Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:59:42 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unusual networking question from the net.. Message-ID: <199509251759.KAA05448@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <7613.812004333@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Sep 24, 95 09:45:33 pm
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> we have developed an application for network-monitoring, using the bpf. > With bsdi, we can moitor ca. 6000 packets without packetloss on a > 486/66mhz-eisa. > > Using FreeBSD 2.0.5 , the packet-loss starts at very light load > (ca. 500Packets/s). > Without the update-process (Process #4), the loss starts at 3000 P/s, > even on a P90/PCI. > what's going wrong? > is it the scheduler, the drivers? My guess is that because they are selling as a net server, they have raised the priority of SPLNET to the detriment of other drivers. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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