[comp.dcom.lans] StarLAN Woes

pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) (01/10/91)

I have a pair of 3B2/400s running SV R3.1, StarLAN-1 and RFS.  I also
have a 386 running SV/386 R3.2.2 (includes Network Support Utilities and
RFS, both release 1.2 version 2.0) and StarGroup 3.2 (to a bunch of
MSDOS clients).

Each network works well.  So I administered the 3B2 (mccc) that's the
primary server for its network to include the 386 (tech) and set up RFS. 
Next I connected the cable between an IN on one NAU and an OUT on the
other, and rebooted all three computers.  The 3B2s come up normally, but
I get the following message from the 386:

rfstart: could not contact primary name server
rfstart: No reply from domain name server

I have swapped cables and manually checked out all configuration files,
and everything seems to be OK (well, I know that the cables are OK). 

It dawned on me today that I hadn't tried to see if Starlan was OK.  So
I tried to do a "cu -d mccc" from the 386.  Here's what I got:

	conn(mccc)
	Device Type STARLAN wanted
	ProtoStr = eg
	Internal caller type TLIS
	filelock: ok
	tlicall: bound to
	t_connect to addr "mccc"
	t_connect: System error
	tlicall: system error: Invalid argument.
	
Undaunted, I went to the 3B2 that's connected to mccc and did the same
"cu -d mccc".  The first five lines were as above but the sixth said:
	tlicall: bound to ATT.TLI
and then it connected successfully!  I grep /usr/lib/uucp, /usr/net,
/usr/nserve, and /usr/slan looking for ATT.TLI but drew a blank.

The 3B2 and the 386 have identical Devices and Systems entries:

	STARLAN,eg starlan - - TLIS \D

	mccc Any STARLAN - mccc in:--in: nuucp

Help!

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thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (01/11/91)

pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) in <1991Jan10.021409.2651@mccc.edu> writes:

	I have a pair of 3B2/400s running SV R3.1, StarLAN-1 and RFS.  I also
	have a 386 running SV/386 R3.2.2 (includes Network Support Utilities
	and RFS, both release 1.2 version 2.0) and StarGroup 3.2 (to a bunch
	of MSDOS clients).

	Each network works well.  So I administered the 3B2 (mccc) that's the
	primary server for its network to include the 386 (tech) and set up
	RFS.  Next I connected the cable between an IN on one NAU and an OUT
	on the other, and rebooted all three computers.  The 3B2s come up
	normally, but I get the following message from the 386:

	rfstart: could not contact primary name server
	rfstart: No reply from domain name server

	I have swapped cables and manually checked out all configuration
	files, and everything seems to be OK (well, I know that the cables are
	OK).
	[...]
	The 3B2 and the 386 have identical Devices and Systems entries:

		STARLAN,eg starlan - - TLIS \D

		mccc Any STARLAN - mccc in:--in: nuucp

	Help!

Though I don't have the same hardware config you do (mine are 3B1), I solved a
similar problem when I first brought StarLAN up on my systems.  I've extracted
the relevant portions of several files listed below in the hope this can serve
you as a model for the changes required on your systems.

Please note the entries in Dialers matching entries in Devices; this "may" be
the solution in your case (it's been a while since I've done this and my docs
aren't handy).

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com ]

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/usr/lib/uucp/Devices:

	#
	STARLAN        starlan - Any STARLAN
	STARLAN_NAU,eg starlan - Any STARLAN \D.serve pc_uucp
	STARLAN_UU,eg  starlan - Any STARLAN \D.serve SLAN_uucico

/usr/lib/uucp/Sysfiles:

	service=cu	systems=Systems.cu:Systems \
			devices=Devices \
			dialers=Dialers

	service=uucico	systems=Systems.uucico:Systems \
			devices=Devices \
			dialers=Dialers

/usr/lib/uucp/Systems.cu:

	# StarLAN entries for cu activity
	#
	amiga Any STARLAN - access0 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	thadlabs Any STARLAN - thadlabs "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs3 Any STARLAN - tlabs3 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs4 Any STARLAN - tlabs4 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs5 Any STARLAN - tlabs5 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp

/usr/lib/uucp/Systems.uucico:

	# StarLAN entries for uucico activity
	#
	thadlabs Any STARLAN_NAU,eg - thadlabs "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs3 Any STARLAN_NAU,eg - tlabs3 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs4 Any STARLAN_NAU,eg - tlabs4 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp
	tlabs5 Any STARLAN_NAU,eg - tlabs5 "" \r\d\r in:--in: nuucp

/usr/lib/uucp/Dialers:

	# STARLAN dialers
	#
	STARLAN_NIU "" "" \r\d\r\d\r DIAL:-\r\d\r\d\r-DIAL: \D "" \d\d\c
	pc_uucp ""	"" NLPS:000:001:102\N\c
	SLAN_uucico ""	"" NLPS:000:001:101\N\c
	SLAN_login ""	"" NLPS:000:001:1\N\c
	nls	""	"" NLPS:000:001:1\N\c

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