From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 30 05:30:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B3CB16A403 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp3.clear.net.nz (smtp3.clear.net.nz [203.97.33.64]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 333DB43CA7 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:30:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (218-101-28-65.dsl.clear.net.nz [218.101.28.65]) by smtp3.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with ESMTP id <0J9J0060439Z9R00@smtp3.clear.net.nz> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:30:00 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:29:57 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood In-reply-to: <20061129183028.L23451@sporker.bway.net> To: Charles Sprickman Message-id: <456E6C55.3070609@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <456DA282.6000801@smo.de> <20061129183028.L23451@sporker.bway.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061129) Cc: Philipp Ost , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vr speed issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:30:06 -0000 Charles Sprickman wrote: > I also did a little more digging and noticed that once I start pinging > from one of these hosts using large packet sizes, I get about 50-60% > packet loss (ie: ping -s 1500 other.vr0.host). If I ping something with > a decent card, I get about 30-50% packet loss. There's no packet loss > with the default packet size. > > Anyone else with some vr cards feel like checking this out? > I've got a VIA Rhine III card that I can dig out and put in if the data would be of any use/interest etc - FWIW I seem to recall being able to get reasonably close to wire speed when I was using it. Cheers Mark