Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:32:27 +0200 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: mike@mikesweb.com Cc: wizard@sybaweb.co.za, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NIC settings Message-ID: <15676.968614347@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:24:18 -0400" References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000910152245.00b83240@mail.mikesweb.com>
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> My reasoning was because of all the collisions, data packets were being > resent at a high rate, filling up my T1s quicker, and causing a lot of > interface resets on my router. When I went to a switch, I noticed about a > 10% decrease in network traffic.. Then I think you should look for other causes for this change. A collision does *not* result in a whole packet being "wasted" (as many people seem to think) - it uses *up to* (512 + 32) bit, ie. 68 byte. You'd need a lot of very small packets, and a rather high collision rate, to get a 10% increase in traffic due to collisions. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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