[netperf-talk] netserver fails to establish endpoint

[Rick Jones]

Edward Collins wrote:
> #
> #
> #
> #
> # find / -name netserver
> /opt/netperf/bin/netserver
> /netperf-2.4.5/src/netserver
> # ./netserver
> Starting netserver at port 12865
> set_up_server could not establish a listen endpoint for  port 12865 with family
> AF_UNSPEC
> # reboot
> Shutdown at 14:42 (in 0 minutes)
> 
>         *** FINAL System shutdown message from root at RX4640_10506-A12 ***
> 
> System going down IMMEDIATELY
> 
> System shutdown time has arrived
> logout root
> 
> Just after a system reboot:
> (the netstat output looks the same on the working and failing systems)
> 
> 
> HP-UX RX4640_10506-A12 B.11.31 U ia64 (ta)
> 
> login: root
> Password:
> Last successful login:       Fri Aug 13 14:16:55 PDT 2010 d5129av9vtrkm1.qlogic.
> 
> # netstat -an | grep 12865
> tcp        0      0  *.12865                *.*                     LISTEN

I will guess that you inherited this system from somewhere and they already had 
a version of netperf installed, configured to launch netserver via the inetd. 
So, edit the inetd.conf file to either point at your netserver, or remove the 
entry, do an inetd -c and then see how things go.

happy benchmarking,

rick  jones

> 
> # cd netperf
> # cd bin
> # ./netserver
> Starting netserver at port 12865
> set_up_server could not establish a listen endpoint for  port 12865 with family
> AF_UNSPEC
> #
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Jones [mailto:rick.jones2 at hp.com] 
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:36 PM
> To: Edward Collins
> Cc: netperf-talk at netperf.org
> Subject: Re: [netperf-talk] netserver fails to establish endpoint
> 
> Edward Collins wrote:
> 
>>Has anyone else seen this error? I am setting up two systems for use and the
>>first one does the binding OK but the second one shows this.  Ver 2.4 
>>netperf
>>
>># ./netserver
>>
>>Starting netserver at port 12865
>>
>>set_up_server could not establish a listen endpoint for  port 12865 with 
>>family AF_UNSPEC
> 
> 
> before you try to start netserver, what does:
> 
> netstat -an | grep 12865
> 
> show?
> 
> happy benchmarking,
> 
> rick jones