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

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In article <b24638ca-0ad6-4213-b20e-7368de2261b8 at l14g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>, Steven Schweda <sms.antinode at gmail.com> writes:
>> 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

You need to work on those psychic powers! :)

>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.

LOL!

Really, even some basic TCP/IP configuration info, even if it wasn't
pertinent, would have been better than no info at all.


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