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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

1153.0. "DEFTA is reporting a wrong PMD type" by PRSSOS::GROSSETETE () Mon Nov 22 1993 10:47

    	Hi,
    
    	On an AXP 3000-500 running OSF1 v.1.3, I noticed that a 
    DEFTA (firmware 1.0) is reporting a wrong PMD type, see below :
    
    # netstat -I fta0 -s |more
    PMD Type                           ANSI Singlemode Type 1
    
    so, PMD Type is set to 1 instead 0
    
    Patrick
    
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1153.1PMD type on AXP/VMSPRSSOS::GROSSETETEMon Nov 22 1993 10:5814
    Problem in .0 must be coming from OSF1 driver since an AXP/VMS
    system displays :
    
    ncl sho fddi stat fddi-0 phy port * pmd type
    
    Node 0 FDDI Station FDDI-0 PHY Port FDDI-0
    at 1993-11-22-16:57:24.969+01:00Iinf
    
    Characteristics
    
        PMD Type                          = ANSI Multi-Mode
    
    Patrick
    
1153.2NETRIX::thomasThe Code WarriorMon Nov 22 1993 11:206
FDDI information is in general screwed up.  Everything a DEFZA and if it
ain't a DEFZA, netstat gets it wrong.

I QAR'ed with *stupid* behavour about 15 months ago and pleaded for a 
consistent adapter independent interface for DEC OSF/1.  My QAR has
been deferred indefinitely since...