RE: Verify network connection from i

<< often with a complete denial of any change, suddenly it works.>>

Most of those guys are from the "It wasn't me" generation.

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DrFranken
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 11:44 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Verify network connection from i

The next steps I think would be communication traces on both ends if
possible or at least on your end. Catch the outbound traffic or lack of
inbound traffic. Export it as a .pcap file and hand it to the network
guys. "Here is my outbound traffic. Since you've completely blocked all
troubleshooting opportunities it's now your problem."

I can tell you that there have been days it's a good thing the network
guys were not local. Up and down they swear it's not their problem!
However, since they cannot show the traffic sending/arriving we just
continue to throw it back in their face until someone with sufficient
'chooch factor' gets them to focus on the problem. Then, often with a
complete denial of any change, suddenly it works.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 8/21/2018 12:33 PM, David Gibbs wrote:

On 8/21/2018 11:24 AM, DrFranken wrote:

You might also try SSH from QSH if the system on the far end has SSH
running.

SSH is also locked down.

If I had NMAP on the i, I would try that (and get a nastygram from the
network security people).

david