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From: PWF@UMNACVX.BITNET ("Paul W. Fakler")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: WIN/TCP, LAT, DECnet buffer problem.
Message-ID: <8806060422.AA24770@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 2 Jun 88 22:30:00 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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The ETDRIVER in VMS 4.* allocates a maximum of 26 buffers for use by all
clients.  If you're using TCP/IP (needs 16), LAT (needs 4), and DECnet (needs
8), then you run out of receive buffers.  The number of receive buffers is
supposed to be very large in VMS 5.0.  I've heard rumors that DEC has a
patch for the ETDRIVER under VMS 4.* to allocate more buffers.  Has anyone had
any luck getting it from them?  If so, please send me info on who at DEC you
contacted to get it.

Thanks,
Paul.

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| Paul W. Fakler                                                             |
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