Gary writes:
> 6.5 now uses STM
> if I shutdown my network, STM stops
> if I don't restart STM (through some poorly documented
> trickery) it stays
> stopped
> SYSINFO uses STM to get its information
> if STM is stopped, SYSINFO gets stuck in a loop (or something
> like that)
>
> At least, restarting STM made SYSINFO work for me.  Is anyone able to
> confirm my scenario?
>

It's true, on 6.5 the NS must be up for stm to work.