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From: morgan@JESSICA.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: KFPS causing problems with other devices?
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Date: 15 Apr 88 03:56:11 GMT
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I'm trying to help someone who has a curious problem.  He has a
LocalTalk network with Macintoshes and a 3Com 3Server using 3+Mac file
server software.  He bought a Kinetics FastPath to connect to SUNet,
but when he boots up the KFPS (running 9/87 KIP) on the net, the Macs
can no longer see the file server in the Chooser (if they're already
linked to it they can continue getting file service).  The KFPS works
fine.  He's tried rebooting the server after bringing up the KFPS, to
no avail.  Everything appears to be normal in the KFPS and 3Server
configurations.  Packet traces show that the server doesn't respond to
an NBP Lookup from the KFPS, but does direct from a Mac.

Curious things:

1) This same setup works fine in our Networking Systems office.  

2) This person added a LaserWriter II to his net yesterday, and it
seems to have the same problem, namely disappearing when the KFPS
comes up.  His classic LaserWriters have no problem.

So:

Does anyone else have a KFPS sharing a net with

a)  a 3Server running 3Plus?

b)  a LaserWriter II?

Does it work?  Lemme know.

Thanks,

- RL "Bob" Morgan
  Networking Systems