[OpenAFS] Windows 7 and the loopback adapter problem revisited

[Jeffrey Altman]

This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
--------------enigCD9E324CADEDB0CD76EEE1E9
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 9/3/2010 3:52 PM, Mickey Lane wrote:
> Un-checking and rebooting causes a minor change but does not put
> the system in its initial non-functioning state. The only difference
> noted is that I now need to wait 4-5 minutes after any adapter
> changes to see OpenAFS start working again.

A 30 to 45 second wait would not be unusual as that is the time the
afsd_service waits after receiving an IP address change before
re-registering the NetBIOS name in order to permit the routing info for
the adapter to stabilize.

> I don't think I'm working with a valid cause and effect relationship
> here. On the other hand, OpenAFS is working even after I add/subtract
> network adapters (+ the wait) so something in the O/S has changed.

Possibly one of the security updates that was applied on 11 August.
You are not the only one that is failing to be able to reproduce this iss=
ue.

Jeffrey Altman


--------------enigCD9E324CADEDB0CD76EEE1E9
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32)

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMgVwLAAoJENxm1CNJffh4KaEH/3hZIlpG1aFt+qpBpXKjsBL8
jH2HNg9/+QLFH+iJ16dxCPBVOx474/shOSnam1c6Qi8WwAQLH2PpQR/I0HPRMp2t
jXfr4F1pIkBkF8C0LZkSOetzRnuJeCsrIEnl5aIf9FqyhzGKep6B+QYOjte5Pa9e
nG0ayCRQ1oQ4yj0BUVhj4reaEOsogAs6B077CgdcpY/Z3Ekn/Zax9tdq+f7Lim9g
Aehzfjgu9ExF1hNpPTtmT3kZhKkRGEzDtQNbh3ZB96njVPsYhR6+k84pS93MxhQT
aMahHxFjF5J9sq8rgIRu6wg3WElIwetmrF7dHD0V1IgfkXkJuBmvL3fAm3abRNE=
=LfKG
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--------------enigCD9E324CADEDB0CD76EEE1E9--