Re: NDIS IM: queueing question

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From: Alireza Dabagh [MS] (alid_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:22:15 -0800

This is why TCP protocol has the concept of ACK packets. to avoid such
situations.

In any case, upper level protocols should guard against this and not NDIS.

-ali 

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"Maxim S. Shatskih" <maxim@storagecraft.com> wrote in message 
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>    What if NdisSends will be called too often to consume all available 
> memory?
>
>    This is rather easy if the machine is a router from the powerful link 
> to a
> pathetic one.
>
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> Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
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> "Alireza Dabagh [MS]" <alid@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> NDIS never drops packets.
>>
>> -ali
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>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>> "Stephan Wolf [MVP]" <stewo68@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:pm6ot09vmget1gt3ca35uilh7b9e6cptaj@4ax.com...
>> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:16:30 -0500, "Calvin Guan"
>> > <cguan@pleasenospam.ati.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Can anyone confirm this? Does NDIS (not protocols) really drop packets?
>> >
>> > Umm, I'd have to verify this but I don't think so. At least it would
>> > not make sense to me as to my current understanding of the design of
>> > NDIS.
>> >
>> > Or teach me any better.
>> >
>> > Stephan
>>
>>
>
>

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