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Robert, > Whatever this issue is, ut appears to be pretty much rendering our Global > HIRES GFS useless. For example, even though I received every forecast time > in the 12Z run that I requested, many of the variables are missing. For > example, I only have 10m wind direction on about 1/4 of the forecast times. > > At my previous job we started seeing issues like this (we had a feed of > CONDUIT data through an arrangement with IRADS) after the network folks > switched to a new firewall. After a week or so of having them look at it, we > eventually just gave up and put a machine outside of the firewall just to > receive the CONDUIT GFS. If the problem was identical, then this is very good evidence that the problem lies outside the LDM and with the network (e.g., firewalls). > I hate to do that. What we have is a Cisco PIX 506E. Do your network folks > know of any weird issues with this firewall? I'll pass this inquiry to our network people. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: AET-991057 Department: Support LDM Priority: High Status: Open