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847674Scael.Dd
947674Scael.Dt PCL 4 vax
1047674Scael.Os BSD 4.2
1147674Scael.Sh NAME
1247674Scael.Nm pcl
1347674Scael.Nd
1447674Scael.Tn DEC CSS
1547674Scael.Tn PCL-11 B
1647674ScaelNetwork Interface
1747674Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
1847674Scael.Cd "device pcl0 at uba? csr 164200 vector pclxint pclrint"
1947674Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
2020736SmckusickThe
2147674Scael.Nm pcl
2247674Scaeldevice provides an
2347674Scael.Tn IP Ns -only
2447674Scaelinterface to the
2547674Scael.Tn DEC CSS
2647674Scael.Tn PCL-11
2720736Smckusicktime division multiplexed network bus.
2820736SmckusickThe controller itself is not accessible to users.
2947674Scael.Pp
3047674ScaelThe hosts's address is specified with the
3147674Scael.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
3247674Scael.Xr ioctl 2 .
3320736SmckusickThe interface will not transmit or receive any data before
3420736Smckusickits address is defined.
3547674Scael.Pp
3647674ScaelAs the
3747674Scael.Tn PCL-11
3847674Scaelhardware is only capable of having 15 interfaces per network,
3920736Smckusicka single-byte host-on-network number is used, with range [1..15] to match
4047674Scaelthe
4147674Scael.Tn TDM
4247674Scaelbus addresses of the interfaces.
4347674Scael.Pp
4420736SmckusickThe interface currently only supports the Internet protocol family
4547674Scaeland only provides
4647674Scael.Dq natural
4747674Scael(header) encapsulation.
4847674Scael.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
4947674Scael.Bl -diag
5047674Scael.It pcl%d: can't init.
5147674ScaelInsufficient
5247674Scael.Tn UNIBUS
5347674Scaelresources existed to initialize the device.
5420736SmckusickThis is likely to occur when the device is run on a buffered
5520736Smckusickdata path on an 11/750 and other network interfaces are also
5620736Smckusickconfigured to use buffered data paths, or when it is configured
5720736Smckusickto use buffered data paths on an 11/730 (which has none).
5847674Scael.Pp
5947674Scael.It pcl%d: can't handle af%d.
6020736SmckusickThe interface was handed a message with addresses formatted in an
6120736Smckusickunsuitable address family;  the packet was dropped.
6247674Scael.Pp
6347674Scael.It pcl%d: stray xmit interrupt.
6428333SanneAn interrupt occurred when no output had previously been started.
6547674Scael.Pp
6647674Scael.It pcl%d: master.
6747674ScaelThe
6847674Scael.Tn TDM
6947674Scaelbus had no station providing ``bus master'' timing signals,
7020736Smckusickso this interface has assumed the ``master'' role.  This message should
7147674Scaelonly appear at most once per
7247674Scael.Tn UNIBUS INIT
7347674Scaelon a single system.
7420736SmckusickUnless there is a hardware failure, only one station may be master at at time.
7547674Scael.Pp
7647674Scael.It pcl%d: send error, tcr=%b, tsr=%b.
7720736SmckusickThe device indicated a problem sending data on output.
7820736SmckusickIf a ``receiver offline'' error is detected, it is not normally logged
7947674Scaelunless the option
8047674Scael.Dv PCL_TESTING
8147674Scaelhas been selected, as this causes a lot
8220736Smckusickof console chatter when sending to a down machine.  However, this option
8347674Scaelis quite useful when debugging problems with the
8447674Scael.Tn PCL
8547674Scaelinterfaces.
8647674Scael.Pp
8747674Scael.It pcl%d: rcv error, rcr=%b rsr=%b.
8820736SmckusickThe device indicated a problem receiving data on input.
8947674Scael.Pp
9047674Scael.It pcl%d: bad len=%d.
9120736SmckusickAn input operation resulted in a data transfer of less than
9220736Smckusick0 or more than 1008 bytes of
9320736Smckusickdata into memory (according to the word count register).
9447674ScaelThis should never happen as the maximum size of a
9547674Scael.Tn PCL
9647674Scaelmessage
9720736Smckusickhas been agreed upon to be 1008 bytes (same as ArpaNet message).
9847674Scael.El
9947674Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
10047674Scael.Xr intro 4 ,
10147674Scael.Xr inet 4
10247674Scael.Sh HISTORY
10347674ScaelThe
10447674Scael.Nm
10547674Scaelinterface appeared in
10647674Scael.Bx 4.2 .
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