This sounds like the classic 519 scenario. (check the retro-talk
archives, there is tons of info on this including a whole section on the
dantz website devoted to this).
I can pretty much guarantee this has nothing to do with your scsi chain.
If you 've already tried replacing the ethernet patch cables and moving
the server to a different port on the switch, you have two things left
to do:
solution 1: upgrade server to OS 8.6 (fixes built-in ethernet problem on
G2 Power Macs)
solution 2: install a 3d party ethernet card (ie AsanteFast 10/100)
(or, better yet, do both).
If you do wind up installing 8.6 on the server, you may have to upgrade
the version of ASIP to 6.2 -- don't know if v.5x is happy under OS 8.6
Lisa Weihl wrote:
>
> Ok, I've had it. I have a 7600/132 with 64 MB of RAM running OS 8.1 and
> ASIP 5.0.3. I realize that's pretty skimpy but we intend to upgrade in the
> new budget year. As for serving up files it does just fine but every
> single time it gets backed up over the network it crashes and Retrospect
> gives a 519 error. Perhaps it's not the server perse at all. I have 2
> external SCSI drives on this Mac. The first in the chain is a Seagate 9G
> Barracuda (ST39175LW). Double checking I see this is an LVD device which
> according to Seagate's specs is suppose to work on a SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 chain
> but maybe it's causing the problem. The second drive is a Seagate 4.5 Gb
> Cheetah (ST34501N). What exactly is the level of SCSI on PowerMacs? I
> find it confusing that SCSI has changed so much but it seems like the SCSI
> port in the Macs has always been the same.
>
> Additional info, backup tape server is a 7500/100 with 32 MB of RAM and it
> has no problem backing up other clients over the network. The tape server
> and the file server are both plugged into network connections on the wall
> and each of those connections go directly to a Bay switch (which I have no
> idea how it's configured, not my equipment)
>
> Hope someone can give me some ideas. I'm getting tired of people saying
> "The servers down!" And I reply, "Sure it is...I was trying to back it up!"
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa
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