[mod.computers.vax] Ethernet promiscuious problem, was:

ted@cgl.ucsf.edu@blia.UUCP (02/25/87)

I have found that the DEQNA driver (which I see you are using) does not like
to have a buffer count (_BFN) specified for promiscuious mode (or maybe the
number of buffers must be small, I haven't checked). I had a program that
specified both which ran fine on a big VAX with a DEUNA but wouldn't run
on a MICRO-VAX until I removed the _BFN. This is not documented.

The reason the error pointed at the _PRM specification is that the conflicting
specification came first. To find out for sure what is conflicting, move the
_PRM specification to the front of the parameter list. The error will then point
to the other.

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