At 11:07 AM -0400 8/3/02, william ahearn wrote: >Byron Gardner wrote: >> >> >> I use Ethernet to connect to a 6500 running OS 9.1. The drive partitions >> both mount on the 6500 desktop but they both show a capacity of 1.99 and >> that is as high as they go. What gives? > >Peer-to-peer networks on an Apple show only 2 gigs on >shared drives. Go figure.
The parameter in AppleShare Filing Protocol for available space is a 32 bit signed integer. That limits it to 2Gb. In some versions of AppleShare this is used as a 32 bit UNsigned integer, increasing the limit to 4Gb. At the time the protocol was created 2Gb seemed awfully large. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
