Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!UMD5.UMD.EDU!magorian From: magorian@UMD5.UMD.EDU (Dan Magorian) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Kinetics Fastpath hardware bug Message-ID: <8712090036.AA02061@umd5.UMD.EDU> Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 19:36:42 EST Article-I.D.: umd5.8712090036.AA02061 Posted: Tue Dec 8 19:36:42 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Dec-87 16:44:30 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 15 I got a call from Kinetics today that they have found a misplaced capacator that causes random Fastpath crashes on noisy Ethernet lines. Apparently Microsoft's 40+ boxes were crashing several times per day, and they demanded a fix. Ours have been locking up as well, but I had put it down to failure to reboot on power dropouts (maybe twice per month). So they will be sending out a letter explaining the patch (a simple solder job, apparently) or people can send them back for free (I was not to use the word "recall"). However, getting the new PROMs is probably a good idea as well. I will suggest that the letter be posted to this mailing list as well. Dan Magorian (301) 454-6030 Computer Science Center magorian@umd5.umd.edu University of Maryland magorian@umdd.bitnet College Park, MD 20742 Applelink: A0190