HP9000 ping problem

[Matteo_9]

If I ping from the server an host in my lan i have 4 packets that return in few msec (1 or 2) and 1 that return in 300msec, and so on, 4 packets FAST and 1 packet slow. If I try to ping the same host wwith another server connected on the same switch of the HP9000 the ping has no problems so i think that ther's something wrong on HP9000....can you help me?

[T G Manikandan]

check

1.check the speed,duplex settings on the hpux box and at the other end,the switch.

Both speed and duplex should match.

Just do a
#lanadmin
>lan
>display

check for any collisions/errors

2.Just do a
#netstat -nr

check the routing table on the hpux machine.Probably it is taking a longer route.

3.Try replacing the network cable.

[Sanjay Kumar Suri]

For the first time ARP broadcast is done to build the ARP cache. Once MAC address is known, no further broadcast is needed. That is why faster response.

Check with #arp -a command as well.

sks

[Sarvesh A Dhuri]

Please check routing table in your HP9000 server using netstat -nr , please check for is there any more than one path exist to reach to the other remote server to whom you are trying to ping.

[SS_6]

lancard speed could be mismatched. Do lanscan to see lancards
#lanscan
To check speed do
#lanadmin -x 1 (where 1 is lan1)
Check speed from switch/port side.

[Steven E. Protter]

Interesting.

I had similar symptoms once.

Do and unlimited length ping, say HP-Ux box to HP-UX box. If the times gradually rise, the NIC card on the target box needs to be replaced.

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