Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:17:48 -0800 From: "Brian" <bri@sonicboom.org> To: "BigBrother (BigB3)" <bigbrother@bonbon.net>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Slow network - ed driver, Realtek 8029 Message-ID: <034c01c2a7cd$fe05ea50$3224200a@me3> References: <bulk.18271.20021219011153@hub.freebsd.org> <20021219174423.B62040-100000@bigb3server.bbcluster.gr>
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these cards seem like piecesosheeyat, on linux the ne2000 driver works, but
I still wouldnt do it.
Bri
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From: "BigBrother (BigB3)" <bigbrother@bonbon.net>
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Subject: Re: Slow network - ed driver, Realtek 8029
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> >I'm having a problem with slow transfers to my FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE box
> >using a D-Link 528CT
> >(Realtek 8029 chipset). When I try to upload files to this machine from a
> >windowsXP box, I only
> >get about 30KB/s on the 10BaseT cat 5 network. This identical machine
> >previously was able to
> >receive transfers of 1000KB/s when it was running under windows 98. I'm
> >only getting 3% of the
> >windows receive performance.
> >
> >My best guess is that this is a driver issue. I had possibly similar
> >problem with the same card under
> >win98. The issue was if you set the driver to full duplex when the card
> >hardware was not setup for
> >full duplex (it is capable of full duplex, but you need to tell the
> >hardware in some way), the transfer
> >rate would be ridiculously slow. I'm guessing this is a similar problem,
> >however, ifconfig shows:
>
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> I also have the same problem with this network card. For some strange
> reason when something is uploaded to the freebsd machine, the speed is
> very ridiculous [4~5 KBytes/sec] but when I download from it I have >
> 500KBytes/sec
>
> How can somebody change the SIMPLEX on the ifconfig? If I change to half
> duplex the speed, will it be better for uploads to the box?
>
> And by the way I think SIMPLEX is anotehr word for UNICAST....
>
> I am planning to buy another network card to achieve better performance...
>
> Regards,
>
> BigB
>
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