From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 22 8: 8: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp011.mail.yahoo.com (smtp011.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.173.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BAE3B37B424 for ; Tue, 22 May 2001 08:07:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fbsdq@yahoo.com) Received: from h2.impactidealsolutions.com (HELO support10) (216.98.200.91) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 May 2001 15:07:58 -0000 X-Apparently-From: Message-Id: Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:11:33 -0600 X-Priority: 3 From: Peter X-Mailer: Mail Warrior To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: What are good NIC's for FreeBSD. Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Mailer-Version: v3.57 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 Hello, As no-one can help me with my NIC cards, I've decided that the dc0 driver is fscked up. [My computer froze three times last night playing mp3's remotely thru smbfs, or just transfering files sometimes, not sure of NIC or what after freezing three times went full night looping the same MP3 while I slept -- [speakers were off] -- It's weird I can't figure out what is going on]. Question: Does anyone use FreeBSD as a server for Windows workstations: [Using Samba] Server== Holds files / mp3's / misc. data -->> MP3's can be played on Windows remotely from the server without skipping [this is my benchmark I use to test my network]. How exactly is it setup? Did you need to do anything special? How are your transfer rates? Anything special setup in Windows? What network cards have you found to be good, fairly cheap and work great? [Get close to 100mbit transfer rates [both ways], not 56k speeds] I'm looking for something that isn't going to cost me a lot, and something that isn't a Linksys. [again see below]. I'm also going to buy a switch, so for a home network of about 3 computer total, what is a good combo of NIC's and switch so that I will have good transfer rates both ways. ***************below****************** The LNE100TX saga continues:   I've lately had problems playing mp3's that are located on my FreeBSD on my Windows box, via Samba/Netbios [mp3's skip, while Windows to Windows they play fine] -- So I tried something else, I played an MP3 from my Windows machine on the FreeBSD box, it plays fine.   So I did a Samba file transfer from Windows to FreeBSD, I got a file transfer of around 800kb/sec [is this kilobits or kilobytes ?] Trying to then shove the same exact file back to the windows machine it took about 5 minutes to transfer 2.5MB. hmmm... So again I grabbed the file from Windows to my FreeBSD box, same transfer rate [800 kb/sec]. When going FreeBSD to my Win 95 box the transfer rate is the speed of a 56k modem.   Anyone have any idea of what can be causing this? Also I've noticed if I boot my Windows box to FreeBSD, transfer speeds dont' Improve going from FreeeBSD to second FreeBSD box, but from Second to First FBSD box it's good rate.   Another thing, if I do ifconfig dc0 down [or 10baseT/UTP], and then ifconfig dc0 media 100baseTX up, then do a file/ftp transfer, speeds are great for about 100MB, then die down as the transfer continues. Seems to be happening only going one way.   LNE100TX cards, Linksys HUB, transfers work great in Windows Anything you guys can think of that could be causing this? This was all tested running @ 100baseTX on windows and freebsd. Initally done with a 30MB file, once that worked re-tested with a 500MB file, Win to FreeBSD [FreeBSD initiating the transfer all times via smbclient]...... FreeBSD 4.3-Stable.   Took me about 15 seconds to grab the 30MB .wav file from Windows, took about 5 minutes to send 2.5MB to Windows -- using same file.   I'm running out of ideas, it can't be the cards/hub, as transfers work great win to win on the same exact machines [I went and even installed FreeBSD on one of them just in case it was some issue with FreeBSD and Windows, -- FBSD to FBSD still same problem.]   What settings can I check? What can it be? Can it be the bios? [even though it works in Windows fine] Do I need to buy new NIC's ? New computers? [both are 233MMX, the Win box is a no-name mobo - I think it's crap thats why it has Win 95 on it :) ]     This whole problem is driving me nuts as I know I'm probably doing something wrong, I'm about to go out and buy new pc's just to fix this as it's pissing me off :). www.nul.cjb.net www.FreeBSD.org _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message