Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:58:15 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any ideas at all about network problem? Message-ID: <20021202115815.GB1211@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <3DEB40CA.85F833EF@mindspring.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0212020006350.1744-100000@root.org> <3DEB2786.6EDA2C1@mindspring.com> <20021202110453.GA906@raggedclown.net> <3DEB40CA.85F833EF@mindspring.com>
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On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:15:22AM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 01:27:34AM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > [ ... bad throughput on bad NICs ... ] > > > > Mmmm. I use these RTL cheapo nics. I accept the fact they have a bad > > reputation. However I have used them for some time, and they have > > behaved impeccably. I have noticed no change in throughput on 5.0 > > either, and since I have downloaded loads off stuff which comes through > > my firewall and then via the LAN to the 5.0 test machine I think I would > > have noticed if it was slower than normal. > > Having said that I have not checked the throughput, but then nothing has > > happened to make me want to check it. I run 4-7 Stable updated at least > > once a week, and the latest patched 5.0 from a few days ago. > > You may want to check it. You can at least confirm whether his > problem is his alone, or if it's shared by others. I suspect > that it will be specific to him, actually, given other factors > (i.e. it might be specifically an rl0 <-> rl0 only problem, etc.). > Ok, next time I do some largish downloads I will collect the stats to see if there is anything significant -- but as I say subjectively everything feels just about the same. > > > The network also runs through a fairly cheapo switch. > > It could be a duplex problem, but none of that code is different > from 4.7, and he says it works there, dso that's not going to be > it. > > I expect that it's his specific cards from a specific vendor, > and the only one who will be able to find the change that causes > his problem is him (he's the only one complaining about it, at > this point). > Yes I guess. They are pretty widely used despite their reputation ! The problem is the price differential between them and a super-whizzy card is pretty phenomenal, at least here in Holland. Having said that if I perceived it as a problem I would save my pennies up... -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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