was@gdwb.oz.au (Warren Stokes) (10/30/90)
We are running Sun Sparcstations, Sparcservers (SunOS 4.1) with Compaq PCs with 3C503 running PCNFS 3.0.1a. While generally running fine, there are a number of outstanding problems - 1. When our file server is rebooted after a shutdown or a crash, out PCs get Error reading drive messages when accessing network drives. This requires a reboot to sort out. 2. Occasionally, a PC will attempt to print to a networked printer (usually from Word but not always) and get Printer not ready message. Trying the operation again from scratch will be ok. 3. Intermittent hangs when exitting XTREE PRO or XTREE PRO GOLD. It is as though XTREE turns off interrupts or does something else strange at a very low level and then the 3COM board or drivers up the chain spit the dummy. The machine then hangs. Happens on many machines but I have not been able to correlate it to network activity or anything else. Also: What is the significance of /m flag for PCNFS.SYS? What values of /t and /r are users using for PCNFS.SYS? I don't want to specify /t=0 for not timeout since I think this will end up giving a hung machine. Hope someone can help with some or all of the above. thanks Warren Stokes Geelong and District Water Board was@gdwb.oz.au