VAX VMS TCP/IP bug? w/ Telnet

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Fri Sep 29 15:14:49 2000

Chuck,
Are you running TCPIP or UCX? Basically you should be running TCPIP V5.0A
(though I'm still on V5.0). With V5.0 on the VAX I've had no problem
whatsoever.

BTW, your best bet would be to post this question to comp.os.vms, and
include accurate version info, and hardware info.

                        Zane

>
> Is there some known bug with the TCP/IP implementation of telnet in the DEC
> version of TCP/IP ? I installed a fairly recent version of TCP/IP on my 10
> year old VAX and when I telnet to it the VAX is driven to its knees and the
> hub goes wild. Doing a trace on the packets reveals zillions of
>
> 10:56:25.213012 unix.1714 > vax.telnet: P 36303:36314(11) ack 20085 win
> 17520 (DF) [tos 0x10]
> 10:56:25.216076 vax.telnet > unix.1714: P 20085:20091(6) ack 36314 win 4369
> 10:56:25.216856 unix.1714 > vax.telnet: P 36314:36325(11) ack 20091 win
> 17520 (DF) [tos 0x10]
> 10:56:25.219984 vax.telnet > unix.1714: P 20091:20097(6) ack 36325 win 4369
> 10:56:25.220726 unix.1714 > vax.telnet: P 36325:36336(11) ack 20097 win
> 17520 (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> As you can see from the trace a couple of things are strange. Why are the
> windows screwed up? Why are the TOS bits set? Very confusing.
>
> --Chuck
>
Received on Fri Sep 29 2000 - 15:14:49 BST

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