From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 30 21:41:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA19001 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:41:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from random.tpgi.com.au (random.tpgi.com.au [203.12.160.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA18988 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:41:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eirvine@tpgi.com.au) Received: (from smtpd@localhost) by random.tpgi.com.au (8.8.4/8.8.6) id QAA26361 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:41:22 +1100 (EST) Received: from tar-ppp-162.tpgi.com.au(203.26.26.162), claiming to be "gretchen" via SMTP by random.tpgi.com.au, id smtpdAAAa006Ri; Sat Jan 31 16:41:13 1998 From: "Eddie Irvine" To: "'questions@freeBSD.ORG'" Subject: FBSD crashes a Mac Fileserver. Help! Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:43:23 +1100 Message-ID: <01bd2e0b$24be2140$a21a1acb@gretchen> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0038_01BD2E67.582E9940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" 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

Hi all.

Not certain this is the correct newgroup to post = this to but=20 here goes.

At a high school where we work we have a Mac 6150 file = server=20 running
Apple server software v 5.0, and At Ease for networks. This=20 software
runs a combination of TCP and AppleTalk. There are 32 macs = on a=20 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=20 NE2000 clone card.

There are no apple talk zones and all the IP = addresses=20 are on one class

C network.

When the network is busy and a few kids start browsing, the = AppleTalk=20 part
of the Mac file server quietly stops.

Running a ping from the Mac Server (post - AppleTalk stop) = shows no=20 other apple
talk devices EXCEPT ITSELF. It does, however, ping the = other=20 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=20 look

at pages served by the FBSD box.

Running an appletalk ping on a client mac shows all other macs, = apart=20 from
the file server.

I did have netatalk on the FreeBSD box, = but have=20 commented out the start-up
script (in /usr/local/etc/rc.d ) and thus = netatalk=20 no longer runs - so I
presume that can't be the problem.

I = have also=20 reduced the mtu size on the FBSD box down to 500 = using
ifconfig.

In=20 summary, the AppleTalk part of the Mac Fileserver, but NOT the IP=20 part,
quietly stops working when a) the network is busy with apple = talk=20 packets,
and b) the Mac Fileserver sees IP traffic as well. Both (a) = and (b)=20 must
happen concurrently.

I have checked the bug pages at = Apple and=20 can't seem to find=20 anything.

Help!

Eddie.

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