w2k server vs. w98 workstations (AREV Specific)
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26:07PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
Anyone know of any problems or fixes for AREV locking/freezing iwth W98se clients fully updated and connecting to a new updated W2003 server?
Thanks.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
No it's not just one machine - it's sporadic. Everything is running fine and then one person will lock up in AREV and then a bad day for us all begins.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM The Sprezzatura Group wrote:
Hmm sounds like one of the shortcuts on the PIF has got "Always suspend" checked. Whoops Don beat us
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At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
I found 3 machines. I'll let you know. I sure hope this works.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
Well that didn't work. Any other ideas? I am desperate.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Does just one machine freeze or does it spread like an epidemic across the network?
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At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Victor Engel wrote:
I worked at a site where this was a problem to such an extent that we had to put in place a login procedure that checked the PIF. Only an authorized PIF was allowed. If sensors detected a change to the PIF, the user was denied entry and/or we replaced the PIF and forced a restart (I can't remember which). The bottom line was that we couldn't rely on the PIF setting remaining the way we needed them to be.
I will also add that this is a hard one to track who the culprit is, because the culprit likely isn't exhibiting any symptoms. It's the NEXT person needing the lock that has problems.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
Nope that's not it. Everything was going pretty well this afternoon until around 4:00 and one person locked up while printing a purchase order and then it started freezing other people.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Well the knock on affect is characteristic of someone not having "always suspend" unchecked. We could go into a long boring explanation as to why but then we'd have to kill you…
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At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Donald Bakke wrote:
How many workstations/users are we talking about? Are you using the Revelation Service?
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At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Lizette D Thomas wrote:
19 workstations - 1 is the indexer. We are only experiencing these problems using AREV. None of our other network software is having a problem. Thanks.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Well we'd suggest calling in a local consultant OR preparing for a drawn out process of elimination.
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At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Victor Engel wrote:
I suppose power save features could cause this same problem if enabled in the BIOS of one of the computers. What you're looking for is anything that could suspend normal execution on one of the PCs while it is holding a lock.
At 17 NOV 2003 12:26PM Donald Bakke wrote:
Are you allowing each workstation to update indexes in the background? Sounds similar to the problem when someone minimizes AREV when an index is being updated and a log jam begins to happen as each other machine attempts to update the same index. Check your shortcuts to make sure that "Always suspend" is unchecked.
dbakke@srpcs.com