Hello Frank, : The questions are: : 1. Does anyone know what a -29 error from telenet is and where these : messages can be found. An error -29 is: Could not create buffer pool for Telnet subsystem Call to initialize telnet server failed with error -29 : 2. Where are there instructions (an old fashioned users manual would : be good) for NETTOOL. Item #2 is maxed and needs to be expanded : (Buffer pools), but I can't find how to do it. :nettool.net.sys;info="res;di" ... item #2 = 2 NS XPORT 1536____ (G) Inbound Buf Pool 35 63 1365 :) [1]RESOURCE>>>detail [2]RESOURCE>>>item 2 Enter item number for detailed information :2 [3]RESOURCE>>>display Entry pointer : $0000000A.C3EB44B0 Inbound Buffer Pool Description: The Inbound Buffer Pool for the Network Interface is used for all inbound data from all links supported by the Network Interface. The number of buffers in this pool equals the ammount of memory configured divided by the largest link size for the NI. High Value This condition implies heavy inbound congestion on the node. Implications: IP should be logging Source Quench messages in this situation. Should this be occuring in a low-traffic situation, it implies a problem in the transport that should be reported. Low Value NONE Implications: Configuration NMMGR Field: Maximum Inbound Buffer Memory Relationship: Config Path: NETXPORT.GLOBAL ********* If you are unable to start telnet, it is possible configuration values for the inbound and outbound buffer pools are "too" high... All network process which use buffers (including dts,ns,telnet,sna,etc) out of the global buffer pool which is limited to 16mb.... Note: This limit has been increased on 5.0 and 5.5 as per SR 5000-716019 in NMSEDT7 5.5 and NMSEDT6 5.0 (please contact your friends at the RC and request this patch as per SR 5000-716019 if you want it). The new limit is 32mb. Both NMSEDT7 and NMSEDT6 are BETA TEST PATCHES. Hope this helps. Regards, James Hofmeister [log in to unmask] Hewlett Packard Worldwide Technology Network Expert Center P.S. My Ideals are my own, not necessarily those of my employer.