This is *before* trying to contact a server. This is starting the client
after an install, before a dsm.opt is even created. But, I did create one
just for grins, with the same result: hang. But my manual creation uses IP
addresses, not DNS.

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Thomas Denier <
Thomas.Denier AT jeffersonhospital DOT org> wrote:

> -----Steve Stackwick wrote: -----
>
> >I have a W2K3 SP2 32bit server whose brand new TSM 5.5.1 client
> >install is behaving peculiarly. The GUI hangs at Initializing
> >(though it does start after a *LONG* time), the command line hangs
> >at an open window, likewise.
> >The usual suspects: this is not a cluster, and the admin sez he
> >tried to apply the VSS fix and was told it was superseded by what
> >was already on the machine. Any clues?
>
> Is there any chance that the DNS servers are specificed incorrectly
> and you are waiting for a succession of queries to time out? The
> quick test for this is to specify the server address in dotted
> decimal form. This eliminates any dependence on DNS, and hence
> will eliminate the delay if it is due to DNS problems.
>



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