We are experiencing connectivity problems with some of our 390 Debian Linux machines. We currently have six machines running. Five of these machines have one dasd device attached and the sixth one has two dasd devices attached. At random times we will lose connection with a random machine such that you cannot ping the device either from VM or from another pc on the network. This all started after setting up the sixth machine with the two dasd devices.
When the machine drops off the VM session has not stopped but is running in a disconnected state. If you login via a 3270 session to this VM session it is in a running state and not until you hit enter several times do you get the debian login prompt. After doing so this machine can be connected to. Also, when this problem happens we have shut down the machine with two dasd devices and the problem goes away as well and does not return until we start that machine again. The items these machines all have in common are: hipersockets (version built into the woody r0 kernel) debian woody r0 share same secondary console The version of VM we are running is 4.2 on a Multiprise 3000. Is anyone aware of any issues with having two or more dasd devices connected to a machine or having more than five machines running at the same time. Or are there any known issues with hipersockets that would cause this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Jack Cobb MIS Department Skyline Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] (574) 294-6521 x.362 (574) 295-6532 fax
