
March 30th, 2012, 03:18 PM
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Maddening IP problem
The problem
I have a set of 6 windows machines (BootCamp iMacs, specs below), all with identical hardware, all cloned from the same image, all trying to access a particular server on the same network. Two of the 6 cannot access the server in question:
* ping fails after the first reply
* subsequent pings either fail 100%, or after 10 minutes (or a restart) repeat the previous. This is whether dns name or IP address is used, and adding the server to the local host file makes no difference
* Tracert to the server times out (should be one hop)
* Cannot browse to the server in Windows
* The same applies whether the machine is booted into safe mode or as a Mac
* The server can ping either workstation, and neither workstation has trouble accessing any other network resource.
Initially, one of the machines was able to access a share on the server, the other never was. I wiped the machine and re-imaged it to its original state, and the problem was there right out of the box.
I've done a side-by-side comparison of every hardware component, and they are identical. Likewise the network driver. Performed the following layer 1 troubleshooting:
* Changed the patch cables, Ethernet cards, and Ethernet cards (on the iMacs, used an Ethernet dongle) that both the workstations and the server use to connect to the network.
Workstation:
iMac 2.50GHz Intel Core i5 2400S/4G Ram/500GB HD
Win XP SP3 (BootCamp)
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet, driver v. 14.6.0.6
Server:
HP Proliant DL-360 G6
4 Quad Xeon X 5550 @ 2.67GHz
Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 5.2.3790 SP1 Build 3790
HP NC382i DP Multifunction Gb Ethernet Server Adapter
Driver version 6.0.32.0
Any help would be appreciated.
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