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- From: klovatt@klnet.UUCP (Keith Lovatt)
- Subject: Re: Sun is violating the Ethernet-Spec with its
- Message-ID: <9211081939.01@klnet.UUCP>
- Organization: Lugroid Enterprises
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 00:40:09 GMT
- References: <szymon.80.721075309@uci.agh.edu.pl>
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- Szymon Sokol (szymon@uci.agh.edu.pl) wrote:
- : In article <1992Nov4.165432.4917@news.duc.auburn.edu> elling@eng.auburn.edu (Richard Elling) writes:
- : >From: elling@eng.auburn.edu (Richard Elling)
- : >Subject: Re: Sun is violating the Ethernet-Spec with its
- : >Date: 4 Nov 92 16:54:32 GMT
- : [part deleted]
- : >Rule #1 for ethernets, turn off SQE. I know of no hardware made in a
- : >*long* time that needs SQE. Unfortunately, many vendors ship ethernet
- : >transceivers with SQE enabled. If you have SQE enabled, the transceiver
- : >can put extra junk on the trunk that may contribute to collisions.
- :
- : I was unable to get our old VAX-11/750 (DELUA card) connected to the Ethernet
- : until I switched ON the SQE. Without that, the DECnet circuit was going
- : up and down like a yo-yo, and TCP/IP did not work at all... What do you
- : think of that? I remember reading somewhere that DEC needs enabled SQE...
- :
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- In our primarily VAX ehternet, I have ahd to add a couple of AS/400's. They
- are another beast that needs SQE on their segments.
-
- Keith.
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