Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:37:02 +0100 From: "Vadim Belman" <voland@plab.ku.dk> To: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B network collisions Message-ID: <199808181036.MAA28563@plab.ku.dk>
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Hello,
after having heard so many positive opinions about the
network card in <subj>, we decided to give it a try on
our new FreeBSD 2.2.7 machine (previously we used
3COM 905 TP for all of ours FreeBSD boxes).
Surprisingly, we found that Intel board produces a _huge_
number of network collisions, almost for every output
packet.
The strange thing is that we anyhow had a terrific
transfer rate - absolutely the same as with 3COMs
(~920 Kb/s on a 10 mbps connection).
It is definitely a problem with the card, for we have also
tried 3COM on the same machine, with predictable zero number
of collisions. There is quite likely that this is not a problem
with a particular Intel card, for we have also tried another one
--- with the same bad results.
We have 3COM switches installed in our location.
Did anyone experience the same or similar problem with
cards in question?
We'd appreciate any help; we think the results we obtained
are kind of strange.
Thank you in advance,
Vadim.
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/Voland FIDO: 2:464/15@fidonet, Vadim Belman
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