Re: [cobalt-users] Macintosh, AppleShare IP Users

[Jonathan Nichols <jnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nobody listens to be around here.. oh well. :P

http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n25049

There's the MacOS 9 DHCP issue.

> Thanks for the comeback, Aaron.
>
> They are an assortment from OS 8.1 through OS 9.0.4.

9 had a DHCP issue with Open Transport 2.X

I don't recall having any sort of DHCP problems under 8.1 at all..

> I don't know if it is germane, but, under the OS 9 control panel for File
> Sharing, there is a check box about "Enable file sharing clients to connect
> over TCP/IP," and the same for Program Linking. This check box is not
> present in the OS 8 control panel. I have these check boxes turned off for
> the OS 9 machines, but perhaps I should turn them on?

No. Leave them off. Program Linking is evil and will cause headaches. 
File Sharing over TCP/IP is not really a bad thing, but if you're 
getting an Appleshare IP server, might as well leave it off.

> I believe that when we go to Appleshare 6.3.3, we will get new client
> software for all the machines--I am just guessing from the literature.

You can download the new Appleshare Client 3.8.8 (or 3.8.9 that comes 
with 9.1) from http://asu.info.apple.com



> --Dave Shugarts
>
> >  Hi Dave,
> >    What system are you running on your Mac's?  I have had similar problems
> >  at work and it was a OS9 issue with DHCP.
> >
> >  Aaron Anderson
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: "Dave Shugarts" <Azimuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 3:21 PM
> >  Subject: [cobalt-users] Macintosh, AppleShare IP Users
> >
> >
> > >  I have set up a Qube 3 to be the Web access, Web server and DHCP server
> >  for
> > >  a network that contains an Appleshare IP 5.0 server and about 12
> >  computers--
> > >  all Macs of various kinds (all PPC). All of the Macs are configured to
> > >  obtain their IPs from a DHCP server.
> > >
> > >  The Cobalt runs fine and talks to the Web fine, and when everything is
> > >  running right, the Macs obtain the DHCP service and acquire an IP from the
> > >  Cobalt's block of IPs (e.g., 10.6.18.X).
> > >
> > >  However, at various points in the day, they somehow "lose it" and begin
> > >  using their own Apple-supplied IPs (e.g. 169.254.220.X) for no discernable
> > >  reason.
> > >
> > >  When this occurs, no machine on the network can talk to the Cobalt,
> >  although
> > >  a machine coming in from outside can talk to the Cobalt, access all of its
> > >  admin functions through the GUI, and everything appears to be running fine
> > >  on the Cobalt.
> > >
> > >  Nonetheless, because the Macs can't see the Cobalt, we wind up rebooting
> >  the
> > >  Cobalt. At that point, it returns to normal--until the next episode.
> > >
> > >  We have placed an order for the latest Appleshare IP 6.3.3, but do not
> >  know
> > >  whether this will make a difference.
> > >
> > >  Any thoughts, anyone?
> > >
> > >  Thanks
> > >
> > >  --Dave Shugarts
> > >
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