Re: UDP network problem

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:34:27 +0100 (BST)

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> Well, on Arcnet all protocols are reliable - it is implemented in hardware.
> The card will not send data if there is no free buffer on receiving card. The
> data are acknowledged after after being received. For more details see few
> recent postings on http://tichy.ch.uj.edu.pl/lists/linux-arcnet/#end

UDP however isnt reliable on arcnet. If the receiver takes too long the
sending host will start discarding packets from its send queue.

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