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Re: ftpd stalls when the W2k TCP Loopback adapter is enabled


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...



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