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Address change detected for SERVERNAME
Occurs on: ND286, SFT I, SFT II, TTS.
Meaning: The Internetwork Number (Network Address) for the file
server named SERVERNAME has been changed. This message does
not necessarily signal an error condition. It is only a
notice to the system manager that an address change has been
detected. This message is displayed on the system consoles
of all file servers on the internetwork that detect the
change. It is important to remember that the server's
address is the address that LAN A is set to. Therefore, an
internetwork number change in LAN B, C, or D will not
generate this message.
Cause: This message is generated on other file servers if all of
the following steps are performed within about 15 minutes.
The server is brought down, and either the network address
for LAN A is changed on the server with the SCONFIG utility,
or an operating system with a different LAN A network
address is installed. The file server is then rebooted.
This same message can be generated if the node address for the
file server is changed either by changing the switches (if the
node address is switch selectable), or by changing the LAN
interface card.
This message could also be generated if multiple servers on the
same internetwork have the same name. These servers would
appear to the rest of the internetwork as one server that was
constantly changing its address. This would cause the
internetwork to behave erratically.
Solution: This is not necessarily an error and no action may be
necessary. This message may be helpful in determining problems
on the internetwork such as multiple file servers with the same
name. All file servers on an internetwork must have a unique
name. This message can also help diagnose erratic problems on
the internetwork with file servers running NetWare versions prior
to SFT 2.0a. Versions of NetWare prior to this release could get
stuck in a tight loop, broadcasting routing information over the
internet when the server discovered that another server's address
had been changed. This would cause problems on the
internetwork, such as not being able to see or login to various
servers. This message displayed on a server on the internetwork
would indicate the server that had changed its address.
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