Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:43:08 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> To: Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Asymmetric ethernet throughput? Message-ID: <17533.65500.513068.392152@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20060530230253.GW800@silverwraith.com> References: <17532.42196.508218.964130@bhuda.mired.org> <1225.141.218.159.32.1149020799.squirrel@www.foolishgames.com> <17532.44580.352702.492478@bhuda.mired.org> <20060530230253.GW800@silverwraith.com>
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In <20060530230253.GW800@silverwraith.com>, Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com> typed: > On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 04:42:12PM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Well, it makes the throughput closer to symmetric when I'm pushing > > traffic both ways - but at around 7MB/sec. If I only run traffic in > > one direction, I get the previous behavior. > I might like to suggest that the problem is your RealTek NIC. > Those NICs so utterly suck (I have 2, before anyone thinks I'm bashing > without cause :). Nope, that's not it. I get the same behavior from an Intel PRO/1000. And if that were the problem, I'd see it no matter what hosts I connect to, but if I make the other end a FreeBSD 6.1 box, I get a near-full pipe in both direction. > They're fine for light home use (and well priced for that). Never expect > consistancy or line speed from them though. This one came on the motherboard. I was using the intel until I needed to bridge it, and the rl bridging code worked where the em code didn't. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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