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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon,  3 Apr 2006 18:42:59 -0500
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] ORCLOSE
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that's often not a reliable sign.  networks go down.  dhcp and
ppp may reassign addresses.

- erik

> Erik wrote:
> > how would the fs determine that the machine hosting the
> > client is in casters-up mode?
>
> Loss of the TCP or IL connection is the usual sign.
>
> Russ
>