rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink) (10/18/90)
I just set up a FastPath for my local/ether connection. I had a hell of a time getting the config. to take. When set from a localtalk attached mac, it would dump all the IP info. The only thing that would work was the appletalk packet stuff. I finally got help from someone who dumped the config in from the ether side and it worked. I called Shiva, they have had some similar, but not exact reports of problems configuring the box. If anyone else is having a similar problem, try using K-Star 8.0 instead of the new 8.0.1 they are currently shipping. They say you need 8.0.1 if you have any FP 2's or 3's on your net. We don't so I'm happy. rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu
phil@Shiva.COM (Phil Budne) (10/23/90)
In article <11015@hubcap.clemson.edu> rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink) writes: >I called Shiva, they have had some similar, but not exact reports of problems >configuring the box. If anyone else is having a similar problem, try using >K-Star 8.0 instead of the new 8.0.1 they are currently shipping. They say >you need 8.0.1 if you have any FP 2's or 3's on your net. We don't so I'm >happy. 8.0.1 is required to run more than one Shiva manufactured FP4 on an ethernet. Here is Shiva.COM:~ftp/dist/FastPath/K-Star/8.0.1/README; Newly manufactured FastPath4's have the Shiva ethernet mfgr code (00-08-D3) rather than the Kinetics ethernet mfgr code (08-00-89). Unmodified versions of K-Star (and KIP) will think the configuration information has been trashed and behave poorly. The symptom is that K-Star resets the ethernet address to a fixed address (08-00-89-F0-01-01) this causes major problems for more than one box on a net! ** No (other) changes have been made in the hardware, nor has the boot ** PROM been altered. K-Star 8.0.1 is a version of 8.0 patched to run on Shiva manufactured FP-4's (ones with a SHV part number). 7.0.1 is a version of 7.0 similarly patched. 7.0.1u is a patched version of the 7.0 released for 2/3U boxes (no DECnet). NEITHER 7.0.1 NOR 7.0.1u HAVE BEEN TESTED. They are provided as a service to users who may want to continue running 7.0 on newly manufactured boxes. (symptom: FastPath Manager goes wild if you try to open such a gw) To cure: turn off all but one Shiva BOX, RESET it and load with 8.0.1, then continue with the other boxes. There are no documentation changes for 8.0.1, and new boxes should now be shipping with 8.0.1. The "8.0" upgrade kit may still be ordered to get the new (8.0) documentation. Call (617) 252-6500 or (800) 438-4550 Users running KIP will want to fix the following lines in gw.c; Old: if (conf.ipaddr == 0 || etheraddr[2] != 0x89) panic("bad conf"); New: if (conf.ipaddr == 0 || etheraddr[2] != 0x89 && etheraddr[2] != 0xd3) panic("bad conf"); 8.0.1, 7.0.1, and 7.0.1u are available by anonymous ftp from Shiva.COM in ~ftp/dist/FastPath/K-Star: brahma% ls -lR ~ftp/dist/FastPath/K-Star total 3 drwxrwsr-x 2 phil 512 Oct 13 17:37 7.0.1/ drwxrwsr-x 2 phil 512 Oct 13 17:37 7.0.1u/ drwxrwsr-x 2 phil 512 Oct 13 17:24 8.0.1/ /usr/public/dist/FastPath/K-Star/7.0.1: total 174 -rw-rw-r-- 3 phil 1448 Oct 13 17:38 README -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 87185 Oct 13 17:36 kstar.srec -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 50378 Oct 13 17:37 split.aa -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 36807 Oct 13 17:37 split.ab /usr/public/dist/FastPath/K-Star/7.0.1u: total 147 -rw-rw-r-- 3 phil 1448 Oct 13 17:38 README -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 73391 Oct 13 17:37 kstar.srec -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 50390 Oct 13 17:37 split.aa -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 23001 Oct 13 17:37 split.ab /usr/public/dist/FastPath/K-Star/8.0.1: total 405 -rw-rw-r-- 3 phil 1448 Oct 13 17:38 README -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 196766 Oct 13 17:16 kstar.srec -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 50378 Oct 13 17:17 split.aa -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 50600 Oct 13 17:17 split.ab -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 50600 Oct 13 17:17 split.ac -rw-rw-r-- 1 phil 45188 Oct 13 17:17 split.ad
phil@Shiva.COM (Phil Budne) (10/24/90)
In article <1990Oct23.052034.8976@Shiva.COM> phil@Shiva.COM (Phil Budne) writes: >The "8.0" upgrade kit may still be ordered to get the new (8.0) >documentation CORRECTION! The 800 number for sales is (800) 458-3550 There is no non-800 number. ........o Philip Budne : o---+----o Shiva Corporation : o | 1 Cambridge Center Internet: phil@Shiva.COM : Shiva | Cambridge, Ma 02142 : . | Tel (617) 252-6300 formerly budd@{bu-it.bu.edu,MIT-AI} : o---o Fax (617) 252-6852