[Info-vax] TCP/IP problem with Alpha VMS 8.4

[Steven Schweda]

> I recently upgraded my hobbyist Alphaserver DS20 from 7.3-2
> to 8.4. I also applied patch 5.

   What, exactly, does "patch 5" mean to you?

> When I installed 8.4 I checkedd the TCP/IP configuration
> and it was as it should be. I also ran the IVP test but it
> failed to complete.

   With my weak psychic powers, I can see neither your old IP
configuration nor your new one, nor can I guess what,
exactly, "failed to complete" means in this situation.  It's
nice that you believe that something "was as it should be",
but, while your opinion might be interesting, it's not
perfectly conclusive.

   As usual, showing actual commands with their actual output
can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.

> [...] Pinging the printserver still times out.

   And if I had any idea of anyone's IP address and netmask
info, then I might have some hope of guessing what might
cause anything.  But I have approximately no useful
information at all.

> Any suggestions would be most welcome.

   There's a document just filled with them.

      www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

All preliminary, however.