From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jun 22 08:11:46 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA05643 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 08:11:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kaori.communique.net (kaori.Communique.Net [204.27.65.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA05638 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 08:11:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by kaori.Communique.Net with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) id ; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:11:07 -0500 Message-ID: From: Raul Zighelboim Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: SMC 9332BDT Help me please... Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:11:05 -0500 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ok; I tried forcing Full duplex on the card. I tried forcing 1/2 duplex on the card. In both instances, performace was terrible, to say the least. 10baset 1/2 duplex seems to be the only instance of these cards that works. Am I the only running into this problem ? > -----Original Message----- > From: sthaug@nethelp.no [SMTP:sthaug@nethelp.no] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 1997 5:53 PM > To: Raul Zighelboim > Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: SMC 9332BDT Help me please... > > > I just finished upgrading 3 servers to the SMC newer card, using the > > latest drivers from http://www.3am-software.com (I think they are > date > > June 18). > > > > The cards are performing alright on a 10baseT switch. but..... > > Whenever I move the cards to my 100baseTX hub, i get _very poor_ > > performance. > > Have you checked whether the switch believes the port to be in half or > full duplex mode? Problems like these are typical symptoms of card and > switch not agreeing about the duplex mode. > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no