Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 17:39:40 +1000 From: p.crumpler@ecomfac.unimelb.edu.au To: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: installing over a network, problems Message-ID: <C588B95F7F14D2118B8100104B722AD173D4@tintin.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU> In-Reply-To: <C588B95F7F14D2118B8100104B722AD17211@tintin.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU>
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I doubt this is at all relevant, but just in case it might help...
While trying to find an answer to a Windows NT problem today (don't laugh) I
came accross this;
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Mac services slow with dual CPU server
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Problem: Mac file transfers to or from the server are very slow.
Problem can be caused by a dual CPU server and a 3c509 NIC.
Use the dos 3c5x9cfg.exe program that came with the card and
change the configuration from "Server" to "Windows or OS/2 client"
I don't know why, but this seems to cure the problem.
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David H. Brierley
Sent: Wednesday, 29 July 1998 11:09
To: Chris
Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: installing over a network, problems
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Chris wrote:
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a machine i just put together, it
> saw the 3com509b network card fine, i did the partitions and all that,
The last time I tried to do a network install with a 3C509 card I
got pretty much the same results. I ended up moving a CD onto the
machine and using that to do the install. When I finally got the
machine up I noticed that the network seemed awfully slow. I did
some performance tests and determined that in one direction I was
getting about 250 KB per second but in the other direction I was
only getting about 7 KB per second! (yes, I really mean seven with
no zeroes after it!) I pulled the 3C509 card out and replaced it
with a cheap NE2000 clone and performance in both directions jumped
to over 300KB. I have since since similar performance on 3 other
FreeBSD machines with 3C509 cards. The moral of the story: do not
use a 3C509 card on a FreeBSD machine.
P.S. to be fair, I also have 3 other FreeBSD boxes with 3C509 cards
in them that seem just fine. However, a success rate of 50% is
not what I would consider something to brag about.
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David H. Brierley
dave@galaxia.com
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