Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 10:33:15 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card Message-ID: <199712161528.KAA09023@gatekeeper.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <34964c48.30733173@mail.cetlink.net>
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On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, John Kelly wrote: > On Mon, 15 Dec 1997 23:51:31 -0800 (PST), Tom <tom@sdf.com> wrote: > > > Also, the ed driver supports shared memory cards like the SMC Ultra 16. > >Fastest ISA ethernet you can get. > > I replaced an NE2000 clone with a SMC Ultra 16, thinking shared memory > would consume far less CPU than PIO with an NE2000. But it seems to > be about the same. > > John I have an NE2000 and an SMC Ultra Elite (8216T). I can get a little over a megabyte/sec throughput on the SMC. The NE2000 seems to max out at about 700 kilobyte/sec. -- Jamie Bowden Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)
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