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From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Lamb.net>
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Subject: Re: Slow Etherlink
To: jab@rock.anchorage.net (Jeffrey Barber)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 18:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
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> OK, If we can get past all the sarcasim bull shit! I realize that the ping I
>showed for Linux seems to be slower than FreeBSD but the point is that I have
>faster telnet response from Linux than I do FreeBSD. For the more serious ppl 
>who want to help. Let me rephrase my question: Why would pinging and telneting 
>to FreeBSD be slower than that of a Linux box?

Again, you show only pinging localhost, which is on the FreeBS host faster
then on the shown Linux host. Again, pinging localhost DOESN'T go onto the
Ethernet cable.

> 
> FreeBSD:
> bash$ ifconfig -a
> 
> lp0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> ep0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX> mtu 1500
>         inet 19.51.13.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 19.51.13.255
> lo0: flags=8009<UP,LOOPBACK,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
>         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 
> sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552
> tun0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 
> PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.356 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.342 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.362 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.349 ms
> 
> Linux:
> 
> PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.1 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.9 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.9 ms
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.0 ms
> 
> I have never seen the SIMPLEX entries before on other OS's. Can this be the problem or no? I have a 3com Etherlink III isa card installed the FreeBSD system of which I had in a Linux box previously.
> 
> Comments on trouble shooting this would be nice.

How should we help you, if you don't tell what is the real problem ?


> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

Ulf.

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