David C. Moody wrote:
> On Oct 3, 1:44 pm, Uncle Muscle <nos...@net.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently implemented UnixWare 7.1.4 as an ipnat + ipfilter solution in
>> our office. It works flawlessly for a number of hours, but after a
>> period of use it simply stops responding. The system is still up and
>> responsive, but the network interfaces aren't. ifconfig doesn't show
>> anything unusual both before and after they occur. The logs also show
>> nothing unusual. I'm at a total loss, and don't want to write our
>> UnixWare license off and move to Solaris without trying to sort this out.
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>
> Hi,
>
> You should look at another recent thread, <a href="http://
> groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.sco.misc/browse_thread/thread/
> c6abf20ea7b1db84#">"OpenServer 6.0.0 hangs randomly. Please help!" </
> a>
>
> I know it pertains to Openserver 6, but the symptoms are very
> similar. I was able to solve my problem which was ONLY the network
> interfaces dying by upgrading to the newest NIC driver found on HP's
> site in a Networking Pack, or go directly to the manufacturer's site
> and download from there. In my case it was Broadcom and they actually
> had SCO drivers readily available.
>
> There were several other suggestions throughout the thread as well.
>
> Hope that helps,
> -David
>
I replied too soon, I now see your posts appearing in the thread. We
seem to have the same issue, I'm just curious why both NICs seem to stop.

Thank you again for pointing me to the item!