
>
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