Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: UDP network problem | Date | 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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