Dealing with Network Failures

If the program y ou have been running uses resources from a local area net work and it stops unexpectedly , the following may help locate the source of the problem:

Table 6-3. Problems with the Network

 

 

 

 

Problem

Action

 

 

 

 

No systems respond to the

Check the network connection on the panel

 

/etc/ping hostname

of your Model 742i. Mak e sure that the

 

command.

cable is securely fastened to the connector.

 

Your system does not

Check to see if the networking software is

 

 

respond to /etc/ping from

still running on your system. Use ps -efto

 

another system on the

do so. If it is not running, restart it b y

 

network.

logging onto your system as root and

 

 

running /etc/rc .

 

Some systems respond to

Contact your network administrator, if y ou

 

/etc/ping , but others do

have one. This condition either indicates

 

not.

that some systems are do wn, or that there

 

 

is a fault with the network.

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