Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 23:10:26 +0100 From: Guido Winkelmann <guido@prophetic-entertainment.de> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Performance problems with a Via Rhine II and a rtl8139C NIC on a Via Epia MB Message-ID: <200402092310.54580.guido@prophetic-entertainment.de> In-Reply-To: <20040209130216.GB6585@marvin.home.local> References: <200402081402.59616.guido@prophetic-entertainment.de> <20040209130216.GB6585@marvin.home.local>
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=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 February 2004 14:02, you wrote: > Hi there, > Have you checked that you have the NIC setup for same speed/duplex as your > switch/hub/other pc ? The autonegotiated setting for the card is 100baseTX <full-duplex>, accordi= ng=20 to ifconfig, which is the same setting all the other cards connected to tha= t=20 switch are using. > Also worth checking the cables. Already tried with two different cables. Same result. > Otherwise given the other problems mentioned I'd suggest dumping the > realtek and going with something else (personally have had great success > with intel based chips (fxp) and also some netgear from a while back (dc) > Note that the man page doesnt particularly speak highly of this chip. I'll try a 3Com card next. I have just purchased one over EBay. > Best of luck, thx > Tony Guido =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAKAVc8SxKubh3nYURArstAJ42D9TY0sU8qJUmTlqqpTIaA0Do8ACgkClF aOJzVEnd8MaX7sss/A76/Lg=3D =3DDlN0 =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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