From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jan 29 23:34:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA10559 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 23:34:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA10539 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 23:34:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Root.COM (8.6.12/8.6.5) with SMTP id XAA02063; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 23:34:29 -0800 Message-Id: <199601300734.XAA02063@Root.COM> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.Root.COM: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol To: "Ron G. Minnich" cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 100bt cards. In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 29 Jan 1996 14:20:47 EST." From: David Greenman Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 23:34:29 -0800 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >I'm using smc pci 100bt cards on my Neptune-based P5-90s. I get 50 mbits >over tcp when i push hard. >QUestion: >any comparative numbers for 3com, intel, etc.? any current preferences >out there as to smc, 3com, intel, etc? some vendors are now selling >5-packs of the 3c595 for $659, or $130/card. Nice price. If it runs well >I'll just get those. Stick with the SMC. The performance limit you are seeing is caused by your Neptune-based motherboard, not by the card. The Intel EE Pro/100B does achieve about 5% higher rates, but a bug in the NIC that causes the receiver to stop receiving when a minor glitch on the network happens is too annoying (you have to manually reset the card to get it going again). This is supposed to be fixed in the next rev of the chip. -DG David Greenman Core Team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project