Multicasting and Symantec Ghost 6.5x CE 1

[SATech]

I'm having a problem that i suspect is with the multicasting function in Ghost 6.51. I manage our servers but not our network hardware (e.g. switches, routers). When I attempt to upload an image from my workstation on subnet (xxx.xxx.176.xxx) to my Ghost server which resides in another building and on another subnet (xxx.xxx.135.20), I get an error about 10 secs after I'm prompted for my session name. Thus, I get by the NIC drivers, DHCP, select Multicasting, type session name, and the next prompt I get is an error stating "Unable to connect to TCP/IP server, make sure it is set to accept you request...". Well, it is set to accept my request.

Has anyone experienced this before? If the problem is with the switch and router configuration, what is the best way to phrase the question to my network support folks? Is multicasting a default setting with Cisco switches/routers or is it a user option? Any suggestions would be greately appreciated.

Thanks, ________
S. Joseph Vergara
SVergara@Texas.net

 

[jimbopalmer]

I was unable to multicast out of a subnet using Nortel Accelar 1200 routing switches, inside a subnet it worked fine. The one thing you can't give for your heart's desire is your heart. - Lois McMaster Bujold

 

[bvigNT]

Im sure your router isnt going to pass multicast requests. Symantec Ghost 7.0 now has management console that I believe will alleviate this problem. Otherwise, you could create a new image and run the ghost session from the other subnet.