Network installation on IBM Netfinity 4500R

I am trying to move an old installation from an ailing computer to a still 
robust Netfinity 4500R. The installation from the eComStation CD works 
fine, it installs nicely to the RAID, but I am not able to get the network 
activated. I have downloaded drivers from IBM, and have tried to install 
them in MPTN. I seem to recall thet there were some tricks, but have long 
since forgotten about it.

Does anybody have a hint, or even a working configuration I might try to 
copy?

Hi Bjørn

Bjørn Vermo wrote:
> I am trying to move an old installation from an ailing computer to a 
> still robust Netfinity 4500R. The installation from the eComStation CD 
> works fine, it installs nicely to the RAID, but I am not able to get the 
> network activated. I have downloaded drivers from IBM, and have tried to 
> install them in MPTN. I seem to recall thet there were some tricks, but 
> have long since forgotten about it.
> 
> Does anybody have a hint, or even a working configuration I might try to 
> copy?
> 


Presuming that you have the correct drivers for the nic available you 
should run Local System -> System Setup -> Network -> Adaptors and 
Protocols (MPTS)

You already have have a networking setup from when the system ran in the 
previous box - well, you did have and it will probably be easier to 
reinstall that from backup and start from there.

All you need to do is select the new nic driver and click "Change".

However, This is where the fun starts  :-)

You do not state which version of eCS is involved.

 From 1.2 on all you need to do is reboot and all should then work - you 
have switched nics and updated all involved configuration files.


I think eCS1.1 required starting Adaptors and Protocols from a supplied 
cmd file which also did the update all involved configuration files bit 
when you exited Adaptors and Protocols.

I cannot remember the name of the cmd file but hope someone will be able 
to leap in there.


I'm not sure if that cmd file is usable on eCS1.0

If it is not then you need to update several files to reflect the 
changes; I think config.sys gets updated but you need to check 
protocol.ini and... was it ibmlan.ini?


Hope the above helps a little  :-)

Pete

Unfortunately, the old computer is totally different with a different 
network adapter, so the old setup is not of much help.
My installation is for eCS 1.1, it has been running unchanged since it was 
released :-)