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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!wrldlnk!usenet
- From: "Bob Larribeau" <p00136@psilink.com>
- Subject: re: COMBINET PROBLEM
- In-Reply-To: <dem.721679452@nhmpw2.fnal.gov>
- Message-ID: <2931275823.15.p00136@psilink.com>
- Sender: usenet@worldlink.com
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- Organization: Consultant
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:20:53 GMT
- X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)
- Lines: 64
-
- The following is a message that I am posting at the request of Combinet
- in response tothe message from David E. Martin. Im not associated with
- Combinet. If you have any questions, please contact Combinet directly
- at (408)522-9020.
-
- Bob Larribeau
- San Francisco
-
-
-
-
- >If your network has more than 1500 ethernet devices, you are
- >susceptible to this problem. A quick fix is to set the aging time
- >to a small value (like 60 sec). Combinet is working on a fix.
- >
- >
- >David E. Martin
- >National HEPnet Management || Phone: +1 708 840-8275
- >Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory || FAX: +1 708 840-8463
- >P.O. Box 500, MS 368; Batavia, IL 60510 USA / \ E-Mail: dem@hep.net
- >
-
-
- To Combinet Interchange Users:
-
- This note applies to users of the Combinet INTERCHANGE(tm)
- Bridge, Software version 2.11 or below:
-
- For large networks (over 1500 Ethernet addresses), it is
- important that the Combinet Interchange be configured as
- described below.
-
- If a small remote workgroup (less than 250 Ethernet addresses) is
- being bridged to an enterprise LAN, the two Interchanges should
- be configured as follows:
-
- 1) The Interchange which is connected to the enterprise LAN
- should be set as follows:
-
- SEt MOde ONly
-
- 2) The remote LAN Interchange should be set as follows:
-
- SEt MOde ANy
- SEt AGe 1200
-
- If two large networks are being bridged, both Interchange units
- should be set up as follows:
-
- SEt MOde ANy
- SEt AGe 1200*
-
- * The aging time parameter (1200 in the example) is network
- dependent. The aging time should be set such that the address
- table will not exceed 1500 addresses.
-
- There is a new release of Interchange software (2.15) which
- ensures correct operation of the units independent of
- configuration. This is currently available by calling Combinet
- technical support.
-
- Note: The address aging feature is not available in software
- versions below 2.02. In this case, it is recommended that units
- be upgraded to release 2.15.
-