An excellent suggestion, but unfortunately Pools Only is already Yes. This is definitely a basic security precaution. >try to issolate exactly what is in common with the things that are going >down. things like "is your external CSU/DSU connected to the same UPS as the >hub?" It just befuddles me because it just looks to be unrelated things. As soon as I go to blame it on a failing Ethernet hub, bad wiring, etc., I remember those Frame profiles moving around. It just don' make no sense. >-----Original Message----- >>The Max has a PRI and a Frame line with two DLCIs. On the local Ethernet is >>a machine that queries it via SNMP every minute for traffic graphing and to >>make sure it's responding. If it doesn't respond, I get paged. >> >>Occasionally, I get paged that it's down, along with everything beyond it >>and some devices on the local Ethernet (presumably those that happen to get >>queried while the Max is acting up). A minute later, on the monitoring >>device's next query, everything comes back up. >> >>The Max always says it's been up for a while, so it didn't reset. There's >>nothing in the Fatal Error log and Syslog shows nothing out of the >ordinary. >> >>So it looks like the monitoring system lost it's mind, right? >> >>Right, except that usually one or both of the two Frame profiles >>simultaneously move to different interfaces. >> >>So it looks like the Frame line went down, twice, right? Right, except why >>did the Max stop responding to SNMP queries both times? >> >>Also, even local devices on the Ethernet are reported as down at the time, >>which looks like the Ethernet is flaky. Except the Frame profiles move >>around! Other profiles mey too, but I haven't tracked them so far. >> >>I've been back and forth with Support on this, but so far I don't think >>anyone is getting the picture. >> >>Is anyone else seeing anything like this? >> >>Peter Lalor Peter Lalor Infoasis plalor@infoasis.com <A HREF="http://www.infoasis.com/">http://www.infoasis.com/</A> 415-459-7991 x102 415-459-7992 fax ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11416.html">Re: (ASCEND) Random momentary routing failures</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: "Leon McCalla" <ascend@caribbeanlink.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11437.html">(ASCEND) Getting USR Sportsters to behave...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11433.html">(ASCEND) Is the list having a problem?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11416.html">Re: (ASCEND) Random momentary routing failures</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11438.html">Re: (ASCEND) Random momentary routing failures</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11435"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd266.html#11435"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>