Thanks for all the replies.
The one below is interesting - glad to see someone else has seen this.  
We're running RedHat 5 and Networker 7.6sp1 so maybe some RedHat update has 
done this.
We did apply some updates a week ago.
I'll check that out - but it'll be in the New Year - I'm off for Christmas now 
;-)

Thanks again.

Allan.

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf 
Of Riku Valli [riku.valli AT UTA DOT FI]
Sent: 17 December 2010 06:40
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] NMC - Port 1970??

Hi

I yesterday upgraded my Centos 5.5 testbed from 7.5sp3 to 7.6sp1 and
seems at port 9001 changes to port 1970.
You can rerun /opt/lgtonmc/bin/nmc_config and refer document how to
change console ports, sorry i can't remember kb number.

Regards, Riku

jee wrote:
> Hi Allan,
>
> I don't think that you missed anything on the docs and I've never seen
> anything like that. However,  1970 is still a valid port for both web and
> console server and it is possible that NMC is not usig the defaults.
>
> Check with "nestat -a" or equivalent what process is accepting connections on
> port 1970 on the NMC server or maybe on other hosts sitting between NMC
> server and  clients.
>
>
> jee
>
>
>  On Thursday 16 December 2010 14:03:30 Nelson, Allan wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Has anyone else had to allow port 1970 through their firewall to allow a
>> remote NMC to connect?
>>
>> We suddenly found that NMC couldn't be run from a remote site (it has been
>> working fine with the normal port 9000/9001) but found that after the
>> prompt for the username / password to connect, nothing happened.  On
>> looking in the firewall, it was blocking port 1970.  I've allowed 1970
>> through and all is now working again.
>>
>> Maybe I missed something in the docs but don't recall seeing anything about
>> port 1970.
>>
>> Cheeers... Allan
>>
>> Allan Nelson
>> CCS Lancaster
>> Tel: 01524 595815
>>
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