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>From: "Kwan-yin Kong" <address@hidden> >Organization: CCNY >Keywords: 200303131908.h2DJ8IB2013411 McIDAS shared Kwan, >It appears that McIDAS is now working fine. Demons running around? :-) >Yesterday's problem might have been due to changes in the >network configuration. If you would log in and check, the >machine name is halo.sci.ccny.cuny.edu OK, I logged onto halo and see that you are getting all of your data through ADDE: {-mcidas-} <-/usr/local/mcidas-> dataloc.k LIST Group Name Server IP Address -------------------- ---------------------------------------- AMRC UWAMRC.SSEC.WISC.EDU CIMSS ADDE.UCAR.EDU GINICOMP ADDE.UCAR.EDU GINIEAST PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU GINIWEST PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU ME7 IO.SCA.UQAM.CA MYDATA <LOCAL-DATA> NEXRCOMP PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU RTGRIDS ADDE.UCAR.EDU RTIMAGES ADDE.UCAR.EDU RTNEXRAD ADDE.UCAR.EDU RTPTSRC ADDE.UCAR.EDU RTWXTEXT ADDE.UCAR.EDU TOPO <LOCAL-DATA> <LOCAL-DATA> indicates that data will be accessed from the local data directory. DATALOC -- done This is not a problem, but I would like to see you change the machines you point; I am trying to level the load across the cooperating community servers that you have access to. So, if you are not adverse to doing so, I request that you do the following: <login as 'mcidas'> cd workdata dataloc.k ADD GINICOMP pscwx.plymouth.edu dataloc.k ADD GINIEAST atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD GINIWEST papagayo.unl.edu dataloc.k ADD CIMSS atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD RTGRIDS atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD RTIMAGES atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD RTNEXRAD atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD RTPTSRC atm.geo.nsf.gov dataloc.k ADD RTWXTEXT atm.geo.nsf.gov You will notice that the majority of changes are to point at atm.geo.nsf.gov instead of adde.ucar.edu. The reason for this change is that atm.geo.nsf.gov is closer to you, and it is being underutilized. You should make these same ADDE DATALOC changes in each user's account. Tom