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From: Ian Stonelake <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking,comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Parnet problems
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 23:58:59 GMT
Organization: Workers' Fight
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MushyPea ([e-mail]) wrote:
>First I run netpnet-server on one machine, and then on the other (taking care
>to use the opposite number for the unit as the one that is in the parnet
>mountlist entry.  Then I mount the NET: device on both machines.  So far so

This maybe an obvious question but I presume you are running netpnet-server
with different unit numbers on each machine? ie netpnet-server UNIT 0 and
UNIT=1 in the mountlist entry and vice versa on the other machine.

>good.  I type CD NET: on one machine, and the Network disk icon appears, and
>the current directory becomes NET:.  I do the same on the other machine, the
>same happens.  So, feeling adventurous, I try a CD NET:RAM/ on one of the
>machines.  At this point, the shell appears to stop responding to the
>system... the CD command does not return, and CTRL-C does not work.  I've
>tried using different commands, eg. dir or copy, and I get the same result.
>A dead shell, with CTRL-C being ignored.

If it's still failing you must either have corrupt software or a faulty
parallel port.
--
Ian Stonelake - [e-mail] (Workers' Fight)