Re: Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6 clients lock up when connecting to Win2k server

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Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 21:56:51 -0700

Hi Please try the following,
Try setting the PagedPoolSize as described below and load balancing the
share (so that none of mac share contains more than 65000 file in it) and
modifying the CatSearch parameter as specified in KB
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;158796

For increasing the PagedPool memory size here are the steps:-

 Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
 Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\MemoryManagement

Double Click on the value PagedPoolSize (If a value by name PagedPoolSize
doesn't exist already then on the Edit menu, click Add
Value) and then set the following registry value:
 Value name: PagedPoolSize
 Data type: REG_DWORD
 Radix: Hex
 Value data: 0xFFFFFFFF

IMPORTANT: Setting PagedPoolSize to 0xFFFFFFFF (-1) allocates the maximum
paged pool instead of other resources to the computer. This is typically
required on a domain controller or a terminal server. By default, most
Windows 2000 systems seem to be limited to a paged pool maximum size of
160MB.

 Quit Registry Editor.
 Restart your computer.

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Regards
Sudhakar J
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"Robert W" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:05BD26E5-D76D-4E3A-997C-6F3E59968C52@microsoft.com...
> I've been working with an ongoing issue for a while and have not gotten 
> any resolution.  Here is the info on my problem:
> Windows 2k SP4 Server
> Active Directory
> Student accounts are just "Domain Users" (no special permissions)
> Various MACs on switched fast ethernet network OS 8.5 and OS 8.6
> When i make a connection to the "Student" share with a student login, the 
> Mac locks up.
> When i make a connection to the same share with an Administrator login, 
> the mac works fine.
> The problem only seems to occur on this one share, students can connect to 
> the UAM with any problems.
> Students can connect to a different server (Win2k SP3) across campus with 
> locking up.
>
> So far i have tried the following to resolve the problem without any 
> success:
> Wipe Mac hard drive clean, reinstall OS 8.6
> Disable TCP/IP, connect with pure apple talk session
> Disable Apple talk, connect pure IP (with IP address)
> Delete and recreate share (seems to work for a week or so, then problem 
> reoccurs)
> Turn on seed routing
> Reboot server
>
> The only ideas i have left are to make the students domain admins (no way) 
> or to downgrade to SP3.  I'd rather not resort to either of these 
> solutions.
> Any ideas?  Please help, i am at my wit's end here.
>
> 

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