Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:18:37 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Scot Elliott <scot@poptart.org>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.6 for NFS server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980227190701.466B-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199802270759.XAA26898@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > > I have a 905 too, but I only use it in 10 Mbps mode. IIRC, it only has 4k > > > cache, split between transmit and recieve, so when there's heavy traffic, > > > it goes nuts and drags the system down with it. > > > Blame 3Com, not the OS. > > This is not fair. The current driver for these cards runs them in a > backwards-compatible mode that does not take advantage of their more > advanced features. This *is* an OS issue. The recent 3com supporter > indicated that he would be writing improved support, and that's > thoroughly wonderful. I'm certainly keen to see it happen. *cringe* OK, maybe I was a bit hasty. Let me clarify that a bit: The card is, in many ways, a bit crappy, IMO. It SHOULD not, however, take the OS down with it. And I suspect an updated driver would helps loads. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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