Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] asun 2.1.0 performance and large volumes (>2GB) with MacOS 7.1
From: PayPC System Mail Subscriber (spammail@quanta.paypc.com)
Date: Wed Nov 11 1998 - 06:28:05 EST
> We have discovered that MacOS 7.1 systems don't handle large volumes
> properly using asun 2.1.0. They display some bizarre amount (usually7
> quite smalle). We have found that MacOS 7.5 and later works properly.
> have you run into this problem before?
System 7.1 never had support for Volumes >2GB. (It'd show "negative" free
space for volumes from 2.0->3.999GB) 7.5.2(?) was the first which provided
for larger volumes.
> Also we have retrofitted (I'm sure Apple doesn't recommend it) the
> Appleshare 3.5.2 (or whatever the latest version is) client into MacOS
> 7.1 and 7.5 systems so that we can use AppleshareIP. We have also installed
> OT 1.1.3 on all systems. We have noticed a significant performance
> degradation using the asun 2.1.0 server vs. an NT system setup with
> Appleshare (native Appletalk).
It's OK for 7.5.3 systems, actually. (Client version 3.7.2). As long as you
have OT 1.1.3 or higher. It's DEFINITELY not a supported config for
pre-7.5.2 systems.
> We have found that later versions of the MacOS (8.1 and 8.5) don't show
> any real performance difference between using the asun 2.1.0 server
> and the NT server so the problem seems to be client side related.
Extremely likely.
Get the Appleshare IP Client Config tool from Apple... (Adrian, is this is
the FAQ yet?? :) ) and try playing with your buffers/write-behind cache
sizes. From a Powerbook 180 thru AsantŽ SCSI Ethernet adaptor, 3.7.2 ASIP
Client + System 7.5.3 + OT 1.1.3 I get very respectable througput (about what
FTP gives me, which I consider to be the "benchmark" for theoretical TCP/IP
performance in "real world" conditions). It also handles my 4 and 5GB
volumes perfectly.
=Rob=
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