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Looks like we have not been receiving any DIFAX from Alden since 22Z on Saturday. Can't ldmping thunder (or lightning). I get this: ldmping thunder.alden.com Aug 23 18:20:06 : State Elapsed Port Remote_Host rpc_stat Aug 23 18:20:16 : h_clnt_call: thunder.alden.com: NULLPROC: time elapsed 10.002 710 Aug 23 18:20:16 : NAMED 10.002710 0 thunder.alden.com can't contact portmapper: RPC_TIMED_OUT However I can normal ping them just fine so the network and machines are OK. -------------------------------------------------------- David Wojtowicz, Research Programmer/Systems Manager Department of Atmospheric Sciences Computer Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign email: address@hidden phone: (217)333-8390 --------------------------------------------------------