Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:02:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Vincent Poy <vince@venus.GAIANET.NET> To: Tani Hosokawa <unknown@riverstyx.net> Cc: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>, Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: poor ethernet performance? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907191402040.331-100000@venus.GAIANET.NET> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9907191055380.8462-100000@avarice.riverstyx.net>
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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Tani Hosokawa wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Vincent Poy wrote: > > > > I guess, but with an ethernet cable tester (assuming he's not just doing a > > > basic connectivity test) it ought to fully simulate sending some basic bit > > > patterns across the cable. That's the way any of the cable diagnostics > > > hardware I've ever worked with did it. And that should be a completely > > > reasonable indication of soundness. > > > > And that still doesn't work the same way as in the real world. > > Pretty much like with our experience with the ETinc router card... The > > other one works fine but this one pasts all tests and even those with a > > FireBird and a T-Bird... The problem only happens with incoming data of > > large packets hanging at certain times of the day. > > And you think that the cable is causing this? Nope, I never said it was the cable... Tests aren't 100% as reliable as we want them to be since everything from point A to point B tested fine... Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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