From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 19 18:18: 1 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 302EB37B401 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:17:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (node-423a3b1b-san-onnet.worldcom.com [66.58.59.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1366043EDA for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:17:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from me3 (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.58.59.27]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id gBK2HpQP059248; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:17:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Message-ID: <034c01c2a7cd$fe05ea50$3224200a@me3> From: "Brian" To: "BigBrother (BigB3)" , References: <20021219174423.B62040-100000@bigb3server.bbcluster.gr> Subject: Re: Slow network - ed driver, Realtek 8029 Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:17:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG these cards seem like piecesosheeyat, on linux the ne2000 driver works, but I still wouldnt do it. Bri ----- Original Message ----- From: "BigBrother (BigB3)" To: Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:48 AM Subject: Re: Slow network - ed driver, Realtek 8029 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > >I'm having a problem with slow transfers to my FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE box > >using a D-Link 528CT > >(Realtek 8029 chipset). When I try to upload files to this machine from a > >windowsXP box, I only > >get about 30KB/s on the 10BaseT cat 5 network. This identical machine > >previously was able to > >receive transfers of 1000KB/s when it was running under windows 98. I'm > >only getting 3% of the > >windows receive performance. > > > >My best guess is that this is a driver issue. I had possibly similar > >problem with the same card under > >win98. The issue was if you set the driver to full duplex when the card > >hardware was not setup for > >full duplex (it is capable of full duplex, but you need to tell the > >hardware in some way), the transfer > >rate would be ridiculously slow. I'm guessing this is a similar problem, > >however, ifconfig shows: > > > I also have the same problem with this network card. For some strange > reason when something is uploaded to the freebsd machine, the speed is > very ridiculous [4~5 KBytes/sec] but when I download from it I have > > 500KBytes/sec > > How can somebody change the SIMPLEX on the ifconfig? If I change to half > duplex the speed, will it be better for uploads to the box? > > And by the way I think SIMPLEX is anotehr word for UNICAST.... > > I am planning to buy another network card to achieve better performance... > > Regards, > > BigB > > > - --- > We are being monitored..but there is a solution... > Use PGP for signing and encrypting emails!!!! > Download my public key at http://www.us.pgp.net > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQE+AepAGe/V3CxAyHoRApZ8AJ9uhSfGNanBHjxcmJWaHGb5aokfhQCfYPKK > BREklo/y498pQsh0P0u/hlE= > =X4lS > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message