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Optiplex GX280 loses network connection
We just cloned a few new Optiplex GX280's with Windows XP and it frequently loses its network connection. We have loaded the newest drivers for the PCI-e cards from Broadcom and the problems persists. Has anyone else experienced random network connection losses with these network cards?
Sindre Helvik
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Posted December 8th, 2004 11:00
Could it be a problem negotiating with the switch about what speed to run? We have had this problem from the GX150 series. We set the speed down to half dup/10 Mbs on some troublesome connections, by changing the driver settings.proctorJBU
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Posted January 9th, 2005 01:00
I have had several of my GX280 machines have network problems. I imaged about 7 machines and they all worked fine. When I went to deliver them I had 3 machines that would not longer connect to the network at all. One of them I cannot even reimage because the NIC does not seem to work at all now.
I have installed Dells lates BC57XX driver as well as version 7.86 of the driver from Broadcom. I have updated the BIOS too. This is crazy because the one machine I have been using at my desk for about 3 weeks and as soon as I moved it to another location it no longer works.
The crazy part is that it happend with 3 machines.
mbrouill_d415c2
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Posted November 3rd, 2005 19:00
Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm tempted to throw another nic in the machine that's doing the same thing.proctorJBU
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Posted January 9th, 2006 16:00
I warrentied the motherboards and have not had a problem with those machines since. Replacing the hardware was my only fix.
jmwills
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Posted December 4th, 2004 17:00