From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 8 22:01:10 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D71B935 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 22:01:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@my.gd) Received: from mail-wi0-f181.google.com (mail-wi0-f181.google.com [209.85.212.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 243DF351 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 22:01:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f181.google.com with SMTP id hm6so1384360wib.14 for ; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:01:09 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:references:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding:content-type:message-id:cc:x-mailer:from :subject:date:to:x-gm-message-state; bh=FYCmSlrGjjjeS3u69mbiaN+OKXUsOC4jx4+LeQ0QAKo=; b=NKnVpH2U6zok1Uc7QTrYnHDJkAU8umN4IBMvvome0jV3Y7WUQVHVmyc+i/MyjJRqcG 9ixP/7C1Hlt/cGMxD8ZQpcn/qtieFy124EwGYiBHosKDPPrbrTGHu7lSSW3KDC/shzpX 87owVlj2wSjbDI6m8LYWxFDPYD5x5RtH5uyYOTXdaGP9LRcp/lEg1Jd0OjIWT2hld6eg vOLEOo/7l/Y1fRip5qyxu0mhN+pIIZtM7/QlreKyiQXMZ8tvHRqIW85ITSA4pJj0weRT w0FcKBA2ZP1vacjHiH1+pT9j/AZVN0H397o8WL/RwFz2C/Oi3sykaH+K/FwGdr+u4EsD NetQ== X-Received: by 10.180.101.104 with SMTP id ff8mr5104978wib.11.1360360869050; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:01:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.33.180.116] ([92.90.20.9]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e6sm18022976wiz.1.2013.02.08.14.01.07 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:01:08 -0800 (PST) References: <29539.1360356512@tristatelogic.com> In-Reply-To: <29539.1360356512@tristatelogic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) From: Damien Fleuriot Subject: Re: Question: Why ain't I getting gigabit speed? Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 22:59:54 +0100 To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQn6OkiRHuupSiObiSSk9/W+hmLQkEljx5lUNv80IxD1bz214JdlZZaqq/BpMQh/NtIx45bA Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:01:10 -0000 On 8 Feb 2013, at 21:48, "Ronald F. Guilmette" wrote= : >=20 > In message ,=20 > John Nielsen wrote: >=20 >> On Feb 7, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette =3D= >> wrote: >>=20 >>> I just aquired a brand new chepie gigabit PCI ethernet card off eBay. >>> The main chip on it appears to be an RTL8110S-32. >>> ... >=20 >> I would suspect the switch ("router"). FYI: >> http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=3D3D11&t=3D3D47421#p213242 >>=20 >> I have an re interface on my FreeBSD router and it connects at 1000baseT =3D= >> no problem. >=20 > Could you please send or post the relevant ifconfig printout for that, > and also the applicable/relevant dmesg lines? >=20 > This problem is very perplexing, but I don't think that the problem > is with my Linksys E2000. >=20 > I did some more experiments. Fortunately, I had a CAT6 crossover cable > lying around. So I used that and connected my machine with the RTL8110S-3= 2 > in it directly to two other machines with gigabit interfaces. One was > my other server. The other was a laptop I have here. The results were > very strange. >=20 > In the case of connecting to the laptop, all seemed to work correctly, > however ifconfig showed that my re0 device in this case believed itself > to be "master". (I suspect that this may make a difference, and that > the current FreeBSD re driver may perhaps behave better when it is > acting as master.) >=20 ????? Come again ? Master what ? You never mentioned using lagg. > In the case of connecting (via CAT6 crossover) direct to my other server, > things got even more strange. In this case, after making the connection, > autonegotiation apparently worked correctly, and I could see "1000baseT" > in the output from "ifconfig re0", *however* a moment or two later, > suddenly the connection was entirely dropped, and now the ifconfig > output said "no carrier". I reproduced this sequence multiple times. > It is readily reproducable. (The other server is running FreeBSD 8.3- > RELEASE with an on-motherboard Nvidia gigabit ethernet interface, BTW.) >=20 > I am inclined to wonder if perhaps the re driver has some rough edges > still. >=20 >=20 > Regards, > rfg >=20 >=20 > P.S. Since this card is really not working out for me, has anybody got > a suggestion and/or link they could send me for an _inexpensive_ gigabit > PCI nic that works reliably with FreeBSD? (I am hoping for something unde= r > $12=20 Come on you've got to be kidding here... Get an intel or a Broadcom, cough up a bit more than duh... $12, and you'll b= e happy with that card. FYI I'm getting 1000baseT from built-in NICs.=