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From: CARL@SCU.BITNET (CARL FUSSELL)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: DECnet DOS
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Date: 21 Jan 88 02:21:00 GMT
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Perhaps some of you have faced this already and can help or maybe
point me towards a more appropriate list.

We are running IBM PCs/ATs on a "thin net" with 3COM cards to connect
to our VAX...  all works fine.   In the last couple days however,
as a result of hardware additions to a couple of our ATs, to change
the configuration of the 3COM cards and DECnet DOS.

We would like to configure the 3COM card to use a different interrupt
request (default is 3 and we want to change it) and this is supported
by the 3COM card.   However, I can find no where in the doc for decnet
dos if it is possible to tell decnet dos to use a different vector
(tho' we don't need it, it might be nice to be able to specify the
DMA channel as well).

Has anyone else ever run into this?  Is there a solution or does decnet
dos blindly assume that the network card is set to the default configuration?

Thanx for any suggestions...

Carl Fussell
Santa Clara Univ
CARL@SCU.BITNET

ps.  Dave Mitten (DEC)...  if you are out there and see this, any
     suggestions?