Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 01:09:10 -0500 From: Matt Heckaman <matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET> To: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: xl0 packet dropping, still Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002180105480.3658-100000@epsilon.lucida.qc.ca> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20000217223232.0099c370@207.227.119.2>
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Hi, I'm using 3c905b-TX NICs in 4 servers here, all intels ranging from a beat up p133 doing DNS, to a pII and a couple celerons doing various tasks. These are interconnected via a Cisco 1548M, etc. I personally, have had nothing but good expierence with these cards, I find it strange that this many people are. Personally, I've always held 3com cards in high regard. For example, my friend's company which runs a wide array of intel servers, netfinities and whatnot, use strictly those 3com cards, I haven't heard of them having any problems either. I /have/ however, seen an Intel Etherexpress Pro 10/100 give a machine that I work with (FreeBSD) numerous problems upon problems for a while, it's interesting how both sides of the fence have the opposite problems. Matt -- Matt Heckaman [matt@arpa.mail.net|matt@relic.net] [Please do not send me] !Powered by FreeBSD/x86! [http://www.freebsd.org] [any SPAM (UCE) e-mail] On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote: : Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:32:32 -0500 : From: Jeffrey J. Mountin <jeff-ml@mountin.net> : To: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> : Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG : Subject: Re: xl0 packet dropping, still : : At 10:47 PM 2/17/00 -0500, Omachonu Ogali wrote: : >I've gotten reports of the 3Com NIC's dropping packets in all OS's using : >an Intel CPU, it's more or less a sporadic problem I say... : : The 3Com's have higher collision rates (tested over long periods) and don't : autsense most of the time, which the Intel does much better. : : Frankly I can't see anyone using a 3Com considering all the problems that : crop up on the lists, but then I've been happy with Intel NIC since the : Pro100B came out. ;) : : : Jeff Mountin - jeff@mountin.net : Systems/Network Administrator : FreeBSD - the power to serve : : : : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org : with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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