Re: Appletalk bugs (was: Lost knowledge)

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Peter F Handel (handel@stolaf.edu) wrote:
: In article <2.48982558.Logic.IS@logicbbs.org>,  <Jim.Low@logicbbs.org> wrote:
: >A couple of problems I have found: With my IIgs, I find that if more
: >than 3 network volumes are online, any GS-specific software
: >(including Finder) formatting attempts fail.  Also, sometimes when a
: >volume unexpectedly goes offline, either the GS will hang
: >(sometimes) or the remaining volumes online will be mis-identified
: >with wrong volume names.

: I have run into the second problem quite frequently: When I am
: connected to my roommate's Mac (Sys7.5.5 Performa) to share his hard
: drive and he shuts down his mac, "disconnecting" me, my GS switches to
: 40col mode and tells me that "The server [my roommate's mac] has shut
: down" and then hangs at that screen (I hit return madly, click, hit
: any keys, etc.).  If I am in a desktop application, a graphical window
: pops up, and I can click "Ok" no problem and continue (it only locks up
: if I'm in a non-GUI application like GNO).

: I've talked to Derek Taubert about this, and he is looking into it
: afaik.

Hmm, I just fired up my IIgs and tried these two tests. Before giving my 
results, let me give this disclaimer in order to prevent an outbreak of
NathanRant (tm): I didn't duplicate the conditions exactly, just approximated
'em. So there is room for problems where there are differences. I just don't
see how.

First, the setup I used:

Mac:                                    IIgs:
Quadra 840AV, 40 mb, system 7.6         ROM 3, 5 mb+1 mb, system 6.0.1
1 gig + 2 gig + 230 mb HD, RAM disk     105 mb hard disk, 1 mb RAM disk(slinky)
ethernet port                           localtalk, slot 1
           fastpath router localtalk <-> ethernet

To try the first test, I logged on to the 840's four disks using the Appleshare
control panel. Then I tried to format my slinky card RAM disk. This worked
perfectly. I was able to format it as either 800K or 1024K and access it.

For the second test, I ran ORCA/M, then changed the prefix to a server volume
for good measure. Then I opened the file sharing monitor control panel and
disconnected the IIgs. I got the text message saying the server had closed
down, and after hitting return, I was back in ORCA working fine. I did get
a volume offline error trying to access the now-disconnected server volume
but all was well when I set the prefix to a local volume.

I ran each of these tests twice, without a hitch. It appears to me that there
is no problem, not one which I could duplicate at least.

I'll also add that there is no problem when in ProDOS 8 apps either. You get
some beeps and some flashing inverse chars on the 80 column screen to tell
you that you've been kicked off, but everything still works.
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Randy Shackelford
shack@southwind.net