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From: gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: RT Baseband (Ethernet) adapter
Keywords: TCP/IP network rt pc x windows
Message-ID: <12775@well.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 89 23:11:12 GMT
Reply-To: gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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I am having a devil of a time and would appreciate any help from
experienced folks -- IBM's customer support ain't what it's cracked
up to be!

I am attempting to set up a network using a single RT and several
PC ATs running X on DOS software, all using ethernet connections. 
Following the guideines in the Communications cookbook, I diddled
all the relevant files (at least I THINK I did), and recompiled the
kernel. 

One particular problem is that, when attempting to "ping" or otherwise 
make network contact with another host that is not on the net, I get
a diagnostic message:

	net0: transmit timeout -- device shutdown        !@#$!@!!!!

This is plain annoying!  After this happens, the easiest thing to do
is reboot! The network is "unreachable" after this!

Also, the XONDOS software seems not to work -- it sets the host
addresses correctly for their Internet address, but thinks that the
local host's ethernet address is 00 00 00 00 00   !!!!

I would love to hear from anyone regarding:

	- TCP/IP services on the RT (running at the same time as X11)

	- X Windows for DOS Software (we're using 3COM boards, all of
	  which work just fine talking on the ether to each other!)

	- Making the above two work together!



An seemingly unrelated but vexing problem is that, upon rebooting (after
a shutdown, of course) the f***ing login: doesn't recognize any login
names (including 'root').  The only thing to do is reboot again, interrupt,
which puts us in maintenance mode, and exit -- strangely, when multi-user
mode is started again, it recognizes my login !!!! hooray! but what is
happening??

Anyone else regret going with AIX??

I'd be happy to be made a fool of if it makes these problems go away!

Thanks for your support!

m sierchio

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