Server Monitor "Waiting for response" Forever! But localhost is OK

Question

I am having trouble getting Server Monitor running on my MacBook to connect to our new Intel Xserve. Feeding it either the IP address or the host name gets the same message: "Waiting for response" and nothing more. I have no trouble a t all access the same server using Server Admin on the same MacBook. So it ddoes not seem to be a DNS issue or even an ethernet issue. I am not running any firewires (that I know of either). This is a brand new server and I have never even started most services yet, just hooked it up to an Xraid. I also have (4) ethernet ports. But I get the same results by plugging the WAN into either of the ports. Is there a bug with Server Monitor and the Intel Xserves?

Answer 1

Well the MAC addresses of my LOM's seem to be sequential to the two builtin ethernet ports. Assign each LOM an IP number. Then, on another computer, try to change it's IP to the same thing as the LOM. You should get an error message saying that the IP # is already in use by aonther MAC address. You guessed it, that Other MAC address should be the LOM. This is how I found out mine. The 1 port ended with a 4, the 2 port ended with a 5, the LOM 1 ended with a 6 and the LOM 2 ended with a 7.
HOWEVER, after days of messing with this stuff, I have not gotten the LOM to work. Tried all the tricks too, even the ones Apple won't tell you like unplugging the whole computer for 30 seconds and stuff. After all that messing around I have somehow damaged the servers ability to work with Apple Remote Desktop. The server appears in the list fine, but when you try to access it, ARD can never connect. I guess I will have to completely rebuild this server on Monday. It's faster than finding what's corrupt now. I'm not impressed with the Intel servers at all. I hate all this new LOM stuff and I don't like the mounting hardware either. I think they took a step backwards this time. Stop trying to make Sun servers. If I wanted a Sun, I'd buy a Sun. I want an Apple, because it's easy to use. At least they WERE easy to use. Anybody want to trade a dual Intel 3.0 for a dual G5???? I'm giving up on the LOM thing now. I will just use ARD to run Server Monitor on the machine as local. This is the only way to get info on the INtel serverrs it seems. Bummer. Silly that I trust my G4 Xserver much more than the Intel.