Donna, We're not sure that a failed ldmping(1) from "ldm1" to "ldm-relay1" is truly a problem because we don't know your setup. Is "ldm1" trying to get data from "ldm-relay1"? > My sys admin person has verified that port 388 is not open as it should be. > I am hoping that the IT department will get "around-to-it" soon. Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NTH-493887 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.