Intel NetportExpress flash failure
David Jordan
<newsg...@erickotz.com> wrote:
>Try and see if you can FTP to it's IP address. Username Root. No Password.
>If you can, CD to FLASH and upload the firmware file.
I don't know the IP address, I bought the server from someone, plugged
it in, the management software found it and updated the firmware
(using NetBEUI)... and it never worked again.
I did buy two and the other one is working perfectly. I really like
the inbuilt web server for configuring the thing :)
>Other than that, you could try calling intel and see what they say. There
>is also a proceedure for a "hard reset" on these, I'm not sure what it is
>offhand, but you can find it on intel's website. Lastly, I believe the unit
I found something on groups.google, they said to press reset and wait
for a flashing amber light then to press the test button but the
server goes straight from solid amber to flashing red.
I looked on the Intel site but there doesn't seem to be any useful
information for this print server.
>has 2 roms....a flash rom that is used for updatable firmware and ROM that's
>read only, that is used as a backup in case the flash of the Flash ROM
>fails.
THAT is a good feature, but how would I use this this? The website
doesn't say anything about this at all.
>Eric Kotz
>newsg...@erickotz.com
>
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>"David Jordan" <dave-...@lassie.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:2190vtkmgd9ckl6li...@4ax.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried flash updating my Intel NetportExpress 10/100 print
>> server but it seems to have failed. On reset, the activity light
>> stays at orange for a few seconds then instead of going green it
>> flashes red. The intel website's only suggestion for this pattern is
>> "return to dealer" which is not really possible.
>>
>> I assume the flashing failed and the application code is now corrupt.
>> The print server is no longer visible in the netport manager so I
>> can't try updating the flash again.
>>
>> It seems odd to have a flash-updateable device that has no means of
>> recovery if there's a failure so there must be SOME way of getting
>> correct code into the device. Netport XLs can have new boot code
>> reloaded via the serial port so maybe there's something similar for
>> the NetportExpress... Intel's website doesn't mention it though.
>>
>> Can anybody help?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave.
>>
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