topic Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down in Operating System - HP-UX

ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Wilder Mellotto — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:51:55 GMT

Hi, I have a problem with a HPUX 11.31 (rp4440).

I rebooted the server, and the message above appears:

ifconfig: socket: Host is down

I cant execute the /sbin/init.d/net start or ifconfig lan0 up

I don't have any clue to solve this problem, can anyone help me?

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Jupinder Bedi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:57:53 GMT

is the host still down or UP . if it is up you can check your lan cable if it is properly connected or not and also check your cable on the switch side as well.

if still you are facing the same prob than change you lan cable and try .

if agani you are facing the same issue send me the output of

/etc/rc.config.d/netconf

lanscan

netstat -in

Good Luck

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

smatador — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:59:19 GMT

Hi,
Do you see lan0 with lanscan?
what is the output of ioscan -fnkC lan?
HTH

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Matti_Kurkela — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:02:33 GMT

What is displayed if you run "lanscan"?

What is displayed if you run "ifconfig lan0"?

Try "ifconfig lan0 plumb" first, then "ifconfig lan0 ". Does it work any better?

Look at /etc/rc.log. There might be other error messages related to this problem.

If you have a typo in your /etc/rc.config.d/* files, you may get a *lot* of error messages in /etc/rc.log. In that case, don't panic: just look at the first error message, find the typo, fix it and test again.

Sometimes missing a quote character or something like that can throw off the entire /etc/rc.config.d/* processing, causing a cascade of error messages. Fixing the typo that caused it makes all fine again.

MK

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Wilder Mellotto — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:16:03 GMT

Thanks a lot for all responses. I attached some outputs.

The server is down. I rebooted for a Timezone maintenence and this problem occurs. I tried runnng ifconfig in single user mode, but the same error occurs.

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Jupinder Bedi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:30:00 GMT

have you checked your network connectivity ? have you ever changed any kernel paramters in between you last reboot ann this reboot . also please provide us the coppy of /etc/rc.config.d/netconf

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Wilder Mellotto — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:41:17 GMT

Now I can give some mor information, I checked my rc.log, please check this error:

Configure Loopback interfaces (lo0)
Output from "/sbin/rc2.d/S008net.init start":
----------------------------
Boot time cleanup of /etc/ifconfig.muxids completed.
fopen: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/autopush: Can't open file: -
Errno 2: No such file or directory
ERROR: lo0 interface: ifconfig: socket: Host is down
sockfd error: : Host is down
ERROR: Failed to set ndd tunable parameters
ERROR: lo0 interface: ifconfig: IPv6 software has not been installed
"/sbin/rc2.d/S008net.init start" FAILED

I go to the script and the script call this command:

# /usr/bin/autopush -g -M 63 -m 0
/usr/bin/autopush: Device (63,0) not configured for autopush

My netconf is attached

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Dennis Handly — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:36:23 GMT

>I rebooted for a Timezone maintenance

What needed that and why?

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Wilder Mellotto — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:39:34 GMT

To change my timezone. I add a new entry in /etc/TIMEZONE and /usr/lib/tztab.

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Dennis Handly — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:05:54 GMT

>I add a new entry in /etc/TIMEZONE and /usr/lib/tztab.

The former may need a reboot but the latter doesn't.
Did you add a custom entry in tztab(4)?

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Wilder Mellotto — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:31:05 GMT

Hello, I am facing the same problem again, and the last time I could not answer and decided to reinstall the server.

Even today he remained in production normally, but the short time he left to accept telnet or ssh connections and then we made a console access over the LAN and restarted the server and when I was loading the network, the message appeared again: ifconfig: host is down.

Has anyone gone through this problem since then? Thank you.

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

malvault — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:36:52 GMT

Vérifier d'abord si par hasard vous n'auriez pas booté en init 1 (/etc/inittab)

Re: ifconfig: socket: Host is down

Akio Kabutogi — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:59:09 GMT

Can you show the following commands output ?
# ll /dev/tcp
and

# lsdev |grep 63
and

# lsdev -h -d tcp