Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:43:23 +1100 From: "Eddie Irvine" <eirvine@tpgi.com.au> To: "'questions@freeBSD.ORG'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: FBSD crashes a Mac Fileserver. Help! Message-ID: <01bd2e0b$24be2140$a21a1acb@gretchen>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01BD2E67.582E9940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all. Not certain this is the correct newgroup to post this to but here goes. At a high school where we work we have a Mac 6150 file server running Apple server software v 5.0, and At Ease for networks. This software runs a combination of TCP and AppleTalk. There are 32 macs on a single ethernet network with 3 hubs daisy chained, and my pet project - a=20 FreeBSD Apache / Squid server on a generic PC. The generic PC has a NE2000 clone card. There are no apple talk zones and all the IP addresses are on one class C network. When the network is busy and a few kids start browsing, the AppleTalk = part of the Mac file server quietly stops.=20 Running a ping from the Mac Server (post - AppleTalk stop) shows no = other apple talk devices EXCEPT ITSELF. It does, however, ping the other TCP/IP = devices - that is, the IP addresses of the other Macs. What is more, I can then start a netscape browser on the Mac server and = look at pages served by the FBSD box. Running an appletalk ping on a client mac shows all other macs, apart = from the file server. I did have netatalk on the FreeBSD box, but have commented out the = start-up script (in /usr/local/etc/rc.d ) and thus netatalk no longer runs - so I presume that can't be the problem. I have also reduced the mtu size on the FBSD box down to 500 using ifconfig. In summary, the AppleTalk part of the Mac Fileserver, but NOT the IP = part, quietly stops working when a) the network is busy with apple talk = packets, and b) the Mac Fileserver sees IP traffic as well. Both (a) and (b) must happen concurrently. I have checked the bug pages at Apple and can't seem to find anything. Help! Eddie. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01BD2E67.582E9940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi all.<BR><BR>Not certain this is the correct newgroup to post = this to but=20 here goes.<BR><BR>At a high school where we work we have a Mac 6150 file = server=20 running<BR>Apple server software v 5.0, and At Ease for networks. This=20 software<BR>runs a combination of TCP and AppleTalk. There are 32 macs = on a=20 single<BR>ethernet network with 3 hubs daisy chained, and my pet project = - a=20 </DIV> <DIV>FreeBSD Apache / Squid server on a generic PC.<BR><BR>The generic = PC has a=20 NE2000 clone card.<BR><BR>There are no apple talk zones and all the IP = addresses=20 are on one class </DIV> <DIV>C network.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When the network is busy and a few kids start browsing, the = AppleTalk=20 part<BR>of the Mac file server quietly stops. </DIV> <DIV><BR>Running a ping from the Mac Server (post - AppleTalk stop) = shows no=20 other apple<BR>talk devices EXCEPT ITSELF. It does, however, ping the = other=20 TCP/IP devices -<BR>that is, the IP addresses of the other = Macs.<BR> </DIV> <DIV>What is more, I can then start a netscape browser on the Mac server = and=20 look</DIV> <DIV>at pages served by the FBSD box. </DIV> <DIV><BR>Running an appletalk ping on a client mac shows all other macs, = apart=20 from<BR>the file server.<BR><BR>I did have netatalk on the FreeBSD box, = but have=20 commented out the start-up<BR>script (in /usr/local/etc/rc.d ) and thus = netatalk=20 no longer runs - so I<BR>presume that can't be the problem.<BR><BR>I = have also=20 reduced the mtu size on the FBSD box down to 500 = using<BR>ifconfig.<BR><BR>In=20 summary, the AppleTalk part of the Mac Fileserver, but NOT the IP=20 part,<BR>quietly stops working when a) the network is busy with apple = talk=20 packets,<BR>and b) the Mac Fileserver sees IP traffic as well. Both (a) = and (b)=20 must<BR>happen concurrently.<BR><BR>I have checked the bug pages at = Apple and=20 can't seem to find=20 anything.<BR><BR>Help!<BR><BR>Eddie.<BR><BR> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01BD2E67.582E9940--
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