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In article <BzEs7E.CJ1@wm.estec.esa.nl> guy@wmsg02.wm.estec.esa.nl (Guy Brooker) writes:
>In article <1992Dec16.221212.11863@umbc3.umbc.edu>, dave@umbc8.umbc.edu (David A Freeman) writes:
> > Hello,
> > 	I noticed that in 4.0.5F, in the file /usr/sysgen/master.d/if_ec2
> > the value of the ec_rcvinit_delay variable is 13    In 4.0.5 the value 
> > was 13333.  I checked with SGI and found that the correct value is 13333
> > for all 4.0.X software. All of our r4000 4.0.5F systems and the distribution 
> > media that we have received have the variable set to 13. 
> > 
>
>
>I checked my file after reading your note, as I also have recently installed 4.0.5F. I was surprised to find that not only this entry was wrong but also the value of ec_oflow_limit. This was an error in 4.0.5(A), corrected by a release
>notes errata. THERE WAS NO SUCH ERRATA with my 4.0.5F which came with the
>indigo Video Board. I had assumed therefore that the error had been fixed, 
>aparently NOT.
>
>Whats going on SGI ?? Are there other bugs from previous releases that must	still be fixed manually ? How come old bugs creep back in ???
>
>To summarise, the if_ec2 that comes with 4.0.5F looks like this 
>
>*#ident "$Revision: 1.7 $"
>*
>* eh - SGI Hollywood/Magnum ethernet driver
>*
>*FLAG	PREFIX	SOFT	#DEV	DEPENDENCIES
>-	if_ec	-	-	bsd
>$$$
>int ec_rcvint_delay = 13;	/* delay * 30ns to recv intrpt == .4ms */
>int ec_rbuf_num = 250;		/* num of buffers to allocate to enet recv chain */
>int ec_oflow_limit = 2;		/* exceed limit of oflows/per secs => promsc mode*/
>int ec_oflow_period = 30;	/* number of seconds per oflow period */
>int ec_promisc_time = 3600;	/* number of seconds to stay in promisc mode */
>
>and it SHOULD look like this, if the errata to 4.0.5 still stands...
>
>*#ident "$Revision: 1.7 $"
>*
>* eh - SGI Hollywood/Magnum ethernet driver
>*
>*FLAG	PREFIX	SOFT	#DEV	DEPENDENCIES
>-	if_ec	-	-	bsd
>$$$
>int ec_rcvint_delay = 13333;	/* delay * 30ns to recv intrpt == .4ms */
>int ec_rbuf_num = 250;		/* num of buffers to allocate to enet recv chain */
>int ec_oflow_limit = 10000;	/* exceed limit of oflows/per secs => promsc mode*/

the errata is for people running 4DDN such that the interface won't
switch to promiscuous mode.

>int ec_oflow_period = 30;	/* number of seconds per oflow period */
>int ec_promisc_time = 3600;	/* number of seconds to stay in promisc mode */
>
>I have had some problems with my ethernet since the new installation, and since
>changing to above they seem so far to have gone completely...

what sort of problem ?

>
>Guy
>
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