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Why does my PortServer II hang on boot with 'b' on the display?


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Why does my PortServer II hang on boot with 'b' on the display? Why does my PortServer II hang on boot with 'b' on the display?

Symptom:

Why does my PortServer II hang on boot with 'b' on the display?

Cause:

The PortServer is set to use a TFTP host and the IP of the TFTP host is wrong.
The file name or location of the TFTP boot file is wrong.
The PortServer is set to use a bootp host and the IP of the bootp host is wrong.
The file name or path of the bootp file is wrong.
The bootp and or tftpboot parameters are set to yes or to smart but the corresponding file and host parameters are not set.

Solutions:

Briefly press both the arrow buttons to bypass the boot host requirement and bring the PortServer completely up. Correct the errant IP or filename for the TFTP boot parameters.

Briefly press both the arrow buttons to bypass the boot host requirement and bring the PortServer completely up. Correct the errant IP or filename for the bootp boot parameters.

Briefly press both the arrow buttons to bypass the boot host requirement and bring the PortServer completely up. Change the bootp and/or the tftpboot options to no.

Related Information:

http://supportold.digi.com/support/techsupport/hardware/portserver/index.html