Re: portmaster-memory-upgrade

Dan Geiger (dang@livingston.com)
Fri, 25 Oct 1996 14:16:21 -0700

>From: patrick@value.net
>Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 22:25:34 -0700 (PDT)
>To: Robin Dua <dua@globalserve.net>
>cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
>Subject: Re: portmaster-memory-upgrade
>Sender: owner-portmaster-users
>Reply-To: patrick@value.net
>
>On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Robin Dua wrote:
>
>> I have been catching bits and pieces of messages from people about
>> upgrading the memory in their Portmaster 2es. However, none of the
>> messages that I have seen spell out why one would go about doing this
>> sort of upgrade.
>>
>> I was wondering if someone would be as kind as to explain the reasons for
>> augmenting the memory of a portmaster 2e.
>
>1) ISDN
>2) The upcoming(hopefully within this lifetime) OSPF upgrade.

These are the two key application reasons. The 1MB of memory must hold the
enabled PortMaster ComOS code and also routing table info. As features are
added, such as the above, or if routing tables expand, such as with OSPF,
the memory can get tight (or run out). These would be the reason for
augmenting memory. To be a bit clearer on ISDN, the ISDN BRI cards come
with additional memory on each card, so the 1 MB should not be a problem in
a PM with all ISDN cards. Also, the upcoming PM3 will include 4 MB of
memory from day 1.

Dan

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