Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:55:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Bernie Doehner <bad@uhf.wireless.net> To: Robin Melville <robmel@nadt.org.uk> Cc: sweeting@neuronet.com.my, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help pls : how to optimise mail server response Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970605095038.647B-100000@uhf.wdc.net> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970605105409.0071aff8@wrcmail>
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> > > >1) network card. (it's a 3Com). > > which do you all recommend ? > > Not impossible. I've had strange timeout problems on first connect with > 3Coms, but the "_always_" part makes me uncertain about this. Take a step back... Use a tool like trafshow to actualy see the amount of traffic your ethernet is carrying. On an lightly loaded ethernet it shouldn't matter much. Personaly, I'd recommend a PCI based NE2000 clone. I got mine for $29 from www.onsale.com, or if you live in an area were cheap (new) hardware is readily available, like buaas@wireless.wdc.net got his PCI based NE2000 clone from either PC Club or Fry's (in southern California) for around the same price. Uses the same driver as the ISA version, but takes up one interface higher than what you define in kernel config. Bernie
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