Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:10:50 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly) Cc: Tom <tom@sdf.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card Message-ID: <199712160840.TAA01580@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:43:02 GMT." <34964c48.30733173@mail.cetlink.net>
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> 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. About half. Please don't confuse anecdotal evidence with measured results. mike
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