Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!psuvax1!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!ron From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Can ethernet TCP/IP lock up? Keywords: I don't know; someone says it can Message-ID: Date: 25 May 88 00:22:09 GMT References: <299@fedeva.UUCP> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 10 Broken devices can blow nearly all networks. The continuously jabbering transceiver on Ethernet is subject to the same problem as broken RF modems on MAP broadbands. The fact that one uses token passing rather than carrier sense to arbitrate the bus does not help when some host decides not to play by the rules. This whole thing has nothing whatsoever to do with TCP/IP or the higher level protocols, it's a media issue. -Ron