Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!apple!vsi1!daver!athsys!jim
From: jim@athsys.uucp (Jim Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: problems with X.V11.R2
Message-ID: <222@tityus.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 89 02:11:10 GMT
References: <435@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>
Organization: Athena Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Lines: 23

From article <435@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>, by msw@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Mark Williams):
> 
>    I'm having a problem with X.V11.R2 running over Ethernet on Suns.  My
> monochrome 3/60 is sending some 40 packets/sec to it's server (a Sun4) which is
> jamming the Ethernet. 
> 
>    Is there anyone out there that can explain what might be causing this and/or
> suggest a cure?  I don't want to go back to using sunview.
> 

	I don't know for certain, but from what I have heard the Sun4
is fast enough to keep the Ethernet mighty busy if it needs to lay
down packets.  This speed can cause it to consume the traffic
bandwidth on Ethernet and noone else can get in. That may be the
situation you are running into. As far as fixes, I don't know enough
about the mechanics to suggest/offer one.

> 			Mark
> 
> In Reality:  msw@cpsc.UCalgary.CA   or  atai!calgary!msw


-Jim Becker