From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 14 15:35:30 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from aaz.links.ru (aaz.links.ru [193.125.152.37]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9029B37B417; Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:35:23 -0800 (PST) Received: (from babolo@localhost) by aaz.links.ru (8.9.3/8.9.3) id CAA27872; Sat, 15 Dec 2001 02:41:47 +0300 (MSK) Message-Id: <200112142341.CAA27872@aaz.links.ru> Subject: Re: 3Com driver problems In-Reply-To: <176.cf4901.294bd7bc@aol.com> from "HP889@aol.com" at "Dec 14, 1 05:31:24 pm" To: HP889@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 02:41:47 +0300 (MSK) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, isp@FreeBSD.ORG From: "."@babolo.ru MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG HP889@aol.com writes: > Try to front end your machine with a switch...the 5 cards is most likely your > problem. With each device you increase your bus contention (ie worsen the > worst case bus master scenario)...either that or get a 4 port card that is > more efficient than 5 individual cards. I have some opposite expierence. This is my biggest router: 0gw~(1)>uname -a FreeBSD gw.pike 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #0: Wed Sep 19 06:29:38 MSD 2001 babolo@shikster.pike.ru:/tmp/babolo/usr/src/sys/gw i386 0gw~(2)>ifconfig -a dc0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 dc1: flags=8802 mtu 1500 dc2: flags=8843 mtu 1500 dc3: flags=8843 mtu 1500 xl0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 xl1: flags=8843 mtu 1500 xl2: flags=8843 mtu 1500 6 used 100 M ethernet interfaces among others. dc0..dc3 is one card. xl0 cards are workaround for the fact that processor spent MUCH more time in interrupt state with dc driver than with xl driver with the same load. Yes, I try find xl x 4 card but no success -- @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message