Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:09:10 -0500 From: Sten Daniel Soersdal <netslists@gmail.com> To: Chris Poulsen <mailinglist@nesluop.dk> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problem with nfe stability and throughput Message-ID: <47709076.5050205@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <476EE604.2070809@nesluop.dk> References: <476EE604.2070809@nesluop.dk>
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Chris Poulsen wrote: > Hi, > > I've installed CURRENT on an asus m2n-vm. My network config is giving me > problems. > > Throughput seems low. I'm seeing up/download rates less than 1 Mbyte/sec > on my local lan (100Mb). I've tried switching cables/ports in my switch > etc. > > I've enabled device polling (hz=1000) > > Uploads from the box are slow but "stable". Downloads to the box are > both slow and unstable. After a few seconds i see the following lines in > my log and all transfers freeze. Doing ifconfig nfe0 down/up brings the > interface back to life. > > nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 3 pkt len 3) > nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 0 pkt len 0) > nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 8 pkt len 8) > nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 0 pkt len 0) > > I've tried applying the patch from this conversation: > http://www.nabble.com/nfe-busted-on-7.0-BETA4-to14143721.html#a14143721 > > but i still see the same error. (My dmesg/ifconfig output in the bottom > of this mail) > > Could someone please give me some pointers on how to fix these things? > Have you tried turning off flow-control on the switch port? Just my $0.02 -- Sten Daniel Soersdal
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