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Trent, > Mr. Emmerson, > > Maybe this helps? > > [root@suomi-sgpc1 bin]# ./syscheck > Dec 2 18:53:10 UTC suomi-sgpc1.sgp.arm.gov : Unknown Operating System - > winging it > > suomi-sgpc1.sgp.arm.gov > syscheck Dec 2 18:53:10 UTC Version: 1.01 > =============================================================================== > > > uptime: > 18:53:10 up 4 days, 23:26, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 > > > vmstat: > procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- > -----cpu----- > r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy > id wa st > 0 0 0 939176 176412 532568 0 0 1 31 22 22 0 0 > 99 0 0 > > > netstat -i: > Kernel Interface table > Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP > TX-OVR Flg > eth0 1500 0 3680605 0 0 0 3476362 0 0 > 0 BMRU > lo 16436 0 329 0 0 0 329 0 0 > 0 LRU > > > iostat: > > > [root@suomi-sgpc1 bin]# ./netcheck > > netcheck Dec 2 18:53:27 UTC Version: 1.02 > =============================================================================== > > Upstream Hosts: > > Dec 2 18:54:06 UTC: lightning.alden.com > ________________________ > > ping -c 10 -s 64 lightning.alden.com: > --- lightning.alden.com ping statistics --- > 10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9040ms > rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 24.930/27.332/31.289/2.140 ms > > > traceroute lightning.alden.com: > traceroute to lightning.alden.com (66.113.131.73), 30 hops max, 60 byte > packets > 1 * * * > 2 * * * > 3 * * * > 4 * * * > 5 * * * > 6 * * * > 7 * * * > 8 * * * > 9 * * * > 10 * * * > 11 * * * > 12 * * * > 13 * * * > 14 * * * > 15 * * * > 16 * * * > 17 * * * > 18 * * * > 19 * * * > 20 * * * > 21 * * * > 22 * * * > 23 * * * > 24 * * * > 25 * * * > 26 * * * > 27 * * * > 28 * * * > 29 * * * > 30 * * * > > > ping: unknown host unidata.ssec.wisc.edu > Dec 2 18:54:06 UTC: unidata.ssec.wisc.edu > ________________________ > > ping -c 10 -s 64 unidata.ssec.wisc.edu: > > > traceroute unidata.ssec.wisc.edu: > unidata.ssec.wisc.edu: Name or service not known > Cannot handle "host" cmdline arg `unidata.ssec.wisc.edu' on position 1 > (argc 1) Does the file "~ldm/etc/ldmd.conf" have a REQUEST entry referencing host "unidata.sse.wisc.edu"? If not, then this is irrelevant. If so, then the inability to resolve the name into an IP address is a fatal problem. > Downstream Hosts: > > ping: unknown host atm.geo.nsf.gov > Dec 2 18:54:07 UTC: atm.geo.nsf.gov > ________________________ > > ping -c 10 -s 64 atm.geo.nsf.gov: > > > traceroute atm.geo.nsf.gov: > atm.geo.nsf.gov: Name or service not known > Cannot handle "host" cmdline arg `atm.geo.nsf.gov' on position 1 (argc 1) > > > ping: unknown host metlab1.met.fsu.edu > Dec 2 18:54:07 UTC: metlab1.met.fsu.edu > ________________________ > > ping -c 10 -s 64 metlab1.met.fsu.edu: > > > traceroute metlab1.met.fsu.edu: > metlab1.met.fsu.edu: Name or service not known > Cannot handle "host" cmdline arg `metlab1.met.fsu.edu' on position 1 > (argc 1) > > > [root@suomi-sgpc1 bin]# Looks like you have problems with your hostname resolution system. It needs to be fixed. > Thanks, > > Trent > -- > Trent Doyle > Systems Admin. III > Southern Great Plains > Office: 580-388-4053 Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FVA-983036 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed