Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:29:38 -0400 From: Normand Leclerc <leclercn@videotron.ca> To: Bert Driehuis <bert_driehuis@nl.compuware.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ip_divert blues (was natd blues) Message-ID: <3B13A442.9020309@videotron.ca> References: <3B1059DD.8090505@videotron.ca> <3B124382.3C8C0412@nl.compuware.com>
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--------------000600000803040903070102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You are right! Realtek cards are really bad nics... I changed it for a 3com and the problem is gone. Thanks for the info! Normand Leclerc leclercn@videotron.ca Bert Driehuis wrote: > Normand Leclerc wrote: > >> The nat machine is a P90 with 32megs of ram. It has a 3com 3B905BTX >> and a cheaper nic connected to the cable modem (realtek). > > > The RealTek cards are so incredibly bad that all bets are off. You may > want to try to eliminate that from the equation. > > Years ago, similar issues existed with NFS over cheap ISA ethernet > cards. The faster you made the system, the slower the connection became. > > Cheers, > > -- Bert > --------------000600000803040903070102 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head></head><body> You are right! Realtek cards are really bad nics... I changed it for a 3com and the problem is gone.<br> <br> Thanks for the info!<br> <br> Normand Leclerc<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:leclercn@videotron.ca">leclercn@videotron.ca</a><br> <br> Bert Driehuis wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3B124382.3C8C0412@nl.compuware.com"><pre wrap="">Normand Leclerc wrote:<br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap=""> The nat machine is a P90 with 32megs of ram. It has a 3com 3B905BTX<br>and a cheaper nic connected to the cable modem (realtek).<br></pre></blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>The RealTek cards are so incredibly bad that all bets are off. You may<br>want to try to eliminate that from the equation.<br><br>Years ago, similar issues existed with NFS over cheap ISA ethernet<br>cards. The faster you made the system, the slower the connection became.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br> -- Bert<br><br></pre> </blockquote> <br> </body></html> --------------000600000803040903070102-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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