Xserve keeps disconnecting Clients

[RickH]

Hello:

I have a Xserve G5 running Server 10.3.9 that keeps dropping client connections VIA IP. The server doesn’t crash it just keeps dropping it’s connections. The Xserve and clients are on a corporate Lan. I was going to isolate the Macs onto a small network with a router and hub to see if this is a Lan/Switch issue.

Are there any other thing I can look at before I do that?

Thanks in Advance!

Rick Hegyi
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[dom9inic]

It would appear that if you are on a corporate LAN then other machines are using the switches and routers just fine. So this does seem like an Xserve issue.

I think we need to know more about the setup first. What services are you running on the Xserve, are you fileserving via afp or smb or nfs etc. What OS are the clients running? How do they access the shares, at login with script, or manual mounting?

Is your Xserve nailed down with a static IP? Have you entered in FQDN on the server, can you get a reverse lookup going with the server.

[RickH]

Dom:

thanks for the reply. I’ll gather all that info you requested on Tuesday when I’m back on site. Thanks again..Rick

[chiefgeek]

Have you checked the “Disconnect when idle” settings?

This may seem silly, but it happened to me!

[Heats]

This is happeining to me too…

I’ve checked the disconnect settings and they are OK. It is not set to disconnect clients when idle.

I read something about spanning tree causing this to happen, I’ve just disabled it. Also the enery saver on the machines, I have set those options to never….

I am only running AFP, Open Directory and SMB as service

I can do an nslookup and it finds the box… I’d appreciate any thoughts ideas on this one

[Anonymous]

Finally got back on site: Talked to Apple tech support, Patched up to 10.3.9.
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I think we need to know more about the setup first. What services are you running on the Xserve, are you fileserving via afp or smb or nfs etc.
—>They are running AFP – Open Directory – and SMB

What OS are the clients running?
—>Clients are running 10.3.9

How do they access the shares, at login with script, or manual mounting?
–>Manual Mounting via I.P. address
Is your Xserve nailed down with a static IP?
–>Fixed Address
Have you entered in FQDN on the server, can you get a reverse lookup going with the server.
–> Yes FQDN – I.T. was able to do a reverse lookup and there is a record for that name.

Thanks,Rick

[shay]

I’ve got this problem too on an XServe G4 using 10.3.9 with 10.3.9 clients, and now I’m still seeing it with with 10.4.1 and 10.3.9/10.4.1 clients.

Clients are connecting via AFP, we’ve also got OD and NFS. AFP is set to not disconnect idle users. Guest access is enabled.

Thanks,
Shay

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