ncpfs

Anybody using this? I am trying to use it to mount Netware 6 SP5
volumes. The mount itself works fine initially but after about 30
minutes or so if I don't do anything with the mounted volume and then go
back, I get this error:

/bin/ls: reading directory .: Input/output error

I tried using ifdown and ifup to reset the network connection but the
only thing that seems to fix it is if I reboot. I tried using ncpumount
but it says that I don't have any active connections. If I try to
remount the volume using ncpmount, it tells me that the volumes is
already mounted.

Thanks,

Brad

Brad Averbeck wrote:
> Anybody using this? I am trying to use it to mount Netware 6 SP5
> volumes. The mount itself works fine initially but after about 30
> minutes or so if I don't do anything with the mounted volume and then go
> back, I get this error:
>
> /bin/ls: reading directory .: Input/output error
>
> I tried using ifdown and ifup to reset the network connection but the
> only thing that seems to fix it is if I reboot. I tried using ncpumount
> but it says that I don't have any active connections. If I try to
> remount the volume using ncpmount, it tells me that the volumes is
> already mounted.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad

It seems that if I use the -m switch with ncpmount I can remount the
volume without rebooting.

Anybody know why this connection drops and if using the Novell client
for linux would make a difference?

Brad

Brad Averbeck wrote:
> Brad Averbeck wrote:
>
>> Anybody using this? I am trying to use it to mount Netware 6 SP5
>> volumes. The mount itself works fine initially but after about 30
>> minutes or so if I don't do anything with the mounted volume and then
>> go back, I get this error:
>>
>> /bin/ls: reading directory .: Input/output error
>>
>> I tried using ifdown and ifup to reset the network connection but the
>> only thing that seems to fix it is if I reboot. I tried using
>> ncpumount but it says that I don't have any active connections. If I
>> try to remount the volume using ncpmount, it tells me that the volumes
>> is already mounted.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brad
>
>
> It seems that if I use the -m switch with ncpmount I can remount the
> volume without rebooting.
>
> Anybody know why this connection drops and if using the Novell client
> for linux would make a difference?
>
> Brad

Yea, use the client..I used ncpfs and I got the same
results..ncpfs..works after a fashion..but it times out and I can't seem
to get connections to remain active. The client seems to work just fine,
but it has its own set of issues when you do kernel updates..it can be a
pain to get it working after an upgrade...so pick your poison

Todd Jolley wrote:
> Brad Averbeck wrote:
>> Brad Averbeck wrote:
>>
>>> Anybody using this? I am trying to use it to mount Netware 6 SP5
>>> volumes. The mount itself works fine initially but after about 30
>>> minutes or so if I don't do anything with the mounted volume and then
>>> go back, I get this error:
>>>
>>> /bin/ls: reading directory .: Input/output error
>>>
>>> I tried using ifdown and ifup to reset the network connection but the
>>> only thing that seems to fix it is if I reboot. I tried using
>>> ncpumount but it says that I don't have any active connections. If I
>>> try to remount the volume using ncpmount, it tells me that the
>>> volumes is already mounted.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brad
>>
>>
>> It seems that if I use the -m switch with ncpmount I can remount the
>> volume without rebooting.
>>
>> Anybody know why this connection drops and if using the Novell client
>> for linux would make a difference?
>>
>> Brad
>
> Yea, use the client..I used ncpfs and I got the same
> results..ncpfs..works after a fashion..but it times out and I can't seem
> to get connections to remain active. The client seems to work just fine,
> but it has its own set of issues when you do kernel updates..it can be a
> pain to get it working after an upgrade...so pick your poison
Thanks. Do they have a 64bit version yet of the client?

Brad

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:20:56 +0000, Brad Averbeck wrote:

> Thanks. Do they have a 64bit version yet of the client?

Sorry, not yet. (And please don't take that as a statement that one is
definitely coming :-)


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