Re: Netcheck.log file

Patrick, 

Sounds like a great plan!

Send the data to me when you have stopped netcheck, and we will move
onward from there.

Thanks,

-Jeff
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:

> Jeff,
> 
> I am fine with running netcheck for a day or so.  I will start it this
> afternoon and let it run through tomorrow.  You should see the file in your
> mailbox Monday morning.  I agree that we should be sure before changing,
> wouldn't want to be jumping around.  It seems that our NNEXRAD data is
> usually right on time.  We'll see what the netcheck log says.  I will run it
> for papagayo and stokes and we can see how they differ if at all.  Sound
> like a good idea?
> 
> Patrick
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Weber" <address@hidden>
> To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Netcheck.log file
> 
> 
> > Hey Patrick,
> >
> > Although there are a few more hops, it appears to be much quicker.
> >
> > However, this is just a snapshot.
> >
> > I believe Anne sent you a script or informed you to netcheck that can be
> > run via a cron process...I would like to see if the connect to stokes
> > remains good before we go ahead and make the change.
> >
> > How do you feel on this?
> >
> > I suppose since you  have not seen much latency in your NNEXRAD feed, it
> > probably remains as a good connect, but we may wish to be prudent and run
> > netcheck for a 24 hour slot.
> >
> > But if you are anxious to switch I can contact Mark at OU and we can maybe
> > get the change made today. Just would hate to change back..or again to
> > some other site...this way we would just put papagayo as your failover and
> > use stokes as your primary.
> >
> > Thoughts...
> >
> > -Jeff
> > ____________________________                  _____________________
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> >
> > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> >
> > > Jeff,
> > >
> > > Here's Take Two.  Blizzard > Stokes.  And, may I add, its pretty good
> > > reading.
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Weber" <address@hidden>
> > > To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
> > > Cc: <address@hidden>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:40 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Netcheck.log file
> > >
> > >
> > > > Patrick,
> > > >
> > > > OK, lets see the route your NNEXRAD data is taking.
> > > >
> > > > If it also is out of the CHE/CHI loop, it may be best to feed all from
> > > > stokes....
> > > >
> > > > Would you be so kind as to traceroute stokes.metr.ou.edu
> > > >
> > > > and we may just want to get all feedtypes from stokes, it is also a
> top
> > > > tier site with a robust machine.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > -Jeff
> > > > ____________________________                  _____________________
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> > > > ________________________________________      ______________________
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Jeff,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am feeding from papagayo for UNIDATA and NMC3, and stokes for
> NNEXRAD.
> > > Let
> > > > > me know if you need any other info.
> > > > >
> > > > > Patrick
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jeff Weber" <address@hidden>
> > > > > To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:31 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Netcheck.log file
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Patrick,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My records are incomplete...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Who are you feeding NNEXRAD from?....stokes?...thelma?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This will help me diagnose where we may get good connects.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It looks as if when we go to Missouri we avoid that
> Cheyenne/Chicago
> > > loop.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Still investigating...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Jeff
> > > > > > ____________________________
> _____________________
> > > > > > Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
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> 80307-3000
> > > > > > ________________________________________
> ______________________
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeff -
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Your wish is my command.  Attached is what you requested.
> Hopefully
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > > just a Papagayo > Blizzard thing, and maybe a new feed will fix
> me
> > > up.
> > > > > The
> > > > > > > NNEXRAD feed we get comes in right on time, so that's what I'm
> > > hoping.
> > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Patrick
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Jeff Weber" <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > Cc: <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:22 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: Netcheck.log file
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ball is back in my court.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Until we can get away from Sprint:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> http://www.sprintesolutions.com/resources/maps/bb_map2_popup.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I think we may want to find someone close to the KC hub,
> > > eliminating
> > > > > > > > Cheyenne and, the ever problematic, Chicago.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Just out of curiousity, would you please perform:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > traceroute bergeron.snr.missouri.edu
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > and attach the results back to me.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am seeing if we can avoid the che/chi loop from sprint.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -Jeff
> > > > > > > > ____________________________
> > > _____________________
> > > > > > > > Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
> > > > > > > > Unidata Support                               PH:303-497-8676
> > > > > > > > NWS-COMET Case Study Library                  FX:303-497-8690
> > > > > > > > University Corp for Atmospheric Research      3300 Mitchell Ln
> > > > > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co
> > > 80307-3000
> > > > > > > > ________________________________________
> > > ______________________
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > We're doing some shuffling around here, and I will passing
> your
> > > > > latency
> > > > > > > > > problem over to Jeff to handle.  Were you able to increase
> the
> > > > > default
> > > > > > > > > accepable latency value?  I realize that that does not help
> you
> > > with
> > > > > > > > > your script problem, but I was just wondering if you had
> tried
> > > that.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jeff, I'll send you Patrick's netcheck results in a separate
> > > > > message.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Anne
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Anne,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I was just checking back with you about our latency issue.
> > > Once
> > > > > in a
> > > > > > > while
> > > > > > > > > > it runs okay all day, but usually during the daytime hours
> we
> > > run
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > 30-60
> > > > > > > > > > minutes late while papagayo is right on time.  I am
> starting
> > > to
> > > > > try to
> > > > > > > > > > implement some scripts that run automatically and create
> > > gempak
> > > > > > > images, and
> > > > > > > > > > with the latency, it's difficult to get them to run
> properly.
> > > > > > > Basically,
> > > > > > > > > > time is a variable in the script to input into the gempak
> > > > > programs,
> > > > > > > and the
> > > > > > > > > > current computer time is used by the script.  But if we
> don't
> > > have
> > > > > > > data for
> > > > > > > > > > the current hour or the previous one, the scripts won't
> create
> > > any
> > > > > > > graphics,
> > > > > > > > > > as no data is there.  I am eventually going to create
> these
> > > images
> > > > > > > hourly
> > > > > > > > > > and ftp them to a web server.  If you can find any time to
> > > > > investigate
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > Jeff about connection options, that would be great.
> Thanks
> > > again
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > your
> > > > > > > > > > help.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Patrick
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > > From: "Anne Wilson" <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > > > > To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > > > > Cc: <address@hidden>;
> <address@hidden>
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:32 PM
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Netcheck.log file
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Anne -
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Well I ran netcheck hourly for a couple days and have
> > > attached
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > log
> > > > > > > > > > > > file as a text file.  Seems that from 16-22Z each day,
> > > lots of
> > > > > > > packet
> > > > > > > > > > > > loss, sometimes 40%, and long times showing on
> traceroute.
> > > > > Less
> > > > > > > busy
> > > > > > > > > > > > times (i.e. overnight) seem much better from what I
> see.
> > > If
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > > > > take a look at the file and tell me what you think we
> > > should
> > > > > do,
> > > > > > > > > > > > that'd be great.  Since we have latencies just over an
> > > hour at
> > > > > > > times,
> > > > > > > > > > > > we are losing data.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you...
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Patrick
> > > > > > > > > > > >
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> > > > > Scientist
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> > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >                           Name: netcheck.log
> > > > > > > > > > > >                           Type: unspecified type
> > > > > > > > > > > >    netcheck.log
> (application/octet-stream)
> > > > > > > > > > > >                       Encoding: quoted-printable
> > > > > > > > > > > >                Download Status: Not downloaded with
> > > message
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Your connection to papagayo does look rather bad.  I
> will
> > > talk
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > > > > > > > Weber about the situation.  I'm not sure if finding you
> > > another
> > > > > feed
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > the thing to do, or maybe we need to talk with the UNL
> > > people.
> > > > > > > > > > > Traceroutes that show times in the thousands of
> milliseconds
> > > are
> > > > > > > pretty
> > > > > > > > > > > bad.  Actually, times over 100 ms aren't that good.  And
> the
> > > > > packet
> > > > > > > loss
> > > > > > > > > > > doesn't help, especially if you're getting large
> products as
> > > the
> > > > > LDM
> > > > > > > > > > > will resend the whole product if a packet is lost.  That
> > > just
> > > > > adds
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > the conjestion.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > In the meantime, you can change your default time to
> reject
> > > > > products
> > > > > > > > > > > from an hour to something greater.  In ldmadmin, in the
> > > > > subroutine
> > > > > > > > > > > start_ldm, find the line that looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >     $cmd_line .= " -q $pq_path $ldmd_conf > $pid_file";
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > and change it to something like this:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >     $cmd_line .= "  -o 5400 -m 5401 -q $pq_path
> $ldmd_conf >
> > > > > > > $pid_file";
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > See the man page for more info about the -o and -o
> arguments
> > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > rpc.ldmd.  The -o and -m options use units of seconds.
> This
> > > > > > > particular
> > > > > > > > > > > line will keep products younger than 90 minutes and
> reject
> > > the
> > > > > older
> > > > > > > > > > > products.  You can adjust these arguments according to
> your
> > > > > needs.
> > > > > > > You
> > > > > > > > > > > can see how old products are that are being skipped by
> > > looking
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > logs for the 'skipped' messages, and set the arguments
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > > command
> > > > > > > > > > > line according.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if you have any questions about this.  In
> the
> > > > > meantime,
> > > > > > > I'll
> > > > > > > > > > > explore the UNL connection issue and get back to you.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Anne
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