Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 17:14:53 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Erwane Breton <breton@erwane.net>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Collision on NIC Message-ID: <200305301714.53997.wes@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <20030530182656.08046610.breton@erwane.net> References: <20030529155143.2c39326e.breton@erwane.net> <004b01c325f6$2c5cfd20$812a40c1@PETEX31> <20030530182656.08046610.breton@erwane.net>
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On Friday 30 May 2003 09:26, Erwane Breton wrote:
> > > Well, I don't see the problem.
> > >
> > > My math says that that's .03% collision rate, which is so deep in
> > > the noise as to be practically zero. What do you _think_ it
> > > should be?
> >
> > Even Mr. Inventor of the ethernet himself regrets calling them
> > collisions because that term has a bad ring people unfamiliar with
> > the technological detail.
> >
> > Pete
>
> So there are no answers or solutions ?
If it were a problem there might be a solution, but collisions
are not a problem, they're normal on an ethernet. When you
read "collision" you think "error." You must retrain your mind,
collisions are normal operating procedure on ethernet. Really.
If the collisions were above 10%, it would be cause for concern;
at 0.03% I can only conclude that you have a switched ethernet
and have occasional broadcast traffic. 0.03% is way too low for
any half-duplex (i.e. built with hubs) network.
Repeat after me: "Collisions are normal on ethernet. 0.03% is
nothing to be upset about."
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com
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