Subject: Re: PROBLEM: New G4s, OS9, and netatalk
From: m.cabanski (m.cabanski@ucl.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 06:16:23 EST
in response to attached posting;
we are a medical research unit in london, our network looks something like
this:
1. 200 Mac PPc workstation/client machines
(some acting as controllers for various lab equipment)
2. 3 LINUX boxen, mail, file, ftp and http servers
(netatalk1.4b2+asun2.1.3/SAMBA)
(Pent.III/600mhz, 133FSB, 820chipSet, 256mb RAM, 18gb SCSI U/W HD)
3. 20 Wintel workstation/client machines
(some acting as controllers for various lab equipment)
4. 10/100 BaseT etherNet (switched, Cisco 1924 and 2900 series)
5. cat5 structured cabling
6. 100FX fibre connection to internet
i try to keep all the client and serverMachines well maintained and up to
date on the OS and app.
software front, and we have yet to have any major probs. (including the
ones you have mentioned). as we are rather Mac heavy on the client side, i
monitor the <netatalk-admins@umich.edu> mailing list, and try to implement
various reeported probs. on our network, 9 times out of 10, we dont
experience the reported faults, no matter how hard we try and push it. i
attribute our success to keeping a DB which tracks network changes and
updates, (i.e. OS/app. software compatibility), regular weekly and monthly
maint., use of high quality/costEffective components, keeping an eye out
for rouge machines/equipment being put on the LAN. in conclusion, i must
say i give LINUX RH6.1 w/ netatalk1.4b2 serving a mixed network of Macs and
PCs, a fairly clean bill of health.
feel free to be in touch for advice, and exchange of info.
Ciao,
michael j. cabanski
MRC/LMCB
07939.261.698 mob.
0171.380.7805 fax
0171.380. 7806 recpt.
Gordon Street
London WC1E 6BT
UK
>There seems to be a problem between the new G4 system (AGP with OS9
>pre-installed - not 8.6) and saving to netatalk servers via IP.
>
>If I mount a netatalk volume from a RH Linux box running asun2.1.3
>via TCP/IP, open a file in Photoshop and then save the file back to
>the Server volume, the system seems to hang for a while (20 seconds -
>with no network activity, except a slight blip at the beginning) and
>then the Server volume suddenly unmounts and an error comes up about
>"the volume is not present, the save could not continue."
>
>This also happens with QuarkXPress.
>
>When you go back to the Finder, you find that the server has indeed unmounted.
>
>I have proven this in 3 seperate sites..each with a netatalk server
>and at least 1 new G4.
>
>The "workaround" is to _not_ assign an IP number to the G4 - forcing
>it to mount the volumes via Appletalk....all works fine....but is
>slow...
>
>I need help!!
>
>Is there some logging I can turn on and send the results to someone
>to have a look at....i'm sure as more of these new G4s enter the
>market, more of us will have this problem.
>
>Is anyone else out there able to confirm this? or having this problem?
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>
>"Always ask the question, never assume the answer."
> Marcus Radich 1999
>
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