From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Nov 17 06:06:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA15268 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:06:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailhub.hcl.com (mhoutside.hcl.com [205.211.178.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA15254 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:06:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from derek@hcl.com) Received: from derek (gunther.hcl.com [206.248.219.18]) by mailhub.hcl.com (8.8.8/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA01383; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:05:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199811171405.JAA01383@mailhub.hcl.com> X-Sender: derek@pop.hcl.com X-Mailer: Windows Version 4.0.1 Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:09:13 -0500 To: Tom , Wes Peters From: Dj Browne Subject: Re: D-Link DE620 Cc: chad@DCFinc.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <3650A79A.D41BB4A5@softweyr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 11/16/98 05:43 PM , Tom wrote: > >On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Wes Peters wrote: > [edited] >> > Just curious...any idea how the performance is using the parallel port? >> >> Terrible. I used to work for a vendor of a TCP/IP stack for Win3.1. >> We bought a bunch of TI TravelMate 4000Es for our show booth, using >> Xircom parallel-port ethernet adapters. The best throughput we ever >> recorded was about 120K bytes/sec, less than half the nominal throughput >> of an NE2000. I'm told this was a very good time for the parallel device, >> too. Gag. > > Yes 120K bytes/sec is good. > >> Is a direct-cable serial PPP link an option? At 115,200 bps, it's just >> about as fast as the parallel-port ethernet, if a little less convenient >> to setup. > > What are you smoking? 11.5 K bytes/sec is quite a bit slower than 120K >bytes/sec. > > NE2000 PCCARD is the best option. These cards are quite cheap now, and >most laptops have PCCARD slots. > [edit ] > >Tom I used to use a Xircom with only BNC and am now using a D-Link that has BNC and TP so I can connect to the various networks I use with only a couple of reboots to adjust TCP/IP Stack params and rewrite the EEPROM in the adaptor.....Yes I know this seems insane to anyone with the cash to have a PCMCIA card and a real laptop but.... Performance is usually pretty good under 95 (80k/s) and I was just wondering just how much better FreeBSD would be. I hate to say it but I actually just installed Linux 2.0.35 last night and am just about to try the net packages now... Thanks for all the info and suggestions... derek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Browne Product Specialist - HostExplorer Hummingbird Communications Ltd. 416-496-2200 derek@hcl.com www.hcl.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message