(PM) DMA Buffer Full (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Sun, 1 Feb 1998 02:20:27 -0800 (PST)

Once upon a time Gary Carr shaped the electrons to say...
>Sorry for the last post in html. Here is the error I am getting.
>S1 DMA: Reveive Buffer Full

It means exactly what it says. The receive buffer on S1 filled up.
It could be busting traffic, or there might be congestion on the port
the traffic needs to flow 'out' of, backing it up so the buffer can't
empty fast enough, etc. S1 and S3 are DMA so it shouldn't be overwhelmed
in normal conditions.

Questions -

Are you running 3.7.2R? 3.5 and earlier have a known WAN port driver
problem (let alone the security hole in anything earlier than 3.7).

Which ports are you using, and what speeds? A 114 can use S1 and S3
up to a full T1/E1 - but S2 and S4 should not be used in this case.
They are not DMA, but rather interrupt driven and using all for flat
out will backup traffic.

If you are only using one of the T1/E1 ports fully, then you might be
able to S2 and/or S4 also. A 114 was not desinged to have all 4 WAN ports
running at full speed simultaneously.

-MZ

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