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Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

 
robert70
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ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

Hi
I have an Alpha DS20E running Advanced Server 7.3B on VMS 8.3

I am trying to run the following command:-

$ DAVE:SYSTEM> admin send
_computer name(s): sandisor
_message: test
%PWRK-E-ERRSENMSG, error sending message for computer "SANDISOR"
-LM-E-NERR_NAMENOTFOU, the message alias could not be found on the network

We have a 2nd Alpha on the same network running VMS7.3-2 and Pathworks 6.0C
the admin send works as this

$ admin send
_computer name(s): sandisor
_message: test

Any ideas what to check?
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robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

further info
Paul Nunez on anothe thread suggested these checks:-

The way the ADMIN SEND command works is it attempts to resolve the NetBIOS name SANDISOR\0x03 to get the IP address of the system to which the message should be sent.

A similar test would be:

$ @sys$startup:pwrk$define_commands
$ nbshow knbstatus sandisor 03

from upgraded box we get:-
$ DAVE:SYSTEM> @sys$startup:pwrk$define_commands
$ DAVE:SYSTEM> nbshow knbstatus sandisor 03
: No response for sandisor
$ DAVE:SYSTEM>

If you don't get a response it could be because the name SANDISOR\0x03 is not registered on the network, most likely because the Messenger service is not running on the Windows client.
.
The messenger sefvice is running on the client PC


From the client on which you expect to receive the message, do:

nbtstat -n

to see the list of NetBIOS names it has registered. Is there an entry for SANDISOR <03>?

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
E8262ZD50187488<00> UNIQUE Registered
HBEU <00> GROUP Registered
E8262ZD50187488<20> UNIQUE Registered
E8262ZD50187488<03> UNIQUE Registered
E8262ZD50187488<52> UNIQUE Registered
SANDISOR <03> UNIQUE Registered
E8262ZD50187488<01> UNIQUE Registered
xRober├В┬ж.....5a├Г UNIQUE Registered



If the name has been registered, is that client on the same IP subnet as the Advanced Server?

IP addresses of ALphas are
129.94.185.45 and
129.94.185.46

If not, is WINS being used? If yes, it could be a WINS issue too (i.e., the client is using one WINs server while Advanced Server uses another and the 2 WINS servers aren't replicating).

WINS not being used on either server

HTH,

Brad McCusker
Respected Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

Are your 6.0C and 7.3B servers in the same subnet as sandisor?

If WINS is not being used on either server, then how is name resolution being performed? I suspect your V6.0C server is either using LMHOSTS file or DNS. Do ADMIN/CONFIG, choose Transports and compare your 6.0C server with the 7.3B server. Anything different?

You could try to use DEBUG in ADMIN to see if it gives you any clues. I doubt it will, I think ADMIN just does a "NetMessageSend" or something like that to the APISHR and lets the shareable do all the work. But give it a try on both the 6.0C and 7.3B servers and compare.

$ ADMIN
DOMAIN\\SERVER> DEBUG LOG /EVENT=(APIDATA,INFO,CMDSTATUS)/FILE=FOO.BAR



DOMAIN\\SERVER> EXIT
$ TYPE FOO.BAR

(do ADMIN DEBUG HELP to learn more about ADMIN's debug capability, especially if the above commands aren't working)

Brad McCusker
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Brad McCusker
Software Concepts International
robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

thanks brad,
the same subnet yes
running the admin/config - both same LMHOSTS and using TCPIP

output from admin commands:-
$ DAVE:SYSTEM> admin
BERTDOMAIN\\DAVE> debug log/event=(apidata,info,cmdstatus)/file=foo.bar
%PWRK-I-LOGOPENED, log file SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]FOO.BAR;1 opened

BERTDOMAIN\\DAVE> net send sandisor test
%PWRK-E-ERRSENMSG, error sending message for computer "SANDISOR"
-LM-E-NERR_NAMENOTFOU, the message alias could not be found on the network

BERTDOMAIN\\DAVE> exit
%PWRK-I-LOGCLOSED, log file SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]FOO.BAR;1 closed
$ DAVE:SYSTEM> type foo.bar
16:35:11 ML_LOG+180\ML_Log_OpenLog() Log file SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]FOO.BAR;1 init
ialized at 18-AUG-2010 16:35:11
16:35:11 MAN_DEBUG+530\Cmd_Debug_Log() Logging events mask = 0x1CA
16:35:11 ML_CLI+297\Cli_ParseCommand() Command completion status is: %SYSTEM-S-N
ORMAL, normal successful completion
16:35:25 MAN_NET+5752\CmdTransDispatch() Calling Cli_ParseCommand
16:35:25 ML_COMPUTER+2278\ML_Comp_GetServerInfo1() NetServerGetInfo(Server="\\DA
VE", Level=1)
16:35:25 ML_COMPUTER+2283\ML_Comp_GetServerInfo1() (S) ApiStatus=0 : %LM-S-NER
R_SUCCESS, normal successful completion
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1806\GetServerInfo() ServerName="DAVE" => "DAVE"
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1819\GetServerInfo() Local ADMIN user name is "Administrator"
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1229\SetAdminInfo() Temporary Administration Information:
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1229\SetAdminInfo() Domain="BERTDOMAIN"
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1229\SetAdminInfo() Server="DAVE", Alias="DAVE", Domain="BER
TDOMAIN", Version=4.0, Flags: VMS PDC PWRK
16:35:25 ML_ADMIN+1229\SetAdminInfo() Do priv checks: NO
16:35:25 ML_SEND+383\ML_Send_Msg() NetMessageBufferSend(Server="\\DAVE", Compute
r="SANDISOR")
16:35:29 ML_SEND+392\ML_Send_Msg() (F) ApiStatus=2273 : %LM-E-NERR_NAMENOTFOU,
the message alias could not be found on the network
16:35:29 ML_CLI+297\Cli_ParseCommand() Command completion status is: %PWRK-E-ERR
SENMSG, error sending message for computer "!AZ"
16:35:29 ML_CLI+297\Cli_ParseCommand() Command completion status is: %PWRK-E-ERR
SENMSG, error sending message for computer "!AZ"
16:35:35 ML_LOG+222\ML_Log_CloseLog() Log file SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]FOO.BAR;1 clo
sed at 18-AUG-2010 16:35:35
$ DAVE:SYSTEM>


any further ideas?
robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

when you said subnet - would the mask have to be the same? they are different

working server - 255.255.255.128
not working server:- 255.255.255.0

Brad McCusker
Respected Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

>both same LMHOSTS and using TCPIP

And, you checked the LMHOSTS file on both systems and the entry for sandisor is the same?
Brad McCusker
Software Concepts International
robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

odd? both lmhosts files empty?
Brad McCusker
Respected Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

Sorry, I skipped over the "same subnet" statement.

Try changing the mask to match, if you can do so easily - that sort of thing is not my area of expertise.

Next step in my mind would be wireshark to take a look at what's happening on the wire.
Brad McCusker
Software Concepts International
robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

ye ive tried changing to match subnet masks - net send still giving same error
what is wireshack?
robert70
Valued Contributor

Re: ADMIN SEND over PATHWORKS

when i added my PC IP address and sandisor equivalent to the lmhosts files i get the net send to work

but this is definitely not the way it was working on the main server

we have 10 users here with PC's so I could simply add them all to the hosts file i suppose