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From: UPH008@DDOHRZ11.BITNET (Wilhelm Becker)
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Subject: Re: Packet Drivers and Dos 4.01
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Date: 6 Jul 90 16:03:53 GMT
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On Wed, 4 Jul 90 16:09:29 GMT Aidan Loyns said:
>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?
>
>Thanks,
>Aidan Loyns

I tried to run KA9Q on a AT286 with MSDOS 3.3 over 2 NE1000 cards. I had the
same problem, after 3 - 5 minutes the machine hung. With WD8003 cards every-
thing works. I believe that, although I have no problems running Novell IPX
with NE1000 cards and packet driver, the NE1000 driver is somehow buggy.



    Wilhelm Becker               Grau, teurer Freund, ist alle Theorie,
                                 Und gruen des Lebens goldner Baum
    Institut fuer Physik
    Universitaet Dortmund          Goethe, Faust I

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