Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 05:45:01 -0800 (PST) From: "Freddie Cash" <fcash-ml@sd73.bc.ca> To: "Martin Minkus" <diskiller@diskiller.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3-Stable network issue Message-ID: <63693.24.71.128.63.1108043101.squirrel@24.71.128.63> In-Reply-To: <BE31A826.18AE9%diskiller@diskiller.net> References: <63088.24.71.128.63.1108041953.squirrel@24.71.128.63> <BE31A826.18AE9%diskiller@diskiller.net>
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> Yeah, I've thought about it. But I got no non realtek cards on me, so > I'd have to buy them. And there's always a chance this has nothing > to do with network cards or the driver (after all, it has worked > flawlessly for me since the FreeBSD 3.x days). > I am wondering if it is related to my motherboard, or something else? > I have a Epox dual cpu board... K something, I'd have to dig it up. > Perhaps there is some issue with that, causing the kernel to do funny > things? > What will enabling polling support do? Unfortuntealy, nothing for you, as it doesn't work with SMP setups (or, at least, not yet). :) For UP setups, it helps with managing interrupts and smoothing the load on the system when lots of packets are going through (or something along those lines - check the comments in /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES and /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/NOTES for more info on the option). If you could drop the number of RealTek NICs down to one, that should help a lot. I'm running a FreeBSD 5.3 firewall using an onboard RealTek NIC and a D-Link or NetGear NIC (dc(4) driver) and it works much nicer than the 2 rl(4) setup that was in there originally. Every now and then, though, I still have to get a tech to reset the NIC (it's slated for replacement, just haven't got around to it yet). -- Freddie Cash, CCNT CCLP Helpdesk / Network Support Tech. School District 73 (250) 377-HELP [377-4357] fcash-ml@sd73.bc.ca
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