Help! NFS problems with Interactive Unix

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2 total messages Started by Mike Williams Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:43

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Author: Mike Williams
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:43

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  We're having problems with our new 486 machine running "INTERACTIVE UNIX
  System V/386 Release 3.2".  When trying to copy a LARGE (7 Mb) file from
  a NFS-mounted filesystem to a local filesystem, TCP/IP consistently
  hangs ... ie. the machine becomes unreachable, ping doesn't work, etc.  

  We didn't have this problem running the same software on a 386 box,
  although NFS was not anywhere near reliable, and 'twas mighty slow :-) 

  Here's the relevant /etc/fstab entry (names changed to protect the
  innocent): 

    raygun:/remote/fs /local/fs NFS,rsize=4096,wsize=4096

  Our setup:
        Core Base - Version 2.2.1
        INTERACTIVE TCP/IP - Version 1.2.0
        INTERACTIVE NFS-Version 2.1

  Has anyone else had similar problems with Interactive?  Do later revs of
  Interactive, TCP/IP and/or NFS fix this problem??

  Please email.  Thanks in advance.

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        Mike Williams, InForm Group Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand.
   Email: mike@inform.co.nz   Phone: 64 4 472 0996   Fax: 64 4 473 2407

Re: Help! NFS problems with Interactive Unix

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Author: Sam Neely
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 04:29

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In article <MIKE.92Nov17104319@raygun.inform.co.nz> mike@inform.co.nz (Mike Williams) writes:
>
>  We're having problems with our new 486 machine running "INTERACTIVE UNIX
>  System V/386 Release 3.2".  When trying to copy a LARGE (7 Mb) file from
>  a NFS-mounted filesystem to a local filesystem, TCP/IP consistently
>  hangs ... ie. the machine becomes unreachable, ping doesn't work, etc.
>
>  [ deleted ]
>
>  Our setup:
>        Core Base - Version 2.2.1
>        INTERACTIVE TCP/IP - Version 1.2.0
>        INTERACTIVE NFS-Version 2.1
>
>  Has anyone else had similar problems with Interactive?  Do later revs of
>  Interactive, TCP/IP and/or NFS fix this problem??

Interactive TCP/IP version 1.2 is EXTREMELY BUGGY.  Upgrade to version 1.3
and you will be much happier.  (I'm surprised that you didn't run into any
kernel panics while you were trying this.)  You'll probably want to upgrade
NFS to 2.2 while you are at it.
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