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From: jkight@is-next.umd.edu (Jeff Kight)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: uucico lock-ups under 2.0
Keywords: uucp, uucico, support
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Date: 27 Feb 91 16:10:20 GMT
References: <1481@cgh.UUCP> <434@heaven.woodside.ca.us> <1991Feb26.160009.3836@percy.rain.com>
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In article <1991Feb26.160009.3836@percy.rain.com> nerd@percy.rain.com (Michael Galassi) writes:
>Here is a bit more detail, I was preparing a message for bug_next but
>since they already know of it...   The problem only shows up if you
>actualy send something to the next in the uucico session, if you poll
>with nothing to xmit all is OK.   Also, in most cases (but not all)
>you can turn the port off (in /etc/ttys) kill -1 1, turn the port
>back on and kill -1 1, to have things work again.  Not pretty but
>it sure beats power cycling the machine.
>
>-michael

Interesting problem: I've set up 3 NeXTs for uucp. The mail hub is a
NeXTstation, and the 2 remote machines are a NeXTstation and a 2.0 030 cube.
We have the same problems with lockups on remote->hub transfers...however
we are only using the serial ports on the remote machines. ie They poll the
hub machine by dialing into an annex and telneting to the machine.

What seems to be happening (via debugging at level 99) is that the uucp
handshaking is ok, but when the execution of the actual transfer commences I
get reack errors which result in attempts to resend, but the errors build up.

Now, we are using 9600 baud MNP5 modems all around. Different brands have
been tried to no avail. Flow control is off (UUCP should handle everything
without any problems) and so is speed conversion (9600 baud connection)

NeXT has suggested that it could be related to the serial port bug, does
anybody have any ideas or suggestions? btw...I have absolutely no problems
with hub->remote transfers...

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