So here's the wrap up for thoughs interested.  We simply are ditching the
Windows client.  The Java console (for Windows) works fine.  We never
figured out what it was, and my boss spent 3 days working with Veritas
Support and they don't know either.  Name resolution isn't the problem.
Maybe its a bug.  Eitherway, Java works so we're giving up on the regular
remote admin tool.

Thanx to everyone who sent suggestions.

benr.


> Hi
>
> The only time I have had a connection problem to a server from an Admin
> Client is when we have had a firewall between the client and the
> server.  I assume that you have the bp.conf entries for the client and
> that you can ping both ways.  Also have you looked at the All Log
> Entries report on the master to see if there is an error written there
> when he attempts to connect.
>
> Sorry I have nothing else on this.
>
> Regards
>
> Fiona Greenhough
> Software Engineer
> MGX Storage Solutions
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: benr AT cuddletech DOT com [mailto:benr AT cuddletech DOT com]
> Sent: 16 October 2001 10:21
> To: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] NB Windows Admin GUI problems
>
>
> Here's the scoop.  My manager likes playing with the Netbackup windows
> admin GUI (you know where you aren't a client, but you want to have
> control over several diffrent NB servers).
> He can connect to several of our 3.2GA servers and everything is fine,
> but when he connects to a 3.4 server he gets odd errors.  Whats really
> odd is that he can look at the activity monitor, he can get to the
> media manager. But if he pulls up the Policy Manager or the Device
> Manager he gets either an "Invalid Server" or "Unable to connect"
> error.  Both of which are hogwash because the server is up (and often
> in use) with no problems, and he can definalately connect to it since
> he can view the jobs.
>
> Veritas support is NO help at all.  Any thoughs would help.
>
> Thanx
>
> benr AT cuddletech DOT com
>
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