RE: [WinMac] aliases to servers point to wrong volumes


LaPedis, Ron(ron.lapedis[at]compaq.com)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:46:24 -0800


I am seeing a similar thing on OS 8.5.1, but in my case the alias is of a
Mac running Shareway IP which does AFP over IP. If my ISDN box does a
timeout disconnect and I lose my server, double-clcking on the alias will
never work again. I have to remount the server through the chooser (select
by IP address) and create another alias. I am also running NAV but never
linked the two issues.

Ron LaPedis
Compaq Tandem Division
Global Development Systems & Engineering
Cupertino, California USA
Phone +1 (408) 285-7787
Fax +1 (408) 285-6230

DISCLAIMER: All personal and professional opinions presented herein are my
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Computers.

On Tuesday, January 26, 1999 17:49, Matthew Easton
[SMTP:matthew@netoutfit.com] wrote:
> Is this is a Mac->NT thing, a bug in Appleshare, a bug in NT's Services
for
> Macintosh, or perhaps a problem with Norton Antivirus 5.x?
>
> We have various System 8.1 PowerMacs which access an NT server running
> Services for Macintosh. There are half a dozen or so Mac-accessible
> volumes on a single host.
>
> From at least some of the Macs:
>
> I can open each volume from the Chooser and create an alias to it. The
> alias points correctly to its proper original. However, if I then open
> several (usually 3 or more) volumes by double-clicking on aliases, several
> of the aliases will point to the wrong original volume. The alias is
> apparently altered permanently-- path is changed and the custom icon will
> also change to look like the new original.
>
> Upgrading to Appleshare 3.8 does not help.
> I tried to edit the alias with resedit, but only succeeded in killing it.
>
> Thanks for any help or explanation of what is happening.
>
>
>
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