Sinister DSTrace Message
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jan 2002
Q.
I am using DSTrace on my LAN. I am seeing messages, in red, which read:
*received packet with entry count 3 from [a10011c8] <server name>
This happens after the DSTrace screen reads "all processed = yes." I have checked the Novell site, but to no avail.
My network is a mixed tree with NDS 6.11 and 7.xx. This particular server is running NetWare v5.1 with Support Pack 3, NDS 7.55a and has a R/W replica. The master replica server is NetWare v6.0 with Support Pack 6a running NDS 7.55a. NDSManager shows the tree as healthy. Any ideas?
DS'd Out in Detroit
A.
Dear DS'd: Good news! This is normal synchronization traffic from another server to the one reporting the information. Nothing to worry about; it's just NDS doing its job. Granted, a red message would normally indicate an error, but in this situation, this is not the case. You will see this type of output whenever you have DSTRACE=+s set for outgoing packets and +in for incoming packets.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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