Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:34:20 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <jhorne@dfwlp.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: still fumbling around with poor network speed Message-ID: <200711241034.20961.jhorne@dfwlp.org> In-Reply-To: <20071123155721.n76dj282s4ocw80w@webmail.dfwlp.org> References: <20071123155721.n76dj282s4ocw80w@webmail.dfwlp.org>
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On Friday 23 November 2007 15:57:21 Jonathan Horne wrote: > ive been chasing this problem around for about a week now. ive got a > 7.0 betaX box that started out as a beta 1.5. no problems with > anything. > > then, i upgraded it (via cvs) to 2.0, and i instantly noticed a > problem with serving the /usr volume via NFS to my laptop. moving my > workstation to 3.0 didnt help either. the 7.0beta box showed outbound > traffic about 200k. exact same behavior today, accessing it via SMB > from an OSX mac. > > strange thing is, when i use scp to transfer large files, they go at > almost 200mbit. as far as i know, scp uses TCP only. but NFS and > SMB, do they not use UDP? and if so, what can i do to try to > troubleshoot how poorly UDP packets are working? > > ive tried changing the cable, changing the switch port, and its the > same thing each time. i have one other 7.0 server, thats not > experiencing this either (but it also has a different ethernet card. > > as i type this, im wondering if this could be related to the bge > driver? i know many people have complained about bge in the past, and > i never seemed to have noticed anything wrong with mine... but could > that have changed for me as time passes and sourcecode evolves? > > if anyone can help shed light on this, id really appreciate it. *sigh* i just finished reinstalling 6.2-RELEASE, and now the speed is back where it should be. just downloaded a 600mb .iso file via NFS from FreeBSD to a mac, and it was flying. so i guess it must be the bge driver. anyone else having trouble with the bge driver, and NFS or SMB in 7.0? -- Jonathan Horne http://www.dfwlp.org jhorne@dfwlp.org
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