Does this have dual power supplies? I would try a power supply and/or a DRAM card. They are cheap and either could cause it. Tom At 08:25 AM 6/14/01 -0500, you wrote: >Big picture: > Max TNT - been in place and working for 1 1/2 to 2 years. > 3 nailed t1's to central POP > 5 switched t1's / 3 48mod modem cards > 1 nailed t1 to remote POP > 1 32idsl card (1 customer) > 1 24sdsl card (serveral customers) > dircode > Flash card code directory: > Card 1, directory size 16 > 4ether2-card reg good 190478 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > hdlc2-card reg good 689696 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > 8t1-card reg good 208665 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > csmx-card reg good 875687 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > 32idsl-card reg good 618803 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > 24sdsl-data-card reg good 545552 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > shelf-controller reg good 1308931 Dec 8 1999 7.2.3e4 > >Problem > About every two weeks for the last few months this tnt will stop >routing. What I mean by stop routing is this: > x -------------- y ---------- z > remote pop the tnt NOC > >from z I can ping, traceroute and log into y no problem. but pinging x >results in massive packet loss. >ping from z to y = no packet loss, t1's have no errors, etc... >ping from y to x = no packet loss, t1 has no errors, etc... >ping from z to x = massive packet loss! traceroutes time out at y >* note: it's not only the remote pop, I'm just using it for the example, >but it is all remote links behind this tnt including dial-up customers. > >I can not find anything wrong on the tnt. No fatal history, no t1 errors >nothing. Only thing that fixes it is a reboot. > >I could really use some suggestions to trouble shoot the problem. This >week I have had to reboot it twice already. Its like this ascend/lucent >equipment has a built in "old age" death code..... > >I am reluctant to update code since the revision thats on it has been >working flawlessly for almost 2 years. Prior to which we had to replace >the chassis and shelf controller, because they died.... > >Help! Anyone. > >Thanks :) > >***************************************** >Mick Dobra >Systems Administrator >MTCO Communications >1-800-859-6826 >***************************************** > >++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com >Archives: http://www.nexial.com/mailinglists/ > ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com Archives: http://www.nexial.com/mailinglists/