From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 11 17:05:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 666E416A4C0 for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:05:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-relay2.barrysworld.com (smtp-relay2.barrysworld.com [213.221.172.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B5E943FFB for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:05:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from killing@barrysworld.com) Received: from [213.221.181.50] (helo=barrysworld.com) by smtp-relay2.barrysworld.com with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19xbRC-0004wn-5h; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:05:22 +0100 Received: from vader [212.135.219.179] by barrysworld.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.15) id AEC01392002E; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:09:36 +0100 Message-ID: <016801c378c1$8cf14830$b3db87d4@vader> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Will Froning" , References: <00b201c37888$cec24770$1916c60a@win2k.clickcom.com><3F60B2B4.7040709@madness.at> <20030911111544.10ce1679.wfroning@angui.sh> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:05:18 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: Performance Problems.. Server hardware smoked by $500 box? X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Steven Hartland List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:05:41 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Froning" > I'll agree w/ the above statement. We force full-duplex on both the > switch and via rc.conf for all of our FreeBSD boxes. You have to watch doing this I've come across a number of nic / switch combos which go to shit when u force FD / speed. Steve / K