[OpenAFS] OpenAFS 1.6.002 on Windows; "No Network Access" doesn't
mean anything
Ted Creedon
tcreedon@easystreet.net
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:24:42 -0700
--e0cb4e6ffe1551d77904acc5fe8a
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I'm having the same problem - can't set up a writable share but can view
using a browser
Hope there's a quick fix
tedc
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Jeffrey Altman <
jaltman@secure-endpoints.com> wrote:
> The "AFS" adapter is a loopback adapter. It has no Internet access
> because it isn't a network on which there is a router.
>
> On 9/12/2011 5:25 PM, John Tang Boyland wrote:
> > I'm embarrassed to say that after two years of trying to get students to
> > successfully install OpenAFS on Windows, I find that one of the
> > diagnostics I was using is irrelevant. When a student installed OpenAFS
> > but didn't get things to work, since I don't know Windows at all,
> > I would try to wander around the myriad pages in the explorer.
> >
> > I stumbled on the "Network and Sharing Center" and sure enough
> > AFS would be listed as an "Unidentified Network" and that
> > it had "No network access". I would click on "AFS" and get
> > an AFS status page that shows IPv4 connectivity: No network access
> > and activity: XXX packets sent and 0 received.
> >
> > We would try various magic incantations to get AFS to work.
> > If they worked (i.e. we could go to \\afs\cs.uwm.edu in the Explorer
> > window), the student would be happy and go off. And I wouldn't
> > see the computer again.
> >
> > Finally someone got me my own computer to experiment with and
> > (surprise surpise) even when AFS is working just fine, the Network
> > and Sharing center STILL says that AFS has no network access.
> > So, a view that I thought would help with diagnosis is worthless.
> >
> > Regards,
> > John
> > _______________________________________________
> > OpenAFS-info mailing list
> > OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
> > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>
>
--e0cb4e6ffe1551d77904acc5fe8a
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm having the same problem - can't set up a writable share but can=
view using a browser<br><br>Hope there's a quick fix<br><br>tedc<br><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Jeffrey Altma=
n <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jaltman@secure-endpoints.com">jal=
tman@secure-endpoints.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">The "AFS&quo=
t; adapter is a loopback adapter. =A0It has no Internet access<br>
because it isn't a network on which there is a router.<br>
<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On 9/12/2011 5:25 PM, John Tang Boyland wrote:<br>
> I'm embarrassed to say that after two years of trying to get stude=
nts to<br>
> successfully install OpenAFS on Windows, I find that one of the<br>
> diagnostics I was using is irrelevant. =A0When a student installed Ope=
nAFS<br>
> but didn't get things to work, since I don't know Windows at a=
ll,<br>
> I would try to wander around the myriad pages in the explorer.<br>
><br>
> I stumbled on the "Network and Sharing Center" and sure enou=
gh<br>
> AFS would be listed as an "Unidentified Network" and that<br=
>
> it had "No network access". =A0I would click on "AFS&qu=
ot; and get<br>
> an AFS status page that shows IPv4 connectivity: No network access<br>
> and activity: XXX packets sent and 0 received.<br>
><br>
> We would try various magic incantations to get AFS to work.<br>
> If they worked (i.e. we could go to \\afs\<a href=3D"http://cs.uwm.edu=
" target=3D"_blank">cs.uwm.edu</a> in the Explorer<br>
> window), the student would be happy and go off. =A0And I wouldn't<=
br>
> see the computer again.<br>
><br>
> Finally someone got me my own computer to experiment with and<br>
> (surprise surpise) even when AFS is working just fine, the Network<br>
> and Sharing center STILL says that AFS has no network access.<br>
> So, a view that I thought would help with diagnosis is worthless.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> John<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> OpenAFS-info mailing list<br>
> <a href=3D"mailto:OpenAFS-info@openafs.org">OpenAFS-info@openafs.org</=
a><br>
> <a href=3D"https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info</a>=
<br>
<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>
--e0cb4e6ffe1551d77904acc5fe8a--