Hrmm... if you're now "out of peak time" in China and the problem buffer
utilization line shows less "usage" now, then I have to hand the  prize
to Craig.  If your utillization is the same or higher than before, then
it likely wasn't a buffer shortage.

Hey, it's China.  Blame the Great FireWall :)

Jeff

On 11/27/2012 11:58 PM, John Pitman wrote:
> Problem seems to have just now gone away. No visible change in nettool->res->disp values, or linkcontrol.....
>
>
> GGGGRRRRRR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Kell
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2012 3:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] more ftp issues???
>
> Now that's EXCEEDINGLY significant :)  If you can get TCP applications working both ways, it greatly reduces the error possibilities.
>
> Craig may have a point on buffers, as FTP will try to use HUGE ones, while telnet is optimized for terminal operations (small).
>
> Otherwise it may be firewall intervention.  You are not getting "anything" back from China on port 21 at all.
>
> I'd have to defer to James Hofmeister if he's still around for any FTP-specific issues, he was the last grand wizard of the MPE ARPA applications :)
>
> Jeff
>
> On 11/27/2012 11:43 PM, John Pitman wrote:
>> telnet works ok from Melb to China, and the other way.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Kell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2012 3:42 PM
>> To: John Pitman
>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] more ftp issues???
>>
>> Can you communicate in any other manner than FTP/ping?  (e.g., telnet,
>> do you have DS services, nscopy, etc?)
>>
>> Grabbing at straws :)
>>
>> Linkcontrol looks fine.
>>
>> Jeff
>>

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