Checking the RealPort Daemon

The daemon for the RealPort driver monitors the connection between the PortServer and the host machine. There is one daemon for each PortServer configured for RealPort. Use this procedure to verify that a RealPort daemon is running and is configured for the correct IP address.

Procedure

1. Enter one of the following ps -ef commands at a root prompt on the RealPort UNIX host. Use the appropriate command for your operating system.

   Operating System	Daemon Name	Command
   AIX	ncxd	ps -ef | grep ncxd
   SVR4 or SCO UnixWare	ncxd	ps -ef | grep ncxd
   SCO OpenServer	ncxd	ps -ef | grep ncxd
   Solaris	ncxd	ps -ef | grep ncxd
   HP-UX	drpd	ps -ef | grep drpd

2. Verify that the daemon is running and that the IP address is correct.  The following is an example of results from the previous step.  Your results may differ slightly depending on your operating system.
   
   root 14130 13726 2 10:32:36 pts/3 0:00 grep daemon
root 15124 1 0 Jan 27 - 0:00 /etc/daemon -p771 /dev/sa7 199.86.5.109

daemon is the name of your RealPort daemon from the previous step. If no process is shown for daemon, the RealPort daemon is not running. Ignore the process that shows grep daemon. That is just the temporary process created by the previous step.

The output above shows a RealPort daemon is running and is associated with a PortServer with an IP address of 199.86.5.109. If the IP address is incorrect, it must be reconfigured to the address to which the PortServer is configured.