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Subject: delni and deqna
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Date: Wed, 2-Jul-86 19:00:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  2 19:00:27 1986
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Information from DEC rep:

1) DEMPR and DESTA first ship date will be Sept. (DEC is surprised at the
demand, they are trying to catch up on production)

2) In a configuration where you have


    -------ethernet backbone----H4005-------------
                                   |
                                 DELNI
                                   |
                                 DEMPR

the max length of the ethernet segment where this combination hangs is
300 meters (not 500m), and you can NOT have a DEREP on the same segment
this is due to propagation delays through the DELNI.

3) there is an ECO out for DEQNAs, I am not sure if this is the same
one mentioned on the net a few weeks ago. the ECO fixes 2 bugs, one
where the board locks up under HEAVY ethernet traffic (7 to 8 Mbits/sec)
and the network disappears from the uVAX II. Another symptom is lost
data packet, this is software recoverable.

4) free Volume shadow is extended indefinitely...(was supposed to end
Jun 30).

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