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From: peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Public Folder: switching between EtherTalk and Local (built in)
Message-ID: <11250@claris.com>
Date: 17 Sep 90 18:00:44 GMT
References: <1990Sep14.141211.14113@cs.UAlberta.CA>
Reply-To: peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
Lines: 23

In article <1990Sep14.141211.14113@cs.UAlberta.CA> simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) writes:
>I am using v1.0 of Public Folder and have found that we must boot up on
>the appropriate network (EtherTalk or the Built-in LocalTalk) for Public
>Folder to be seen.  If a different network is chosen using the Network cdev,
>Public Folder cannot be seen on any of the networks.  Is there a way, other
>than rebooting, to make Public Folder visible on the network following a
>change through the Network cdev?

Sorry, there isn't even a good workaround for getting Public Folder
back up after switching networks.  PF is still there, but its socket
and name have been clobbered.  It SHOULD check for this occurence, but
it doesn't for now.  


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