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Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

4406.0. "VNswitch and RAW IPX" by NNTPD::"[email protected]" (Walter Bichsel) Tue May 13 1997 10:50

The customer has switched his Novell server from a 900EF switch port to a
VNswitch 900EX port. Configuration:


	server ----- 900EF ----- GigaSwitch ----- 900EF ---- client

				     to


	client --- VN900EX/EF --- GigaSwitch --- VN900EF/EX ---- server



All switches have RAW IPX enabled in both configurations. The old
configuration
works OK, but not the VNswitch configuration (not able to print large files).
The client (NT client) uses Autodetected in the IPX network configuration.
Changing the server back to a 900EF prort fixes the problem:

	client --- VN900EX/EF --- GigaSwitch --- 900EF --- server

Any hints ?

Walter.
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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4406.1Sounds suspiciously like a fragmentation issue....NETCAD::BATTERSBYTue May 13 1997 10:596
    Sounds possibly like another twist of a fragmentation problem/bug I 
    think that is currently under investigation by the VNswitch developers.
    Walter, you might want to post your base note in the Common_brouters
    notes conference  (IROCZ::COMMON_BROUTERS).
    
    Bob
4406.2CSC32::bngpc.cxo.dec.com::goodwinBrad Goodwn - NSISTue May 13 1997 10:593
This might be related to note 867 in camero::common_brouters

Brad
4406.3fix comingFORBIN::WILKINSONTue May 13 1997 15:3310
    We configured a CSR wrong and IPX raw enabled was not working
    on the VNbus and ATM.  The fix should be in a maintenance release
    that is anticipated to go up on the web at the end of this week.
    (V1.5.3).
    
    IPX does not support fragmentation -- so that is unlikely to be
    involved.
    
    Hugh
4406.4Version 1.5.3NNTPD::"[email protected]"Walter BichselWed May 14 1997 04:585
I need the 'fix' asap because the customer does not enough old
900EF modules to replace all the installed VNswitch.

Walter.
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4406.5coming next weekNETCAD::FLOWERSHigh Performance Networking; DanWed May 14 1997 12:0012
>I need the 'fix' asap because the customer does not enough old
>900EF modules to replace all the installed VNswitch.

V1.5.3 was built incorrectly.  It does not have all the fixes in it that
we had planned (such as this IPX fix).

We are rebuilding images today -- with all the right fixes -- and we
will be calling it V1.5.4.

V1.5.4 should be available next week after some testing in-house.

Dan