Re[2]: [OpenAFS] Fwd: your OpenAFS posting

Ron Croonenberg ronc@depauw.edu
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:50:16 EST


Hi Jeff,

where in the client source is the drive mapping done ?

thanks,

Ron

>Then I don't think your problem is related because Allen's problem
>is the fact that his servers are multi-homed and his clients do
>not reliably find the correct IP address.
>
>You have already narrowed your problem down to something related
>to the Network Drive mapping configuration.  That is where additional
>time will have to be spent.
>
>
>
>Ron Croonenberg wrote:
>> Uhm..  multi-homed as in having multiple ip addresses ?  nope.
>> The machine has 3 ethernet cards, but 2 of them are not activated on startup.
>> 
>> Ron
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>I think Allen Moy is trying to explain to you what might be wrong
>>>with your servers as visible from your Windows client.  Is your
>>>new server multihomed?
>>>
>>>Jeffrey Altman
>>>
>>>
>>>Ron Croonenberg wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Apparently there's someone who experienced similar problems with windows 
>> 
>> clients
>> 
>>>>and a second afs server/cell.
>>>>
>>>>I attached the msg....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>any ideas or comments ?
>>>>
>>>>thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Ron
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>>>>1879:
>>>>     Thomas Edison gets an idea, and his brother Timmy says,
>>>>     "Hey, what's that thing over your head?
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>>>> Ron Croonenberg               | Phone: 1 765 658 4761
>>>> Technology Coordinator        | Fax:   1 765 658 4732
>>>>                               |
>>>> Department of ComputerScience | e-mail : ronc@DePauw.edu
>>>> DePauw University             |
>>>> Julian Science & Math Center  |
>>>> 602 South College Ave.        |
>>>> Greencastle, IN  46135        |
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>>>> http://www.depauw.edu/acad/computer/RonCroonenberg.asp
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>>>>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:00:15 +0800 (HKT)
>>>>From: Allen Moy <amoy@ust.hk>
>>>>To: ronc@depauw.edu
>>>>Subject: your OpenAFS posting
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>>>>I found, by google, your posting 
>>>>
>>>>    [OpenAFS] still problem with windows client
>>>>
>>>>I recently setup, for the first time, an afs 
>>>>fileserver on a Linux machine running debian.  
>>>>The afs cell can be accessed from Linux and Windows 
>>>>clients.  When I repeated the installation process 
>>>>on a second machine to solidify my new knowledge, 
>>>>I discovered that the 2nd afs cell was accessible 
>>>>from Linux clients, but not accessible from Windows 
>>>>clients.
>>>>
>>>>After much confusion, I realized that both machines 
>>>>had two IP numbers (for internal and external networks).
>>>>In the case of the 1st machine, the external IP number 
>>>>is assigned to eth0, and the afs fileserver is assigned 
>>>>to this IP number.  In the 2nd case, the external IP number 
>>>>is assigned to eth1, and so is the afs fileserver.  
>>>>
>>>>When I did a 
>>>>  vos examine root.cell
>>>>on the properly working 1st machine, it showed the root.cell
>>>>had an assigned machine name which matched the external 
>>>>machine name on eth0.
>>>>
>>>>The same 
>>>>  vos examine root.cell  
>>>>on the 2nd machine showed the root.cell to be assigned to 
>>>>the machine name of the internal interface eth0. 
>>>>
>>>>On the troubled 2nd machine, I edited files to turn off 
>>>>the configuration of eth0 at boot, and then reboot.  
>>>>After reboot, 
>>>>  vos examine root.cell
>>>>showed an assignment of root.cell to the machine name of 
>>>>the external eth1 interface.  Most importantly, Windows 
>>>>client access started working.
>>>>
>>>>If your troubled afs fileserver machine has two network 
>>>>interfaces, the cause of the Windows client problem may 
>>>>be the same as mine.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Allen Moy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>> 1879:
>>      Thomas Edison gets an idea, and his brother Timmy says,
>>      "Hey, what's that thing over your head?
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>>  Ron Croonenberg               | Phone: 1 765 658 4761
>>  Technology Coordinator        | Fax:   1 765 658 4732
>>                                |
>>  Department of ComputerScience | e-mail : ronc@DePauw.edu
>>  DePauw University             |
>>  Julian Science & Math Center  |
>>  602 South College Ave.        |
>>  Greencastle, IN  46135        |
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>>  http://www.depauw.edu/acad/computer/RonCroonenberg.asp
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1879:
     Thomas Edison gets an idea, and his brother Timmy says,
     "Hey, what's that thing over your head?
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 Ron Croonenberg               | Phone: 1 765 658 4761
 Technology Coordinator        | Fax:   1 765 658 4732
                               |
 Department of ComputerScience | e-mail : ronc@DePauw.edu
 DePauw University             |
 Julian Science & Math Center  |
 602 South College Ave.        |
 Greencastle, IN  46135        |
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