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From: ASLEEMAN@WAIKATO.AC.NZ
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Subject: RE: Packet Drivers and Dos 4.01
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Date: 5 Jul 90 20:13:00 GMT
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>From:	IN%"mcsun!ukc!mucs!m1.cs.man.ac.uk@uunet.uu.net"  "Aidan Loyns"  6-JUL-1990 06:20:58.28
>To:	pcip@udel.edu
>Subj:	Packet Drivers and Dos 4.01
>
>I have a 20MHz 386 running DOS 4.01 fitted with a 3C501 card.
>Using Sun's PC-NFS produces the results I expect; however, when I try to
>use any code using the packet driver (V6), the machine randomly hangs.
>I've tried different ethernet cards (ne1000), but again packet driver
>software hangs.
>
>Any ideas?
>Is it worthwhile reformatting my hard disk and using Dos 3.3?

Hold the reformatting of your hard disk for a moment. I believe the problem 
is more likely to be with the packet driver interface for pcnfs. At least 
I and a number of others have discovered that this fall apart when you try
to run PCNFS on top of V6 PACKET DRIVERS. My experience was with the 
wd8003e v6.5 packet driver. Have reverted to an earlier release of the
packet drivers when using PCNFS things are know working very nicely.

The problem has been reported. But as with anything thats free. It's quite
hard to hassle someone into investigating the problem. Perhaps you might like 
to have a go.

>Thanks.

Not a problem, just don't quote me.

>Aidan Loyns
- Andrew 
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