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