Re: [Linux-decnet-user] More RH7.1 / kernel 2.4 copying woes

[Patrick C. <pa...@ty...>]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 11:56:15AM +0100, Patrick Caulfield wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 05:13:36PM +0100, Paul Sherwin wrote:
> > I still haven't managed to copy a large file from a Linux system to a
> > uVaxII using linux-decnet under RH7.1 beta. I did the following:
> > 
> > 1. Obtained the source for kernel 2.4.2 and rebuilt it, specifying Decnet
> > support be included in the kernel.
> > 
> > 2. Rebuilt dnprogs2.07 against this kernel.
> > 
> > This has made absolutely no difference. The Linux Decnet node is seen by,
> > and sees, the Vax node, and files can be copied from the Vax to the Linux
> > box with no obvious problems. Sethost also works. However, if the same file
> > is copied back to the Vax, the following happens:
> > 
> 
> Oh dear, it happens here too. It seems OK to phase V nodes but not phase IV.

Just a bit more info - it does seem to be flow control related. When it failed
for me first time I had FAL logging enabled on my VAXstation. If I switch that
off then the copy works fine using dncopy and fal.

Looks like FAL logging slows a 4000VLC down to the speed of a MicroVAX! 

patrick