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The Network Assistant, part of the Apple Network Administrator Toolkit (ANAT), seems to have a problem with Monty Python's Pythonizer Screen Saver. If a workstation is setup to be administered by Network Assistant, the workstation's status will show as 'Unavailable" when the screen saver is activated.
DISCUSSION Every 30 seconds, the Macintosh running the Network Assistant application will poll the network to verify the availability of workstations configured under Network Assistant. Any workstations that fail to answer this "are you there" request will be marked unavailable. As the request is continually delivered, correcting for the workstation's inability to respond will automatically make it available again after a subsequent status request is answered. It is possible (though uncommon) that an application may delay, prohibit, or otherwise interfere with other background processes, such as the process that allows the workstation to respond to this status request. Some applications preempt these background processes in order to allow the application to perform optimally for the user, though in such cases they will USUALLY provide user-definable options to "allow background processes" or "monitor system activity," and the like. Check with the manufacturer of your software to confirm this possibility. Finally, it could certainly also be the case that the software allows background processes, but is simply conflicts with the Network Assistant. This article provides information about a non-Apple product. Apple Computer, Inc. is not responsible for its content. Please contact the vendor for additional information. The Tech Info Library article titled "Locating Vendor Information" can help you search for a particular vendor's address and phone number. |
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| Product Area: | Apple Software |
| Category: | Apple Network Administrator Toolkit |
| Sub Category: | General Topics |
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