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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:56:49 -0400
To: "Sheldon, Ken" <ksheldon AT context DOT com>,
        "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: ftpd stalls when the W2k TCP Loopback adapter is enabled
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At 12:47 PM 8/23/2001, Sheldon, Ken wrote:
>I use a development machine that is not always connected to a network.  I
>use win2k, so when by ethernet card is not connected, the OS disables the
>device and I lose my IP address.  So, to enable an IP address, I installed
>the w2k loopback adapter.
>
>The cygwin ftpd process misbehaves when the loopback adapter is enabled.
>The initial authentication works fine, but any command that involves a PORT
>directive (such as LS, PUT, or GET) causes the process to stall for several
>seconds before performing the command.  If I disable the loopback adapter
>and use only an ethernet adapter, things work fine.  That gives me a
>workaround when I am connected to a network.  Unfortunately, I need to do
>development when I am completely disconnected from the network and only the
>loopback adapter is enabled.
>
>I a looking for ideas on how to approach this.



Doesn't it work when the ethernet card is installed but not connected to a 
network?  I don't have any trouble running W2K as a DHCP client when I'm
not connected to a network.  The DHCP client SW gets me a default IP 
address when I boot up off the network and my last lease is expired...



Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX


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