Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tuesday, 12/11/2001 at 05:34 EST, "Patterson, Ross" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Nah. Instead of VCTC, use z/VM 4.2 and guest LANs with virtual > > > HiperSockets. > > > > Did I miss something? The "zSeries HiperSockets" Redpaper > > said that HiperSockets are QDIO devices, and that they use > > the binary-only "qeth" device driver. If not, Nick's still > > right in suggesting a split between kernel-release-sensitive > > (i.e. source) and IBM-proprietary (i.e. binary) portions. > > Sorry, I thought we were talking about an MTU/IOBUFFERSIZE > issue, which > HiperSockets addresses.
Sorry, two issues in the same note and I got confused about which comments went with which issue. I agree, HiperSockets (and especially VM 4.2 guest LANs) look like a great alternative to VCTCs. Ross Patterson Computer Associates
