Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 22:19:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Shankland <jas@flyingfox.com> To: dg@root.com, pst@jnx.com Cc: cmsedore@mailbox.syr.edu, dennis@etinc.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Router statistics Message-ID: <199704250519.WAA17037@biggusdiskus.flyingfox.com>
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Paul Traina <pst@jnx.com> writes: > > dg@root.com (David Greenman) writes: > > > > Wcarchive does an average of 3500 pps with a peak of around > > 5000 pps. The average data rate is around 20-25Mbps, with the > > machine around 50% idle. This is using the Intel PCI > > Pro/100B...reduce the idle time to about 30% if you're using a > > DEC/de card. > > Yep, the fxp driver is /much/ more efficient than the de > driver. Oh well, fxp's are cheaper too. :-) (Sigh) Is this an attribute of the driver, or of the respective chips? I've sort of settled on 21140-based cards, and I'd hate to buy Intel stuff, as it only encourages them to take over more of the world than they already have. But for some applications, I really need high throughput and efficiency. And the card *is* cheaper. Does there have to be a switch to the fxp driver in my future? All right, I'm done whining for now. Jim Shankland Flying Fox Computer Systems, Inc.
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