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Date:      Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:59:59 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, gary@palmer.demon.co.uk, paul@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Netware gateway.
Message-ID:  <199508160629.PAA27754@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <9508160230.AA08347@cs.weber.edu> from "Terry Lambert" at Aug 15, 95 08:30:49 pm

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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying:
> 
> > > > Um. What address restrictions?  If the IP all happens on a private network
> > > > and everything is proxied, what assignment restrictions are there?
> > > 
> > > Well, I think running the extra stack will take more memory.
> > 
> > Yeees... a few hundred K at most.  It's a VxD, so despite all it's other
> > faults, when you're not using it it will be swapped out.
> 
> Huh?  Maybe I'm corrupted by Win95, but...
> 
> Most VxDs like to be pinned if they are going to be taking interrupts:

My understanding was that it didn't take interrupts; but I'm certainly
not in a position to be sure about that 8)

> Anyway, it's been pointed out that you aren't using a multihop
> Novell NetWork from the clients to the gateway, so it's really
> a moot point at best.

Agreed, but your observations on alternate contingencies have been
educational.  Thanks.

> 					Terry Lambert

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