<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patch-ID# 102592-04
Keywords: lotus notes performance NT sequence number 
Synopsis: PC Protocol Services 1.1 : Updates patch for Lotus Notes related issues
Date: Apr/22/98

Solaris Release: 2.4_x86 2.5_x86

SunOS Release: 5.4_x86 5.5_x86

Unbundled Product: PC Protocol Services

Unbundled Release: 1.1

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1224890 1224900 1222221 1222560 1222563 1223784 1227029 1193946 1220177 1230434 1230436 1230439 1233147 1233148 1264413 1263129

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/strmod/tnitp
/kernel/strmod/tnspx
/usr/kernel/drv/tnipx
/usr/kernel/drv/tnipx_ex
/opt/SUNWipx/bin/IPXd
/opt/SUNWipx/bin/findsap
/opt/SUNWipx/bin/log.nw
/opt/SUNWipx/diag/bin/recvspx.exe
/opt/SUNWipx/diag/bin/sendspx.exe
/opt/SUNWipx/diag/bin/ipxtest
/opt/SUNWipx/diag/src/ipxspx.h
/opt/SUNWipx/diag/src/ipxtest.c

Problem Description: 

(Rev 01)
1193946 more than 20 concurrent tlispx connection result in 80% failures
1220177 PC Protocol Services crashes 4 way S1000 with mipx_router_free_entry
1224890 PPS1.1 Stack does not handle Orderly Release Request from NT
1224900 PPS1.1 Stack does not conform to SPX I use of sequence # and ack #
1222221 "packet too big" by PSS1.1
1222560 The PPS1.1 stack drops too many ipx datagrams
1222563 The PPS1.1 stack is very slow
1227029 NT/Novell stacks do not handle response from PPS1.1 back to back or pgg
1223784 spxmaxpacket should not be considered by SPXII

(Rev 02)
1230434 PPS1.1+102944-01 has performance problems
1230436 PPS1.1+102944-01 is very slow compared to MS NT stack
1230439 PPS1.1+102944-01 does not increment seq# in ACK packets
1233147 packet negotiation does not complete
1233148 spx2 connection from Sparc to our NTPC NWlink stack is slow

(Rev 03)
1264413 Supports Lotus Notes 4.1.1
1263129 Retransmission problems

(Rev 04)
Fixed problem with the Rev 03 patch: findsap and ipxtest for x86 


Patch Installation Instructions:
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Refer to the Install.info file for instructions on using the
generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with
each patch.  Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
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After the patch installation is complete, do the following steps 
to make sure that the system is running at its optimum performance.
1. cd /etc/opt/SUNWipx
2. vi ipxtab
3. enter the size of the largest packet that PPS sends to
other hosts. Note that this applies only to SPX-I connections,
ie, not to SPX-II, which is the newer version of SPX.
The default value is 576 bytes, but you can set this to a larger
value to get better performance. For example, the maximum value
for Ethernet would be 1500.
The syntax for the spxmaxpacket is:

spxmaxpacket number

4. reboot the machine to resync all drivers
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