2.9 Networking?

[Keith Bostic]

In article <499 at wdl1.UUCP>, jbn at wdl1.UUCP writes:
> 
>       2.9BSD has the networking from 4.2BSD, but it doesn't work too
> well.  Sigh.  We run a much-modified UNET on sys V release 2, and have
> full IP/TCP support on our PDP 11/70, but UNET is a defunct 3COM product
> and uses the defunct 3COM UNIBUS Ethernet board.  Also sigh.
> 
> 				John Nagle

2.9 does not have 4.2 networking, in any available version.  The 2.9
released by Berkeley has the networking from somewhere around 4.1b and
4.1c.  While the basic 4.2 functionality is there, some of the mechanisms
are different.  Also, it was never actually ported to the 2.9 kernel
and doesn't compile or run.  The 2.9 that I and some other people are
offering has roughly the same networking -- but it works.  The only way
to get true 4.2 networking on a PDP is to buy DEC's Ultrix for 11's,
or wait until we get it done.

On the other hand, I agree about UNET.  Empathy, sympathy, etc.

Keith Bostic
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