From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jun 20 15:19:30 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA28312 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:19:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kaori.communique.net (kaori.Communique.Net [204.27.65.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA28307 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:19:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by kaori.Communique.Net with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) id ; Fri, 20 Jun 1997 17:18:51 -0500 Message-ID: From: Raul Zighelboim To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: SMC 9332BDT Help me please... Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 17:18:48 -0500 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I just finished upgrading 3 servers to the SMC newer card, using the latest drivers from http://www.3am-software.com (I think they are date June 18). The cards are performing alright on a 10baseT switch. but..... Whenever I move the cards to my 100baseTX hub, i get _verry poor_ performance. At this time, I am iyoko:~$ netstat -w 8 input (Total) output packets errs bytes packets errs bytes colls 904 0 280436 831 0 367682 32 1012 0 258319 1017 0 413742 48 if I swap the card to the 10obaseTX hub, input drops to 1/2, output drops to 1/10 of the traffic: iyoko:~$ netstat -w 8 input (Total) output packets errs bytes packets errs bytes colls 904 0 131634 374 0 54872 32 1012 0 112762 321 0 67218 48 and keeps goping down as time goes on.... Is this an effect of the driver, a broken card (3 of them) or a limitation on ???? My kernel says: de0 rev 32 int a irq 11 on pci0:14 de0: SMC 9332BDT 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.0 de0: address 00:e0:29:05:9c:c0 de0: media: 1="10baseT" 2="Full Duplex 10baseT" 3="100baseTX" 4="Full Duplex 100baseTX" and de0: enabling 100baseTX port de0: enabling 10baseT port de0: enabling 100baseTX port de0: link down: cable problem? de0: enabling 10baseT port as I move the card from one hub to the other. > -----Original Message----- > From: Narvi [SMTP:narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 1997 7:25 AM > To: Nadav Eiron > Cc: Samy Touati; questions@FreeBSD.ORG; hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: SMC 9332BDT Help me please... > > > [I hope anyone answering is wiser than me and deletes either -hackers > or > -questions from the cc: list] > > On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Nadav Eiron wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Samy Touati wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > In the rel notes of 2.2.2 it's clear that the SMC9332 BDT should > work. > > > I installed one and it dies as soon as it gets probed by the > kernel at > > > boot time. > > > The chipset 21140A is identified with pass 2.0 and it tries to > enable the > > > 100TX port. > > > > The newer versions of the 21140A chipset are not supported by the > current > > driver. However, a replacement (beta quality) driver is available > at: > > > > http://www.3am-software.com > > > > Most people report it to work fine with the newer cards. Also look > in the > > hackers list archives for discussions of newer de drivers. > > Why are you calling it beta quality? It is at least as good as the old > driver (zero problems with both around here). As for replacement - > FreeBSD > de driver hasn't just been resyncronised yet with the independent, > multiplatform, etc. de driver. And so it lacks some features. > > Sander > > There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - > all these are just illusions. > > [snip]