XP SP2 and Ghost / DriveImage / large transfer problems

[Paul]

I have a machine with XP running Ghost Corporate 8.0 as the multicasting
host. I used to be able to image two different laptops to this machine
without trouble until I upgraded to SP2. Now Ghost will timeout somewhere
in the 75% range of backing up some 30-50GB of data. Two different laptops
with different NICs. The laptops are using Ghost DOS boot diskettes. Tried
swapping hubs (switches), cables, no effect.

I also have the same problem if the laptop is running PowerQuest's
DriveImage 7.0 in XP and pushing the image to the destination "Ghost" XP
computer's plain old folder share. So that seems to eliminate the laptop
side of the equation as the problem as well as the application.

Also of note is since the upgrade to SP2, the XP machine will show the "LAN
Connection" popup balloon periodically in the system tray (as if the cable
was being unplugged and replugged), and I suspect that has something to do
with the Ghost connection being lost.

-- Paul

[Malke]

Paul wrote:

> I have a machine with XP running Ghost Corporate 8.0 as the
> multicasting
> host. I used to be able to image two different laptops to this
> machine
> without trouble until I upgraded to SP2. Now Ghost will timeout
> somewhere
> in the 75% range of backing up some 30-50GB of data. Two different
> laptops
> with different NICs. The laptops are using Ghost DOS boot diskettes.
> Tried swapping hubs (switches), cables, no effect.
>
> I also have the same problem if the laptop is running PowerQuest's
> DriveImage 7.0 in XP and pushing the image to the destination "Ghost"
> XP
> computer's plain old folder share. So that seems to eliminate the
> laptop side of the equation as the problem as well as the application.
>
> Also of note is since the upgrade to SP2, the XP machine will show the
> "LAN Connection" popup balloon periodically in the system tray (as if
> the cable was being unplugged and replugged), and I suspect that has
> something to do with the Ghost connection being lost.
>
> -- Paul

Things to check:

1. Upgrade drivers for nic on Ghost server
2. Make sure Windows Firewall isn't running or the Ghost server
connection is in Exceptions.

We've just done 150 XP laptops using Ghost 8.0 as the multicasting host
(XP Pro, SP2), usually (IIRC) at least 6 laptops at a time, so this
isn't an issue with the programs.

Malke
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