--- /sys/src/9/pc/ether82563.c	Tue Mar 18 22:32:01 2014
+++ /sys/src/9/pc/ether82563.c	Mon Mar 24 18:51:28 2014
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 enum {
 	/* were 512, 1024 & 64, but 52, 253 and 9 are ample. */
 	Nrd		= 128,		/* power of two */
-	Nrb		= 256,		/* private receive buffers per Ctlr */
+	Nrb		= 512,		/* private receive buffers per Ctlr */
 	Ntd		= 32,		/* power of two */
 };
 
--- /sys/src/9/pc/etherdp83820.c	Tue Mar 18 22:32:01 2014
+++ /sys/src/9/pc/etherdp83820.c	Mon Mar 24 18:51:28 2014
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 	Rbsz		= ROUNDUP(sizeof(Etherpkt)+8, 8),
 	/* were 256, 4*Nrd & 64, but 52, 253 and 9 are ample. */
 	Nrd		= 128,
-	Nrb		= 256,
+	Nrb		= 512,
 	Ntd		= 32,
 };
 
--- /sys/src/9/pc/etherigbe.c	Tue Mar 18 22:32:01 2014
+++ /sys/src/9/pc/etherigbe.c	Mon Mar 24 18:51:28 2014
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 	Rbsz		= 2048,
 	/* were 256, 1024 & 64, but 52, 253 and 9 are ample. */
 	Nrd		= 128,		/* multiple of 8 */
-	Nrb		= 256,		/* private receive buffers per Ctlr */
+	Nrb		= 512,		/* private receive buffers per Ctlr */
 	Ntd		= 32,		/* multiple of 8 */
 };
 
--- /sys/src/cmd/venti/srv/config.c	Tue Jul  6 05:42:15 2010
+++ /sys/src/cmd/venti/srv/config.c	Mon Mar 24 22:24:21 2014
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@
 			}
 			config->vaddr = estrdup(flds[1]);
 		}else{
+			/*
+			 * this is insanely paranoid.  a single typo should not
+			 * prevent venti from starting.
+			 */
 			seterr(EAdmin, "illegal line '%s' in configuration file %s", line, file);
 			break;
 		}