From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 17 00:47:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3DBF106564A for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:47:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glavoie@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.238]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8695B8FC17 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:47:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glavoie@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so2106830rvf.43 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:47:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=pdIRxBsAnc+/Wmmxdqshz5X+Uhg02SJK4ayIUr2i0+Y=; b=fu5IS0KNFN/Or+9XuB+DiE8AvZ8ngdWg3Gk9FBCpFqiSwd1EKhuMo7utQ304Zld8H+ Zcj+/sxKm99PjRmJPa2k++DMiwXllpmtMJ3sxz5zcrIbzKLGf9ve+CnxIlt307qLXpWk 6CT7wzjc25T/7UTNe69s9IKqpkptlL7dbD4EE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=Ju6ksHSBGyINSpZr8WkF6jlKneFgT3p9+Pd8G1t7cjedqMREcYzyDHGEUvp61Oe8fG hjuSR9BMle0zOXSJNRtOgMFPuFvOg8mYqNXhTpJ3quwAci/JHWin9XP3Q/7Qsk+iVh3Y FQQQ9fUpMpVatD+vQeOaCAVx2BxS/Z1JabLwE= Received: by 10.141.161.6 with SMTP id n6mr1931386rvo.55.1226882854181; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:47:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.146.8 with HTTP; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:47:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:47:34 -0500 From: "Gabriel Lavoie" To: pyunyh@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20081117003856.GB50872@cdnetworks.co.kr> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20081117003856.GB50872@cdnetworks.co.kr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8139 with rl(4) driver -> Poor performance X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:47:34 -0000 I guess I'll have to try both solutions! Thanks for your help. Gabriel 2008/11/16 Pyun YongHyeon > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 06:01:58PM -0500, Gabriel Lavoie wrote: > > Hello, > > I recently built a new system to use as a home server. This system > has > > an Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, 4GB RAM and an Asus P5KPL-CM > motherboard > > which has an Atheros L1E network adapter, not yet supported on FreeBSD. > For > > ale(4) was committed to HEAD. If you're using lastest stable/7 > see the following URL. > http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/ale/README > > > now, I use a Realtek 8139 PCI adapter that uses the rl(4) driver, but > the > > upload performances are really poor (under 1 MB/sec). Is there any way > to > > improve the performance with this driver? This adapter was in a Linux > system > > with a Pentium III processor before and I could upload/download at > around 10 > > MB/sec in my local network with no problem at all. > > > > There was a bus_dma(9) bug in rl(4) and it was fixed in HEAD. > How about rl(4) in HEAD? I guess it would build with minor > modification. > > -- > Regards, > Pyun YongHyeon > -- Gabriel Lavoie glavoie@gmail.com