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Subject: dropped packet on de0
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     I was trying to see if I could make de0 drop packets
     
     I ran 3 "ping -f"s between different pairs of
     nodes on a shared 10Mbit coax ethernet
     
     xperfmon++ reported ~1500 packets per second, ~700 collisions per 
     second.
     
     netstat -d -I didn't report a single drop
     
     when I used kgdb to watch the send queue, I did not ever see any
     accumulation of data
     
     all this under 2.1.0 (p5-133, smc etherpower combo)
     
     My question, is it possible to load down the de0 send queue at all, 
     and if so, under what conditions?