NISERR NIS network error

zkab

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On my LAN I have some Linux server and my Linux desktop - all are running Debian.
But we have also a Windows 7 desktop.
All computers are hooked to APC ups.

I have been monitoring these ups from my Linux desktop via gapcmon and it has worked OK.
Recently we swapped Window7 to Windows8.1 and for some reason I get an error in gapcmon for the Windows8.1 box.
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unknown@begonian
is NISERR NIS network error ...
Quick refresh for begonian failed! Network thread is busy
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Installation of apcupsd on Windows8.1 was OK and status is ONLINE and working.
I used the same apcupsd.conf (attached) for Windows8.1 as for the old Windows7.
Only difference is that Windows8.1 is logged in as Microsoft account but Windows7 was an local account.
Is Windows8.1 blocking NISPORT 3551 ?
Appreciate any help
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## apcupsd.conf v1.1 ##
#
# for apcupsd release 3.14.10 - win32-mingw
#
# "apcupsd" POSIX config file


#
# ========= General configuration parameters ============
#


# UPSNAME xxx
# Use this to give your UPS a name in log files and such. This
# is particulary useful if you have multiple UPSes. This does not
# set the EEPROM. It should be 8 characters or less.


UPSNAME Begonian


# UPSCABLE <cable>
# Defines the type of cable connecting the UPS to your computer.
#
# Possible generic choices for <cable> are:
# simple, smart, ether, usb
#
# Or a specific cable model number may be used:
# 940-0119A, 940-0127A, 940-0128A, 940-0020B,
# 940-0020C, 940-0023A, 940-0024B, 940-0024C,
# 940-1524C, 940-0024G, 940-0095A, 940-0095B,
# 940-0095C, M-04-02-2000
#
UPSCABLE usb


# To get apcupsd to work, in addition to defining the cable
# above, you must also define a UPSTYPE, which corresponds to
# the type of UPS you have (see the Description for more details).
# You must also specify a DEVICE, sometimes referred to as a port.
# For USB UPSes, please leave the DEVICE directive blank. For
# other UPS types, you must specify an appropriate port or address.
#
# UPSTYPE DEVICE Description
# apcsmart COMx Newer serial character device, appropriate for
# SmartUPS models using a serial cable (not USB).
# Can be COM1, COM2, etc.
#
# usb <BLANK> Most new UPSes are USB. A blank DEVICE
# setting enables autodetection, which is
# the best choice for most installations.
#
# net hostname:port Network link to a master apcupsd through apcupsd's
# Network Information Server. This is used if the
# UPS powering your computer is connected to a
# different computer for monitoring.
#
# snmp hostname:port:vendor:community
# SNMP network link to an SNMP-enabled UPS device.
# Hostname is the ip address or hostname of the UPS
# on the network. Vendor can be can be "APC" or
# "APC_NOTRAP". "APC_NOTRAP" will disable SNMP trap
# catching; you usually want "APC". Port is usually
# 161. Community is usually "private".
#
# netsnmp hostname:port:vendor:community
# OBSOLETE
# Same as SNMP above but requires use of the
# net-snmp library. Unless you have a specific need
# for this old driver, you should use 'snmp' instead.
#
# dumb COMx Old serial character device for use with
# simple-signaling UPSes. Can be COM1, COM2, etc.
#
# pcnet ipaddr:username:passphrase
# PowerChute Network Shutdown protocol which can be
# used as an alternative to SNMP with the AP9617
# family of smart slot cards.ipaddr is the IP
# address of the UPS mgmtcard. username and
# passphrase are the credentials for which the card
# has been configured.
#
UPSTYPE usb
DEVICE


# POLLTIME <int>
# Interval (in seconds) at which apcupsd polls the UPS for status. This
# setting applies both to directly-attached UPSes (UPSTYPE apcsmart, usb,
# dumb) and networked UPSes (UPSTYPE net, snmp). Lowering this setting
# will improve apcupsd's responsiveness to certain events at the cost of
# higher CPU utilization. The default of 60 is appropriate for most
# situations.
#POLLTIME 60


# SCRIPTDIR <path to script directory>
# Directory in which apccontrol and event scripts are located.
SCRIPTDIR c:\Program Files\apcupsd\etc\apcupsd


# PWRFAILDIR <path to powerfail directory>
# Directory in which to write the powerfail flag file. This file
# is created when apcupsd initiates a system shutdown and is
# checked in the OS halt scripts to determine if a killpower
# (turning off UPS output power) is required.
PWRFAILDIR c:\Program Files\apcupsd\etc\apcupsd


# NOLOGINDIR <path to nologin directory>
# Directory in which to write the nologin file. The existence
# of this flag file tells the OS to disallow new logins.
NOLOGINDIR c:\Program Files\apcupsd\etc\apcupsd




#
# ======== Configuration parameters used during power failures ==========
#


# The ONBATTERYDELAY is the time in seconds from when a power failure
# is detected until we react to it with an onbattery event.
#
# This means that, apccontrol will be called with the powerout argument
# immediately when a power failure is detected. However, the
# onbattery argument is passed to apccontrol only after the
# ONBATTERYDELAY time. If you don't want to be annoyed by short
# powerfailures, make sure that apccontrol powerout does nothing
# i.e. comment out the wall.
ONBATTERYDELAY 6


#
# Note: BATTERYLEVEL, MINUTES, and TIMEOUT work in conjunction, so
# the first that occurs will cause the initation of a shutdown.
#


# If during a power failure, the remaining battery percentage
# (as reported by the UPS) is below or equal to BATTERYLEVEL,
# apcupsd will initiate a system shutdown.
BATTERYLEVEL 5


# If during a power failure, the remaining runtime in minutes
# (as calculated internally by the UPS) is below or equal to MINUTES,
# apcupsd, will initiate a system shutdown.
MINUTES 3


# If during a power failure, the UPS has run on batteries for TIMEOUT
# many seconds or longer, apcupsd will initiate a system shutdown.
# A value of 0 disables this timer.
#
# Note, if you have a Smart UPS, you will most likely want to disable
# this timer by setting it to zero. That way, you UPS will continue
# on batteries until either the % charge remaing drops to or below BATTERYLEVEL,
# or the remaining battery runtime drops to or below MINUTES. Of course,
# if you are testing, setting this to 60 causes a quick system shutdown
# if you pull the power plug.
# If you have an older dumb UPS, you will want to set this to less than
# the time you know you can run on batteries.
TIMEOUT 0


# Time in seconds between annoying users to signoff prior to
# system shutdown. 0 disables.
ANNOY 300


# Initial delay after power failure before warning users to get
# off the system.
ANNOYDELAY 60


# The condition which determines when users are prevented from
# logging in during a power failure.
# NOLOGON <string> [ disable | timeout | percent | minutes | always ]
NOLOGON disable


# If KILLDELAY is non-zero, apcupsd will continue running after a
# shutdown has been requested, and after the specified time in
# seconds attempt to kill the power. This is for use on systems
# where apcupsd cannot regain control after a shutdown.
# KILLDELAY <seconds> 0 disables
KILLDELAY 0


#
# ==== Configuration statements for Network Information Server ====
#


# NETSERVER [ on | off ] on enables, off disables the network
# information server. If netstatus is on, a network information
# server process will be started for serving the STATUS and
# EVENT data over the network (used by CGI programs).
NETSERVER on


# NISIP <dotted notation ip address>
# IP address on which NIS server will listen for incoming connections.
# This is useful if your server is multi-homed (has more than one
# network interface and IP address). Default value is 0.0.0.0 which
# means any incoming request will be serviced. Alternatively, you can
# configure this setting to any specific IP address of your server and
# NIS will listen for connections only on that interface. Use the
# loopback address (127.0.0.1) to accept connections only from the
# local machine.
NISIP 0.0.0.0


# NISPORT <port> default is 3551 as registered with the IANA
# port to use for sending STATUS and EVENTS data over the network.
# It is not used unless NETSERVER is on. If you change this port,
# you will need to change the corresponding value in the cgi directory
# and rebuild the cgi programs.
NISPORT 3551


# If you want the last few EVENTS to be available over the network
# by the network information server, you must define an EVENTSFILE.
EVENTSFILE c:\Program Files\apcupsd\etc\apcupsd\apcupsd.events


# EVENTSFILEMAX <kilobytes>
# By default, the size of the EVENTSFILE will be not be allowed to exceed
# 10 kilobytes. When the file grows beyond this limit, older EVENTS will
# be removed from the beginning of the file (first in first out). The
# parameter EVENTSFILEMAX can be set to a different kilobyte value, or set
# to zero to allow the EVENTSFILE to grow without limit.
EVENTSFILEMAX 10


#
# ========== Configuration statements used if sharing =============
# a UPS with more than one machine


#
# Remaining items are for ShareUPS (APC expansion card) ONLY
#


# UPSCLASS [ standalone | shareslave | sharemaster ]
# Normally standalone unless you share an UPS using an APC ShareUPS
# card.
UPSCLASS standalone


# UPSMODE [ disable | share ]
# Normally disable unless you share an UPS using an APC ShareUPS card.
UPSMODE disable


#
# ===== Configuration statements to control apcupsd system logging ========
#


# Time interval in seconds between writing the STATUS file; 0 disables
STATTIME 0


# Location of STATUS file (written to only if STATTIME is non-zero)
STATFILE c:\Program Files\apcupsd\etc\apcupsd\apcupsd.status


# LOGSTATS [ on | off ] on enables, off disables
# Note! This generates a lot of output, so if
# you turn this on, be sure that the
# file defined in syslog.conf for LOG_NOTICE is a named pipe.
# You probably do not want this on.
LOGSTATS off


# Time interval in seconds between writing the DATA records to
# the log file. 0 disables.
DATATIME 0


# FACILITY defines the logging facility (class) for logging to syslog.
# If not specified, it defaults to "daemon". This is useful
# if you want to separate the data logged by apcupsd from other
# programs.
#FACILITY DAEMON


#
# ========== Configuration statements used in updating the UPS EPROM =========
#


#
# These statements are used only by apctest when choosing "Set EEPROM with conf
# file values" from the EEPROM menu. THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NO EFFECT ON APCUPSD.
#


# UPS name, max 8 characters
#UPSNAME UPS_IDEN


# Battery date - 8 characters
#BATTDATE mm/dd/yy


# Sensitivity to line voltage quality (H cause faster transfer to batteries)
# SENSITIVITY H M L (default = H)
#SENSITIVITY H


# UPS delay after power return (seconds)
# WAKEUP 000 060 180 300 (default = 0)
#WAKEUP 60


# UPS Grace period after request to power off (seconds)
# SLEEP 020 180 300 600 (default = 20)
#SLEEP 180


# Low line voltage causing transfer to batteries
# The permitted values depend on your model as defined by last letter
# of FIRMWARE or APCMODEL. Some representative values are:
# D 106 103 100 097
# M 177 172 168 182
# A 092 090 088 086
# I 208 204 200 196 (default = 0 => not valid)
#LOTRANSFER 208


# High line voltage causing transfer to batteries
# The permitted values depend on your model as defined by last letter
# of FIRMWARE or APCMODEL. Some representative values are:
# D 127 130 133 136
# M 229 234 239 224
# A 108 110 112 114
# I 253 257 261 265 (default = 0 => not valid)
#HITRANSFER 253


# Battery charge needed to restore power
# RETURNCHARGE 00 15 50 90 (default = 15)
#RETURNCHARGE 15


# Alarm delay
# 0 = zero delay after pwr fail, T = power fail + 30 sec, L = low battery, N = never
# BEEPSTATE 0 T L N (default = 0)
#BEEPSTATE T


# Low battery warning delay in minutes
# LOWBATT 02 05 07 10 (default = 02)
#LOWBATT 2


# UPS Output voltage when running on batteries
# The permitted values depend on your model as defined by last letter
# of FIRMWARE or APCMODEL. Some representative values are:
# D 115
# M 208
# A 100
# I 230 240 220 225 (default = 0 => not valid)
#OUTPUTVOLTS 230


# Self test interval in hours 336=2 weeks, 168=1 week, ON=at power on
# SELFTEST 336 168 ON OFF (default = 336)
#SELFTEST 336
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    User build
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K / 4 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97M-PLUS
    Memory
    32 GB - Kingston HyperX FURY Black Series DIMM 240-pin 16GB 1600MHz CL10
    Graphics Card(s)
    Provided by CPU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL U2412M
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 850 Pro 128GB & 512
    PSU
    Seasonic Sea Sonic X-650 650Watt 80 PLUS Gold
    Case
    Antec Solo
    Cooling
    Stock CPU Cooler / Ch Cooler Noctua NF-P12 PWM
    Keyboard
    Logitech USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft USB
    Internet Speed
    !00/10 MBits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    NOD32
You really need to be addressing this issue on the proper Linux forum. As for port blocking, that would be a big no.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M500 240GB SSD
    Mouse
    Logitech M525
    Internet Speed
    45/6 - ATT U-Verse
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None needed. It is Linux.
    Other Info
    Arris NVG589 Gateway; Router - Cisco RV320; Switch - Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch & Trendnet TEG-S50g 5-Port Switch; Access Points - Engenius ECB350, Trendnet TEW-638APB; NAS - Lenovo ix2-4; Printer - Brother HL-2280DW; Air Print Server - Lantronix XPrintServer

    A/V UPS - Tripp-Lite Smart 1500LCD 1500 Va/900 W.
As I mentioned in my post there is no problem with the Linux servers & desktop when it comes to 'apcupsd' - only the Windows8.1 can't communicate via the NETSERVER.
So I don't understand why I sould send it to a Linux forum ...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    User build
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4790K / 4 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z97M-PLUS
    Memory
    32 GB - Kingston HyperX FURY Black Series DIMM 240-pin 16GB 1600MHz CL10
    Graphics Card(s)
    Provided by CPU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL U2412M
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    SSD Samsung 850 Pro 128GB & 512
    PSU
    Seasonic Sea Sonic X-650 650Watt 80 PLUS Gold
    Case
    Antec Solo
    Cooling
    Stock CPU Cooler / Ch Cooler Noctua NF-P12 PWM
    Keyboard
    Logitech USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft USB
    Internet Speed
    !00/10 MBits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    NOD32
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