Problems with linkloop

[wardend]

We have in environment filled with HP equipment, both new and middle-age. We have Ignite post install scripts that use linkloop. Recently we discovered that any MAC address we put in a linkloop would come back "OK", suggesting a link. I am assuming at this stage that we have a machine that is responding to all MAC addresses. Has anybody seen anything like this?

[OFC_EDM]

I've never seen that problem.

FYI though..the command is being phased out with hp-ux 11i...see link below for details.

HP-UX 11i v3 non-critical impact:
Network management commands lanadmin, lanscan and linkloop commands are deprecated; use nwmgr (NcWn938)

http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/download/files/unprot/STK/HPUX_STK/impacts/i938.html

[OFC_EDM]

Which OS version are you running?
What's your patch level?
Which version of Ignite are you using?

Can you post the exact command with which you're seeing the issue?

Regards

[wardend]

We are running 11.31 mostly but some 11.23. Ignite actually runs fine. The post-install scripts we use to configure our private lans fails due its use of linkloop. It is very weird. I can take a linkloop command to any other machine in the environment and change a digit to a non-existant MAC address and it will still indicate connectivity.

[Torsten.]

Strange ... but how about nwmgr?

Try what it gives, e.g.

nwmgr --diag -A dest=mac_addr [--it number] [-A pktsize=bytes] [-A timeout=seconds] -c lan_instance

[rick jones]

When you run the linkloop command, can you do so while taking a packet trace on the interface and see what if anything might be happening on the wire?

[wardend]

I think we have found the problem. We removed the lan connection to a Onboard Administrator/ILO port on an HP 7000 blade. When disconnected the problem went away. We are investigating what's causing this particular unit to mis-behave. Thanks for your help.