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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

3185.0. "Cable/node fault isolation possible?" by HGSW67::CHARLESKWAN () Tue Jun 16 1992 04:59

    Hi, there,
    
    This is a generic network management question.
    
    A customer is currently using DECmcc to monitor their VAXes. They are
    planning to have a project which will use DECmcc to monitor the status
    of 100+ PCs.  As these PCs will be running DECnet, we can just treat
    them as DECnet phase IV nodes.
    
    There are 2 problems now:
    
    1. On the PC running Pathworks for DOS, the NML (Network Management
       Listener) is available. However there is no mirror object and
       thus loop back using TEST is not possible.
    
    2. We don't know how to distinguish whether there is a fault in
       the cable (the UTP cable connecting the PCs and the UTP repeater)
       or the PC (hardware failure or power failure).
    
    Any suggestions to tackle the above problems are welcomed.
    
    Thanks and regards,
    Charles.
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