From owner-freebsd-stable Sat Feb 19 16:29:31 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from evil.2y.net (port-9-153.adsl.one.net [209.50.121.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3628737BC1A for ; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 16:29:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cokane@evil.2y.net) Received: (from cokane@localhost) by evil.2y.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id TAA06973; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 19:32:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cokane) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 19:32:47 -0500 From: Coleman Kane To: Matt Heckaman Cc: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" , FreeBSD-STABLE Subject: Re: xl0 packet dropping, still Message-ID: <20000219193247.D6824@evil.2y.net> References: <3.0.3.32.20000217223232.0099c370@207.227.119.2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="DrWhICOqskFTAXiy" X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET on Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 01:09:47AM -0500 X-Vim: vim:tw=70:ts=4:sw=4 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --DrWhICOqskFTAXiy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wonder if it is a problem with the 3c900 cards only. I have a roommate with the 905 who doesn't haveany problems. Another one has the cheaper homeconnect 450 that also runs fine. It seems to only be the 3c900 cards that cause problems. I have switched my server back to some AMD-Lance PCNet-SCSI card that is it's onboard controller. I never eally had a problem with it, but I was under the impression that 3Com's stuff was cream-of-the-crop, guess not. I'll probably switch to Tuilp adapters from now on... --cokane Matt Heckaman had the audacity to say: > Hi, >=20 > I'm using 3c905b-TX NICs in 4 servers here, all intels ranging from a beat > up p133 doing DNS, to a pII and a couple celerons doing various tasks. > These are interconnected via a Cisco 1548M, etc. I personally, have had > nothing but good expierence with these cards, I find it strange that this > many people are. >=20 > Personally, I've always held 3com cards in high regard. For example, my > friend's company which runs a wide array of intel servers, netfinities > and whatnot, use strictly those 3com cards, I haven't heard of them having > any problems either. >=20 > I /have/ however, seen an Intel Etherexpress Pro 10/100 give a machine > that I work with (FreeBSD) numerous problems upon problems for a while, > it's interesting how both sides of the fence have the opposite problems. >=20 > Matt > -- > Matt Heckaman [matt@arpa.mail.net|matt@relic.net] [Please do not send me] > !Powered by FreeBSD/x86! [http://www.freebsd.org] [any SPAM (UCE) e-mail] >=20 > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote: >=20 > : Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:32:32 -0500 > : From: Jeffrey J. Mountin > : To: Omachonu Ogali > : Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG > : Subject: Re: xl0 packet dropping, still > :=20 > : At 10:47 PM 2/17/00 -0500, Omachonu Ogali wrote: > : >I've gotten reports of the 3Com NIC's dropping packets in all OS's usi= ng > : >an Intel CPU, it's more or less a sporadic problem I say... > :=20 > : The 3Com's have higher collision rates (tested over long periods) and d= on't > : autsense most of the time, which the Intel does much better. > :=20 > : Frankly I can't see anyone using a 3Com considering all the problems th= at > : crop up on the lists, but then I've been happy with Intel NIC since the > : Pro100B came out. ;) > :=20 > :=20 > : Jeff Mountin - jeff@mountin.net > : Systems/Network Administrator > : FreeBSD - the power to serve > :=20 > :=20 > :=20 > : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > : with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > :=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message --DrWhICOqskFTAXiy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.0 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE4rzYtERViMObJ880RAWK5AJ92t7ihzGZST6EJpE35tcavA2DqwACg4uZR Ts4TqGxNdk/C/fs5wLhu6u4= =rQOp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --DrWhICOqskFTAXiy-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message