Larger 9p packets for 3rd Ed.

With faster networks like GigE having a larger packet size for 9p might have benefits. We have a small test plan9 network that uses a max packet size of 30*1024 rather than the default 8192.

Fileserver (gilda)

The test fileserver is a dell610 workstation 
        1 500Mhz PentiumIII Xeon cpu
        512 Mbyte of RAM
	Diamond AGP graphics card
        Integrated 3Com 3c905B 10/100 ethernet(disabled)
	Intel i82557 10/100 ethernet
        Integrated Dual Adaptec SCSI controllers(disabled)
	LSI logic/Symbios  SCSI controller
        4Gb SCSI disk on id=0 
        4Gb IBM SCSI disk on id=1
        4Gb IBM SCSI disk on id=2
To increase the size of 9p packets in the fileserver kernel requires a simple patch to /sys/src/fs/port/portdat.h

plan9.ini file: 

	*nomp=1
	distname=plan9
	scsi0=type=ncr53c8xx
	ether0=type=i82557
	mouseport=ps2
	console=0
	baud=9600
	nvr=fd!0!plan9.nvr
	bootfile=fd0!dos!9pcfs

Auth server (marlowe)

Auth server is a Compaq AP200 workstation. 
	450 Mhz PII cpu
	384 Mbyte of ram
	4Mb Matrox Millennium II PCI graphics card
	Intel i82557 10/100 ethernet
	LSI logic/Symbios SCSI controller
        4Gb SCSI disk on id=0
Increasing the size of 9p packets in the cpu/terminal kernel requires a simple patches to the files /sys/include/event.h and /sys/include/fcall.h

Plan9.ini file: 

	[menu]
	menuitem=net, network boot
	menuitem=local, disk boot
	menudefault=net, 15

	[net]
	bootargs=il -g 172.16.82.254 -h marlowe ether /net/ether0 172.16.82.191 255.255.255.0 0 172.16.82.190 172.16.82.191

	[local]
	bootargs=local!#S/sdC0/fs

	[common]
	bootfile=sdC0!9fat!9pccpud
	distname=plan9
	partition=new
	ether0=type=i82557
	monitor=multisync75
	vgasize=1024x768x8
	mouseport=ps2

Cpu server (carmen)

Cpu server is also a Compaq AP200 workstation. 
	440 Mhz PII cpu
	384 Mbyte of ram
        4Mb Matrox Millennium II PCI graphics card
	Intel i82557 10/100 ethernet
Carmen boots from a floppy with a lightweight version of 9load, hardwarded to used the i82557 network card and no plan9.ini
Last Modified: May 26 2002
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