>Number:         9687
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       1.4.2 net install doesn't work with 4 NIC cards
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager (NetBSD system installation bug manager)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 27 22:39:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Organization:
Redback Networks
	
>Release:        <NetBSD-current source date>1.4.2
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD fartmangler.redback.com 1.4.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA (EQUITY) #2: Tue Feb 1 16:45:28 PST 2000 dogcow@fartmangler.redback.com:/amd/elvis/build/moofsrc/nb/syssrc/sys/arch/i386/compile/EQUITY i386


>Description:
	
with 4 NIC cards installed, all the NMBCLUSTERS are immediately consumed,
with the error message "mclpool exhausted" or the like.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to install with 4 NIC cards; I used intel etherexpress 10/100s.
	
>Fix:
Yank out the NIc cards and install, or rebuild the boot floppies.
A better longer-term fix would probably be "scale NMBCLUSTERS to number of
NIC cards".
	
>Audit-Trail:
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