> The switch on which our TSM server (AIX, TSM 4.1.3.0) refreshes his mac
> tabel every now and then. The back-up client (mostly NT/Win2000, TSM 4.1.x
> and 4.2.x) will sends its data, but the switch doesn't know were to put it.
> So it sends it to all its port and the switch will overfloat. Is there a way
> to keep somesort of communicatie from the client to the tsm server and back?
>  
Hoi Karel,

hmmm. in my experience this usually is caused by switches that are not well 
equipped for the number of systems on the lan. I guess your solution lies in 
upgrading the switch to some kind that can arp-cache all mac-addresses on the 
subnet, not in pestering it into caching the mac addresses important to your 
application.


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