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From: deb@audfax.audiofax.com (Deb Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Dual ethernet support (ISC 2.2)
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Date: 13 Mar 91 23:53:27 GMT
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Organization: AudioFAX, Inc., Atlanta, GA
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Has anyone ever run dual ethernets under ISC2.2?  I've got it
working, but only if I avoid IRQ 7.  (Yes, I turned off lp, and
anything else that wanted to use IRQ 7.)   Does anyone know
why I can't get a WD8003E or 3COM Etherlink II to work at
IRQ 7?  Is this an ISC bug or is there something magical that
one must do for ISC that one doesn't have to do for ESIX?

(Kudos to ESIX on their dual ethernet support -- it all just
works when you install it, rather than having to edit a bunch
of files and grunge around -- unfortunately, we just had to have
faster networking.)

Another question regarding stune parameters -- if anyone has
installed/used dual-ethernets, what did you set your streams
parameters to?   I've tried various incantations -- some work
better than others.   The default parameters for an 8Mb system
allow, count 'em, 0 rlogin sessions to occur.  As the system
is installed (no 8Mb changes from kconfig) about 3 rlogin
sessions can be started until it chokes.   The current settings,
(which came for ISC tech support, but they've never tried this
before and are just sending me what they've got on their single
ethernet, 9Mb system), seem ok, except that periodically, for
no known reason, a stream will hang.  Not exactly something
we can afford.

So, if ANYONE can help, I'd be much obliged.

Thanks in advance,
-deb
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Deb Jackson, AudioFAX, Inc., Marietta, GA
Audio: (404) 618-4284  Fax(mail): (404) 618-4584  E-mail: deb@audiofax.com