At 10:45 PM -0700 6/6/02, Terry Graham wrote: >Nick wrote, > >>Every so often I have noticed that in OS9/9.1 filesharing seems to go >>currupt. Sometimes I can fix it (on my 7300/G4/OS9.0.4) by replacing the >>extensions and preferences and setting up again. > >>Filesharing seems to be the flakiest part of the Mac OS. > >Hi Nick, > >System-intensive or sensitive I'd say . . .but not flaky.. > >I created a mess one time where bogus serial port/sharing >messages would later happen while I was working in a totally >unrelated Graphics program. > >Since I stopped using my own name as the "owner" of both >machines (cause they are both mine) with of course a different >password for each, I haven't had any more trouble. >Lately I've shared 7.6.1 on my Quads with 7.5.3 on a Powerbook; >and 8.6 on this 9500 with the Quads and Powerbook without a flicker. > >Use your first name for one computer's owner and your middle name >for the other one's "owner" and have the name of each computer the same >name as it's hard drive; different passwords for each. > >Some say the "owner" thing doesn't matter that much but >it's a bit of the old, "it works for me" :-)
I can't say what problem you were having but I can say that I've got my name as the owner on over a dozen machines here and the only problems I've ever had with FileSharing were directly attibutable to other things and those are rare. There would really be no reason, the FileSharing server on one machine doesn't interact with the FileSharing server on another. The only connection is that when you attempt to connect to any machine the AppleShare client puts the Owner's name in by default. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
