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Date:      Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:29:39 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
To:        avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: TCP performance.
Message-ID:  <199808311129.NAA02414@internal>
In-Reply-To: <199808311016.DAA24028@hub.freebsd.org> from Darren Reed at "Aug 31, 98 08:15:23 pm"

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> 
> Well, FreeBSD TCP performance sucks or it does some things which can
> make it suck badly.
> 
> >From simple observations (hub leds, ftp's meter), ftp'ing from a laptop
> (3c589d) running 2.2.6 to SunOS4 (LX) is considerably worse than in the
> other direction.  Although I do suspect the 3c589d (or its driver - zp ?)

I get about 1MB in both directions on 10Base2 and about 9MB on a
100BaseTx. I am using Intel Etherexpress cards so I assume that it
only can be the driver for your card or the card or your hardware.

> do not handle ethernet collisions at all in a good way to be a possible
> cause.  I've never known ethernet ftp performance so bad as with the
> equipment just mentioned.

I have never seen better TCP performance than by using FreeBSD. So it
really might be something depending on your hardware. I will have to setup
a FreeBSD laptop with a 3c589 (:-() in about three weeks so maybe
then I will have more infos.

> 
> Darren

	-Andre

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