Mac OS8.6 Server hangs (Newbee)

[Jonathan Morton]

>> >Server 3.3.3b2
>>>Powerbook G3 233
>>>OS 8.6
>>>OT&TCP/IP 2.03
>>>
>>>Mac Server  to Linx or Win95 Client.
>>>
>>>The screen of the Mac paints properly on the client after the login.
>>>However, the Mac image on the client screen freezes the first time
>>>there is a change to the Mac.  The cursor continues to track and
>>>execute commands properly on the Mac even though they cannot be seen
>>>on the client.  Am I doing something wrong?
>>
>>Probably not really.  You might want to try the beta-2.3 Server on my
>>website (below, in my signature), which tends to be rather more stable,
>>especially on PCI-based Macs such as your PowerBook.
>
>
>This version did not hang up as quickly, but it was VERY slow on a
>10baseT local test.  It took 25-30 seconds to paint the first screen
>on a rather speedy Windows client.  When I would click on a window it
>could take 10 seconds before the client would see the window move
>forward on the desktop.  Is this normal?
>
>BTW:  You say the docs are on the VNC website and the website says
>they are in the doemload.

There is actually a "documentation" section on the website, although this
may be orientated more towards the beta-3 version than my beta-2.x
versions.  It should still be fairly relevant, and the interface isn't
particularly obscure (i hope)...

Meanwhile, the way I got the beta-2.3 version stable to use was by
inserting 'hacks' in various places to prevent the server doing things at
times when it shouldn't.  These however do impair performance, but this is
the first report I've had of a serious performance hit.  I don't actually
have a PCI machine myself to test with (yet) but performance is much more
acceptable than that with my old 8100 (viewed by a Quadra).  If stability
is still a problem I'll look into it, but rest assured that a major rewrite
is in progress to improve both performance and stability.

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