Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 network issues

jamstar · 12-03-2007, 09:57 PM

I have a HP DL380 G5 with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (now).

After installing SP2 on this server the network connection stops responding intermittently. I cant ping anything, the rest of the server is fully responsive though. I have tried HP support and I did the firmware upgrade they suggested. They even came out and replaced the whole mainboard.

Uninstall SP2 and the problem goes away. Reinstall and every few days the network connection will just drop out. Says its connected but cant do anything through it. Disabling and re-enabling the adapter fixes it for about 30 seconds then drops of again. Have to reboot the system to get it to work again. None of the event logs indicate anything going wrong. You only see errors relating to it not being able to find the domain controller etc obviously after the connections dropped off.

Anyone have any ideas on what I should do next?

Much appreciated
Jamie

wgibson@lps.org · 01-17-2008, 10:34 AM

We are having this problem as well. The common thread seems to be Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 SP2.

I've seen this on four different servers of ours. We get the page that the box is down, we hop on the console and everything looks normal, no log events, adapter says it's up, but we can't ping in or out.

A reboot will fix it, at least for a while. We haven't had it re-occur too much, but it does seem to be a problem.

Anyone find a resolution to this??

jamstar · 01-19-2008, 06:01 AM

I uninstalled SP2 and reinstalled -still no love. Re-installed latest psp, same problem. Re-installed just NIC driver, still nothing. Finallly someone on a HP forum told me to disable TOE. Bingo! no problems since.

Just do this from cmd prompt
Netsh int ip set chimney DISABLED

Hope it works for you.

12-03-2007, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
jamstar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Server Enterprise R2 SP2	Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 network issues I have a HP DL380 G5 with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (now). After installing SP2 on this server the network connection stops responding intermittently. I cant ping anything, the rest of the server is fully responsive though. I have tried HP support and I did the firmware upgrade they suggested. They even came out and replaced the whole mainboard. Uninstall SP2 and the problem goes away. Reinstall and every few days the network connection will just drop out. Says its connected but cant do anything through it. Disabling and re-enabling the adapter fixes it for about 30 seconds then drops of again. Have to reboot the system to get it to work again. None of the event logs indicate anything going wrong. You only see errors relating to it not being able to find the domain controller etc obviously after the connections dropped off. Anyone have any ideas on what I should do next? Much appreciated Jamie

01-17-2008, 10:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
wgibson@lps.org Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Server 2003 Ent. R2 SP2	Re: Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 network issues We are having this problem as well. The common thread seems to be Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 SP2. I've seen this on four different servers of ours. We get the page that the box is down, we hop on the console and everything looks normal, no log events, adapter says it's up, but we can't ping in or out. A reboot will fix it, at least for a while. We haven't had it re-occur too much, but it does seem to be a problem. Anyone find a resolution to this??

01-19-2008, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
jamstar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Server Enterprise R2 SP2	Re: Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 network issues I uninstalled SP2 and reinstalled -still no love. Re-installed latest psp, same problem. Re-installed just NIC driver, still nothing. Finallly someone on a HP forum told me to disable TOE. Bingo! no problems since. Just do this from cmd prompt Netsh int ip set chimney DISABLED Hope it works for you.