Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:35:03 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Chris Pauly <l@binkyware.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re[2]: outgoing IP is fscking slow... Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000728113241.032cb3d8@mail.sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000729013119.00a89920@mail.csoft.net> References: <4.2.2.20000728091818.03db6d70@mail.sentex.net> <141681324352.20000728151722@buz.ch> <3981843A.8157C83C@mediaone.net> <13675259221.20000728133617@buz.ch> <3981843A.8157C83C@mediaone.net>
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At 01:35 AM 7/29/2000 +1000, Chris Pauly wrote:
>I found out not long ago that this also fixes a problem i have been having
>with my vr0 card (D-Link DFE-530TX).
>
>Under 3.x there was no such problem however. Do you have any ideas what on
>earth is making us go back to 10Mbps HD?! I used to run fine on 100Mbps FD
>3 times over (installed 4.x, back to 3.x, etc, 3 times). Same cables. Same
>nics. Same machine. 3.x performs excellent (11.5MB/s). 4.x runs like an
>absolute dog.
>
>On the other hand, i have a rl0 card running fine at 100Mbps FD under 3.x
>and 4.x.
>
>Something seems to be very randomly wrong with FreeBSD 4.x.
I would _guess_ its a driver issue with the vr series under 4.x. I have
not used that card series at all, so I dont know. Generally I use only the
fxp (Intel) and the realtek for low end stuff. For $18, I would make the
headache go away and just get a realtek NIC if they work for you.
---Mike
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