Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:02:19 -0500 From: "Sean Lyndersay" <lynders@hcs.harvard.edu> To: "Paul King" <paulk@ether.online.sh.cn>, "Doug White" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Slow network performance on 3com 3c509 Message-ID: <000601bd5c51$6b25fd00$78a3f78c@lynders.student.harvard.edu> In-Reply-To: <B0000012628@ers.online.sh.cn>
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Okay then, I'll remove the SB and see what happens. thanks, sean ________________________________________________________________________ Sean Lyndersay Logic is a systematic method for coming lynders@hcs.harvard.edu to the wrong conclusion with confidence. ________________________________________________________________________ [finger for all other info] http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~lynders > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul King [mailto:paulk@ether.online.sh.cn] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 9:46 PM > To: Sean Lyndersay; Doug White > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Slow network performance on 3com 3c509 > > > SB-16's interrupt handle may be conflicting with 3C509. > > ---------- > > From: Sean Lyndersay <lynders@hcs.harvard.edu> > > To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: Slow network performance on 3com 3c509 > > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 8:04 AM > > > > On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Doug White wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, Sean Lyndersay wrote: > > > > > > > I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 from the Walnut Creek CD set, with no > major > > > > problems. However, when attempt to use any network > functions (telnet, > for > > > > instance), my performance is very very slow, comparable, or worse > than a > > > > modem. I have a 3Com 3c509 ISA card which has worked fine in Windows > 3.x, > > > > Windows 95, NT, OS/2 and Linux. I found a reference to poor > performance in > > > > the newsgroup archives but it refered to "buggy" drivers in > the 2.1.x > > > > distribution. Are the drivers still buggy, or is there something I > can do > > > > (short of buying a new card, as suggested in some recent > posts in the > > > > newsgroup). I don't appear to be getting buffer overruns or any > similar > > > > thing. Thoughts would be appreciated. > > > > > > Check that your Ethernet card isn't using the resources of another > device. > > > Slow Ethernet performance can sometimes be linked to sharing IRQs with > > > another device. > > > > All I have in there is an SB16, for which I didn't even have support > > compiled in. I'm probably going to pick up another card tonight and try > > it. Frankly I think this is a lot of trouble to go to, but I have no > > choice at this point. > > > > sean > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Sean Lyndersay Logic is a systematic method for coming > > lynders@hcs.harvard.edu to the wrong conclusion with confidence. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > [finger for all other info] http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~lynders > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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