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Re: Farm network problems - Resolved



Great job, good (& persistent) work!

Roy


Sandy Philpott wrote:
> The underlying cause for the farm network problems has been identified 
> and
> corrected.  A suspect host was masquerading as the default router for the
> scientific computing network, and packets were subsequently routed 
> incorrectly.
> The host has been turned off and networking has returned to normal 
> operation.
>
>> Intermittent farm network problems continue today, still with no 
>> clear solution
>> at this point. Work is ongoing to get this issue resolved.
>>> Starting at 3pm on Monday, the farm network began having problems.
>>> Staff worked until 8:30pm when one of the farm switches was identified
>>> as the problem. It was removed from the network, and things returned
>>> to normal.  Overnight the problem began again.  Oncall staff worked to
>>> find another switch that was causing problems; it was also shut down 
>>> and
>>> the network returned to normal. But once again, the problem has
>>> returned.  Staff will work today to find the underlying cause and 
>>> get this
>>> resolved. We appreciate your patience.
>>
>>
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