Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 10:14:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Lamb.net> To: jab@rock.anchorage.net (Jeffrey Barber) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Very Slow Ethernet Link Message-ID: <199609161714.KAA02093@Gatekeeper.Lamb.net> In-Reply-To: <01BBA3A2.11B93340@jabpc.rtfm.com> from Jeffrey Barber at "Sep 16, 96 07:38:33 am"
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> Ok, I just installed FreeBSD 2.1 and boy this is slow, Example: > > bash$ ping localhost > > PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.356 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.342 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.362 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.349 ms > > --- localhost.arctic.net ping statistics --- > 6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss > round-trip min/avg/max = 0.342/0.349/0.362 ms > > bash$ ifconfig -a > > lp0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > ep0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX> mtu 1500 > inet 19.51.13.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 19.51.13.255 > lo0: flags=8009<UP,LOOPBACK,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552 > tun0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > > On my Linux box I get a ping response of: > > PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.1 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.9 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.9 ms > 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.0 ms > > Big difference here. Please shed some light on this for me. > > TIA > > And it seems you can't read ;-) the FreeBSD is faster then your Linux. Your Linux box gives you ping times of 1 ms and 0.9 ms, while FreeBSD gives you an average of 0.349 ms, since then is that slow ? Ulf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 Lamb Art Internet Services | http://www.Lamb.net/ | http://www.Alameda.net
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