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You can also use nettool.net.sys to re-enable your gateway

:nettool.net.sys
NETTOOL Version:      B06000A1

 Enter HELP HELP for an explanation of the help facility.

 Enter HELP OPERATION for guidance on NETTOOL use.

 Commands can be abbreviated, HELP keywords cannot.

 Menu-specific commands for the ROOT:

RESOURCE    CONFIG      NAMEADDR    PING        STATUS      NMDUMP
X25STAT     X25CHECK    IPCINT      XPVAL       XPPERF      QVALNS
NSTEST      LOOPINIT    NSLOGON     SOCKINFO    filters
[1]>>>nameaddr
CACHE       MAPPINGS    ROUTING     PATH        filters
[2]NAMEADDR>> routing
ROUTING          GATEDOWN         GATEUP        GATELIST
TOTALS           STATISTICS       filters       networkfilter
gatewayfilter
[3]NAMEADDR.ROUTING>>>gatelist
    Network address filter: @
    Gateway address filter: @

Gateway IP        Hops     Flags    Active    Default Gateway
______________________________________________________________
xxx.xxx.xxx.6       1       0          y           y
xxx.xxx.xxx.193     0       0          y           n
______________________________________________________________

Total number of gateways = 2
[4]NAMEADDR.ROUTING>>>gateup xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx


"Doug Werth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:9pj1kj0cu5@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Colin,
>
> The problem you describe is where the HP loses track of a router and flags
> it as *DISABLED*  All of the other operating systems you mention will
retry
> the gateway and when it is again working will continue to use it. This was
> an MPE bug that has been fixed in patch NSTFD98 on 6.0. The latest
> incarnation of this patch is NSTGD19A. Once this patch is installed the
> gateway down problem should go away.
>
> In the mean time you can download a job from our website that monitors the
> status of your gateway and automatically re-enables as needed. Go to
> http://www.beechglen.com click on Freeware and look for GATEUP.TXT.
>
> HTH.
>
> Doug.
>
> Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
> [log in to unmask]                               Cincinnati, Ohio
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin Berg" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:46 PM
> Subject: On Site goes Gone Down Need to Restart Network on HP3000
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a problem which I hope someone can answer.
> >
> > I have a combination of sites connected via ISDN & Frame Relay
> > connecting to my HP3000 979/200. I only have one gateway configured to
> > the one router which connects to the network.
> >
> > When one of the remote site losses the line or has a power failure I
> > need to shutdown the network on the HP3000 and restart it to get this
> > site back online.
> > As you can well understand the users at all other sites are not real
> > happy when they loss their session and need to logon again.
> >
> > Other network facilities such as email and application servers (NT) do
> > not suffer from this problem.
> >
> > Does anyone know a way to work around this problem (HP Support
> > doesn't)
> >
> > Colin Berg
> > McWilliam's Wines Pty Limited
> > SYDNEY, Australia
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
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