[FADCA] Disconnect Problem

[Doug Christ]

I discovered a new twist. If I connect to the DOS FPAC switch in town and 
then to the BBS through the network, I can read bulletins with no trouble 
what so ever.

Doug/KN4YT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles S Schuman" <k4gbb at earthlink.net>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Disconnect Problem


> Doug Christ wrote:
>> I never really tried to connect to the Linux box via
>> RF all that much until recently. For some reason while
>> I am listing the bulletins to tbe read, I get kicked
>> off the system. I have attached a copy of the screen.
>>
>> 9725   B$    3760 TECH  @WW     G8MNY  0510/1245 An AF
>> amplifier stage
>> 9724   B$    6933 FEMA  @USA    KC2GMM 0510/0903 Sit
>> Rep 9 May
>> 9723   B$    1456 ATU   @WW*** link failed
>> *** DISCONNECTED
>> cmd:KN4YT>W4MIN: <<rr3>>:
>>
>> This is not a time out from acks. I got a rock solid
>> connection to the BBS. N4XEO was complaining about the
>> same thing to me but I never got around to checking
>> out his complaint until this week.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Doug/KN4YT
>> _______________________________________________
>
> I believe Bill's concern was "lock ups". His System would freeze for no 
> apparent reason when stressed. It would run for days with low usage, but
> freeze when his tfc count got high. The problem only appeared with high rf 
> port activity.
>
> Bill was investigating two aspects of the rf ports. The first was shared 
> IRQs and the second was timeing values. Bernard was assisting Bill in 
> assigning seperate IRQs for each of his ports and sorting out a problem 
> with the driver for his PCI card. The timeing thing was never explored to 
> any degree. We have accepted "cookbook" values from Documentation. In
> several instances Bernard has pointed out Odd values ... mostely caused by 
> typos.
>
> From the term printout it is hard to say what caused your disconnect.
> A printout from Listen would give a better idea as to what happened.
>
>
> I will be out of the country for a couple of days. When I return I plan to 
> take up the invesigation with Bernard. I am in the process of setting up 
> my development system so that Bernard can continue the work he was doing 
> with Bill.
>
> <<Charlie>>
>    k4gbb
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