From owner-freebsd-current Mon Feb 3 21:04:02 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA18385 for current-outgoing; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:04:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from starfire.mn.org (root@starfire.skypoint.net [199.86.32.187]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA18361 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:03:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (from john@localhost) by starfire.mn.org (8.8.4/1.1) id XAA21687; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:03:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:03:54 -0600 From: john@dexter.starfire.mn.org (John Lind) To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fast/slow Ethernet NFS problems with 3.0-970124-SNAP (update) References: <199702021008.MAA06355@katiska.clinet.fi> X-Mailer: Mutt 0.53 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I am having what seems like the classic problem with a fast server and > a slow client in that the client makes a request and, judging from > the data activity lights on the network, the server is trying to > respond, but the client "hangs." I have tried doing the mount with > "-r=1024" but this has not helped. I had another system apart, and borrowed the NE-2000 compatible from it to use in the client box, and suddenly the whole thing worked fine. Either we have a new problem with fast servers and slow clients, or something is preventing the old solution from working around the problem. John Lind, Starfire Consulting Services E-mail: john@starfire.MN.ORG USnail: PO Box 17247, Mpls MN 55417