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Re: ATTN IBM: Would like to see TCP/IP addresses ...

1995-11-02 18:47:13
Subject: Re: ATTN IBM: Would like to see TCP/IP addresses ...
From: Andy Raibeck <raibeck AT CONNIX DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 23:47:13 +0000
> We would fine it *very* helpful if the client TCP/IP address would be
> displayed in one or more of the following:
>
> a) The "ANR0400I Session started ..." and "ANR0403I Session ended ..."
>    messages.
>
> b) The output from the QUERY SESSION command.
>
> c) The output from the QUERY NODE command.
>
> In our particular situation, we are testing a new network link for our
> company, and are having problems. When we want to do a Sniffer trace on
> a particular client, the network person asks for the TCP/IP address. My
> response is "I don't know".
>
> For some clients, I can look in the DNS table on our domain name servers.
> But we have a lot of NetWare clients, and since they can't use DNS, they
> aren't in the table. Also, the person who tracks the addresses isn't
> available.

Whoooops!! I meant to say "bootp", not DNS or domain name servers.

> I know that ADSM tracks this information because it needs it to contact
> the clients to start their scheduled session (it's also displayed in the
> message that is displayed when the client can't be contacted).
>
> This would be a helpful enhancement.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Andy Raibeck
> Connecticut Mutual
> 203-987-3521
>
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