Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:29:38 -0400 From: Normand Leclerc <leclercn@videotron.ca> To: Bert Driehuis <bert_driehuis@nl.compuware.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ip_divert blues (was natd blues) Message-ID: <3B13A442.9020309@videotron.ca> References: <3B1059DD.8090505@videotron.ca> <3B124382.3C8C0412@nl.compuware.com>
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You are right! Realtek cards are really bad nics... I changed it
for a 3com and the problem is gone.
Thanks for the info!
Normand Leclerc
leclercn@videotron.ca
Bert Driehuis wrote:
> Normand Leclerc wrote:
>
>> The nat machine is a P90 with 32megs of ram. It has a 3com 3B905BTX
>> and a cheaper nic connected to the cable modem (realtek).
>
>
> The RealTek cards are so incredibly bad that all bets are off. You may
> want to try to eliminate that from the equation.
>
> Years ago, similar issues existed with NFS over cheap ISA ethernet
> cards. The faster you made the system, the slower the connection became.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Bert
>
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<html><head></head><body> You are right! Realtek cards are really bad nics... I changed it for a 3com and the problem is gone.<br>
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Thanks for the info!<br>
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Normand Leclerc<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:leclercn@videotron.ca">leclercn@videotron.ca</a><br>
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Bert Driehuis wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3B124382.3C8C0412@nl.compuware.com"><pre wrap="">Normand Leclerc wrote:<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap=""> The nat machine is a P90 with 32megs of ram. It has a 3com 3B905BTX<br>and a cheaper nic connected to the cable modem (realtek).<br></pre></blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!----><br>The RealTek cards are so incredibly bad that all bets are off. You may<br>want to try to eliminate that from the equation.<br><br>Years ago, similar issues existed with NFS over cheap ISA ethernet<br>cards. The faster you made the system, the slower the connection became.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br> -- Bert<br><br></pre>
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