Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:38:38 -0400 From: "KB" <elit@home.com> To: "Peter" <fbsdq@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What are good NIC's for FreeBSD. Message-ID: <000801c0e2d5$4562ace0$b8690f41@funhouse> References: <SAK.2001.05.22.jcqccfpf@support10>
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Hi Peter,
I like the 3com "Cyclone" cards 100baseTX. That's just me however.
Regards..
Kris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter" <fbsdq@yahoo.com>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:11 AM
Subject: What are good NIC's for FreeBSD.
> Hello,
> As no-one can help me with my NIC cards, I've decided that the dc0
> driver is fscked up. [My computer froze three times last night playing
mp3's
> remotely thru smbfs, or just transfering files sometimes, not sure of NIC
or what
> after freezing three times went full night looping the same MP3 while I
slept --
> [speakers were off] -- It's weird I can't figure out what is going on].
>
> Question:
> Does anyone use FreeBSD as a server for Windows workstations:
> [Using Samba]
> Server== Holds files / mp3's / misc. data -->> MP3's can be played on
Windows
> remotely from the server without skipping [this is my benchmark I use to
test
> my network]. How exactly is it setup? Did you need to do anything
special?
> How are your transfer rates? Anything special setup in Windows?
>
> What network cards have you found to be good, fairly cheap
> and work great? [Get close to 100mbit transfer rates [both ways], not 56k
speeds]
>
> I'm looking for something that isn't going to cost me a lot, and something
> that isn't a Linksys. [again see below]. I'm also going to buy a switch,
so
> for a home network of about 3 computer total, what is a good combo
> of NIC's and switch so that I will have good transfer rates both ways.
>
>
> ***************below******************
>
> The LNE100TX saga continues:
>
> I've lately had problems playing mp3's that are located on my
> FreeBSD on my Windows box, via Samba/Netbios [mp3's skip,
> while Windows to Windows they play fine] -- So I tried
> something else, I played an MP3 from my Windows machine on
> the FreeBSD box, it plays fine.
>
> So I did a Samba file transfer from Windows to FreeBSD, I got
> a file transfer of around 800kb/sec [is this kilobits or kilobytes
> ?]
> Trying to then shove the same exact file back to the windows
> machine it took about 5 minutes to transfer 2.5MB. hmmm... So
> again I grabbed the file from Windows to my FreeBSD box, same
> transfer rate [800 kb/sec]. When going FreeBSD to my Win 95
> box the transfer rate is the speed of a 56k modem.
>
> Anyone have any idea of what can be causing this?
> Also I've noticed if I boot my Windows box to FreeBSD,
> transfer speeds dont' Improve going from FreeeBSD to second
> FreeBSD box, but from Second to First FBSD box it's good rate.
>
> Another thing, if I do ifconfig dc0 down [or 10baseT/UTP],
> and then ifconfig dc0 media 100baseTX up,
> then do a file/ftp transfer, speeds are great for about
> 100MB, then die down as the transfer continues. Seems to be
> happening only going one way.
>
> LNE100TX cards, Linksys HUB, transfers work great in Windows
> Anything you guys can think of that could be causing this?
> This was all tested running @ 100baseTX on windows and
> freebsd. Initally done with a 30MB file, once that worked
> re-tested with a 500MB file, Win to FreeBSD [FreeBSD
> initiating the transfer all times via smbclient]......
> FreeBSD 4.3-Stable.
>
> Took me about 15 seconds to grab the 30MB .wav file from
> Windows, took about 5 minutes to send 2.5MB to Windows --
> using same file.
>
> I'm running out of ideas, it can't be the cards/hub, as transfers
> work great win to win on the same exact machines [I went and
> even installed FreeBSD on one of them just in case it was some
> issue with FreeBSD and Windows, -- FBSD to FBSD still same
> problem.]
>
> What settings can I check? What can it be?
> Can it be the bios? [even though it works in Windows fine]
> Do I need to buy new NIC's ?
> New computers? [both are 233MMX, the Win box is a no-name
> mobo - I think it's crap thats why it has Win 95 on it :) ]
>
>
> This whole problem is driving me nuts as I know
> I'm probably doing something wrong, I'm about to go
> out and buy new pc's just to fix this as it's pissing me off :).
>
>
>
>
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> www.FreeBSD.org
>
>
>
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