Subject: Re: Strange "Verifying..." Problem with OS9.04

From: Dave Ritter <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 11:27:22 -0600

when you get connected, is the server mounted via tcp/ip or appletalk?
you can check this by looking at the "get info" box of the mounted server
icon.

> From: Glen Shere <[email-masked]>
> Reply-To: Glen Shere <[email-masked]>
> Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 10:19:24 -0700
> To: [email-masked]
> Cc: Mahmoud Pegah <[email-masked]>
> Bcc: "Dave Ritter" <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Strange "Verifying..." Problem with OS9.04
> 
> 
> Server... 1.4b2+asun2.1.4 on Solaris 7
> Client... MacOS 9.04 on G4
> 
> We just purchased several labs worth of Mac G4s and they came with OS9.04.
> When we select our netatalk server in the chooser, the Mac displays a
> "Verifying..." window for 20-30 seconds before the user gets the
> username-and-password dialog.  This does not happen with the same server
> and MacOS 8.6 on our G3s.  We can log-in and use the server just fine
> after the 'verification', but this will quickly frustrate our users and
> applications.
> 
> Does anyone know what causes this?
> Does anyone know what it is "verifying"?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Glen Shere
> Institutional Technology
> Ringling School of Art and Design
> 
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