I just checked my 6.0 system. It seems an even later Telnet patch is
available:
PTDGDK2A General fixes for TELNET ARPA Services on 6.0 (O Patch)
Regards
Paul Christidis
HP-3000 Systems Discussion <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 02/16/2006
12:38:25 PM:
> PTDFDD5A General fixes for TELNET ARPA Services on 6.0 ("B" Patch)
> is installed. Keven M suggests
> PTDGD17A General fixes for TELNET ARPA Services on 6.0 (L Patch)
> which appears to be the latest version of the collection of General
> fixes. but first,
>
> Thanks for the pointer to NETXPORT.GPROT.TCP; I turned on checksumming
> for TCP both machines. (may not be active until reboot)
>
> > you said one machine was good, the other wasn't...what's in each
> > system's /etc/resolv.conf files? - d
>
> aha!
> reslvcnf.net.sys on the rude box contains no nameserver entries;
> reslvcnf.net.sys on the polite box contains 2 nameserver entries.
> After verifying the addresses to be nameservers, copied them from polite
> to rude. restreamed jinetd with logging on, rude is now polite.
>
> Now I just can't guess why no one's bothered to complain in all this
> time - jinetd had been running on rude since Jan 13 (yep, a Friday, also
> the day i turned on network printers), and per that $stdlist jinetd
> appears to have never completed a lookup in that time.
>
> Anyway Big Thanks very much everybody; I guess I'll pass on patching for
> now - no shortage of other attention grabbers at hand.
>
> Tracy Pierce, GGBHTD
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of donna garverick
> > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:00 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: weird telnet behavior?
> >
> > --- Tracy Pierce wrote:
> >
> > > which indicates I need patch PTDFDT3A to beat a loop in
> > inetd, right?
> >
> > right (just make sure you get the right version if you decide to
> > patch).
> >
> > > I wonder why this has never been presented as a problem - we have
> > lots
> > > of QCTerm users(telnet).
> >
> > because networks are volatile things. you may think your environment
> > is stable but it's not.
> >
> > > And I don't know how to tell if the patch is
> > > installed (braindead system manager!).
> >
> > use the searching tool of your choice to examine hpswinfo.
> >
> > > which indicates that Steve Cooper recommends turning on checksumming
> > > for TCP, but doesn't say how to check or set it.
> >
> > nmmgr...open config....NETXPORT.GPROT.TCP
> >
> > > > Questions:
> > > > 1. Do you see any error messages logged in the $stdlist
> > of JINETD ?
> > >
> > > No, just..."
> > > Received call for: telnet tcp
> > > telnet/tcp: Connection from unknown (10.10.5.5) at Wed Feb 15
> > > 15:01:51 2006
> > > Received call for: telnet tcp
> > > telnet/tcp: Connection from unknown (10.10.3.223) at Wed Feb 15
> > > 15:22:37 2006
> > > "... etc.
> >
> > these are huge clues. and are directly relate to why you saw such an
> > improvement when you turned off logging. the reverse lookup that
> > logging does is what was killing your performance.
> >
> > > > 3. What patches are installed? PTD???? INT????
> > >
> > > I don't know. does this help?...
> >
> > for james, yes :-) for the rest of us, just search hpswinfo :-)
> >
> > > switching to BS queue (maxpri=100) seems to make no difference
> > > at all.
> >
> > another big clue...again confirms the logging/reverse lookup problem.
> >
> > you said one machine was good, the other wasn't...what's in each
> > system's /etc/resolv.conf files? - d
> >
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