From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 18 09:34:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20B1616A41F for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:34:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71CDF43D49 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:34:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id jBI9b2P33016; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:37:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Sasa Stupar" , , "Drew Tomlinson" Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:33:47 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Polling For 100 mbps Connections? (Was Re: Freebsd Theme Song) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:34:10 -0000 >-----Original Message----- >From: Sasa Stupar [mailto:sasa@stupar.homelinux.net] >Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 5:25 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt; danial_thom@yahoo.com; Drew Tomlinson >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: RE: Polling For 100 mbps Connections? (Was Re: Freebsd >Theme Song) > > > > >--On 16. december 2005 3:36 -0800 Ted Mittelstaedt > >wrote: > >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Sasa Stupar [mailto:sasa@stupar.homelinux.net] >>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:34 AM >>> To: Ted Mittelstaedt; danial_thom@yahoo.com; Drew Tomlinson >>> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>> Subject: RE: Polling For 100 mbps Connections? (Was Re: Freebsd >>> Theme Song) >>> >>>> >>>> Ted >>> >>> Hmmm, here is test with iperf what I have done with and >without polling: >>> ************** >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Client connecting to 192.168.1.200, TCP port 5001 >>> TCP window size: 8.00 KByte (default) >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> [1816] local 192.168.10.249 port 1088 connected with >>> 192.168.1.200 port 5001 >>> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth >>> [1816] 0.0-10.0 sec 108 MBytes 90.1 Mbits/sec >>> >>> This is when I use Device polling option on m0n0. >>> >>> If I disable this option then my transfer is worse: >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Client connecting to 192.168.1.200, TCP port 5001 >>> TCP window size: 8.00 KByte (default) >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> [1816] local 192.168.10.249 port 1086 connected with >>> 192.168.1.200 port 5001 >>> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth >>> [1816] 0.0-10.0 sec 69.7 MBytes 58.4 Mbits/sec >>> *************** >>> >>> BTW: my router is m0n0wall (FBSD 4.11). >>> >> >> what are the cpu speeds and operating systems of all devices >> in the packet path, what is the make and model of switchs in >> use, provide dmesg output of the bsd box, a network diagram >> of the setup, etc. etc. etc. >> >> The above test results are not replicatable and thus, worthless. >> Useful test results would allow a reader to build an exact >> duplicate of your setup, config it identically, and get identical >> results. >> >> Ted >> > >OK. The server (192.168.1.200) is FreeBSD 5.4 with Duron 900 and 3C905C The 3com 3c905 is not a very good card under FreeBSD the driver was written without support from 3com and is shakey on a lot of hardware. I would say there's a big question that your server is actually saturating the ethernet. Probably that is why your only getting 90Mbt. >NIC; router is m0n0wall (FreeBSD 4.11) with three Intel >Pro/100S Nics and >Celeron 433; The user computer (192.168.10.249) is Celeron 2400 >with winxp >and integrated NIC Realtek 8139 series. Switch is CNET CNSH-1600. > Once again, the winxp+realtek 8139 is not a particularly steller combo, I would question that this system could saturate the ethernet, either. >Diagram: > >dmesg from the router: >---------------- >$ dmesg >Copyright (c) 1992-2005 The FreeBSD Project. >Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 >The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. >FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE-p11 #0: Wed Sep 7 13:49:09 CEST 2005 > root@fb411.neon1.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/M0N0WALL_GENERIC >Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz >CPU: Pentium II/Pentium II Xeon/Celeron (434.32-MHz 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x665 Stepping = 5 > >Features=0x183f9ffGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR> >real memory = 201326592 (196608K bytes) >avail memory = 179142656 (174944K bytes) >Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc1006000. >Preloaded mfs_root "/mfsroot" at 0xc100609c. >Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled >md0: Preloaded image 11534336 bytes at 0xc0504d9c >md1: Malloc disk >Using $PIR table, 8 entries at 0xc00fdef0 >npx0: on motherboard >npx0: INT 16 interface >pcib0: on motherboard >pci0: on pcib0 >pcib1: at device >1.0 on pci0 >pci1: on pcib1 >isab0: at device 7.0 on pci0 >isa0: on isab0 >atapci0: port 0xf000-0xf00f at >device 7.1 on >pci0 >ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 >ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 >uhci0: port >0xd000-0xd01f irq 11 >at device 7.2 on pci0 >usb0: on uhci0 >usb0: USB revision 1.0 >uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 >uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered >chip1: port >0x5000-0x500f at >device 7.3 on pci0 >pci0: (vendor=0x1274, dev=0x1371) at 8.0 irq 11 >fxp0: port 0xd800-0xd83f mem >0xd0400000-0xd041ffff,0xd0460000-0xd0460fff irq 10 at device >15.0 on pci0 >fxp0: Ethernet address 00:02:b3:62:f6:06 >inphy0: on miibus0 >inphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto >fxp1: port 0xdc00-0xdc3f mem >0xd0420000-0xd043ffff,0xd0462000-0xd0462fff irq 12 at device >16.0 on pci0 >fxp1: Ethernet address 00:02:b3:9c:2a:16 >inphy1: on miibus1 >inphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto >fxp2: port 0xe000-0xe03f mem >0xd0440000-0xd045ffff,0xd0461000-0xd0461fff irq 7 at device 19.0 on pci0 >fxp2: Ethernet address 00:02:b3:8c:e4:f6 >inphy2: on miibus2 >inphy2: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto >pmtimer0 on isa0 >fdc0: at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq >2 on isa0 >fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold >fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 >atkbdc0: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 >sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 >sio0: type 16550A, console >sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 >BRIDGE 020214 loaded >IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing. >IP Filter: v3.4.35 initialized. Default = block all, Logging = enabled >ad0: 3098MB [6296/16/63] at ata0-master PIO4 >acd0: CDROM at ata1-master PIO4 >Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c >fxp1: Microcode loaded, int_delay: 1000 usec bundle_max: 6 >fxp0: Microcode loaded, int_delay: 1000 usec bundle_max: 6 >fxp2: Microcode loaded, int_delay: 1000 usec bundle_max: 6 >ata0: resetting devices .. done >------------- > >If you need more just ask for it. You don't need to be angry. Peace. > OK, next question: ftp transfer like this uses large packets, rerun the test with ping -f with different ping packet sizes, post the results. Remember, routers have to deal with many sized packets. Ted > >-- >Sasa Stupar > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: >12/16/2005 >