PricelineNegotiator
Well-known member
Hey guys,
So we've been having some issues with the two most recent releases of macOS (10.12.4 + 10.12.5) networking with our file server. My networking knowledge is rather limited, but my setup did work before these releases.
Basically, our files are all stored on a large HDD inside of a normal PC running Windows 10 x64. We have two Macs that interface via standard networking (I've heard SMB and some other protocols thrown around on this forum, but I am unaware which I am using). The Macs can access the files just fine, and see all the files as they are on the server, but there is a ~10% chance that if you open, close, then open again (perhaps 2 hours later) the same InDesign file, InDesign notifies you that the file is read-only because someone else is using it. Well, the problem is that no one else besides one computer has accessed the file, so there is something wrong where the Mac is either not properly relaying to the PC that it has closed the file initially, or the Mac is not reading properly that the file has been closed. The only fix that we have is to turn off the Mac, but the restart cycle takes about 15 minutes from start to finish. Obviously not ideal. We will be purchasing some new iMacs when Apple decides to drop the iMac refresh to make things move a bit more quickly, but I can't gamble on whether new iMacs will solve the problem or not.
My bottom line question is, is there a utility that can enforce and uphold networking performance between Windows 10 x64 and macOS 10.12.5? Has anyone ran into this, or similar issues? I'm losing my mind. We have almost zero reprints month-to-month, but we've had two in the last month due to this issue. I need a fix.
So we've been having some issues with the two most recent releases of macOS (10.12.4 + 10.12.5) networking with our file server. My networking knowledge is rather limited, but my setup did work before these releases.
Basically, our files are all stored on a large HDD inside of a normal PC running Windows 10 x64. We have two Macs that interface via standard networking (I've heard SMB and some other protocols thrown around on this forum, but I am unaware which I am using). The Macs can access the files just fine, and see all the files as they are on the server, but there is a ~10% chance that if you open, close, then open again (perhaps 2 hours later) the same InDesign file, InDesign notifies you that the file is read-only because someone else is using it. Well, the problem is that no one else besides one computer has accessed the file, so there is something wrong where the Mac is either not properly relaying to the PC that it has closed the file initially, or the Mac is not reading properly that the file has been closed. The only fix that we have is to turn off the Mac, but the restart cycle takes about 15 minutes from start to finish. Obviously not ideal. We will be purchasing some new iMacs when Apple decides to drop the iMac refresh to make things move a bit more quickly, but I can't gamble on whether new iMacs will solve the problem or not.
My bottom line question is, is there a utility that can enforce and uphold networking performance between Windows 10 x64 and macOS 10.12.5? Has anyone ran into this, or similar issues? I'm losing my mind. We have almost zero reprints month-to-month, but we've had two in the last month due to this issue. I need a fix.
