Hello Steve,
Quote: I am only seeing this with 2 users, 1 works remotely, via broadband and the other is on our local wired lan. However, both usernames show up as ip address in admin panel...not as their user (machine?) names. All users who show up as their user names in the admin panel can disconnect gracefully.
The Computer name means nothing to Sesame. We operate on the IP address. We display the computer name for your convenience as you may not know who '192.168.0.35' is but you know who 'Marys_Computer' is.
Here are the known ways to create a ghost client
1. Unplug Clients Network Cable
2. Disable Clients Network Connection in Control Panel
3. Change the Client's IP address
4. Bring up a Firewall on the client that does not let Sesame through.
5. Bring up a Firewall on the server that does not let Sesame through.
6. Server goes into Standby mode.
Is this all of them? Probably not, but this should give you a general idea of what to look for. Check for a Static IP address on the client on the LAN.
You can set up Ping so that it pings a computer until you tell it to stop. Ping your One client that drops from the Server. When it drops, and leaves a ghost client, look at the Ping output and see what it says. Note: This will slow down your network so do it during a slow part of the day or at night.
-Ray