SLP Warning Messages in NetWare 5.1
Articles and Tips: qna
15 Nov 2000
Q.
Dear Ab-end: After I install NetWare 5.1, I keep getting an SLP warning message. How do I get it to stop appearing?
-- SLP Me in SLC
A.
Dear SLP Me: NetWare servers use SLP (a Service Location Protocol much like DNS) to perform service lookup among servers, clients, and so on. An SLP Directory Agent (SLPDA) runs on a server and stores services. Since NetWare 5.1 servers use SLP, there needs to be at least one SLP Directory Agent on the network. If you're getting this message, it means that your server cannot contact a SLPDA for service lookup. So the question you should ask is this: is there at least one SLPDA on my network?
If there is, try to find out why the server is getting the message. For example: Are communications down between the server where the error message appears and the server running the SLPDA? Is the server that hosts the SLPDA (SLPDA.NLM) up and running?
If there is not at least one SLPDA on your network, load SLPDA.NLM on one of the servers giving the message (you only need one), and accept the default configuration. After the initial load, put the "LOAD SLPDA.NLM" statement in your AUTOEXEC.NCF. For more information regarding SLP and SLPDA configuration, consult the NetWare documentation. (Answer provided by Vern Rawcliffe of Novell)
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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