Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!clarkson!grape.ecs.clarkson.edu!nelson From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Subject: Re: NE1000 PD problem found, WATCH FOR BAD CARD ADRESSES! Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY Date: 20 Mar 91 22:40:40 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com's message of 20 Mar 91 06:35:22 GMT References: <1991Mar06.004805.5386@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at> <1991Mar06.144438.21803@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at> <1991Mar07.180439.5382@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at> <92430@sgi.sgi.com> Sender: usenet@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu In article <92430@sgi.sgi.com> rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com (Rob Warnock) writes: In article nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) writes: +--------------- | Multicast (one of the many possible multicast addresses is the | broadcast address). I'm going to put a check for multicast | addresses into the ne1000 and ne2000 drivers for the 9.x release. +--------------- But please don't *disable* receiving multicast packets! Oh goodness, no! I'm going to check to see if the board's *own* address has the multicast bit set. I think you can see how that might cause problems. :-) -- --russ I'm proud to be a humble Quaker. It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear -- Freeman Dyson I joined the League for Programming Freedom, and I hope you'll join too.