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Date:      Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:41:07 +0100
From:      Kurt Jaeger <lists@c0mplx.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   PAUSE support for Ethernet interfaces ?
Message-ID:  <20080229104107.GA31985@home.opsec.eu>

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Hi!

I'm researching the topic of PAUSE counters (receiving side) for
FreeBSD systems.

That's a sort of flow control with ethernet, see e.g.:

http://www.techfest.com/networking/lan/ethernet3.htm#3.2.1

Cisco switches seem to receive and count them, which helps
to find short-term (seconds) overloaded links.
Can FreeBSD 6.x or 7.x handle PAUSE frames, at least receiving them ?

Thanks for any pointer!

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pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                        12 years to go !



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