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From: gaige@ncsa.uiuc.EDU.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: RE: KIP code and Ultrix
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Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 10:20:41 EST
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We have done some work with vax's here at NCSA and have found a problem
with some of the TCP's not handling MSS directives (Maximum segment size).
Because of the size of an appletalk packet not allowing much more than 512
bytes per packet, any ethernet-based TCP/IP that sends a >512 byte packet
will not get through the Kinetics box.  You might want to check with your
vax administrator and see if might be your problem and if he/she would be
willing to lower the MSS for the Vax to 512.


Gaige B. Paulsen
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

gaige@ncsa.uiuc.edu

(217) 244-1957