HP 382 - Dealing with Network Failures

FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.5 in x 9.0 in
7
Dealing
with
Netw
ork
F
ailures
If the
program
y
ou
ha
v
e
b
een
running
uses
resources
from
a
lo
cal
area
net
work
and
it
stops
unexp
ectedly
,
the
follo
wing
ma
y help
lo cate
the source
of the
problem:
T
able
7-5.
Problems
with
the
Netw
ork
Problem Action
No
systems
resp
ond
to
the
/etc/ping
hostname
command.
Chec
k
the
net
w
ork
connection
at
the
bac
k
of
y
our
w
orkstation.
Mak
e
sure
that
the
cable
is
securely
fastened
to
the
appropriate
connector.
Y
our system
do
es
not
resp
ond to
/etc/ping
from
another
system on
the
net
work.
Chec
kto
see
if
the
net
w
orking
soft
w
are
is
still
running on
y
our
system.
If
it
is
not
running,
restart it
b
y
logging
on
to
y
our
system
as sup
eruser
and
running
/etc/rc
.
Some
systems
resp
ond
to
/etc/ping
,
but
others
do
not.
Con
tact
y
our
net
w
ork
administrator,
if y
ou
ha
v
e
one.
This
condition
either
indicates
that some
systems
are
do
wn,
or
that
there
is a
fault with
the
net
w
ork.
7-20 Dealing with Problems