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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

3010.0. "Memory Usage by distributed IP stack software" by DAVIDF::FOX (David B. Fox -- DTN 285-2091) Mon Nov 27 1995 19:28

I've got HUBwatch V4.1.1 running now with the IP stack software that is
distributed with the kit.  The resulting arrangement only leaves me about 370k
bytes free.  This doesn't allow me to "EDIT LIST..." in the HUBloader, for
example.  HUBloader complains that the PIF file is requiring too much memory.
I've tried changing the value but that didn't work.

I'm wondering if there is some way that a chunk of the components could be
loaded into high memory so that more conventional is available.  Suggestions? 
Should I be asking this in one of the Pathworks conferences?  Pointer and note
number, if any, gladly accepted!

	Thanks!
		David

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3010.1	Installation manual/check DOS=HIGH,UMB	NETCAD::WAGNERCOFFIL		`Tue Nov 28 1995 12:05`	12
	There are good examples of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS in the HUBwatch Installation and Configuration manual. Look in this conference for pointers. One sure saver... Make sure in your CONFIG.SYS that DOS=HIGH,UMB appears at the top of the file(actually before the DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS and DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE). If the DOS line does not occur before these lines you will not be able to take advantage of the Upper Memory Blocks between 640K and 1meg. Then you can start loading other components in your AUTOEXEC.BAT high with the LH or LOADHIGH command and/or in CONFIG.SYS high with the DEVICEHIGH command. Barb
3010.2	Give it some EMS	LEMAN::PAIVA	Hawkeye - Network Support @GEO	`Mon Dec 04 1995 07:05`	8
	The PATHWORKS stack also likes ExPANded (EMS) memory (DEVICE=...\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM) for giving it 2MB. You'll then probably have to try out some EMSLOAD before the commands in the STRTNDIS.BAT. Hope this helps! Pedro
3010.3	Not much memory freed up...	DAVIDF::FOX	David B. Fox -- DTN 285-2091	`Mon Jan 15 1996 17:20`	9
	Back to my memory problems... I made the suggested changes and still only have 371kbytes available. I'm going to try playing with STRTNDIS.BAT to get things to load high. What is the difference between LOADHIGH and EMSLOAD? Is there documentation anywhere on EMSLOAD? Thanks! David