If you get \\hostname-afs its because afsd_service.exe couldn't find the
loopback adapter.  Re-installing OAFW is going to install the loopback
adapter if it is not installed.

Jeffrey Altman
Secure Endpoints Inc.

Dan Pritts wrote:
> This is on a freshly imaged machine that had the client installed in the
> image; "sysprep" was apparently run on the original before running ghost.
> 
> system is XP, client is 1.5.20.  IBM thinkpad T30.
> 
> instead of \\afs i get \\uglyhostname-afs
> 
> loopback adapter's IP address is in \windows\system\drivers\etc\hosts with
> "AFS" as name.
> 
> changing the system hostname changes the unc server name to
> \\newhostname-afs
> 
> Uninstalling & reinstalling 1.5.20 fixed the problem.  I intend to upgrade
> to 1.5.21, but wanted to try the same version.  I'm willing to believe
> I missed something but I don't see anything that looks relevant in the
> 1.5.20 changelog.
> 
> didn't see this in the docs or mailing list anywhere; did see some
> mention of the hosts file entry on the list.
> 
> The Release Notes mention the need to not clone your AFSCache file (which
> i'm not sure is happening correctly as part of the clone process; is this
> related?).  I got another freshly cloned machine and stopped afs service,
> deleted the afscache file, and started afs service; this didn't change
> this behavior.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> aside: are there any other gotchas w/r/t system imaging?
> 
> tnx
> danno
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