Slow login and dropped connection from Lion (10.7.5) client

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Slow login and dropped connection from Lion (10.7.5) client

I have a problem logging in from a MBA Lion client to my Snow Leopard Server (Mac Mini) The log in is slow and sometime after connection, the connection will drop. Sometimes it comes back. The mail service connection works but cannot tell is it drop intermittantly and then is restored. No problems on my MBP running Snow Leopard. Internet connection is fine.

Where do I start? I have searched have not found this problem. While I know enough to be dangerous, I really am a photographer.

Kevin

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 14, 2012 2:29 PM

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MrHoffman

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Oct 14, 2012 3:56 PM in response to PhotoKevin

Delays and related can be caused by DNS errors, and by network errors.

OS X Server is dependent on correctly-configured DNS services.

To verify DNS, launch Terminal.app from the Applications > Utilities folder on the server, and issue the following diagnostic command:

sudo changeip -checkhostname

That command won't make any changes, but will report whether your host name and your DNS are correct on your server. You'll get some output and a message that no changes are required, or some output and a message indicating something about whatever error was detected.

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PhotoKevin Author

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Oct 15, 2012 3:53 PM in response to PhotoKevin

Sometme we have to be reminded to look back at what we think is correct. Thanks for the reminder.

Kevin

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PhotoKevin Author

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Oct 15, 2012 5:04 PM in response to PhotoKevin

While the DNS correction sped up the login, I still had issues with saving files (mostly from Word not sure if that mattered) to a shared disk on the Server which did not fully resolve until I told it to ignore ownership. So far with both of those changes it is working.

Time will tell.

K

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