From: Tru64 User (tru64user@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 10:42:47 EDT
Interesting things Here:
I figured out something...but not able to contruct a
big picture yet.
Unplugging cat cable from one of the interfaces on a
single server (font server) cures the initial problem.
Xterms were able to boot once again. Reason why it
would not boot from multiple hosts is that fonts still
had to be downloaded from this single server.
font server has two NICS, snipp and snipp-nfs
1. The one i had to remove is the nfs link. Now ssh
does not work (complains snipp-nfs not responding,
even though it is configured to only listen to snipp
interface)
2. The hardware (snipp-nfs, NIC) has a "not so good"
amber light in one of its status lights. Makes me
think a hardware problem, though uerf does indicate
anything, syslogs, messages, all are not complaining.
Is there a way to troubleshoot hardware NIC apart from
the amber light? (DECchip 10/100, 100BaseTX (UTP))
3. When i plug the cat cable back to it (nsipp-nfs),
ssh works, but all other communication to server
stops!!! Even pings then show 300ms round trip average
same server on same subnet. What would cause this kind
of confusion?
Same configuration been in existence for over 3years,
no local changes done whatsoever.......Hints are
highly welcomed........brainstorming request
_Thanks
Richard
--- Tru64 User <tru64user@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have a couple of NCD X-terminals that all just
> decided not to boot today.
> They all just hang, and seem to take forever reading
> font directory. Have them configured to boot thru
> tftp
> from 4.0g systems. Changing the primary host for
> bootup doesn't change a thing......which makes me
> wonder where to look.
> Multiple Xterms, trying to boot from multiple hosts,
> same problem, just hangs. I can log into server
> without any problem via exceed from PC, and all logs
> are happy......tcpdump shows regular
> interaction,between exterm and server.
> Any pointers please??
>
> I gave one of them 15minutes, and finally i got the
> login screen, then after password input, it hangs
> one
> more time, then goes to a completely black screen!!
> Everything was happy as of last night....nightmare
> started this morning.......i also restart links
> (ifoconfig tu0 up/down)...no effect
>
> I am clueless at this point
> Any pointers will be very helpful
>
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