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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

2207.0. "FIND ADDRESS didn't see MAC address" by RDGENG::GREID (Hook.....in....mouth!) Thu Apr 20 1995 14:42

    I've just been looking at a problem with a MV3600 that would not
    boot from the network as a Satellite. 
    
    On searching across the hubs using the FIND ADDRESS using the DECnet
    address of a node next on the thinwire chain, Hubwatch correctly found
    the Hub/DR90C/Port the node was connected to. However on searching
    for the MAC address of the node trying to boot the address was not
    found.
    
    Now the problem with the node not booting was because it was on the
    wrong segment and the boot node was not seeing the request. However 
    once the thinwire was moved to the correct Hub and the boot request
    was answered, the FIND ADDRESS using the MAC address worked and
    identified it correctly.
    
    Does this mean that Hubwatch cannot locate a node in the ">>>Boot
    XQA0:" state.?
    
    Giles.
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2207.1NETCAD::DOODYMichael DoodyThu Apr 20 1995 21:227
    If you're searching for the AA-00-04-00-xx-xx address, then you 
    won't find it until DECnet is up, when it (DECnet) sets it into
    the interface. Before then you have the 08-00-2B-xx-xx-xx address.
    
    (unless I misunderstood what you are trying to do)
    
    Mike
2207.208-00-2b...RDGENG::GREIDHook.....in....mouth!Fri Apr 21 1995 06:569
    Mike,
    
    	It was the MAC address 08-00-2b... that the FIND didn't locate
    even though the MV3600 was sending out request while in the Boot
    across the network state, however as soon as the request was answered
    and the normal SYSBOOT "loaded from node ..." came up then the FIND
    ADDRESS successfully located the machine.
    
    Giles.