Just something I've noticed, if you have 2 computers on the same network with names that start with the same word such as "Matt's computer" and "Matt's imac" you will get this symptom. Changing the name of one has fixed this problem twice for me now. Other than that I have a client who brings his powerbook 10.3.1 from home where he has an airport network to work where there is a DHCP server running on ethernet. Changing locations gets him on the net fine.
Generally I've found the networking in 10.3 good so far apart from the inexplicable need to have to turn appletalk on from both the network settings and from the Directory Access Utility. I set-up a gigabit network the other day with a G5 and a high spec Win XP box and the transfer speed was like nothing I have ever seen. I had to choose files of 50Meg and more just to see a transfer progress bar appear on the Mac. Anything smaller and the files just appeared on the desktop as if by magic. Just my experience so far. Cheers Rob > From: Matt Huitson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:57:51 +0800 > To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Is it just me, or does Networking in 10.3 suck! > > Hmm, > > Common factor here is starting to sound like the Powerbook. Networking > on my home system at the moment blows hard in one direction - that is, > I can connect from my iMac to my Powerbook just fine, but attempting > the connection in the opposite direction is fraught with difficulty. I > can see the iMac, it will prompt me for, and accept, my password and > will even display the shared partitions, but clicking on them informs > me that the "volume cannot be found". Rebooting, etc does not solve > the problem. Obviously I can live with the hassle of a one-way > connection, but....... > > Roll on 10.3.2. > > Regards, Matt. > --------------------------------- > Matt Huitson > School of Psychology > University of Western Australia > 35 Stirling Highway > Crawley, WA 6009 > Australia > Work (08) 9380 3639 > Mobile 0414 294 770 > > On 17/12/2003, at 12:38 PM, Steve Fellows wrote: > >> Rod >> >> this definitely seems to be the case >> >> I use a Powerbook between here and work, moving between Ethernet and >> two >> airport networks. If I change from Ethernet to airport, I either need >> to >> sleep the machine or restart it to see the changed interface. >> >> a lovely feature >> >> sTEVE >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rod Lavington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, 17 December 2003 12:11 PM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Is it just me, or does Networking in 10.3 suck! >> >> >> >> Hi All! >> >> I have been having a couple of problems with 10.3 and >> networking. Specifically, when I take my laptop to work >> and plug into the ADSL router (which is just running a >> DHCP server), I have to restart both the modem and the >> iBook to get the internet up and running. I have no >> prblems getting an IP address from the router, but getting >> the net seems to be painful. >> >> Anybody else had issues with networking in 10.3? It >> worked pretty darn good in 10.2, so I hope they haven't >> changed things for the sake of change! >> >> Merry Christmas to everyone on the list, and have a great >> New Year! >> >> Seeya >> >> Rod! >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
