[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] Problem with 3c523_5.com in version 7

DMPM@DUKEMC.BITNET (James Dryfoos- PostMaster) (11/21/90)

Version 7 (pktd7_0.arc and now driver.arc) mentions that the
driver for 3c523.com is broken and gives a way of making it
work by first loading version 5 of 3c523, terminating it and then start
version 7.

The problem is the file 3c523_5.com that comes with version 7 (this is supposed
to be the version 5 file) is short some bytes and doesn't work.
I pulled pktd5_0.arc and 3c523.com is 4031 bytes and works with above scheme.
The 3c523_5.com file in version 7 is I think 4014 bytes and dies and forces
reboot to clear.

Jim Dryfoos

nelson@IMAGE.SOE.CLARKSON.EDU (Russ Nelson) (11/21/90)

   I pulled pktd5_0.arc and 3c523.com is 4031 bytes and works with
   above scheme.

Yes, that's a problem.  I do, however, have a working version of the
3c523 driver that isn't in an official release yet.  If you fetch
sun.soe.clarkson.edu:/pub/packet-drivers/3c523.com, it should do the
trick for you.  It also uses all 16K of the board's memory.

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