[Crash-utility] netdump starting problem

hello friends, I was setting up netdump server in my workplace. I followed the following procedure: Server Configuration: 1. Verify that the netdump server is installed: rpm -q netdump-server. If it is not installed, install it by running the command: up2date netdump-server. 2. After the netdump server package is installed change the password for the "netdump" user to something that you know: passwd netdump 3. Enable the netdump server: chkconfig netdump-server on 4. Start the netdump server: service netdump-server start Client Configuration: 1. Verify that the netdump client is installed: rpm -q netdump. If it is not installed, install it by running the command: up2date netdump. 2. Edit /etc/sysconfig/netdump and add the following line: NETDUMPADDR=192.168.0.5 **192.168.0.5 should be changed to the ip address of the netdump server. 3. Enter the following command and give the netdump password when prompted: service netdump propagate 4. Enable the netdump client: chkconfig netdump on 5. Start the netdump client: service netdump start Now after doing this i get the following message: # service netdump start netdump: cannot arp <ipaddress> netdump: cannot find <ipaddress>in arp cache netdump: can't resolve <ipaddress> MAC address netdump server address resolution [FAILED] What could be the reason for this ? How could i solve this? Thanks Anirudh Srinivasan