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ERROR! Address collision with SERVERNAME

    Occurs on:  ND286, SFT I, SFT II, TTS.

    Meaning:  This error message is displayed on the console when the
              file server detects that the server named SERVERNAME has
              the same Internetwork Number (Network Address) as itself,
              and these two networks are not on the same wiring segment.
              It is important to remember that the server's internetwork
              number is that set for LAN A in the server.  This is not a
              fatal error and will not halt the server, although this
              condition may prevent users from accessing the server.
              LAN E must also have a unique node address on a
              Nondedicated system.

    Cause:  Two file servers within the same internetwork have the same
            Network Address but are not on the same network cabling
            segment.  Each file server within the same internetwork must
            have a unique network address unless connected to the same
            cabling segment.  On the same cable segment, both
            internetwork numbers MUST be the same or the network will
            behave erratically.  The node addresses of the LAN interface
            cards must always be unique within the internetwork.

         This error could also be generated if a break had occurred in a
         wiring segment with at least one file server on each side of
         the break.  If the file servers are both still connected to the
         internet, they would both appear to have separate cabling
         systems, but both would have the same network address.

    Solution:  Use the SCONFIG utility on the GENOS-3 diskette to change
               the network address of either the file server that is
               named in the error message or the server that the message
               appears on.  Type "SCONFIG" with no options to get help
               with the syntax for the command.  This new network
               address should be unique from all other servers that are
               not on the same immediate cabling segment in the
               internetwork.

         If the file server that this message appears on and the file
         server that is named in the message are supposed to be on the
         same wiring segment, then check for a break in the cabling
         between the two servers.

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