on 08/06/2002 02:58, (PCI PowerMacs) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nick, > I think file sharing startup time is directly related to > how many files and/or drives are being shared. I have a > similar network to yours with a G4, 7500, 7600, and > a PB540C. The G4 is the fastest, but has a 30GB disk > and a 10GB disk. It also takes many minutes to start sharing > files. The other three computers are fairly slow, but > they start sharing much sooner because their drives are > 500MB to 4.3 GB in size. > The G4 takes forever to show up in the chooser, but > the others show up in a minute or less. > Joe
Thanks for all the responses on this one. All the computers on my network have different names so no issues there. The G4-733 has a 40GB hard drive so that probably answers the slowness of the sharing start-up; however it started up a lot quicker before it suffered a system crash. The 7300/G4 responds to having the filesharing extensions replaced whenever I have this problem. Fortunately a long time ago I made a CD copy of the system and applications when the machine was in a good stable period of operation so I reach into it and copy over the required bits. (Also handy for a complete reinstall.) It just seems to me that as soon as a Mac starts to misbehave, the filesharing seems to be the first thing to stop working. Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
