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PowerEdge T710 broadcom 5709c
Our new terminal server still relies on our domain controller and file server machine which is a PowerEdge T710
It runs Windows SBS 2008
I'm getting network dropouts between the two machines for up to a minute every few days - at random times of the day, not just at peak usage.
It shows in windows system eventlog as error eventid 4:
Broadcom BCM5709C: The network link is down. Check to make sure the network cable is properly connected.
The driver is 5.2.14.0 from 2009, I have downloaded v19 to upgrade it. Will this be enough?
Is it safe to run a Broadcom diagnostics on it?
Any suggestions greatly received.
DELL-Chris H
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July 13th, 2015 09:00
TheGus54,
The update you downloaded is the most current (19.0.1), and should help to resolve the issue. The Broadcom diagnostics is perfectly safe to run, but I don't think the issue is the hardware itself,but lets test it regardless.
Let me know what you see from the diagnostics, as well as the update.
thegus54
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July 14th, 2015 13:00
Yes the broadcom diagnostics only appears to run a pingtest.
Unfortunately that driver installed qlogic instead of broadcom drivers and rendered all four adaptors unusable.
I am in the process of trying to install version 16. What I don't understand is why all the tcp/ip settings went back to default.
A simple driver upgrade has turned into a nightmare
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July 16th, 2015 02:00
Update;
re-ran NIC_DRVR_WIN_R306484 and rebooted, reset static ip and rebooted and it started to work.
The scary bits were:
Fortunately the driver has installed ok