[Dxspider-support] Node won't restart properly

[David Ward]

A few days ago I asked about a problem where a node wouldn't restart properly after a power failure. Ian suggested a problem with the system clock. I fixed the clock and that fixed the problem with the local login. However I still have the problem with the remote node trying to connect (via RF). I investigated further and it seems that my node doesn't know about the remote node. All of this worked before the power failure.

Below is a small snippet from the admin terminal where I tried to add va3pec-5 as a remote node. This doesn't seem to work. Anyone know why va3pec-5 was lost during the power failure and how I fix it?

Thanks,
Dave

show/node
Node Call   Sort    Version
VE3BIP-7    Spider  1.51
VA3MW-7     Clx     5-0.00
2 records
VE3BIP de VE3BIP-7  9-Jul-2003 0116Z >

set/spider va3pec-5
VA3PEC-5 set as DXSpider style Node
VE3BIP de VE3BIP-7  9-Jul-2003 0116Z >

show/node
Node Call   Sort    Version
VE3BIP-7    Spider  1.51
VA3MW-7     Clx     5-0.00
2 records



  Dave,

  The symptoms you describe precisely match those when the clock on the node is wrong.

  Please check .....


  Regards     -     Iain


    ----- Original Message ----- 



    On June 25 my Spider node suffered a from a power failure. I restarted it the next day and a cursory look indicated everything had restarted properly, alas it was not so. 

    Here are the symptoms, I am hoping someone has some ideas as to what is wrong and how to correct it.

    The node had run with only a few minor quirks without any problem.
    The version is 57.191 on Red Hat Linux 7.3.
    The problem appeared to start after a power failure although that is not certain.
    When I log in locally, i.e. using the client program, everything appears OK but when I do sh/dx it only shows the spots from June 25. However I can see the spots coming in to the main cluster program from an internet feed.
    Another node tries to connect to me (via RF). Using the listen program I can see the connect attempts but my node never seems to respond.

    Any ideas or suggestions for tests that I can try to isolate the problem?
    Is there any chance some data file was corrupted as a result of a power failure?

    Thanks,
    Dave Ward
    VE3BIP
    Belleville, Ontario
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