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Hi Charlie, > To: address@hidden > From: Charlie Murphy <address@hidden> > Subject: LDM6 - RPC Bind errors > Organization: UCAR/Unidata The above message contained the following: > We are having problems with our LDM-6, the log file (which is attached) > contains these error messages: > > Mar 25 14:50:54 hurri ldm[365]: Couldn't create version 5 client handle: > RPC: Rpcbind failure - RPC: Timed out The above indicates that your LDM couldn't connect to an upstream LDM-5 because the connection-attempt to the upstream's portmaper timed-out. This kind of connection (to an LDM-5 using the portmapper) is the last one the LDM-6 tries. When it fails, it prints this message. The facts that your LDM-6 used to work and you're now having problems after your firewall crashed is a very strong indication that the problem lies with your firewall. Make sure that the firewall forwards packets destined for port 388 without interference (in BOTH directions). > Mar 25 14:54:27 hurri rtstats[362]: > clnt_create(rtstats.unidata.ucar.edu, 300029, 5, "tcp"): > rtstats.unidata.ucar.edu: RPC: Miscellaneous tli error - An event > requires attentionError 0 > Mar 25 14:56:46 hurri last message repeated 2 times The above indicates, basically, the same thing as before -- except for the rtstats utility rather than the LDM itself. > We got essentially no data yesterday and some is flowing today. > > This started yesteday (Monday) after a power outage all weekend - when we > booted up these errors occured. Our networking people said the firewall > server went down last week and there have been some problems with it > since. > > Does this look like a local problem that could be firewall related?? Absolutely. The ldmping utility might prove useful. Try using it to "ping" the upstream LDM. Regards, Steve Emmerson