Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-26 Thread James
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:10:42 -0700, wrote: I recall you said you had machines numbered 192.168.10.1xx ? If so, then 192.168.10.0/24 ("slash 24") would be slightly better for you than "slash 8" as that at least narrows things down to all numeric addresses starting with: 192.168.10. If you jus

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-25 Thread Kevin . Buckley
> Here's what seems to be a solution that works for SuSE. May be > something similar for other systems: > >1) Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/SuseFirewall2 >2) Look for the keyword FW_TRUSTED_NETS >3) Add the IP addresses of your internal machines there. The format > for multiple

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-25 Thread James
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:31:12 -0700, Ralph Castain wrote: On Jul 24, 2010, at 4:40 PM, James wrote: OK, that's the problem. I turned the firewall off on both machines, and it works. Now the question: how do I fix it? I searched through the archives, and found that it seems to be a pretty co

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-25 Thread James
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:31:12 -0700, Ralph Castain wrote: PS: Hate to kvetch, but wouldn't it save a lot of wasted time if basic problems like this were addressed in the FAQ? Yes, it probably should be. However, a simple search for "firewall" on the user mailing list provides lots of info on

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-24 Thread Ralph Castain
On Jul 24, 2010, at 4:40 PM, James wrote: > OK, that's the problem. I turned the firewall off on both machines, and > it works. > > Now the question: how do I fix it? I searched through the archives, and > found that it seems to be a pretty common problem. Unfortunately, I didn't > see a solu

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-24 Thread James
OK, that's the problem. I turned the firewall off on both machines, and it works. Now the question: how do I fix it? I searched through the archives, and found that it seems to be a pretty common problem. Unfortunately, I didn't see a solution that I could understand. (I'm not a sysadmin, jus

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-24 Thread James
I don't think that could be the problem. I can ssh between machines, have a coulple of common directories shared with NFS, etc. And OpenMPI runs (or starts, anyway) under ssh, doesn't it? James On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:17:48 -0700, Ralph Castain wrote: Check for a firewall blocking tcp commun

Re: [OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-23 Thread Ralph Castain
Check for a firewall blocking tcp communications - that's the most common issue. On Jul 23, 2010, at 3:05 PM, James wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to get OpenMPI running on my home network. This has two > machines, t61 and quad, both running SuSE 11. I'm using the "hello_c" > program from the exa

[OMPI users] mpiexec hangs - new install

2010-07-23 Thread James
Hi, I am trying to get OpenMPI running on my home network. This has two machines, t61 and quad, both running SuSE 11. I'm using the "hello_c" program from the examples as a test. It will run fine on each machine, using whatever number or processes I specify. However, when I try to run on multi