I have been using 8.5. and 8.5.1 for a while now. I have a hunch that your problems may be due to a conflict in the configuration of your nodes, or a conflict between the telecom and networking software that 8.5.1 installed and TeleFinder Server. Here are some suggestions to check out, based on what I have been able to do here at the KZ:
First, all modem nodes should be checked to verify they are indeed using differrent serial ports than their companions.
Next, All TCP nodes should be checked to verify they are configured properly to use Open Transport, and that TCP is running BEFORE TCP-based nodes, and Mail server sessions, Web etc are running.
And, If you use Mackennel: Try moving the Open Transport Serial Port Arbitrtator and any other "Arbitrator" extension you have in the "Extensions" folder into the "Extensions (Disabled)" folder. When I re-formatted my drives in installed the 8.5 and 8.5.1 packages I needed to do this and to also re-setup my MacKennel Fidonet software modem port setting and "Smart Doggie mode" so that it would not attempt to acquire the same serial port at the same time as the BBS.
Also, if you have MacKennel, make sure that your "Gateway node" is using the modem port or else it will never work properly during crashmail.
On 12/12/98 4:21 PM, Steve Messimer wrote:
>Rusty, > >For ever since I upgraded to Mac OS 8.5.1. I have been having >continuous crashes with TF server 5.7.1 This usually coinsides with a >user accessing the system via a dialup modem. This is REALLY frustrating >and it has to stop. > >Here is some background info that might be of help. > >System: PowerMac 7500 32 MB RAM, VM on; total RAM 50 MB > >MAC OS 8.5.1 > >INTERNAL DRIVE FORMAT: HFS+ > >I have run norton utilities 4.0 and disk first aide and the drive is >righteous. > >I have updated the drive in question with Drive Setup 1.6.2. > >I have installed TF server 5.7. I made no changes other than those you >specified in your install documentation. After I started having problems >I updated 5.7 to 5.7.1. The crashes continued. > >In this configuration the server stays up for an hour or two and then >freezes. I think there is a relationship between the frequency of >crashes and modem access. > >I used to have the server configured to use a hustler multiple serial >port but when the server started to crash I thought that the CSI Init >might be the culpret so I disabled it and remapped the modem nodes to >the on board serial ports. That didn't help. > >Short of reinstalling system 8.1 is their anything else I can try? > >Steve Messimer >
--- Daniel O'Leary, Admin/WebMaster KloneZone Mac - A TeleFinder 5.7 Mac/Windows BBS
