Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:04:03 +0800 (SGT) From: Archimedes Gaviola <a_gaviola@yahoo.com.ph> To: Artis Caune <artis.caune@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Regarding Packet Error] Message-ID: <212607.89062.qm@web76615.mail.sg1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <9e20d71e0807102207s7cbebb8fiad965ef46eaf84d@mail.gmail.com>
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--- On Fri, 7/11/08, Artis Caune <artis.caune@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Artis Caune <artis.caune@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Regarding Packet Error] > To: a_gaviola@yahoo.com.ph > Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Date: Friday, 11 July, 2008, 1:07 PM > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Archimedes Gaviola > <a_gaviola@yahoo.com.ph> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm running a FreeBSD-6.2 RELEASE system on an > Intel Gigabit copper NIC > > but when it receive packets, I encounter some errors > with netstat. Below is > > the netstat dump of my system. As what you can see, > there is no dropping of > > packets received but only errors at the input level of > the interface. Does > > anyone have any idea of what's going on at the > entry of the packets? What > > could be the possible causes of packet errors? Or what > network data has > > been collected in the netstat when it displays error? > Can someone > > explained how FreeBSD process packets when it enters > the network system > > in the kernel? This is to know how my system behaves > before doing any step > > for troubleshooting. >=20 > have you enabled polling on interface? try to disable if > yes. [Archimedes] No, device polling is not enabled to my system. > is it pci or pci64/x interface? [Archimedes] This is an Intel PCI-X copper NIC http://www.intel.com/network= /connectivity/resources/doc_library/data_sheets/pro1000mt_sa.pdf =20 >=20 > try to set the following variables in /boot/loader.conf and > reboot: > hw.em.rxd=3D4096 > hw.em.txd=3D4096 [Archimedes] Yes, I need to try these options also.=20 Thanks, Archimedes=0A=0A=0A Yahoo! Toolbar is now powered with Search Assist.D= ownload it now!=0Ahttp://ph.toolbar.yahoo.com/
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