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Date:      Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:45:39 -0800 (PST)
From:      dls@laser.caltech.edu
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   kern/4903: Network Speed Glacial using 3Com Etherlink III (3C509) ISA (PnP disabled)
Message-ID:  <199710310445.UAA10117@hub.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199710310450.UAA10300@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         4903
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       Network Speed Glacial using 3Com Etherlink III (3C509) ISA (PnP disabled)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 30 20:50:00 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Sieving
>Organization:
California Institute of Technology
>Release:        2.2.2; also tried latest 3.0.x boot image
>Environment:
Controller support problem (separate report) prevents establishment of
environment.  Gateway 2000 G6-266 Pentium II, 3Com Etherlink III
(3C509) ISA Combo card (PnP disabled).
>Description:
Same as for kern PR# 4328, dated 1997-08-17, using Intel
EtherExpress Pro 100B.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install system on a 10+MBPS network; ftp to a known, uncongested
site and transfer a large file.  Use etherfind or snoop to observe packet
sizes and transfer rate.  I used the default MTU of 1500.
>Fix:
See kern PR# 4328.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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