Re: Network version of the PC game DOOM

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From: Foddy
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 23:57

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steve@marvin.demon.co.uk (Steve Kennedy) writes:

>BEWARE running the game DOOM on Novell networks over IPX.

>This can cause broadcast storms and knock out wide area links.

>This has been verified from 2 independent sources !!!

>I have tested this on both SMC Elite/16's and 3Com Etherlink II's.

>Regards

>Steve

	Yeah, but isn't that old news? While running DOOM on our nice
TCP/IP network down in Southampton, these cute little IPX packets nipped
over a couple of bridges, onto the fibre, back off & took down the
cisco-router ;) Decent machines survive of course ;)

	Have fun,

		fod

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