Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 09:27:28 -0600 From: Peter <fbsdq@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Networking slow -- lots of collision with win95 box. Message-ID: <SAK.2001.05.16.kbdckpgf@support10>
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FreeBSD 4.3-S cvsupped about 3 days ago -- fresh install. two win95 boxes -- connected via netbios running netbios/netbuie/ipxspx/tcp/ip box A holds all MP3's box B can play any MP3 via windows share -- mp3's do not skip. Looking at hub, no collisions. I boot box A into FreeBSD mount windows -- share it via Samba -- Try to play mp3's on box B -- the collision light just goes on and for all practical purposes just stays on -- MP3's skip all over the place. So I figure maybe the fat32 mount is slow -- copy music.mp3 [and also music.wav] into /tmp -- share that via samba -- still skips -- lost of collisions. Both pcs = linksys lne100tx [Linksys 100/10 mbits cards both are exactly same, hub == linksys] on FreeBSD dc0 shows as running at 100/ Full Duplex On windows it's auto sense -- I tried changing that to 100 Full Duplex and the network died so It's back to auto sense [Its running @ 100mbits -- not sure about full/half duplex -- not sure how to find out under win95] I ftp from windows box to FreeBSD box and d/l huge file [60 MB .wav file as binary] transfer is about 512 Kbytes/sec [sorry forgot to look at collision rate for that ] [is that slow/normal/ I need to go buy me a 3com or Intel NIC ? ] So what exactly is causing all those collisions that is causing my mp3's to skip -- this only happens between freebsd and win95 -- Is it Samba's fault? FreeBSD's fault? Win's fault? [going to try same thing via NFS today with both boxes booted into FreeBSD---] Would a box @ 100/full and other @ 100/half cause all those collision? Anyone ever experience this sort of problem? Or has anyone had any major network perfomance issues with Samba? Does Linksys make good/bad cards/hubs? I'm trying to fully gain peak performance before I finally nuke win95 on this box. [Basically making FreeBSD box the server for win95 box -- can't have that if mp3's skip while playing :) ] Mac: 'You cannot delete this system file' Windows: 'Are you sure you want to delete this system file?' Unix: 'Ooops, you fu**ed up' www.nul.cjb.net www.FreeBSD.org _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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